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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 38 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh in October. The difference in probability relative to other nearby locations is also shown, to highlight which birds are particularly likely to be found (or not found) at this specific location. The chart shows how many distinct species have historically been observed at this location for each month of the year.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Herring Gull 32.7% 84.2% 51.5%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 81.6% 49.7%
3   Song Sparrow 55.2% 78.9% 23.7%
4   Great Egret 14.2% 73.7% 59.5%
5   Brant 9.5% 73.7% 64.2%
6   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 71.1% 20.6%
7   European Starling 46.6% 68.4% 21.8%
8   Canada Goose 40.8% 65.8% 25.0%
9   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 63.2% 43.8%
10   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 57.9% 27.5%
11   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 55.3% 19.0%
12   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 55.3% 22.5%
13   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 55.3% 36.4%
14   American Black Duck 13.3% 55.3% 41.9%
15   Mallard 38.6% 52.6% 14.0%
16   House Sparrow 46.8% 50.0% 3.2%
17   Greater Yellowlegs 7.2% 47.4% 40.1%
18   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 42.1% 15.6%
19   Laughing Gull 13.7% 39.5% 25.8%
20   Black-crowned Night-Heron 4.2% 39.5% 35.2%
21   Nelson's Sparrow 2.1% 39.5% 37.4%
22   Palm Warbler 31.0% 36.8% 5.9%
23   American Robin 57.6% 34.2% 23.4%
24   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 34.2% 10.3%
25   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 34.2% 1.3%
26   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 34.2% 18.4%
27   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 31.6% 14.0%
28   American Goldfinch 23.8% 31.6% 7.8%
29   Mourning Dove 45.8% 28.9% 16.8%
30   Snowy Egret 5.4% 28.9% 23.5%
31   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.7% 28.9% 28.3%
32   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 26.3% 10.1%
33   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 26.3% 4.5%
34   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.5% 26.3% 24.8%
35   Northern Flicker 38.6% 23.7% 14.9%
36   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.5% 23.7% 22.2%
37   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 21.1% 5.2%
38   American Crow 23.4% 21.1% 2.3%
39   House Finch 18.0% 18.4% 0.5%
40   Osprey 12.5% 18.4% 5.9%
41   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 18.4% 8.5%
42   Merlin 7.4% 18.4% 11.0%
43   Black-bellied Plover 4.0% 18.4% 14.4%
44   Gray Catbird 38.5% 15.8% 22.7%
45   Northern Harrier 5.9% 15.8% 9.9%
46   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 15.8% 10.0%
47   Marsh Wren 2.3% 15.8% 13.5%
48   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 13.2% 12.8%
49   Field Sparrow 11.5% 13.2% 1.7%
50   Tree Swallow 5.7% 13.2% 7.5%
51   Pine Siskin 4.5% 13.2% 8.6%
52   Dunlin 2.5% 13.2% 10.6%
53   Clapper Rail 1.0% 13.2% 12.1%
54   Seaside Sparrow 0.3% 13.2% 12.9%
55   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 10.5% 10.3%
56   Cooper's Hawk 14.6% 10.5% 4.0%
57   Belted Kingfisher 13.0% 10.5% 2.5%
58   Peregrine Falcon 7.8% 10.5% 2.7%
59   Purple Finch 7.0% 10.5% 3.6%
60   Killdeer 6.1% 10.5% 4.4%
61   Fish Crow 2.6% 10.5% 7.9%
62   American Oystercatcher 2.0% 10.5% 8.5%
63   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 7.9% 15.7%
64   Carolina Wren 22.2% 7.9% 14.3%
65   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 7.9% 13.1%
66   Forster's Tern 2.4% 7.9% 5.4%
67   American Pipit 2.4% 7.9% 5.5%
68   Common Loon 2.3% 7.9% 5.6%
69   Little Blue Heron 0.5% 7.9% 7.4%
70   Blue Jay 56.3% 5.3% 51.0%
71   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 5.3% 29.7%
72   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 5.3% 24.3%
73   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 5.3% 23.6%
74   Common Grackle 21.1% 5.3% 15.9%
75   American Kestrel 12.9% 5.3% 7.7%
76   Mute Swan 10.8% 5.3% 5.6%
77   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 5.3% 4.9%
78   Winter Wren 10.0% 5.3% 4.7%
79   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 5.3% 0.2%
80   Lesser Yellowlegs 2.5% 5.3% 2.7%
81   Semipalmated Plover 1.3% 5.3% 3.9%
82   Wilson's Snipe 0.8% 5.3% 4.5%
83   Red Knot 0.3% 5.3% 4.9%
84   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 2.6% 15.7%
85   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 2.6% 8.6%
86   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 2.6% 8.5%
87   Northern Parula 11.0% 2.6% 8.4%
88   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 2.6% 7.5%
89   House Wren 9.2% 2.6% 6.6%
90   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.9% 2.6% 5.3%
91   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 2.6% 5.0%
92   Bald Eagle 5.4% 2.6% 2.7%
93   Indigo Bunting 4.7% 2.6% 2.1%
94   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.4% 2.6% 1.8%
95   Pied-billed Grebe 4.0% 2.6% 1.3%
96   Royal Tern 3.4% 2.6% 0.8%
97   Northern Waterthrush 2.5% 2.6% 0.2%
98   Monk Parakeet 2.3% 2.6% 0.3%
99   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 2.6% 1.4%
100   Yellow Warbler 1.2% 2.6% 1.5%
101   Green Heron 1.1% 2.6% 1.5%
102   Pectoral Sandpiper 1.0% 2.6% 1.6%
103   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 2.6% 1.7%
104   Dickcissel 0.9% 2.6% 1.7%
105   Spotted Sandpiper 0.9% 2.6% 1.8%
106   Snow Goose 0.6% 2.6% 2.0%
107   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.6% 2.6% 2.1%
108   Ruddy Turnstone 0.4% 2.6% 2.2%
109   American Bittern 0.3% 2.6% 2.3%
110   Barn Swallow 0.2% 2.6% 2.4%