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

based on 20 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh in November. 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   Brant 18.4% 90.0% 71.6%
2   Song Sparrow 45.0% 80.0% 35.0%
3   Herring Gull 39.0% 80.0% 41.0%
4   European Starling 40.3% 75.0% 34.7%
5   Great Black-backed Gull 26.0% 75.0% 49.0%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 28.1% 70.0% 41.9%
7   American Black Duck 22.6% 70.0% 47.4%
8   Ring-billed Gull 42.8% 65.0% 22.2%
9   Bufflehead 21.8% 65.0% 43.2%
10   Savannah Sparrow 5.9% 65.0% 59.1%
11   American Goldfinch 28.7% 60.0% 31.3%
12   Mallard 46.6% 55.0% 8.4%
13   Canada Goose 45.1% 55.0% 9.9%
14   Northern Mockingbird 30.6% 55.0% 24.4%
15   House Sparrow 40.2% 50.0% 9.8%
16   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.3% 50.0% 49.7%
17   Yellow-rumped Warbler 19.6% 35.0% 15.4%
18   Northern Harrier 6.1% 35.0% 28.9%
19   Greater Scaup 2.8% 35.0% 32.2%
20   White-throated Sparrow 56.2% 25.0% 31.2%
21   Rock Pigeon 31.3% 25.0% 6.3%
22   American Crow 22.1% 25.0% 2.9%
23   Swamp Sparrow 15.5% 25.0% 9.5%
24   Laughing Gull 7.5% 25.0% 17.5%
25   Red-breasted Merganser 6.6% 25.0% 18.4%
26   Great Egret 5.5% 25.0% 19.5%
27   Fish Crow 4.3% 25.0% 20.7%
28   American Robin 43.8% 20.0% 23.8%
29   Dark-eyed Junco 37.2% 20.0% 17.2%
30   Great Blue Heron 21.7% 20.0% 1.7%
31   Common Loon 6.8% 20.0% 13.2%
32   Greater Yellowlegs 5.3% 20.0% 14.7%
33   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 15.0% 25.1%
34   Mourning Dove 38.6% 15.0% 23.6%
35   House Finch 18.4% 15.0% 3.4%
36   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 17.3% 15.0% 2.3%
37   Red-winged Blackbird 17.3% 15.0% 2.3%
38   Golden-crowned Kinglet 14.4% 15.0% 0.6%
39   Common Grackle 13.6% 15.0% 1.4%
40   Downy Woodpecker 29.8% 10.0% 19.8%
41   Carolina Wren 19.4% 10.0% 9.4%
42   Hooded Merganser 14.2% 10.0% 4.2%
43   Mute Swan 13.4% 10.0% 3.4%
44   Peregrine Falcon 7.0% 10.0% 3.0%
45   Merlin 4.3% 10.0% 5.7%
46   Dunlin 2.8% 10.0% 7.2%
47   Nelson's Sparrow 0.3% 10.0% 9.7%
48   Black-capped Chickadee 27.0% 5.0% 22.0%
49   Red-tailed Hawk 26.4% 5.0% 21.4%
50   Northern Flicker 17.6% 5.0% 12.6%
51   American Coot 11.2% 5.0% 6.2%
52   Cedar Waxwing 10.3% 5.0% 5.3%
53   Chipping Sparrow 7.6% 5.0% 2.6%
54   Sharp-shinned Hawk 6.3% 5.0% 1.3%
55   Pine Siskin 4.7% 5.0% 0.3%
56   Brown-headed Cowbird 3.8% 5.0% 1.2%
57   Horned Grebe 3.4% 5.0% 1.6%
58   American Pipit 2.9% 5.0% 2.1%
59   Black-crowned Night-Heron 2.2% 5.0% 2.8%
60   Snow Bunting 1.9% 5.0% 3.1%
61   American Oystercatcher 1.0% 5.0% 4.0%
62   Vesper Sparrow 0.5% 5.0% 4.5%