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

based on 22 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh in February. 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 20.8% 68.2% 47.4%
2   Snow Goose 2.6% 63.6% 61.0%
3   Canada Goose 55.7% 59.1% 3.4%
4   Herring Gull 42.3% 59.1% 16.8%
5   American Black Duck 27.3% 59.1% 31.8%
6   Ring-billed Gull 51.5% 54.5% 3.1%
7   Bufflehead 32.2% 45.5% 13.2%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 30.3% 40.9% 10.6%
9   Mallard 50.4% 31.8% 18.6%
10   House Sparrow 39.4% 22.7% 16.7%
11   European Starling 38.5% 22.7% 15.7%
12   American Crow 21.0% 22.7% 1.7%
13   Red-winged Blackbird 18.8% 18.2% 0.6%
14   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.4% 18.2% 17.7%
15   Song Sparrow 34.5% 13.6% 20.9%
16   Mourning Dove 32.1% 13.6% 18.4%
17   Rock Pigeon 28.3% 13.6% 14.7%
18   Northern Mockingbird 23.9% 13.6% 10.2%
19   Red-breasted Merganser 20.1% 13.6% 6.5%
20   House Finch 13.7% 13.6% 0.0%
21   Double-crested Cormorant 11.5% 13.6% 2.1%
22   Greater Scaup 9.8% 13.6% 3.9%
23   Horned Grebe 8.3% 13.6% 5.3%
24   Ross's Goose 0.0% 13.6% 13.6%
25   White-throated Sparrow 40.3% 9.1% 31.2%
26   Northern Cardinal 40.1% 9.1% 31.0%
27   Hooded Merganser 19.4% 9.1% 10.4%
28   Gadwall 15.7% 9.1% 6.7%
29   Common Loon 9.1% 9.1% 0.0%
30   American Tree Sparrow 7.7% 9.1% 1.4%
31   Common Goldeneye 7.3% 9.1% 1.8%
32   Northern Flicker 6.3% 9.1% 2.8%
33   Northern Harrier 4.9% 9.1% 4.2%
34   Horned Lark 2.3% 9.1% 6.8%
35   Savannah Sparrow 1.3% 9.1% 7.8%
36   Downy Woodpecker 27.7% 4.5% 23.2%
37   Red-bellied Woodpecker 24.7% 4.5% 20.1%
38   Common Grackle 13.5% 4.5% 9.0%
39   Great Blue Heron 11.4% 4.5% 6.9%
40   Long-tailed Duck 7.8% 4.5% 3.3%
41   Red-throated Loon 7.6% 4.5% 3.1%
42   Fish Crow 6.9% 4.5% 2.4%
43   Bald Eagle 5.8% 4.5% 1.3%
44   Great Cormorant 4.9% 4.5% 0.4%
45   Lesser Scaup 4.8% 4.5% 0.3%
46   American Kestrel 3.4% 4.5% 1.1%
47   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.2% 4.5% 2.4%
48   Winter Wren 2.2% 4.5% 2.4%
49   Merlin 2.1% 4.5% 2.5%
50   Brown-headed Cowbird 2.0% 4.5% 2.6%
51   Greater Yellowlegs 0.7% 4.5% 3.8%
52   American Oystercatcher 0.2% 4.5% 4.3%