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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh in March
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 March. 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 19.1% 90.0% 70.9%
2   Canada Goose 56.8% 85.0% 28.2%
3   Herring Gull 35.0% 85.0% 50.0%
4   Ring-billed Gull 42.6% 75.0% 32.4%
5   Bufflehead 26.9% 75.0% 48.1%
6   Red-winged Blackbird 43.1% 70.0% 26.9%
7   European Starling 46.3% 65.0% 18.7%
8   Red-breasted Merganser 16.3% 65.0% 48.7%
9   Song Sparrow 50.8% 60.0% 9.2%
10   Snow Goose 2.3% 60.0% 57.7%
11   Mallard 53.5% 55.0% 1.5%
12   Northern Mockingbird 27.4% 55.0% 27.6%
13   Rock Pigeon 30.1% 50.0% 19.9%
14   American Black Duck 22.8% 50.0% 27.2%
15   American Crow 24.5% 45.0% 20.5%
16   Great Black-backed Gull 23.6% 45.0% 21.4%
17   Boat-tailed Grackle 2.0% 45.0% 43.0%
18   American Oystercatcher 5.3% 35.0% 29.7%
19   House Sparrow 44.0% 30.0% 14.0%
20   Killdeer 11.0% 30.0% 19.0%
21   Northern Cardinal 49.7% 25.0% 24.7%
22   Mourning Dove 42.6% 25.0% 17.6%
23   American Robin 58.7% 20.0% 38.7%
24   Double-crested Cormorant 17.1% 20.0% 2.9%
25   Hooded Merganser 14.2% 20.0% 5.8%
26   Northern Flicker 14.0% 20.0% 6.0%
27   Great Egret 4.6% 20.0% 15.4%
28   Common Grackle 33.6% 15.0% 18.6%
29   Carolina Wren 18.7% 15.0% 3.7%
30   House Finch 15.3% 15.0% 0.3%
31   Fish Crow 13.1% 15.0% 1.9%
32   Greater Scaup 6.2% 15.0% 8.8%
33   Common Goldeneye 3.2% 15.0% 11.8%
34   Downy Woodpecker 31.6% 10.0% 21.6%
35   Mute Swan 16.9% 10.0% 6.9%
36   Northern Shoveler 16.9% 10.0% 6.9%
37   Ruddy Duck 15.3% 10.0% 5.3%
38   Horned Grebe 7.5% 10.0% 2.5%
39   Great Cormorant 3.8% 10.0% 6.2%
40   Northern Harrier 3.1% 10.0% 6.9%
41   White-throated Sparrow 42.3% 5.0% 37.3%
42   Gadwall 14.1% 5.0% 9.1%
43   Turkey Vulture 11.6% 5.0% 6.6%
44   Osprey 7.1% 5.0% 2.1%
45   Tree Swallow 6.3% 5.0% 1.3%
46   Yellow-rumped Warbler 5.8% 5.0% 0.8%
47   Long-tailed Duck 4.7% 5.0% 0.3%
48   Peregrine Falcon 4.0% 5.0% 1.0%
49   Lesser Scaup 3.7% 5.0% 1.3%
50   Northern Pintail 2.6% 5.0% 2.4%
51   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.3% 5.0% 2.7%
52   Greater Yellowlegs 1.7% 5.0% 3.3%
53   Savannah Sparrow 1.0% 5.0% 4.0%
54   Saltmarsh Sparrow 0.2% 5.0% 4.8%
55   Ruddy Turnstone 0.1% 5.0% 4.9%
56   Barrow's Goldeneye 0.1% 5.0% 4.9%