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

based on 42 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh in April. 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   American Oystercatcher 7.0% 78.6% 71.6%
2   Herring Gull 26.4% 73.8% 47.4%
3   Brant 13.8% 73.8% 60.0%
4   Red-winged Blackbird 54.7% 71.4% 16.7%
5   Great Black-backed Gull 15.6% 66.7% 51.0%
6   European Starling 56.7% 64.3% 7.6%
7   Song Sparrow 48.8% 64.3% 15.5%
8   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 57.1% 28.8%
9   Laughing Gull 11.1% 57.1% 46.1%
10   Canada Goose 52.9% 54.8% 1.8%
11   Double-crested Cormorant 36.8% 54.8% 18.0%
12   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.1% 52.4% 48.3%
13   American Robin 74.8% 50.0% 24.8%
14   Northern Cardinal 60.6% 50.0% 10.6%
15   Osprey 19.2% 50.0% 30.8%
16   Willet 1.4% 50.0% 48.6%
17   American Black Duck 10.2% 47.6% 37.4%
18   House Sparrow 53.2% 45.2% 8.0%
19   Ring-billed Gull 23.3% 42.9% 19.5%
20   Rock Pigeon 34.1% 38.1% 4.0%
21   Great Egret 22.7% 38.1% 15.4%
22   Red-breasted Merganser 7.0% 38.1% 31.1%
23   Bufflehead 11.9% 35.7% 23.8%
24   Snowy Egret 7.2% 35.7% 28.6%
25   Tree Swallow 22.1% 33.3% 11.2%
26   Fish Crow 15.6% 33.3% 17.8%
27   Killdeer 9.3% 33.3% 24.0%
28   Mallard 54.7% 31.0% 23.7%
29   Forster's Tern 3.6% 31.0% 27.3%
30   Mourning Dove 51.6% 26.2% 25.4%
31   House Finch 16.6% 26.2% 9.6%
32   Greater Yellowlegs 6.4% 23.8% 17.4%
33   Northern Flicker 45.2% 21.4% 23.8%
34   American Crow 19.4% 21.4% 2.1%
35   Savannah Sparrow 7.8% 21.4% 13.6%
36   Black-bellied Plover 0.6% 21.4% 20.8%
37   Brown-headed Cowbird 23.0% 16.7% 6.3%
38   Lesser Yellowlegs 1.4% 16.7% 15.2%
39   White-throated Sparrow 57.1% 14.3% 42.8%
40   Common Grackle 48.9% 14.3% 34.6%
41   Eastern Towhee 21.9% 14.3% 7.7%
42   Dunlin 0.7% 14.3% 13.6%
43   American Goldfinch 28.5% 9.5% 19.0%
44   Carolina Wren 22.3% 9.5% 12.8%
45   Barn Swallow 14.4% 9.5% 4.9%
46   Black-crowned Night-Heron 7.6% 9.5% 1.9%
47   Greater Scaup 1.4% 9.5% 8.1%
48   Snow Goose 0.5% 9.5% 9.0%
49   Yellow-rumped Warbler 31.2% 7.1% 24.1%
50   Dark-eyed Junco 20.2% 7.1% 13.0%
51   Great Blue Heron 11.1% 7.1% 4.0%
52   Gadwall 8.5% 7.1% 1.4%
53   Horned Grebe 2.8% 7.1% 4.3%
54   Glossy Ibis 2.3% 7.1% 4.8%
55   Downy Woodpecker 38.0% 4.8% 33.2%
56   Eastern Phoebe 19.0% 4.8% 14.3%
57   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 17.1% 4.8% 12.3%
58   Mute Swan 15.5% 4.8% 10.7%
59   Ruddy Duck 10.8% 4.8% 6.1%
60   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 4.8% 4.0%
61   Common Loon 5.2% 4.8% 0.4%
62   Peregrine Falcon 2.9% 4.8% 1.8%
63   Long-tailed Duck 1.0% 4.8% 3.8%
64   Great Cormorant 0.6% 4.8% 4.1%
65   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.1% 4.8% 4.6%
66   Ruddy Turnstone 0.1% 4.8% 4.7%
67   Red Knot 0.0% 4.8% 4.7%
68   Blue Jay 52.6% 2.4% 50.2%
69   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.7% 2.4% 37.3%
70   Chipping Sparrow 25.1% 2.4% 22.7%
71   Swamp Sparrow 17.8% 2.4% 15.4%
72   Wood Duck 14.3% 2.4% 12.0%
73   Golden-crowned Kinglet 11.8% 2.4% 9.4%
74   Gray Catbird 9.1% 2.4% 6.8%
75   Field Sparrow 8.1% 2.4% 5.7%
76   Brown Thrasher 6.2% 2.4% 3.8%
77   Green-winged Teal 5.1% 2.4% 2.7%
78   Red-throated Loon 4.4% 2.4% 2.0%
79   Winter Wren 3.7% 2.4% 1.3%
80   Pied-billed Grebe 2.8% 2.4% 0.4%
81   Merlin 2.0% 2.4% 0.4%
82   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1.3% 2.4% 1.1%
83   Lesser Scaup 1.1% 2.4% 1.3%
84   American Tree Sparrow 0.7% 2.4% 1.7%
85   Least Sandpiper 0.6% 2.4% 1.8%
86   Tricolored Heron 0.3% 2.4% 2.1%
87   Saltmarsh Sparrow 0.2% 2.4% 2.2%
88   Semipalmated Plover 0.1% 2.4% 2.3%