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

based on 25 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh in July. 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   Laughing Gull 34.4% 88.0% 53.6%
2   European Starling 54.6% 80.0% 25.4%
3   Barn Swallow 49.7% 80.0% 30.3%
4   Red-winged Blackbird 51.8% 76.0% 24.2%
5   Song Sparrow 49.2% 76.0% 26.8%
6   Herring Gull 41.9% 76.0% 34.1%
7   House Sparrow 55.9% 72.0% 16.1%
8   Double-crested Cormorant 45.1% 72.0% 26.9%
9   Northern Mockingbird 41.8% 72.0% 30.2%
10   Great Egret 41.4% 68.0% 26.6%
11   Glossy Ibis 10.1% 68.0% 57.9%
12   Boat-tailed Grackle 7.7% 68.0% 60.3%
13   Great Black-backed Gull 28.3% 64.0% 35.7%
14   Osprey 28.3% 64.0% 35.7%
15   Gray Catbird 53.5% 60.0% 6.5%
16   Snowy Egret 25.2% 60.0% 34.8%
17   Rock Pigeon 34.2% 56.0% 21.8%
18   Black-crowned Night-Heron 21.9% 56.0% 34.1%
19   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 56.0% 44.3%
20   Common Tern 23.0% 48.0% 25.0%
21   Forster's Tern 17.7% 48.0% 30.3%
22   American Robin 65.6% 44.0% 21.6%
23   Least Sandpiper 17.7% 44.0% 26.3%
24   American Oystercatcher 16.7% 44.0% 27.3%
25   Yellow Warbler 25.4% 40.0% 14.6%
26   Common Yellowthroat 18.0% 40.0% 22.0%
27   Willet 7.3% 36.0% 28.7%
28   Mourning Dove 51.1% 32.0% 19.1%
29   Canada Goose 40.0% 32.0% 8.0%
30   Cedar Waxwing 23.4% 32.0% 8.6%
31   Semipalmated Sandpiper 13.9% 32.0% 18.1%
32   Black Skimmer 10.6% 32.0% 21.4%
33   Clapper Rail 5.7% 32.0% 26.3%
34   Northern Cardinal 46.4% 28.0% 18.4%
35   Killdeer 20.0% 28.0% 8.0%
36   Least Tern 14.9% 28.0% 13.1%
37   Spotted Sandpiper 14.5% 28.0% 13.5%
38   Tree Swallow 24.3% 24.0% 0.3%
39   American Crow 14.6% 24.0% 9.4%
40   Short-billed Dowitcher 8.3% 24.0% 15.7%
41   Fish Crow 14.1% 20.0% 5.9%
42   Willow Flycatcher 12.0% 20.0% 8.0%
43   Ring-billed Gull 27.2% 16.0% 11.2%
44   American Black Duck 8.7% 16.0% 7.3%
45   Semipalmated Plover 7.9% 16.0% 8.1%
46   Great Blue Heron 28.1% 12.0% 16.1%
47   Mute Swan 14.1% 12.0% 2.1%
48   Green Heron 9.3% 12.0% 2.7%
49   Mallard 39.8% 8.0% 31.8%
50   Common Grackle 36.1% 8.0% 28.1%
51   House Finch 16.7% 8.0% 8.7%
52   Greater Yellowlegs 11.8% 8.0% 3.8%
53   Eastern Towhee 10.5% 8.0% 2.5%
54   Lesser Yellowlegs 9.4% 8.0% 1.4%
55   Bank Swallow 6.4% 8.0% 1.6%
56   American Goldfinch 31.9% 4.0% 27.9%
57   Northern Flicker 21.3% 4.0% 17.3%
58   House Wren 17.6% 4.0% 13.6%
59   Eastern Kingbird 15.5% 4.0% 11.5%
60   Brown-headed Cowbird 10.0% 4.0% 6.0%
61   Peregrine Falcon 5.5% 4.0% 1.5%
62   Gadwall 5.5% 4.0% 1.5%
63   Turkey Vulture 5.1% 4.0% 1.1%
64   Brown Thrasher 4.7% 4.0% 0.7%
65   Little Blue Heron 4.0% 4.0% 0.0%
66   Ruddy Duck 3.2% 4.0% 0.8%
67   Saltmarsh Sparrow 2.9% 4.0% 1.1%
68   Sanderling 2.6% 4.0% 1.4%
69   Gull-billed Tern 2.3% 4.0% 1.7%
70   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 4.0% 2.7%
71   Brant 1.1% 4.0% 2.9%
72   Black-bellied Plover 0.9% 4.0% 3.1%
73   Tricolored Heron 0.6% 4.0% 3.4%
74   Greater Scaup 0.6% 4.0% 3.4%
75   Bobolink 0.5% 4.0% 3.5%
76   Northern Harrier 0.2% 4.0% 3.8%
77   Northern Shoveler 0.2% 4.0% 3.8%