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

based on 23 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh in September. 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   European Starling 48.4% 73.9% 25.5%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 73.9% 41.9%
3   Great Egret 20.0% 69.6% 49.5%
4   Herring Gull 30.9% 65.2% 34.4%
5   Laughing Gull 18.6% 65.2% 46.6%
6   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 60.9% 42.3%
7   Snowy Egret 12.1% 56.5% 44.4%
8   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 4.0% 52.2% 48.2%
9   House Sparrow 45.9% 47.8% 1.9%
10   American Oystercatcher 5.0% 43.5% 38.5%
11   Forster's Tern 4.1% 43.5% 39.4%
12   Boat-tailed Grackle 1.3% 43.5% 42.2%
13   Canada Goose 37.8% 39.1% 1.3%
14   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 39.1% 2.4%
15   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 39.1% 13.9%
16   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 34.8% 3.2%
17   Osprey 25.5% 34.8% 9.3%
18   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 34.8% 22.7%
19   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 34.8% 27.8%
20   Mallard 36.6% 30.4% 6.2%
21   Song Sparrow 28.7% 30.4% 1.8%
22   Gray Catbird 60.6% 26.1% 34.5%
23   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 26.1% 19.1%
24   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 26.1% 17.3%
25   Black-crowned Night-Heron 8.0% 26.1% 18.1%
26   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 26.1% 18.9%
27   Tree Swallow 7.0% 26.1% 19.1%
28   American Robin 60.3% 21.7% 38.6%
29   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 21.7% 28.6%
30   American Kestrel 10.8% 21.7% 10.9%
31   Common Tern 4.0% 21.7% 17.8%
32   Mourning Dove 53.2% 17.4% 35.9%
33   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 17.4% 9.5%
34   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.4% 17.4% 11.0%
35   Barn Swallow 4.7% 17.4% 12.6%
36   Black-bellied Plover 4.4% 17.4% 12.9%
37   Willet 1.0% 17.4% 16.4%
38   American Goldfinch 27.8% 13.0% 14.7%
39   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 13.0% 11.7%
40   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 13.0% 6.7%
41   Marsh Wren 3.5% 13.0% 9.5%
42   Blue Jay 51.8% 8.7% 43.1%
43   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 8.7% 23.1%
44   American Crow 17.0% 8.7% 8.3%
45   Killdeer 7.5% 8.7% 1.2%
46   Merlin 5.4% 8.7% 3.3%
47   Northern Harrier 3.6% 8.7% 5.1%
48   Fish Crow 2.9% 8.7% 5.8%
49   Seaside Sparrow 0.3% 8.7% 8.4%
50   Northern Flicker 43.2% 4.3% 38.9%
51   American Redstart 43.0% 4.3% 38.7%
52   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 4.3% 27.4%
53   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.6% 4.3% 25.2%
54   Northern Parula 27.0% 4.3% 22.6%
55   Common Grackle 24.0% 4.3% 19.6%
56   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 4.3% 18.4%
57   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 4.3% 14.4%
58   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 4.3% 13.6%
59   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.8% 4.3% 12.5%
60   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 4.3% 12.1%
61   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 4.3% 11.4%
62   Palm Warbler 15.1% 4.3% 10.8%
63   House Finch 14.9% 4.3% 10.5%
64   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 4.3% 7.9%
65   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.2% 4.3% 7.9%
66   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 4.3% 4.1%
67   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 4.3% 3.4%
68   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 4.3% 3.1%
69   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 4.3% 1.0%
70   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 4.3% 0.6%
71   Prairie Warbler 4.3% 4.3% 0.0%
72   Blue-headed Vireo 3.3% 4.3% 1.0%
73   Bobolink 3.2% 4.3% 1.2%
74   Short-billed Dowitcher 3.0% 4.3% 1.4%
75   Royal Tern 2.9% 4.3% 1.4%
76   Little Blue Heron 2.2% 4.3% 2.2%
77   Stilt Sandpiper 1.1% 4.3% 3.2%
78   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.1% 4.3% 3.3%
79   Glossy Ibis 1.0% 4.3% 3.4%
80   Whimbrel 0.5% 4.3% 3.8%
81   Red Knot 0.4% 4.3% 3.9%
82   Marbled Godwit 0.3% 4.3% 4.1%
83   Tricolored Heron 0.2% 4.3% 4.1%