Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507
based on 315 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond in December. 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada Goose | 51.6% | 89.2% | 37.7% | |||
| 2 | Brant | 18.2% | 84.1% | 65.9% | |||
| 3 | Mallard | 47.4% | 79.0% | 31.7% | |||
| 4 | American Black Duck | 26.3% | 66.7% | 40.4% | |||
| 5 | Ruddy Duck | 15.1% | 64.1% | 49.0% | |||
| 6 | American Herring Gull | 41.3% | 63.5% | 22.2% | |||
| 7 | Northern Mockingbird | 28.3% | 62.5% | 34.2% | |||
| 8 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 6.6% | 56.2% | 49.6% | |||
| 9 | Ring-billed Gull | 49.2% | 54.9% | 5.7% | |||
| 10 | Song Sparrow | 37.0% | 54.9% | 17.9% | |||
| 11 | Bufflehead | 27.7% | 54.3% | 26.6% | |||
| 12 | Hooded Merganser | 18.5% | 54.3% | 35.8% | |||
| 13 | Gadwall | 14.9% | 54.3% | 39.4% | |||
| 14 | White-throated Sparrow | 49.1% | 53.3% | 4.2% | |||
| 15 | Northern Cardinal | 40.4% | 52.4% | 12.0% | |||
| 16 | Great Black-backed Gull | 28.4% | 51.4% | 23.0% | |||
| 17 | American Wigeon | 5.8% | 51.4% | 45.6% | |||
| 18 | Northern Shoveler | 14.3% | 50.2% | 35.8% | |||
| 19 | Snow Goose | 1.9% | 46.0% | 44.1% | |||
| 20 | American Coot | 10.0% | 44.8% | 34.7% | |||
| 21 | Red-breasted Merganser | 14.5% | 42.2% | 27.7% | |||
| 22 | Greater Scaup | 6.5% | 39.4% | 32.9% | |||
| 23 | Mute Swan | 13.6% | 37.8% | 24.2% | |||
| 24 | Double-crested Cormorant | 17.5% | 36.2% | 18.7% | |||
| 25 | European Starling | 38.8% | 33.7% | 5.2% | |||
| 26 | Northern Harrier | 4.7% | 33.0% | 28.3% | |||
| 27 | Great Blue Heron | 20.0% | 31.7% | 11.8% | |||
| 28 | Northern Pintail | 3.0% | 31.7% | 28.7% | |||
| 29 | Green-winged Teal | 5.1% | 30.5% | 25.4% | |||
| 30 | American Robin | 30.2% | 29.5% | 0.7% | |||
| 31 | House Finch | 16.5% | 28.9% | 12.4% | |||
| 32 | Carolina Wren | 19.1% | 28.3% | 9.2% | |||
| 33 | Northern Flicker | 10.8% | 24.4% | 13.7% | |||
| 34 | Horned Grebe | 5.0% | 21.9% | 16.9% | |||
| 35 | American Tree Sparrow | 6.2% | 21.3% | 15.1% | |||
| 36 | Mourning Dove | 36.8% | 19.4% | 17.4% | |||
| 37 | Peregrine Falcon | 5.5% | 18.4% | 12.9% | |||
| 38 | Swamp Sparrow | 8.0% | 17.8% | 9.7% | |||
| 39 | Downy Woodpecker | 30.9% | 16.5% | 14.4% | |||
| 40 | American Crow | 20.8% | 15.6% | 5.2% | |||
| 41 | Pied-billed Grebe | 5.0% | 15.2% | 10.3% | |||
| 42 | American Goldfinch | 20.2% | 14.9% | 5.2% | |||
| 43 | Dark-eyed Junco | 24.0% | 14.0% | 10.1% | |||
| 44 | Great Egret | 1.4% | 14.0% | 12.5% | |||
| 45 | Black-capped Chickadee | 25.7% | 13.7% | 12.1% | |||
| 46 | Dunlin | 1.6% | 13.7% | 12.1% | |||
| 47 | Lesser Scaup | 3.5% | 13.0% | 9.5% | |||
| 48 | Gray Catbird | 3.7% | 12.7% | 9.0% | |||
| 49 | Rock Pigeon | 31.2% | 11.4% | 19.8% | |||
| 50 | Common Goldeneye | 3.6% | 10.5% | 6.8% | |||
| 51 | Hermit Thrush | 5.7% | 9.2% | 3.5% | |||
| 52 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 5.7% | 8.9% | 3.2% | |||
| 53 | Greater Yellowlegs | 1.5% | 8.9% | 7.3% | |||
| 54 | Fox Sparrow | 9.9% | 8.6% | 1.4% | |||
| 55 | House Sparrow | 39.0% | 8.3% | 30.8% | |||
| 56 | Cedar Waxwing | 3.4% | 8.3% | 4.9% | |||
| 57 | Common Loon | 8.6% | 7.3% | 1.3% | |||
| 58 | Cooper's Hawk | 11.3% | 6.3% | 4.9% | |||
| 59 | Red-winged Blackbird | 9.3% | 6.0% | 3.2% | |||
| 60 | Merlin | 2.3% | 6.0% | 3.7% | |||
| 61 | Red-tailed Hawk | 24.8% | 5.7% | 19.1% | |||
| 62 | Orange-crowned Warbler | 2.0% | 5.7% | 3.7% | |||
| 63 | Ring-necked Duck | 3.9% | 5.4% | 1.5% | |||
| 64 | Eurasian Wigeon | 0.4% | 5.4% | 5.0% | |||
| 65 | Eastern Towhee | 2.4% | 5.1% | 2.7% | |||
| 66 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 4.7% | 4.8% | 0.1% | |||
| 67 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 1.5% | 4.8% | 3.3% | |||
| 68 | Boat-tailed Grackle | 0.2% | 4.1% | 3.9% | |||
| 69 | Belted Kingfisher | 9.4% | 3.8% | 5.6% | |||
| 70 | Fish Crow | 5.5% | 3.8% | 1.7% | |||
| 71 | Canvasback | 2.1% | 3.8% | 1.7% | |||
| 72 | Common Raven | 4.9% | 3.5% | 1.5% | |||
| 73 | Winter Wren | 4.8% | 3.5% | 1.3% | |||
| 74 | Great Cormorant | 3.6% | 3.5% | 0.1% | |||
| 75 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 3.2% | 3.5% | 0.3% | |||
| 76 | Savannah Sparrow | 2.1% | 3.5% | 1.4% | |||
| 77 | American Pipit | 1.0% | 3.5% | 2.5% | |||
| 78 | Common Merganser | 4.8% | 3.2% | 1.6% | |||
| 79 | American Woodcock | 0.6% | 2.9% | 2.3% | |||
| 80 | Blue Jay | 40.4% | 2.5% | 37.8% | |||
| 81 | Hairy Woodpecker | 9.3% | 2.5% | 6.8% | |||
| 82 | Field Sparrow | 1.8% | 2.5% | 0.7% | |||
| 83 | Clapper Rail | 0.2% | 2.5% | 2.3% | |||
| 84 | Tufted Titmouse | 22.4% | 2.2% | 20.2% | |||
| 85 | Bald Eagle | 5.1% | 2.2% | 2.8% | |||
| 86 | Brown Thrasher | 0.4% | 2.2% | 1.8% | |||
| 87 | Snowy Owl | 0.9% | 1.9% | 1.0% | |||
| 88 | Tree Swallow | 0.9% | 1.9% | 1.0% | |||
| 89 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 29.2% | 1.6% | 27.6% | |||
| 90 | Common Grackle | 5.4% | 1.6% | 3.8% | |||
| 91 | Killdeer | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | |||
| 92 | Purple Finch | 1.4% | 1.6% | 0.2% | |||
| 93 | Redhead | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | |||
| 94 | Barrow's Goldeneye | 0.1% | 1.6% | 1.5% | |||
| 95 | Eared Grebe | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.6% | |||
| 96 | Long-tailed Duck | 6.1% | 1.3% | 4.9% | |||
| 97 | Chipping Sparrow | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% | |||
| 98 | Black-bellied Plover | 1.2% | 1.3% | 0.1% | |||
| 99 | American Bittern | 0.2% | 1.3% | 1.1% | |||
| 100 | Red-throated Loon | 6.5% | 1.0% | 5.6% | |||
| 101 | American Kestrel | 6.0% | 1.0% | 5.0% | |||
| 102 | Horned Lark | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1.7% | |||
| 103 | Common Yellowthroat | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.3% | |||
| 104 | Black Scoter | 2.9% | 0.6% | 2.3% | |||
| 105 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 2.6% | 0.6% | 2.0% | |||
| 106 | Surf Scoter | 2.6% | 0.6% | 1.9% | |||
| 107 | Snow Bunting | 2.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | |||
| 108 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 1.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | |||
| 109 | Common Eider | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | |||
| 110 | Lesser Black-backed Gull | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% | |||
| 111 | Marsh Wren | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | |||
| 112 | White-winged Crossbill | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | |||
| 113 | Lesser Yellowlegs | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | |||
| 114 | Little Blue Heron | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | |||
| 115 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 21.3% | 0.3% | 20.9% | |||
| 116 | Turkey Vulture | 5.4% | 0.3% | 5.0% | |||
| 117 | Brown Creeper | 4.3% | 0.3% | 4.0% | |||
| 118 | Wood Duck | 4.1% | 0.3% | 3.8% | |||
| 119 | Sanderling | 3.3% | 0.3% | 3.0% | |||
| 120 | Northern Gannet | 2.9% | 0.3% | 2.6% | |||
| 121 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 1.7% | 0.3% | 1.4% | |||
| 122 | Pine Siskin | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | |||
| 123 | King Eider | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | |||
| 124 | Iceland Gull | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | |||
| 125 | Baltimore Oriole | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | |||
| 126 | Wilson's Warbler | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | |||
| 127 | Virginia Rail | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | |||
| 128 | House Wren | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | |||
| 129 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | |||
| 130 | American White Pelican | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | |||
| 131 | American Goshawk | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | |||
| 132 | American Avocet | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | |||
| 133 | Long-billed Dowitcher | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | |||
| 134 | Seaside Sparrow | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | |||
| 135 | Nelson's Sparrow | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | |||
| 136 | Western Sandpiper | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% |