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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond in June
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 390 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond in June. 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   Tree Swallow 28.6% 82.3% 53.7%
2   Laughing Gull 26.3% 81.0% 54.7%
3   Osprey 25.3% 81.0% 55.7%
4   Yellow Warbler 30.9% 79.5% 48.6%
5   Red-winged Blackbird 55.2% 79.2% 24.0%
6   Gray Catbird 54.9% 77.9% 23.0%
7   Canada Goose 37.8% 77.9% 40.1%
8   Glossy Ibis 8.4% 73.6% 65.2%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 39.4% 73.1% 33.7%
10   Mallard 45.0% 72.6% 27.6%
11   Song Sparrow 44.3% 72.3% 28.0%
12   Great Egret 34.1% 72.3% 38.2%
13   American Robin 69.6% 68.7% 0.9%
14   Snowy Egret 17.5% 67.2% 49.7%
15   Mute Swan 11.8% 67.2% 55.3%
16   Northern Mockingbird 37.3% 66.7% 29.4%
17   Herring Gull 35.4% 66.2% 30.7%
18   Great Black-backed Gull 23.9% 58.5% 34.6%
19   House Wren 18.7% 57.4% 38.8%
20   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 56.2% 8.3%
21   Eastern Towhee 9.4% 55.9% 46.5%
22   American Oystercatcher 16.3% 53.6% 37.3%
23   Common Yellowthroat 21.9% 51.8% 29.9%
24   European Starling 57.8% 49.7% 8.0%
25   Black-crowned Night-Heron 19.8% 49.0% 29.2%
26   Cedar Waxwing 31.6% 48.7% 17.1%
27   Forster's Tern 10.6% 47.9% 37.3%
28   Willow Flycatcher 13.6% 46.7% 33.1%
29   Willet 11.7% 45.1% 33.4%
30   Mourning Dove 49.4% 44.6% 4.8%
31   Barn Swallow 43.3% 44.1% 0.8%
32   Gadwall 7.1% 44.1% 37.0%
33   Brown Thrasher 5.3% 44.1% 38.8%
34   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9.3% 42.1% 32.8%
35   Boat-tailed Grackle 8.0% 40.3% 32.3%
36   Common Grackle 50.3% 39.7% 10.6%
37   Common Tern 16.3% 38.7% 22.4%
38   House Sparrow 56.4% 30.5% 25.9%
39   American Black Duck 6.0% 29.0% 22.9%
40   Carolina Wren 16.7% 27.7% 11.0%
41   Ruddy Duck 1.8% 27.4% 25.7%
42   Least Tern 11.3% 26.4% 15.2%
43   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.4% 26.2% 21.7%
44   House Finch 15.9% 23.8% 7.9%
45   American Goldfinch 22.1% 22.8% 0.7%
46   Brown-headed Cowbird 14.8% 22.8% 8.0%
47   Ring-billed Gull 15.5% 21.0% 5.5%
48   American Crow 15.2% 21.0% 5.9%
49   Fish Crow 12.7% 20.8% 8.0%
50   Great Blue Heron 11.1% 20.8% 9.7%
51   American Redstart 8.8% 19.5% 10.6%
52   Clapper Rail 5.8% 17.2% 11.4%
53   Brant 2.9% 15.6% 12.8%
54   Little Blue Heron 2.4% 15.6% 13.3%
55   Rock Pigeon 33.2% 13.6% 19.7%
56   Chimney Swift 25.5% 11.3% 14.2%
57   Killdeer 15.7% 11.0% 4.7%
58   Black Skimmer 8.8% 10.8% 1.9%
59   Gull-billed Tern 1.8% 10.8% 9.0%
60   Marsh Wren 8.5% 8.2% 0.3%
61   Great Crested Flycatcher 10.1% 7.9% 2.2%
62   Tricolored Heron 0.8% 7.9% 7.2%
63   White-eyed Vireo 1.8% 6.7% 4.9%
64   Greater Yellowlegs 1.7% 6.7% 5.0%
65   Semipalmated Plover 1.6% 6.7% 5.1%
66   Northern Flicker 20.1% 6.4% 13.6%
67   Northern Shoveler 0.3% 6.4% 6.1%
68   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2.7% 6.2% 3.5%
69   White-rumped Sandpiper 0.7% 6.2% 5.5%
70   Green Heron 7.1% 5.6% 1.5%
71   Purple Martin 3.4% 5.6% 2.2%
72   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.7% 5.6% 2.9%
73   Greater Scaup 0.4% 5.4% 5.0%
74   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.6% 5.1% 4.5%
75   Black-bellied Plover 1.3% 5.1% 3.8%
76   Eastern Kingbird 13.4% 4.4% 9.0%
77   Blue Jay 30.6% 4.1% 26.5%
78   Spotted Sandpiper 3.9% 4.1% 0.2%
79   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 9.2% 3.6% 5.6%
80   Dunlin 0.5% 3.6% 3.1%
81   Red-breasted Merganser 0.5% 3.3% 2.8%
82   Fulvous Whistling-Duck 0.0% 3.3% 3.3%
83   Peregrine Falcon 3.9% 3.1% 0.8%
84   Eastern Phoebe 2.6% 3.1% 0.5%
85   Downy Woodpecker 18.1% 2.8% 15.3%
86   Red-eyed Vireo 11.3% 2.8% 8.5%
87   Ruddy Turnstone 1.4% 2.8% 1.4%
88   Least Sandpiper 0.6% 2.8% 2.2%
89   Long-tailed Duck 0.4% 2.8% 2.4%
90   Baltimore Oriole 24.0% 2.6% 21.5%
91   Blackpoll Warbler 1.6% 2.3% 0.7%
92   Warbling Vireo 23.7% 2.1% 21.7%
93   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.4% 2.1% 1.7%
94   Wood Duck 7.7% 1.8% 5.9%
95   Bank Swallow 3.7% 1.5% 2.1%
96   Lesser Yellowlegs 0.4% 1.5% 1.2%
97   Black-necked Stilt 0.0% 1.5% 1.5%
98   Black-capped Chickadee 7.8% 1.3% 6.5%
99   Chipping Sparrow 7.7% 1.3% 6.5%
100   American Wigeon 0.0% 1.3% 1.2%
101   Indigo Bunting 6.6% 1.0% 5.6%
102   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3.3% 1.0% 2.2%
103   Sanderling 1.8% 1.0% 0.8%
104   Acadian Flycatcher 1.2% 1.0% 0.2%
105   Savannah Sparrow 0.9% 1.0% 0.2%
106   Magnolia Warbler 0.6% 1.0% 0.4%
107   American Coot 0.4% 1.0% 0.7%
108   Blue-winged Teal 0.3% 1.0% 0.8%
109   Wilson's Phalarope 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%
110   Red-bellied Woodpecker 21.0% 0.8% 20.3%
111   Wood Thrush 9.6% 0.8% 8.8%
112   Field Sparrow 1.8% 0.8% 1.0%
113   Ovenbird 1.6% 0.8% 0.9%
114   Common Loon 1.2% 0.8% 0.4%
115   Black-and-white Warbler 0.6% 0.8% 0.2%
116   Royal Tern 0.6% 0.8% 0.2%
117   Northern Parula 0.6% 0.8% 0.2%
118   Green-winged Teal 0.1% 0.8% 0.6%
119   Cattle Egret 0.1% 0.8% 0.7%
120   Turkey Vulture 6.4% 0.5% 5.9%
121   Hairy Woodpecker 5.7% 0.5% 5.2%
122   Scarlet Tanager 2.6% 0.5% 2.1%
123   Saltmarsh Sparrow 2.6% 0.5% 2.1%
124   Swamp Sparrow 2.3% 0.5% 1.8%
125   Belted Kingfisher 1.9% 0.5% 1.4%
126   White-throated Sparrow 1.5% 0.5% 1.0%
127   Common Raven 1.5% 0.5% 0.9%
128   Seaside Sparrow 1.3% 0.5% 0.8%
129   American Kestrel 1.0% 0.5% 0.5%
130   Great Horned Owl 0.6% 0.5% 0.0%
131   Red Knot 0.5% 0.5% 0.0%
132   Bufflehead 0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
133   Hooded Merganser 0.2% 0.5% 0.3%
134   Lesser Scaup 0.1% 0.5% 0.4%
135   Tufted Titmouse 9.1% 0.3% 8.8%
136   Black Vulture 1.3% 0.3% 1.0%
137   Blue-winged Warbler 1.0% 0.3% 0.7%
138   Cliff Swallow 1.0% 0.3% 0.7%
139   Cooper's Hawk 1.0% 0.3% 0.7%
140   Least Bittern 0.8% 0.3% 0.6%
141   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.5% 0.3% 0.2%
142   American Woodcock 0.3% 0.3% 0.1%
143   European Goldfinch 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%
144   Least Flycatcher 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%
145   Snow Goose 0.1% 0.3% 0.1%
146   Northern Pintail 0.1% 0.3% 0.1%
147   Northern Gannet 0.1% 0.3% 0.1%
148   King Eider 0.1% 0.3% 0.2%
149   Wilson's Warbler 0.1% 0.3% 0.2%
150   Solitary Sandpiper 0.0% 0.3% 0.2%