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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 448 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in January. 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   Canada Goose 53.4% 80.1% 26.7%
2   Brant 19.8% 71.9% 52.0%
3   Mallard 48.1% 67.6% 19.5%
4   American Black Duck 27.6% 66.7% 39.2%
5   American Herring Gull 43.0% 64.7% 21.7%
6   Snow Goose 2.6% 60.9% 58.4%
7   Bufflehead 31.4% 59.4% 28.0%
8   Northern Cardinal 36.9% 57.6% 20.7%
9   Ruddy Duck 16.4% 57.6% 41.2%
10   Ring-billed Gull 51.7% 57.4% 5.6%
11   Northern Mockingbird 23.5% 57.1% 33.6%
12   Great Black-backed Gull 30.7% 55.4% 24.7%
13   White-throated Sparrow 42.6% 53.8% 11.2%
14   Song Sparrow 32.2% 51.8% 19.6%
15   Mute Swan 14.0% 50.7% 36.7%
16   Yellow-rumped Warbler 4.7% 50.0% 45.3%
17   Northern Shoveler 15.6% 48.4% 32.8%
18   Gadwall 16.7% 46.7% 30.0%
19   American Wigeon 5.8% 46.0% 40.2%
20   Hooded Merganser 19.5% 43.3% 23.8%
21   American Coot 11.2% 38.6% 27.4%
22   European Starling 35.7% 38.2% 2.5%
23   Red-breasted Merganser 19.0% 36.8% 17.9%
24   Greater Scaup 9.7% 36.2% 26.5%
25   American Robin 25.4% 33.7% 8.3%
26   Northern Pintail 3.3% 29.0% 25.7%
27   Carolina Wren 15.2% 28.6% 13.4%
28   Double-crested Cormorant 13.8% 28.1% 14.3%
29   House Finch 13.3% 25.4% 12.2%
30   Northern Harrier 4.1% 24.8% 20.7%
31   American Crow 18.5% 24.6% 6.0%
32   American Tree Sparrow 6.2% 24.6% 18.3%
33   Downy Woodpecker 27.2% 24.1% 3.1%
34   House Sparrow 36.1% 21.7% 14.4%
35   Mourning Dove 29.7% 21.7% 8.1%
36   Green-winged Teal 4.3% 21.0% 16.7%
37   Great Blue Heron 14.6% 19.6% 5.0%
38   Black-capped Chickadee 22.8% 17.4% 5.4%
39   Gray Catbird 2.4% 16.5% 14.1%
40   Rock Pigeon 29.2% 15.8% 13.4%
41   Horned Grebe 6.9% 15.2% 8.3%
42   American Goldfinch 12.9% 14.5% 1.6%
43   Northern Flicker 6.8% 12.7% 5.9%
44   Lesser Scaup 5.1% 12.7% 7.6%
45   Common Goldeneye 6.7% 9.8% 3.1%
46   Canvasback 3.0% 9.6% 6.6%
47   Peregrine Falcon 5.2% 8.9% 3.8%
48   Red-tailed Hawk 22.1% 8.7% 13.4%
49   Dark-eyed Junco 16.2% 7.4% 8.8%
50   Cedar Waxwing 1.5% 7.1% 5.6%
51   Swamp Sparrow 4.9% 6.9% 2.0%
52   Fox Sparrow 7.2% 6.2% 0.9%
53   Hermit Thrush 2.7% 5.8% 3.1%
54   Cooper's Hawk 8.8% 5.6% 3.2%
55   Boat-tailed Grackle 0.2% 5.6% 5.4%
56   Red-winged Blackbird 7.3% 5.4% 1.9%
57   Common Grackle 5.1% 5.4% 0.3%
58   Pied-billed Grebe 4.2% 5.4% 1.1%
59   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2.8% 5.1% 2.3%
60   Great Cormorant 4.6% 4.9% 0.3%
61   Redhead 2.3% 4.9% 2.6%
62   Snowy Owl 1.1% 4.7% 3.6%
63   Greater Yellowlegs 0.9% 4.7% 3.8%
64   Blue Jay 34.2% 4.0% 30.2%
65   Common Loon 10.2% 4.0% 6.2%
66   Common Merganser 6.9% 4.0% 2.9%
67   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.7% 4.0% 1.3%
68   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.2% 4.0% 1.8%
69   Tundra Swan 0.1% 4.0% 3.9%
70   Dunlin 1.7% 3.8% 2.1%
71   Fish Crow 5.2% 3.6% 1.6%
72   Bald Eagle 5.4% 3.3% 2.0%
73   Merlin 1.9% 3.3% 1.4%
74   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 2.9% 4.9%
75   American Woodcock 0.3% 2.9% 2.6%
76   Winter Wren 3.2% 2.7% 0.5%
77   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1.4% 2.7% 1.3%
78   Eurasian Wigeon 0.3% 2.7% 2.4%
79   Red-bellied Woodpecker 25.0% 2.2% 22.8%
80   Tufted Titmouse 20.4% 2.2% 18.2%
81   Red-throated Loon 6.9% 2.2% 4.6%
82   Eastern Towhee 1.7% 2.2% 0.5%
83   Savannah Sparrow 1.2% 2.2% 1.0%
84   Barrow's Goldeneye 0.2% 2.2% 2.1%
85   Great Egret 0.4% 2.0% 1.6%
86   Ring-necked Duck 4.8% 1.8% 3.0%
87   Common Raven 4.3% 1.8% 2.5%
88   American Kestrel 3.9% 1.8% 2.1%
89   Field Sparrow 1.2% 1.8% 0.6%
90   Sanderling 4.2% 1.6% 2.6%
91   Great Horned Owl 1.9% 1.3% 0.5%
92   White-breasted Nuthatch 19.1% 1.1% 18.0%
93   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 5.8% 1.1% 4.7%
94   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.5% 1.1% 0.4%
95   Long-tailed Duck 9.0% 0.9% 8.1%
96   Black-bellied Plover 1.0% 0.9% 0.1%
97   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 0.9% 0.1%
98   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.9% 0.9% 0.0%
99   Glaucous Gull 0.4% 0.9% 0.5%
100   Eared Grebe 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
101   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.9% 0.7% 1.3%
102   Killdeer 1.9% 0.7% 1.2%
103   Snow Bunting 1.6% 0.7% 0.9%
104   Common Eider 1.5% 0.7% 0.9%
105   Chipping Sparrow 0.7% 0.7% 0.1%
106   American White Pelican 0.0% 0.7% 0.6%
107   Belted Kingfisher 6.7% 0.4% 6.3%
108   Brown Creeper 3.7% 0.4% 3.2%
109   White-winged Scoter 2.1% 0.4% 1.6%
110   Monk Parakeet 1.8% 0.4% 1.3%
111   Brown-headed Cowbird 1.2% 0.4% 0.8%
112   Pine Siskin 0.6% 0.4% 0.2%
113   Marsh Wren 0.2% 0.4% 0.3%
114   Wood Duck 4.6% 0.2% 4.4%
115   Black Scoter 3.2% 0.2% 3.0%
116   Northern Gannet 2.0% 0.2% 1.8%
117   Purple Sandpiper 1.9% 0.2% 1.7%
118   Rusty Blackbird 1.8% 0.2% 1.6%
119   Tree Swallow 0.7% 0.2% 0.5%
120   American Pipit 0.6% 0.2% 0.4%
121   Common Redpoll 0.5% 0.2% 0.3%
122   Purple Finch 0.4% 0.2% 0.2%
123   Palm Warbler 0.3% 0.2% 0.1%
124   Rough-legged Hawk 0.3% 0.2% 0.1%
125   Yellow-breasted Chat 0.3% 0.2% 0.0%
126   Muscovy Duck 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%
127   Short-eared Owl 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
128   Blue-winged Teal 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
129   Clapper Rail 0.1% 0.2% 0.1%
130   Little Blue Heron 0% 0.2% 0.2%