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Top Birds at Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 7 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline in May. 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 16.9% 71.4% 54.6%
2   Gray Catbird 65.9% 57.1% 8.8%
3   European Starling 58.4% 57.1% 1.3%
4   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 57.1% 3.8%
5   Canada Goose 45.1% 57.1% 12.0%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 57.1% 23.1%
7   Barn Swallow 31.7% 57.1% 25.4%
8   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 57.1% 30.4%
9   Herring Gull 23.4% 57.1% 33.7%
10   Fish Crow 10.9% 57.1% 46.3%
11   Brant 10.8% 57.1% 46.4%
12   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 57.1% 49.2%
13   Willet 5.8% 57.1% 51.3%
14   American Robin 73.3% 42.9% 30.4%
15   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 42.9% 16.2%
16   House Sparrow 57.0% 42.9% 14.1%
17   Mourning Dove 53.4% 42.9% 10.6%
18   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 42.9% 4.7%
19   Great Egret 25.4% 42.9% 17.5%
20   Tree Swallow 22.4% 42.9% 20.4%
21   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 42.9% 23.0%
22   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 42.9% 28.5%
23   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 42.9% 29.5%
24   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 42.9% 30.5%
25   Snowy Egret 9.9% 42.9% 32.9%
26   Forster's Tern 7.9% 42.9% 34.9%
27   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 42.9% 38.3%
28   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 42.9% 38.6%
29   Common Grackle 54.9% 28.6% 26.3%
30   Blue Jay 49.3% 28.6% 20.7%
31   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 28.6% 14.1%
32   Song Sparrow 35.5% 28.6% 7.0%
33   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 28.6% 5.7%
34   Gadwall 7.0% 28.6% 21.6%
35   Common Tern 5.8% 28.6% 22.8%
36   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 28.6% 23.4%
37   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 28.6% 23.7%
38   Black-bellied Plover 3.5% 28.6% 25.1%
39   Field Sparrow 3.4% 28.6% 25.2%
40   Mallard 49.3% 14.3% 35.0%
41   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 14.3% 25.2%
42   Northern Parula 35.7% 14.3% 21.4%
43   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 14.3% 21.2%
44   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 14.3% 17.9%
45   Chimney Swift 29.8% 14.3% 15.5%
46   Northern Flicker 29.1% 14.3% 14.8%
47   House Wren 26.7% 14.3% 12.4%
48   Wood Thrush 23.1% 14.3% 8.8%
49   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 14.3% 6.5%
50   American Crow 17.6% 14.3% 3.4%
51   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 14.3% 2.6%
52   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 14.3% 2.5%
53   Osprey 16.4% 14.3% 2.1%
54   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 14.3% 1.3%
55   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 14.3% 1.2%
56   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 14.3% 3.2%
57   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 14.3% 4.7%
58   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 14.3% 4.8%
59   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 14.3% 6.9%
60   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 14.3% 7.2%
61   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 14.3% 8.4%
62   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 14.3% 8.8%
63   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 14.3% 8.9%
64   Least Tern 3.9% 14.3% 10.3%
65   White-crowned Sparrow 3.7% 14.3% 10.6%
66   Monk Parakeet 2.0% 14.3% 12.2%
67   Black Skimmer 1.7% 14.3% 12.6%
68   Northern Harrier 0.6% 14.3% 13.7%