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Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
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Species
Date Spotted
Count
BrantBranta bernicla
Apr 14, 2026
200
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Apr 14, 2026
4
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Apr 14, 2026
1
GadwallMareca strepera
Apr 14, 2026
6
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Apr 14, 2026
20
Green-winged TealAnas crecca
Apr 14, 2026
2
Greater ScaupAythya marila
Apr 14, 2026
2
BuffleheadBucephala albeola
Apr 14, 2026
30
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
Apr 14, 2026
3
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Apr 14, 2026
60
Mourning DoveZenaida macroura
Apr 14, 2026
1
American OystercatcherHaematopus palliatus
Apr 14, 2026
6
KilldeerCharadrius vociferus
Apr 14, 2026
1
Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleuca
Apr 14, 2026
1
Laughing GullLeucophaeus atricilla
Apr 14, 2026
100
Ring-billed GullLarus delawarensis
Apr 14, 2026
1
American Herring GullLarus smithsonianus
Apr 14, 2026
7
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Apr 14, 2026
2
Forster's TernSterna forsteri
Apr 14, 2026
3
Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritum
Apr 14, 2026
X
Great EgretArdea alba
Apr 14, 2026
4
OspreyPandion haliaetus
Apr 14, 2026
3
Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolor
Apr 14, 2026
25
Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
Apr 14, 2026
1
Brown ThrasherToxostoma rufum
Apr 14, 2026
1
Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos
Apr 14, 2026
2
American RobinTurdus migratorius
Apr 14, 2026
15
White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollis
Apr 14, 2026
2
Song SparrowMelospiza melodia
Apr 14, 2026
12
Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceus
Apr 14, 2026
20
Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
Apr 14, 2026
1
Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
Apr 14, 2026
3
Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronata
Apr 12, 2026
1
Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis
Apr 12, 2026
1
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus
Apr 12, 2026
2
Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalis
Apr 12, 2026
5
Palm WarblerSetophaga palmarum
Apr 12, 2026
1
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Apr 12, 2026
1
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Apr 12, 2026
6
American Black DuckAnas rubripes
Apr 12, 2026
5
American CootFulica americana
Apr 12, 2026
1
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Apr 12, 2026
1
Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
Apr 12, 2026
2
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Apr 12, 2026
2
Eastern TowheePipilo erythrophthalmus
Apr 12, 2026
1
Northern FlickerColaptes auratus
Apr 12, 2026
1
American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
Apr 12, 2026
1
Ruby-crowned KingletCorthylio calendula
Apr 12, 2026
4
American GoldfinchSpinus tristis
Apr 12, 2026
1
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Apr 12, 2026
4
Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
Apr 12, 2026
4
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Apr 12, 2026
3
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
Apr 12, 2026
2
Snowy EgretEgretta thula
Apr 12, 2026
1
Great Blue HeronArdea herodias
Apr 12, 2026
1
Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens
Apr 12, 2026
2
Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapa
Apr 12, 2026
1
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Apr 12, 2026
2
House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus
Apr 12, 2026
1
Chipping SparrowSpizella passerina
Apr 12, 2026
1
Field SparrowSpizella pusilla
Apr 12, 2026
3
Swamp SparrowMelospiza georgiana
Apr 12, 2026
1
Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
Apr 12, 2026
1
Lesser ScaupAythya affinis
Apr 11, 2026
1
Yellow-bellied SapsuckerSphyrapicus varius
Apr 11, 2026
1
Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyon
Apr 11, 2026
1
Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebe
Apr 11, 2026
1
Savannah SparrowPasserculus sandwichensis
Apr 11, 2026
1
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Apr 11, 2026
1
Northern HarrierCircus hudsonius
Apr 11, 2026
1
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
Apr 10, 2026
1
Brown CreeperCerthia americana
Apr 6, 2026
1
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptila caerulea
Apr 6, 2026
2
American KestrelFalco sparverius
Apr 6, 2026
1
Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus
Apr 4, 2026
1
MerlinFalco columbarius
Apr 4, 2026
1
Red-breasted NuthatchSitta canadensis
Apr 3, 2026
1
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