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Top Birds at Gravesend Bay in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 3 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Gravesend Bay in August. 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   Herring Gull 39.5% 66.7% 27.2%
2   Laughing Gull 32.0% 66.7% 34.7%
3   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 66.7% 34.9%
4   Common Tern 16.4% 66.7% 50.3%
5   European Starling 51.1% 33.3% 17.8%
6   House Sparrow 50.0% 33.3% 16.6%
7   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 33.3% 8.0%
8   Mallard 40.8% 33.3% 7.5%
9   Canada Goose 40.8% 33.3% 7.5%
10   Barn Swallow 39.9% 33.3% 6.5%
11   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 33.3% 2.1%
12   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 33.3% 6.3%
13   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 33.3% 16.5%
14   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.5% 33.3% 18.8%
15   Tree Swallow 14.1% 33.3% 19.2%
16   Forster's Tern 13.2% 33.3% 20.1%
17   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 33.3% 25.7%
18   Black Skimmer 5.8% 33.3% 27.6%
19   Sanderling 5.3% 33.3% 28.0%
20   Gadwall 3.9% 33.3% 29.4%
21   Royal Tern 2.2% 33.3% 31.1%
22   Common Nighthawk 1.3% 33.3% 32.1%