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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 17 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh 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   Great Black-backed Gull 25.2% 94.1% 68.9%
2   American Oystercatcher 11.4% 88.2% 76.9%
3   American Herring Gull 37.7% 76.5% 38.7%
4   Ruddy Turnstone 5.1% 76.5% 71.4%
5   Osprey 30.7% 70.6% 39.9%
6   Short-billed Dowitcher 9.6% 70.6% 61.0%
7   Semipalmated Plover 20.3% 64.7% 44.4%
8   Laughing Gull 32.3% 58.8% 26.5%
9   Semipalmated Sandpiper 22.7% 58.8% 36.1%
10   Great Egret 32.7% 47.1% 14.3%
11   Snowy Egret 21.0% 47.1% 26.0%
12   Black-bellied Plover 6.5% 47.1% 40.6%
13   Double-crested Cormorant 40.1% 41.2% 1.0%
14   Red-winged Blackbird 26.7% 41.2% 14.5%
15   Common Tern 16.1% 41.2% 25.0%
16   Spotted Sandpiper 15.5% 41.2% 25.6%
17   Willet 3.3% 35.3% 32.0%
18   Song Sparrow 33.8% 29.4% 4.4%
19   Least Sandpiper 21.0% 29.4% 8.4%
20   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 8.8% 29.4% 20.6%
21   Barn Swallow 37.7% 23.5% 14.2%
22   Ring-billed Gull 30.8% 23.5% 7.3%
23   Forster's Tern 13.2% 23.5% 10.4%
24   American Black Duck 9.4% 23.5% 14.1%
25   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.1% 23.5% 19.5%
26   Whimbrel 0.5% 23.5% 23.0%
27   Greater Yellowlegs 14.7% 17.6% 3.0%
28   Fish Crow 8.5% 17.6% 9.1%
29   Least Tern 4.9% 17.6% 12.7%
30   European Starling 49.3% 11.8% 37.5%
31   Canada Goose 39.9% 11.8% 28.1%
32   Mallard 39.4% 11.8% 27.6%
33   Black-crowned Night-Heron 13.2% 11.8% 1.4%
34   Glossy Ibis 6.0% 11.8% 5.8%
35   Black Skimmer 5.7% 11.8% 6.0%
36   Clapper Rail 4.0% 11.8% 7.8%
37   Northern Harrier 0.7% 11.8% 11.0%
38   Great Blue Heron 30.3% 5.9% 24.4%
39   Tree Swallow 13.4% 5.9% 7.5%
40   Lesser Yellowlegs 12.7% 5.9% 6.9%
41   Peregrine Falcon 7.0% 5.9% 1.1%
42   Sanderling 5.2% 5.9% 0.7%
43   Seaside Sparrow 0.9% 5.9% 5.0%
44   Red Knot 0.8% 5.9% 5.0%
45   Brant 0.8% 5.9% 5.1%
46   Marbled Godwit 0.7% 5.9% 5.2%