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Top Birds at Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States

based on 31 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Fort Tilden--Rocky Point 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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Evidence Sampling Score
# Links Species Media Years Birders Hits Frequency Percentile
1   Semipalmated Plover 0 10 5 30 96.8% 99%
2   American Oystercatcher 0 10 5 28 90.3% 97%
3   Semipalmated Sandpiper 0 10 4 26 83.9% 97%
4   Spotted Sandpiper 0 10 5 26 83.9% 100%
5   Ruddy Turnstone 0 9 4 25 80.6% 98%
6   Black-bellied Plover 1 8 4 20 64.5% 97%
7   Sanderling 0 5 5 10 32.3% 78%
8   Killdeer 0 6 3 7 22.6% 65%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 1 2 3 5 16.1% 27%
10   Barn Swallow 0 2 3 5 16.1% 32%
11   Laughing Gull 0 2 3 5 16.1% 25%
12   Carolina Wren 0 2 3 5 16.1% 37%
13   Common Tern 2 2 3 5 16.1% 35%
14   House Finch 0 2 3 5 16.1% 66%
15   Black Skimmer 0 2 3 5 16.1% 60%
16   Willet 1 4 3 5 16.1% 72%
17   Piping Plover 1 3 3 5 16.1% 63%
18   American Herring Gull 0 2 3 4 12.9% 22%
19   Blue Jay 0 2 3 4 12.9% 20%
20   Osprey 0 2 3 4 12.9% 31%
21   Great Black-backed Gull 0 1 2 4 12.9% 26%
22   House Sparrow 0 1 2 3 9.7% 8%
23   Northern Mockingbird 0 1 2 3 9.7% 20%
24   Least Sandpiper 0 2 2 3 9.7% 32%
25   Tree Swallow 0 2 3 3 9.7% 43%
26   American Robin 0 1 2 2 6.5% 4%
27   Mourning Dove 0 1 1 2 6.5% 1%
28   Gray Catbird 0 1 2 2 6.5% 5%
29   European Starling 0 1 1 2 6.5% 3%
30   Ring-billed Gull 0 2 2 2 6.5% 12%
31   Greater Yellowlegs 0 1 1 2 6.5% 32%
32   Lesser Yellowlegs 0 2 2 2 6.5% 34%
33   White-rumped Sandpiper 1 2 2 2 6.5% 60%
34   Northern Cardinal 0 1 1 1 3.2% 1%
35   Rock Pigeon 0 1 1 1 3.2% 1%
36   American Goldfinch 1 1 1 1 3.2% 2%
37   Common Grackle 0 1 1 1 3.2% 2%
38   Red-winged Blackbird 0 1 1 1 3.2% 4%
39   Northern Flicker 0 1 1 1 3.2% 3%
40   American Redstart 0 1 1 1 3.2% 7%
41   Northern Yellow Warbler 0 1 1 1 3.2% 5%
42   Common Yellowthroat 0 1 1 1 3.2% 5%
43   Cedar Waxwing 0 1 1 1 3.2% 7%
44   Baltimore Oriole 0 1 1 1 3.2% 7%
45   Forster's Tern 0 1 1 1 3.2% 9%
46   Short-billed Dowitcher 0 1 1 1 3.2% 20%
47   Eastern Towhee 0 1 1 1 3.2% 27%
48   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0 1 1 1 3.2% 19%
49   Least Tern 0 1 1 1 3.2% 16%
50   Common Raven 0 1 1 1 3.2% 24%
51   Bank Swallow 0 1 1 1 3.2% 27%
52   Bald Eagle 1 1 1 1 3.2% 23%
53   Royal Tern 0 1 1 1 3.2% 10%
54   Hudsonian Whimbrel 0 1 1 1 3.2% 48%
55   Common Loon 0 1 1 1 3.2% 45%
56   Red-breasted Merganser 1 1 1 1 3.2% 48%
57   American Golden-Plover 0 1 1 1 3.2% 67%