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

based on 24 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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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 100.0% 78.9%
2   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.1% 87.5% 63.4%
3   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 87.5% 75.1%
4   Ruddy Turnstone 5.4% 87.5% 82.1%
5   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 79.2% 62.2%
6   Black-bellied Plover 7.4% 66.7% 59.3%
7   Sanderling 5.3% 25.0% 19.7%
8   Killdeer 14.2% 20.8% 6.7%
9   Willet 3.6% 16.7% 13.0%
10   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 12.5% 9.5%
11   Greater Yellowlegs 15.9% 8.3% 7.5%
12   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 8.3% 5.6%
13   Piping Plover 1.9% 8.3% 6.4%
14   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 4.2% 6.2%
15   White-rumped Sandpiper 4.0% 4.2% 0.2%
16   Whimbrel 0.5% 4.2% 3.6%
17   American Golden-Plover 0.1% 4.2% 4.0%