Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, South Shore in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 9 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, South Shore 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herring Gull | 39.5% | 100.0% | 60.5% | |||
| 2 | Laughing Gull | 32.0% | 100.0% | 68.0% | |||
| 3 | Double-crested Cormorant | 41.3% | 88.9% | 47.6% | |||
| 4 | European Starling | 51.1% | 55.6% | 4.4% | |||
| 5 | Great Egret | 34.5% | 55.6% | 21.0% | |||
| 6 | Osprey | 30.7% | 55.6% | 24.9% | |||
| 7 | Great Blue Heron | 30.6% | 55.6% | 24.9% | |||
| 8 | Great Black-backed Gull | 27.0% | 55.6% | 28.6% | |||
| 9 | House Sparrow | 50.0% | 44.4% | 5.5% | |||
| 10 | Barn Swallow | 39.9% | 44.4% | 4.6% | |||
| 11 | Snowy Egret | 22.5% | 44.4% | 21.9% | |||
| 12 | Common Tern | 16.4% | 44.4% | 28.0% | |||
| 13 | Tree Swallow | 14.1% | 44.4% | 30.3% | |||
| 14 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 9.1% | 44.4% | 35.3% | |||
| 15 | Gray Catbird | 54.7% | 33.3% | 21.3% | |||
| 16 | Northern Mockingbird | 36.0% | 33.3% | 2.7% | |||
| 17 | Semipalmated Plover | 21.1% | 33.3% | 12.2% | |||
| 18 | Ring-billed Gull | 31.8% | 22.2% | 9.6% | |||
| 19 | Least Sandpiper | 22.0% | 22.2% | 0.2% | |||
| 20 | American Crow | 14.4% | 22.2% | 7.8% | |||
| 21 | Green Heron | 11.9% | 22.2% | 10.3% | |||
| 22 | Canada Goose | 40.8% | 11.1% | 29.7% | |||
| 23 | Rock Pigeon | 35.4% | 11.1% | 24.3% | |||
| 24 | Red-winged Blackbird | 28.5% | 11.1% | 17.4% | |||
| 25 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 24.2% | 11.1% | 13.1% | |||
| 26 | Spotted Sandpiper | 17.0% | 11.1% | 5.9% | |||
| 27 | Greater Yellowlegs | 15.9% | 11.1% | 4.7% | |||
| 28 | Common Yellowthroat | 15.1% | 11.1% | 4.0% | |||
| 29 | Mute Swan | 14.5% | 11.1% | 3.3% | |||
| 30 | Lesser Yellowlegs | 13.9% | 11.1% | 2.8% | |||
| 31 | American Oystercatcher | 12.4% | 11.1% | 1.3% | |||
| 32 | Peregrine Falcon | 7.6% | 11.1% | 3.5% | |||
| 33 | Glossy Ibis | 6.5% | 11.1% | 4.6% | |||
| 34 | Black Skimmer | 5.8% | 11.1% | 5.4% | |||
| 35 | Clapper Rail | 4.2% | 11.1% | 6.9% | |||
| 36 | Willet | 3.6% | 11.1% | 7.5% |