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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, South Shore in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

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.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   American Herring Gull 37.7% 100.0% 62.3%
2   Laughing Gull 32.3% 100.0% 67.7%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 40.1% 88.9% 48.7%
4   European Starling 49.3% 55.6% 6.3%
5   Great Egret 32.7% 55.6% 22.8%
6   Osprey 30.7% 55.6% 24.9%
7   Great Blue Heron 30.3% 55.6% 25.3%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 25.2% 55.6% 30.3%
9   House Sparrow 49.1% 44.4% 4.7%
10   Barn Swallow 37.7% 44.4% 6.7%
11   Snowy Egret 21.1% 44.4% 23.4%
12   Common Tern 16.1% 44.4% 28.3%
13   Tree Swallow 13.4% 44.4% 31.0%
14   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 8.8% 44.4% 35.7%
15   Gray Catbird 54.3% 33.3% 21.0%
16   Northern Mockingbird 34.9% 33.3% 1.5%
17   Semipalmated Plover 20.3% 33.3% 13.1%
18   Ring-billed Gull 30.8% 22.2% 8.6%
19   Least Sandpiper 21.0% 22.2% 1.2%
20   American Crow 13.7% 22.2% 8.5%
21   Green Heron 10.9% 22.2% 11.3%
22   Canada Goose 39.9% 11.1% 28.8%
23   Rock Pigeon 35.9% 11.1% 24.8%
24   Red-winged Blackbird 26.7% 11.1% 15.6%
25   Semipalmated Sandpiper 22.7% 11.1% 11.6%
26   Spotted Sandpiper 15.5% 11.1% 4.4%
27   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 11.1% 4.0%
28   Greater Yellowlegs 14.7% 11.1% 3.5%
29   Mute Swan 13.6% 11.1% 2.5%
30   Lesser Yellowlegs 12.7% 11.1% 1.6%
31   American Oystercatcher 11.4% 11.1% 0.3%
32   Peregrine Falcon 7.0% 11.1% 4.1%
33   Glossy Ibis 6.0% 11.1% 5.1%
34   Black Skimmer 5.7% 11.1% 5.4%
35   Clapper Rail 4.0% 11.1% 7.1%
36   Willet 3.3% 11.1% 7.8%