Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507
based on 60 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 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 | American Oystercatcher | 11.3% | 96.7% | 85.3% | |||
| 2 | Double-crested Cormorant | 40.1% | 91.7% | 51.6% | |||
| 3 | Osprey | 30.6% | 90.0% | 59.4% | |||
| 4 | American Herring Gull | 37.7% | 86.7% | 49.0% | |||
| 5 | Semipalmated Plover | 20.2% | 86.7% | 66.4% | |||
| 6 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 22.7% | 81.7% | 59.0% | |||
| 7 | Least Sandpiper | 21.0% | 80.0% | 59.0% | |||
| 8 | Great Egret | 32.7% | 76.7% | 44.0% | |||
| 9 | Laughing Gull | 32.2% | 76.7% | 44.4% | |||
| 10 | Great Black-backed Gull | 25.2% | 73.3% | 48.2% | |||
| 11 | Snowy Egret | 21.0% | 73.3% | 52.3% | |||
| 12 | Common Tern | 16.1% | 73.3% | 57.2% | |||
| 13 | Barn Swallow | 37.7% | 61.7% | 24.0% | |||
| 14 | Least Tern | 4.9% | 60.0% | 55.1% | |||
| 15 | Red-winged Blackbird | 26.7% | 56.7% | 30.0% | |||
| 16 | Spotted Sandpiper | 15.5% | 56.7% | 41.2% | |||
| 17 | Ruddy Turnstone | 5.1% | 56.7% | 51.6% | |||
| 18 | Forster's Tern | 13.1% | 53.3% | 40.2% | |||
| 19 | Short-billed Dowitcher | 9.6% | 53.3% | 43.8% | |||
| 20 | Greater Yellowlegs | 14.6% | 51.7% | 37.0% | |||
| 21 | Eastern Towhee | 6.3% | 45.0% | 38.7% | |||
| 22 | Black-bellied Plover | 6.5% | 43.3% | 36.9% | |||
| 23 | Song Sparrow | 33.8% | 41.7% | 7.9% | |||
| 24 | Ring-billed Gull | 30.8% | 41.7% | 10.9% | |||
| 25 | Brant | 0.7% | 38.3% | 37.6% | |||
| 26 | Clapper Rail | 4.0% | 36.7% | 32.7% | |||
| 27 | European Starling | 49.3% | 35.0% | 14.3% | |||
| 28 | Boat-tailed Grackle | 4.1% | 35.0% | 30.9% | |||
| 29 | Black Skimmer | 5.7% | 33.3% | 27.6% | |||
| 30 | Gray Catbird | 54.3% | 31.7% | 22.7% | |||
| 31 | Great Blue Heron | 30.3% | 30.0% | 0.3% | |||
| 32 | Tree Swallow | 13.4% | 30.0% | 16.6% | |||
| 33 | Canada Goose | 39.9% | 28.3% | 11.6% | |||
| 34 | Royal Tern | 2.5% | 28.3% | 25.9% | |||
| 35 | Sanderling | 5.2% | 25.0% | 19.8% | |||
| 36 | American Black Duck | 9.4% | 23.3% | 13.9% | |||
| 37 | Marsh Wren | 5.1% | 23.3% | 18.2% | |||
| 38 | Seaside Sparrow | 0.8% | 23.3% | 22.5% | |||
| 39 | Carolina Wren | 25.8% | 21.7% | 4.2% | |||
| 40 | Yellow Warbler | 19.3% | 21.7% | 2.3% | |||
| 41 | Peregrine Falcon | 7.0% | 20.0% | 13.0% | |||
| 42 | American Goldfinch | 36.8% | 18.3% | 18.5% | |||
| 43 | Common Yellowthroat | 15.1% | 18.3% | 3.3% | |||
| 44 | Lesser Yellowlegs | 12.7% | 18.3% | 5.6% | |||
| 45 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 8.8% | 16.7% | 7.9% | |||
| 46 | Bank Swallow | 2.9% | 16.7% | 13.8% | |||
| 47 | Willow Flycatcher | 4.3% | 15.0% | 10.7% | |||
| 48 | Willet | 3.3% | 15.0% | 11.7% | |||
| 49 | Gull-billed Tern | 1.2% | 13.3% | 12.1% | |||
| 50 | Killdeer | 13.5% | 11.7% | 1.8% | |||
| 51 | Whimbrel | 0.5% | 11.7% | 11.1% | |||
| 52 | House Wren | 10.6% | 10.0% | 0.6% | |||
| 53 | Glossy Ibis | 6.0% | 10.0% | 4.0% | |||
| 54 | Northern Harrier | 0.7% | 10.0% | 9.3% | |||
| 55 | Northern Cardinal | 48.1% | 8.3% | 39.8% | |||
| 56 | American Robin | 56.2% | 6.7% | 49.5% | |||
| 57 | Downy Woodpecker | 25.2% | 6.7% | 18.5% | |||
| 58 | Mourning Dove | 53.5% | 5.0% | 48.5% | |||
| 59 | House Finch | 14.5% | 5.0% | 9.5% | |||
| 60 | Little Blue Heron | 3.8% | 5.0% | 1.2% | |||
| 61 | White-rumped Sandpiper | 3.8% | 5.0% | 1.2% | |||
| 62 | Caspian Tern | 2.3% | 5.0% | 2.7% | |||
| 63 | Marbled Godwit | 0.7% | 5.0% | 4.3% | |||
| 64 | Mallard | 39.4% | 3.3% | 36.1% | |||
| 65 | Northern Mockingbird | 34.9% | 3.3% | 31.6% | |||
| 66 | Cedar Waxwing | 15.5% | 3.3% | 12.2% | |||
| 67 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 13.2% | 3.3% | 9.9% | |||
| 68 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 8.9% | 3.3% | 5.5% | |||
| 69 | Fish Crow | 8.5% | 3.3% | 5.2% | |||
| 70 | Bobolink | 2.0% | 3.3% | 1.3% | |||
| 71 | Red Knot | 0.8% | 3.3% | 2.5% | |||
| 72 | House Sparrow | 49.1% | 1.7% | 47.5% | |||
| 73 | Rock Pigeon | 35.9% | 1.7% | 34.3% | |||
| 74 | Northern Flicker | 26.1% | 1.7% | 24.5% | |||
| 75 | American Redstart | 22.5% | 1.7% | 20.8% | |||
| 76 | Eastern Kingbird | 15.6% | 1.7% | 14.0% | |||
| 77 | Northern Waterthrush | 15.4% | 1.7% | 13.7% | |||
| 78 | Baltimore Oriole | 14.8% | 1.7% | 13.1% | |||
| 79 | American Crow | 13.7% | 1.7% | 12.0% | |||
| 80 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 7.6% | 1.7% | 5.9% | |||
| 81 | Eastern Phoebe | 3.8% | 1.7% | 2.1% | |||
| 82 | Purple Martin | 3.1% | 1.7% | 1.5% | |||
| 83 | Cooper's Hawk | 2.5% | 1.7% | 0.9% | |||
| 84 | Least Flycatcher | 2.1% | 1.7% | 0.5% | |||
| 85 | Saltmarsh Sparrow | 1.7% | 1.7% | 0.1% | |||
| 86 | Green-winged Teal | 1.5% | 1.7% | 0.1% | |||
| 87 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 0.7% | 1.7% | 0.9% | |||
| 88 | Savannah Sparrow | 0.6% | 1.7% | 1.1% | |||
| 89 | Baird's Sandpiper | 0.6% | 1.7% | 1.1% |