Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 40 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 | 12.3% | 95.0% | 82.7% | |||
| 2 | Double-crested Cormorant | 41.3% | 87.5% | 46.2% | |||
| 3 | Osprey | 30.6% | 85.0% | 54.4% | |||
| 4 | Herring Gull | 39.5% | 82.5% | 43.0% | |||
| 5 | Semipalmated Plover | 21.1% | 80.0% | 58.9% | |||
| 6 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 24.1% | 75.0% | 50.9% | |||
| 7 | Least Sandpiper | 22.0% | 72.5% | 50.5% | |||
| 8 | Laughing Gull | 32.0% | 70.0% | 38.0% | |||
| 9 | Common Tern | 16.4% | 70.0% | 53.6% | |||
| 10 | Great Egret | 34.5% | 67.5% | 33.0% | |||
| 11 | Great Black-backed Gull | 27.0% | 62.5% | 35.5% | |||
| 12 | Snowy Egret | 22.5% | 60.0% | 37.5% | |||
| 13 | Least Tern | 5.0% | 57.5% | 52.5% | |||
| 14 | Red-winged Blackbird | 28.5% | 50.0% | 21.5% | |||
| 15 | Barn Swallow | 39.9% | 47.5% | 7.6% | |||
| 16 | Ruddy Turnstone | 5.4% | 47.5% | 42.1% | |||
| 17 | Spotted Sandpiper | 17.0% | 42.5% | 25.5% | |||
| 18 | Short-billed Dowitcher | 10.4% | 42.5% | 32.1% | |||
| 19 | Eastern Towhee | 7.0% | 42.5% | 35.5% | |||
| 20 | Greater Yellowlegs | 15.8% | 40.0% | 24.2% | |||
| 21 | Forster's Tern | 13.2% | 40.0% | 26.8% | |||
| 22 | Clapper Rail | 4.2% | 30.0% | 25.8% | |||
| 23 | Canada Goose | 40.8% | 27.5% | 13.3% | |||
| 24 | Black-bellied Plover | 7.4% | 27.5% | 20.1% | |||
| 25 | Song Sparrow | 35.0% | 25.0% | 10.0% | |||
| 26 | Ring-billed Gull | 31.8% | 25.0% | 6.8% | |||
| 27 | Peregrine Falcon | 7.6% | 25.0% | 17.4% | |||
| 28 | Great Blue Heron | 30.6% | 22.5% | 8.1% | |||
| 29 | Marsh Wren | 5.6% | 22.5% | 16.9% | |||
| 30 | Black Skimmer | 5.7% | 20.0% | 14.3% | |||
| 31 | Boat-tailed Grackle | 4.3% | 20.0% | 15.7% | |||
| 32 | Gull-billed Tern | 1.2% | 20.0% | 18.8% | |||
| 33 | Seaside Sparrow | 1.1% | 20.0% | 18.9% | |||
| 34 | Brant | 0.8% | 20.0% | 19.2% | |||
| 35 | Gray Catbird | 54.7% | 17.5% | 37.2% | |||
| 36 | European Starling | 51.2% | 17.5% | 33.7% | |||
| 37 | Lesser Yellowlegs | 13.9% | 15.0% | 1.1% | |||
| 38 | American Black Duck | 10.0% | 15.0% | 5.0% | |||
| 39 | Glossy Ibis | 6.5% | 15.0% | 8.5% | |||
| 40 | Sanderling | 5.3% | 15.0% | 9.7% | |||
| 41 | Willet | 3.6% | 15.0% | 11.4% | |||
| 42 | Bank Swallow | 3.1% | 15.0% | 11.9% | |||
| 43 | Royal Tern | 2.2% | 15.0% | 12.8% | |||
| 44 | Northern Harrier | 0.9% | 12.5% | 11.6% | |||
| 45 | Northern Cardinal | 47.8% | 10.0% | 37.8% | |||
| 46 | American Goldfinch | 37.7% | 10.0% | 27.7% | |||
| 47 | Yellow Warbler | 20.2% | 10.0% | 10.2% | |||
| 48 | Common Yellowthroat | 15.2% | 10.0% | 5.2% | |||
| 49 | Tree Swallow | 14.1% | 10.0% | 4.1% | |||
| 50 | Carolina Wren | 24.7% | 7.5% | 17.2% | |||
| 51 | Killdeer | 14.2% | 7.5% | 6.7% | |||
| 52 | Willow Flycatcher | 4.7% | 7.5% | 2.8% | |||
| 53 | Marbled Godwit | 0.7% | 7.5% | 6.8% | |||
| 54 | Whimbrel | 0.5% | 7.5% | 7.0% | |||
| 55 | Mallard | 40.9% | 5.0% | 35.9% | |||
| 56 | House Wren | 11.4% | 5.0% | 6.4% | |||
| 57 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 9.1% | 5.0% | 4.1% | |||
| 58 | Fish Crow | 9.0% | 5.0% | 4.0% | |||
| 59 | White-rumped Sandpiper | 4.0% | 5.0% | 1.0% | |||
| 60 | Caspian Tern | 1.9% | 5.0% | 3.1% | |||
| 61 | Red Knot | 1.0% | 5.0% | 4.0% | |||
| 62 | American Robin | 57.3% | 2.5% | 54.8% | |||
| 63 | Mourning Dove | 53.8% | 2.5% | 51.3% | |||
| 64 | Rock Pigeon | 35.4% | 2.5% | 32.9% | |||
| 65 | Northern Flicker | 26.0% | 2.5% | 23.5% | |||
| 66 | Eastern Kingbird | 16.7% | 2.5% | 14.2% | |||
| 67 | Baltimore Oriole | 15.1% | 2.5% | 12.6% | |||
| 68 | American Crow | 14.4% | 2.5% | 11.9% | |||
| 69 | Little Blue Heron | 4.2% | 2.5% | 1.7% | |||
| 70 | Purple Martin | 3.2% | 2.5% | 0.7% | |||
| 71 | Bobolink | 2.2% | 2.5% | 0.3% | |||
| 72 | Saltmarsh Sparrow | 2.1% | 2.5% | 0.4% | |||
| 73 | Least Flycatcher | 2.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | |||
| 74 | Baird's Sandpiper | 0.7% | 2.5% | 1.8% | |||
| 75 | Savannah Sparrow | 0.7% | 2.5% | 1.8% |