Top Birds at Riis Landing in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States
based on 13 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Riis Landing 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.
| Evidence | Sampling | Score | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Links | Species | Media | Years | Birders | Hits | Frequency | Percentile | |
| 1 | Double-crested Cormorant | 0 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 76.9% | 83% | ||
| 2 | Laughing Gull | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 76.9% | 80% | ||
| 3 | Common Tern | 0 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 76.9% | 88% | ||
| 4 | American Herring Gull | 0 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 61.5% | 71% | ||
| 5 | Barn Swallow | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 53.8% | 76% | ||
| 6 | Rock Pigeon | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 38.5% | 46% | ||
| 7 | Great Black-backed Gull | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 38.5% | 53% | ||
| 8 | European Starling | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 30.8% | 36% | ||
| 9 | Osprey | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 30.8% | 50% | ||
| 10 | Least Tern | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30.8% | 81% | ||
| 11 | House Sparrow | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 23.1% | 18% | ||
| 12 | Song Sparrow | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 23.1% | 38% | ||
| 13 | Ring-billed Gull | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 23.1% | 33% | ||
| 14 | House Finch | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 23.1% | 69% | ||
| 15 | Mourning Dove | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15.4% | 9% | ||
| 16 | Canada Goose | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15.4% | 22% | ||
| 17 | American Oystercatcher | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15.4% | 31% | ||
| 18 | Sandwich Tern | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15.4% | 80% | ||
| 19 | Mallard | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.7% | 11% | ||
| 20 | Chimney Swift | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.7% | 9% | ||
| 21 | Least Sandpiper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.7% | 18% | ||
| 22 | Greater Yellowlegs | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.7% | 26% | ||
| 23 | Tree Swallow | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.7% | 23% | ||
| 24 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.7% | 33% | ||
| 25 | Black Skimmer | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.7% | 25% | ||
| 26 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.7% | 38% | ||
| 27 | Sanderling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.7% | 32% | ||
| 28 | Royal Tern | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.7% | 29% | ||