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Top Birds at Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 11 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform 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   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 72.7% 31.4%
2   Laughing Gull 32.0% 72.7% 40.7%
3   Gray Catbird 54.7% 63.6% 9.0%
4   Barn Swallow 39.9% 63.6% 23.8%
5   Herring Gull 39.5% 63.6% 24.1%
6   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 63.6% 27.6%
7   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 63.6% 28.2%
8   Osprey 30.7% 63.6% 33.0%
9   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 63.6% 36.6%
10   Tree Swallow 14.1% 63.6% 49.5%
11   American Robin 57.2% 54.5% 2.7%
12   European Starling 51.1% 54.5% 3.4%
13   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 54.5% 26.1%
14   Carolina Wren 24.7% 54.5% 29.8%
15   Chimney Swift 23.8% 54.5% 30.7%
16   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 54.5% 37.7%
17   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 54.5% 37.8%
18   Common Tern 16.4% 54.5% 38.1%
19   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 54.5% 42.2%
20   Eastern Towhee 7.0% 54.5% 47.5%
21   Mourning Dove 53.7% 45.5% 8.3%
22   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 45.5% 2.3%
23   American Goldfinch 37.6% 45.5% 7.8%
24   Common Grackle 28.2% 45.5% 17.2%
25   Northern Flicker 26.0% 45.5% 19.5%
26   American Redstart 22.0% 45.5% 23.5%
27   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 45.5% 25.3%
28   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 45.5% 30.3%
29   House Finch 14.9% 45.5% 30.5%
30   Black-capped Chickadee 11.2% 45.5% 34.2%
31   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 45.5% 39.5%
32   Sanderling 5.3% 45.5% 40.1%
33   Bobolink 2.2% 45.5% 43.2%
34   Great Egret 34.5% 36.4% 1.8%
35   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 36.4% 4.6%
36   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 36.4% 11.1%
37   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 36.4% 20.9%
38   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 36.4% 21.2%
39   Black-and-white Warbler 14.3% 36.4% 22.1%
40   Black-bellied Plover 7.4% 36.4% 29.0%
41   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 36.4% 29.6%
42   Bank Swallow 3.1% 36.4% 33.3%
43   White-eyed Vireo 2.2% 36.4% 34.2%
44   Merlin 0.5% 36.4% 35.8%
45   Canada Goose 40.8% 27.3% 13.5%
46   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 27.3% 3.4%
47   American Crow 14.4% 27.3% 12.9%
48   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 27.3% 19.7%
49   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.0% 27.3% 20.2%
50   Black Skimmer 5.8% 27.3% 21.5%
51   Brown Thrasher 3.1% 27.3% 24.1%
52   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 27.3% 26.5%
53   House Sparrow 50.0% 18.2% 31.8%
54   Song Sparrow 35.0% 18.2% 16.8%
55   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 18.2% 6.0%
56   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 18.2% 2.9%
57   Killdeer 14.2% 18.2% 4.0%
58   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 18.2% 4.3%
59   Green Heron 11.9% 18.2% 6.3%
60   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 18.2% 9.2%
61   Ruddy Turnstone 5.5% 18.2% 12.7%
62   Solitary Sandpiper 3.7% 18.2% 14.5%
63   Indigo Bunting 3.4% 18.2% 14.8%
64   Purple Martin 3.2% 18.2% 15.0%
65   Magnolia Warbler 2.9% 18.2% 15.3%
66   Black-throated Blue Warbler 2.1% 18.2% 16.1%
67   Prairie Warbler 1.1% 18.2% 17.1%
68   Blackburnian Warbler 1.0% 18.2% 17.2%
69   Black Scoter 0.4% 18.2% 17.8%
70   Brown Booby 0.0% 18.2% 18.1%
71   Mallard 40.8% 9.1% 31.7%
72   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 9.1% 12.9%
73   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.5% 9.1% 5.5%
74   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 9.1% 1.3%
75   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 9.1% 0.0%
76   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 9.1% 0.7%
77   Glossy Ibis 6.5% 9.1% 2.5%
78   Canada Warbler 5.7% 9.1% 3.4%
79   Least Tern 5.1% 9.1% 4.0%
80   Chestnut-sided Warbler 5.0% 9.1% 4.1%
81   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.3% 9.1% 4.8%
82   Ovenbird 4.2% 9.1% 4.9%
83   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 9.1% 5.3%
84   Willet 3.6% 9.1% 5.5%
85   Veery 2.6% 9.1% 6.5%
86   Bald Eagle 2.5% 9.1% 6.6%
87   Royal Tern 2.2% 9.1% 6.9%
88   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.1% 9.1% 7.0%
89   Field Sparrow 1.8% 9.1% 7.3%
90   Scarlet Tanager 1.7% 9.1% 7.4%
91   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.3% 9.1% 7.8%
92   Cape May Warbler 1.2% 9.1% 7.9%
93   Black-throated Green Warbler 1.0% 9.1% 8.0%
94   Red Knot 1.0% 9.1% 8.1%
95   Broad-winged Hawk 0.5% 9.1% 8.6%
96   Nashville Warbler 0.4% 9.1% 8.7%
97   Yellow-rumped Warbler 0.2% 9.1% 8.8%
98   Dickcissel 0.2% 9.1% 8.9%