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Top Birds at Plumb Beach--West in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 16 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Plumb Beach--West 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   Laughing Gull 32.0% 75.0% 43.0%
2   Herring Gull 39.5% 62.5% 23.0%
3   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 62.5% 27.1%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 56.2% 14.9%
5   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 56.2% 24.5%
6   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 43.8% 22.7%
7   European Starling 51.1% 37.5% 13.6%
8   House Sparrow 50.0% 37.5% 12.5%
9   Canada Goose 40.8% 31.2% 9.6%
10   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 25.0% 22.8%
11   Barn Swallow 39.9% 25.0% 14.9%
12   Great Egret 34.5% 25.0% 9.5%
13   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 25.0% 2.0%
14   Mourning Dove 53.7% 18.8% 35.0%
15   Song Sparrow 35.0% 18.8% 16.3%
16   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 18.8% 9.7%
17   Mute Swan 14.5% 18.8% 4.3%
18   Black Skimmer 5.8% 18.8% 13.0%
19   Sanderling 5.3% 18.8% 13.4%
20   Least Tern 5.1% 18.8% 13.7%
21   American Robin 57.2% 12.5% 44.7%
22   Osprey 30.7% 12.5% 18.2%
23   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 12.5% 11.7%
24   Snowy Egret 22.5% 12.5% 10.0%
25   Common Tern 16.4% 12.5% 3.9%
26   Killdeer 14.2% 12.5% 1.7%
27   Mallard 40.8% 6.2% 34.6%
28   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 6.2% 29.8%
29   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 6.2% 24.4%
30   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 6.2% 15.8%
31   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 6.2% 9.2%
32   House Finch 14.9% 6.2% 8.7%
33   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.5% 6.2% 8.3%
34   Tree Swallow 14.1% 6.2% 7.9%
35   Forster's Tern 13.2% 6.2% 6.9%
36   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 6.2% 6.1%
37   Willet 3.6% 6.2% 2.6%
38   Common Raven 2.8% 6.2% 3.5%
39   Royal Tern 2.2% 6.2% 4.0%