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Top Birds at Jacob Riis Park in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 88 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jacob Riis Park 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 32.2% 75.0% 42.8%
2   American Herring Gull 37.7% 69.3% 31.6%
3   Great Black-backed Gull 25.2% 60.2% 35.0%
4   Ring-billed Gull 30.8% 59.1% 28.3%
5   American Oystercatcher 11.3% 54.5% 43.2%
6   European Starling 49.3% 51.1% 1.8%
7   Rock Pigeon 35.9% 47.7% 11.8%
8   Common Tern 16.1% 47.7% 31.6%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 40.1% 43.2% 3.0%
10   Sanderling 5.1% 43.2% 38.0%
11   Killdeer 13.4% 42.0% 28.6%
12   Barn Swallow 37.7% 40.9% 3.2%
13   Osprey 30.7% 37.5% 6.8%
14   House Sparrow 49.1% 33.0% 16.2%
15   Northern Mockingbird 34.9% 33.0% 1.9%
16   Buff-breasted Sandpiper 0.2% 27.3% 27.0%
17   Mourning Dove 53.5% 23.9% 29.6%
18   Royal Tern 2.5% 18.2% 15.7%
19   Chimney Swift 23.8% 14.8% 9.0%
20   Semipalmated Sandpiper 22.8% 13.6% 9.1%
21   Semipalmated Plover 20.3% 12.5% 7.8%
22   Tree Swallow 13.4% 12.5% 0.9%
23   Ruddy Turnstone 5.1% 12.5% 7.4%
24   Red-winged Blackbird 26.7% 11.4% 15.3%
25   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.4% 11.4% 5.9%
26   Song Sparrow 33.8% 10.2% 23.6%
27   Northern Cardinal 48.1% 9.1% 39.0%
28   Least Sandpiper 21.0% 9.1% 12.0%
29   Black-bellied Plover 6.5% 9.1% 2.6%
30   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.5% 9.1% 8.5%
31   Carolina Wren 25.9% 8.0% 17.9%
32   Black Skimmer 5.7% 8.0% 2.2%
33   Gray Catbird 54.4% 6.8% 47.6%
34   Canada Goose 39.9% 6.8% 33.1%
35   House Finch 14.5% 6.8% 7.6%
36   Forster's Tern 13.2% 6.8% 6.4%
37   Least Tern 4.9% 6.8% 1.9%
38   Purple Martin 3.1% 6.8% 3.7%
39   Bank Swallow 2.9% 6.8% 4.0%
40   American Robin 56.2% 5.7% 50.6%
41   Cedar Waxwing 15.5% 5.7% 9.8%
42   American Crow 13.7% 5.7% 8.0%
43   Black Tern 0.8% 5.7% 4.9%
44   American Goldfinch 36.8% 4.5% 32.3%
45   Common Grackle 28.1% 4.5% 23.5%
46   Yellow Warbler 19.4% 4.5% 14.8%
47   Eastern Kingbird 15.6% 4.5% 11.1%
48   Willet 3.3% 4.5% 1.3%
49   Peregrine Falcon 7.0% 3.4% 3.6%
50   Eastern Towhee 6.4% 3.4% 3.0%
51   Surf Scoter 0.1% 3.4% 3.3%
52   Northern Flicker 26.1% 2.3% 23.9%
53   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 2.3% 12.8%
54   Red-tailed Hawk 11.6% 2.3% 9.4%
55   Common Raven 3.4% 2.3% 1.2%
56   Cooper's Hawk 2.5% 2.3% 0.2%
57   Piping Plover 2.0% 2.3% 0.3%
58   Red Knot 0.8% 2.3% 1.4%
59   Merlin 0.5% 2.3% 1.8%
60   Black Scoter 0.3% 2.3% 2.0%
61   Common Eider 0.1% 2.3% 2.2%
62   White-winged Scoter 0.0% 2.3% 2.2%
63   Horned Lark 0.0% 2.3% 2.3%
64   Great Egret 32.8% 1.1% 31.7%
65   Great Blue Heron 30.3% 1.1% 29.2%
66   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 1.1% 24.1%
67   Spotted Sandpiper 15.6% 1.1% 14.4%
68   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 1.1% 14.3%
69   Mute Swan 13.6% 1.1% 12.5%
70   Short-billed Dowitcher 9.6% 1.1% 8.5%
71   Fish Crow 8.5% 1.1% 7.4%
72   Ovenbird 4.7% 1.1% 3.6%
73   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.1% 1.1% 2.9%
74   Solitary Sandpiper 4.0% 1.1% 2.8%
75   American Kestrel 3.8% 1.1% 2.7%
76   Brown Thrasher 2.6% 1.1% 1.5%
77   Caspian Tern 2.3% 1.1% 1.2%
78   Bobolink 2.0% 1.1% 0.9%
79   Common Nighthawk 1.2% 1.1% 0.1%
80   Whimbrel 0.6% 1.1% 0.6%
81   Prothonotary Warbler 0.3% 1.1% 0.8%
82   Wilson's Storm-Petrel 0.1% 1.1% 1.0%
83   Roseate Tern 0.0% 1.1% 1.1%
84   Brown Booby 0.0% 1.1% 1.1%
85   Northern Gannet 0.0% 1.1% 1.1%
86   Great Shearwater 0.0% 1.1% 1.1%
87   Long-tailed Jaeger 0% 1.1% 1.1%