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Top Birds at Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 21 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway 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   Osprey 30.7% 52.4% 21.7%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 47.6% 6.3%
3   Great Egret 34.5% 47.6% 13.1%
4   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 47.6% 17.0%
5   Mute Swan 14.4% 47.6% 33.2%
6   Laughing Gull 32.0% 38.1% 6.1%
7   Mallard 40.8% 33.3% 7.5%
8   Herring Gull 39.5% 33.3% 6.2%
9   Canada Goose 40.8% 28.6% 12.2%
10   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 28.6% 6.8%
11   Mourning Dove 53.7% 23.8% 29.9%
12   House Sparrow 50.0% 23.8% 26.2%
13   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 23.8% 24.0%
14   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 23.8% 8.0%
15   Forster's Tern 13.2% 23.8% 10.6%
16   American Robin 57.2% 19.0% 38.2%
17   Gray Catbird 54.7% 19.0% 35.6%
18   European Starling 51.1% 19.0% 32.1%
19   Blue Jay 35.3% 19.0% 16.3%
20   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 19.0% 8.0%
21   Snowy Egret 22.5% 19.0% 3.5%
22   Common Tern 16.4% 19.0% 2.6%
23   Barn Swallow 39.9% 14.3% 25.6%
24   American Goldfinch 37.7% 14.3% 23.4%
25   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 14.3% 21.7%
26   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 14.3% 14.2%
27   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.5% 14.3% 0.3%
28   American Black Duck 10.0% 14.3% 4.2%
29   Song Sparrow 35.0% 9.5% 25.5%
30   Chimney Swift 23.8% 9.5% 14.3%
31   Killdeer 14.2% 9.5% 4.6%
32   Fish Crow 9.0% 9.5% 0.5%
33   Common Grackle 28.2% 4.8% 23.5%
34   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 4.8% 20.5%
35   Carolina Wren 24.7% 4.8% 20.0%
36   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 4.8% 19.4%
37   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 4.8% 17.3%
38   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 4.8% 16.3%
39   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.3% 4.8% 14.6%
40   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 4.8% 12.1%
41   Greater Yellowlegs 15.9% 4.8% 11.1%
42   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 4.8% 9.2%
43   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 4.8% 6.7%
44   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9.1% 4.8% 4.4%
45   Black Skimmer 5.8% 4.8% 1.0%
46   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 4.8% 0.6%
47   Brant 0.8% 4.8% 4.0%