Top Birds at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 75 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House Sparrow | 50.0% | 58.7% | 8.7% | |||
| 2 | Rock Pigeon | 35.4% | 53.3% | 18.0% | |||
| 3 | European Starling | 51.2% | 24.0% | 27.2% | |||
| 4 | Laughing Gull | 32.0% | 24.0% | 8.0% | |||
| 5 | Herring Gull | 39.5% | 20.0% | 19.5% | |||
| 6 | American Crow | 14.4% | 12.0% | 2.4% | |||
| 7 | Double-crested Cormorant | 41.4% | 10.7% | 30.7% | |||
| 8 | Barn Swallow | 39.9% | 8.0% | 31.9% | |||
| 9 | Ring-billed Gull | 31.8% | 6.7% | 25.2% | |||
| 10 | Forster's Tern | 13.2% | 5.3% | 7.9% | |||
| 11 | Great Black-backed Gull | 27.0% | 4.0% | 23.0% | |||
| 12 | Snowy Egret | 22.5% | 4.0% | 18.5% | |||
| 13 | Mallard | 40.9% | 2.7% | 38.2% | |||
| 14 | Great Egret | 34.6% | 2.7% | 31.9% | |||
| 15 | Osprey | 30.7% | 2.7% | 28.1% | |||
| 16 | Great Blue Heron | 30.7% | 2.7% | 28.0% | |||
| 17 | Mute Swan | 14.5% | 2.7% | 11.8% | |||
| 18 | Red-tailed Hawk | 11.4% | 2.7% | 8.8% | |||
| 19 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 6.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% | |||
| 20 | American Kestrel | 3.6% | 2.7% | 0.9% | |||
| 21 | American Robin | 57.3% | 1.3% | 56.0% | |||
| 22 | Canada Goose | 40.9% | 1.3% | 39.5% | |||
| 23 | Red-winged Blackbird | 28.5% | 1.3% | 27.2% | |||
| 24 | Common Grackle | 28.3% | 1.3% | 26.9% | |||
| 25 | Chimney Swift | 23.9% | 1.3% | 22.5% | |||
| 26 | Green Heron | 11.9% | 1.3% | 10.6% | |||
| 27 | Monk Parakeet | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.3% | |||
| 28 | Lark Sparrow | 0.3% | 1.3% | 1.0% |