Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Black Wall Marsh in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 3 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Black Wall Marsh 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 | Greater Yellowlegs | 15.8% | 100.0% | 84.2% | |||
| 2 | American Oystercatcher | 12.4% | 100.0% | 87.6% | |||
| 3 | Black-bellied Plover | 7.4% | 100.0% | 92.6% | |||
| 4 | Herring Gull | 39.5% | 66.7% | 27.2% | |||
| 5 | Laughing Gull | 32.0% | 66.7% | 34.7% | |||
| 6 | Osprey | 30.7% | 66.7% | 36.0% | |||
| 7 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 24.2% | 66.7% | 42.5% | |||
| 8 | Least Sandpiper | 22.0% | 66.7% | 44.7% | |||
| 9 | Semipalmated Plover | 21.1% | 66.7% | 45.6% | |||
| 10 | Common Tern | 16.4% | 66.7% | 50.3% | |||
| 11 | Forster's Tern | 13.2% | 66.7% | 53.5% | |||
| 12 | Short-billed Dowitcher | 10.4% | 66.7% | 56.3% | |||
| 13 | Double-crested Cormorant | 41.3% | 33.3% | 8.0% | |||
| 14 | Great Egret | 34.5% | 33.3% | 1.2% | |||
| 15 | Great Blue Heron | 30.6% | 33.3% | 2.7% | |||
| 16 | Great Black-backed Gull | 27.0% | 33.3% | 6.3% | |||
| 17 | Snowy Egret | 22.5% | 33.3% | 10.8% | |||
| 18 | Spotted Sandpiper | 17.0% | 33.3% | 16.3% | |||
| 19 | Tree Swallow | 14.1% | 33.3% | 19.2% | |||
| 20 | American Black Duck | 10.0% | 33.3% | 23.3% | |||
| 21 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 9.1% | 33.3% | 24.2% | |||
| 22 | Glossy Ibis | 6.5% | 33.3% | 26.8% | |||
| 23 | Willet | 3.6% | 33.3% | 29.7% |