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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Black Wall Marsh in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

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.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Greater Yellowlegs 14.7% 100.0% 85.3%
2   American Oystercatcher 11.4% 100.0% 88.6%
3   Black-bellied Plover 6.5% 100.0% 93.5%
4   American Herring Gull 37.7% 66.7% 28.9%
5   Laughing Gull 32.3% 66.7% 34.4%
6   Osprey 30.7% 66.7% 36.0%
7   Semipalmated Sandpiper 22.7% 66.7% 43.9%
8   Least Sandpiper 21.0% 66.7% 45.6%
9   Semipalmated Plover 20.3% 66.7% 46.4%
10   Common Tern 16.1% 66.7% 50.5%
11   Forster's Tern 13.2% 66.7% 53.5%
12   Short-billed Dowitcher 9.6% 66.7% 57.1%
13   Double-crested Cormorant 40.1% 33.3% 6.8%
14   Great Egret 32.7% 33.3% 0.6%
15   Great Blue Heron 30.3% 33.3% 3.1%
16   Great Black-backed Gull 25.2% 33.3% 8.1%
17   Snowy Egret 21.1% 33.3% 12.3%
18   Spotted Sandpiper 15.5% 33.3% 17.8%
19   Tree Swallow 13.4% 33.3% 19.9%
20   American Black Duck 9.4% 33.3% 23.9%
21   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 8.8% 33.3% 24.5%
22   Glossy Ibis 6.0% 33.3% 27.3%
23   Willet 3.3% 33.3% 30.1%