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

based on 18 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek 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   Short-billed Dowitcher 9.6% 88.9% 79.3%
2   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 8.8% 88.9% 80.1%
3   Laughing Gull 32.3% 83.3% 51.1%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 40.1% 77.8% 37.6%
5   American Herring Gull 37.7% 77.8% 40.0%
6   American Oystercatcher 11.4% 77.8% 66.4%
7   Great Egret 32.7% 72.2% 39.5%
8   Greater Yellowlegs 14.6% 72.2% 57.6%
9   Ruddy Turnstone 5.1% 72.2% 67.1%
10   Osprey 30.7% 61.1% 30.4%
11   Snowy Egret 21.0% 61.1% 40.1%
12   Semipalmated Plover 20.3% 61.1% 40.8%
13   Willet 3.3% 61.1% 57.9%
14   Whimbrel 0.5% 61.1% 60.6%
15   Semipalmated Sandpiper 22.7% 55.6% 32.8%
16   Common Tern 16.1% 55.6% 39.4%
17   Least Sandpiper 21.0% 50.0% 29.0%
18   Black-bellied Plover 6.5% 50.0% 43.5%
19   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.1% 50.0% 45.9%
20   Spotted Sandpiper 15.5% 44.4% 28.9%
21   Forster's Tern 13.2% 44.4% 31.3%
22   Great Black-backed Gull 25.2% 27.8% 2.6%
23   Barn Swallow 37.7% 22.2% 15.5%
24   Clapper Rail 4.0% 22.2% 18.2%
25   Great Blue Heron 30.3% 16.7% 13.6%
26   American Black Duck 9.4% 16.7% 7.2%
27   Glossy Ibis 6.0% 16.7% 10.7%
28   Little Blue Heron 3.8% 16.7% 12.9%
29   Tree Swallow 13.4% 11.1% 2.3%
30   Black-crowned Night-Heron 13.2% 11.1% 2.1%
31   Gull-billed Tern 1.2% 11.1% 9.9%
32   Brant 0.8% 11.1% 10.3%
33   Yellow Warbler 19.4% 5.6% 13.8%
34   Lesser Yellowlegs 12.7% 5.6% 7.2%
35   Peregrine Falcon 7.0% 5.6% 1.4%
36   Black Skimmer 5.7% 5.6% 0.2%
37   Least Tern 4.9% 5.6% 0.6%
38   Royal Tern 2.5% 5.6% 3.1%
39   Green-winged Teal 1.5% 5.6% 4.0%
40   Red-breasted Merganser 0.3% 5.6% 5.3%