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Top Birds at Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States

based on 16 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 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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Evidence Sampling Score
# Links Species Media Years Birders Hits Frequency Percentile
1   Great Black-backed Gull 3 5 17 13 81.2% 91%
2   Common Tern 3 5 16 12 75.0% 89%
3   American Herring Gull 1 5 15 11 68.8% 79%
4   Ring-billed Gull 0 5 15 11 68.8% 83%
5   Sanderling 1 5 15 11 68.8% 93%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 0 5 14 10 62.5% 75%
7   Osprey 0 5 13 10 62.5% 81%
8   American Oystercatcher 0 5 14 10 62.5% 82%
9   Barn Swallow 0 5 13 9 56.2% 81%
10   Laughing Gull 0 5 12 9 56.2% 64%
11   Ruddy Turnstone 3 5 12 9 56.2% 85%
12   Piping Plover 0 4 10 9 56.2% 93%
13   Mourning Dove 0 4 11 8 50.0% 59%
14   Northern Mockingbird 0 4 12 8 50.0% 75%
15   Semipalmated Sandpiper 2 5 11 8 50.0% 75%
16   Least Sandpiper 1 5 12 8 50.0% 82%
17   Semipalmated Plover 1 4 9 7 43.8% 72%
18   Black-bellied Plover 0 4 8 7 43.8% 85%
19   Least Tern 1 5 10 7 43.8% 95%
20   Song Sparrow 0 4 9 6 37.5% 59%
21   Red-winged Blackbird 0 4 9 6 37.5% 69%
22   Tree Swallow 0 4 7 5 31.2% 77%
23   Black Skimmer 0 4 8 5 31.2% 81%
24   Lesser Black-backed Gull 3 4 8 5 31.2% 95%
25   American Robin 0 3 7 4 25.0% 29%
26   Canada Goose 0 3 4 4 25.0% 39%
27   Killdeer 0 4 6 4 25.0% 63%
28   Spotted Sandpiper 1 3 5 3 18.8% 56%
29   Common Yellowthroat 0 2 5 3 18.8% 61%
30   Lesser Yellowlegs 0 3 5 3 18.8% 61%
31   Peregrine Falcon 0 3 6 3 18.8% 80%
32   Eastern Towhee 0 2 4 3 18.8% 68%
33   Willet 0 2 3 3 18.8% 71%
34   European Starling 0 2 2 2 12.5% 9%
35   Rock Pigeon 0 2 2 2 12.5% 13%
36   American Goldfinch 0 2 4 2 12.5% 16%
37   Cedar Waxwing 0 1 4 2 12.5% 45%
38   Short-billed Dowitcher 0 2 2 2 12.5% 59%
39   Bank Swallow 0 2 2 2 12.5% 72%
40   Hudsonian Whimbrel 2 2 3 2 12.5% 87%
41   Common Loon 0 2 5 2 12.5% 81%
42   Gray Catbird 0 1 1 1 6.2% 2%
43   Great Egret 0 1 3 1 6.2% 11%
44   Common Grackle 0 1 1 1 6.2% 5%
45   Northern Flicker 0 1 3 1 6.2% 7%
46   Chimney Swift 0 1 1 1 6.2% 7%
47   American Redstart 0 1 1 1 6.2% 15%
48   Northern Yellow Warbler 0 1 1 1 6.2% 13%
49   Greater Yellowlegs 0 1 1 1 6.2% 22%
50   Forster's Tern 0 1 1 1 6.2% 18%
51   Fish Crow 0 1 1 1 6.2% 20%
52   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 0 1 1 1 6.2% 28%
53   Brown-headed Cowbird 0 1 1 1 6.2% 31%
54   Common Raven 0 1 1 1 6.2% 39%
55   Royal Tern 0 1 1 1 6.2% 22%
56   Caspian Tern 0 1 1 1 6.2% 43%
57   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0 1 1 1 6.2% 61%
58   Northern Harrier 0 1 1 1 6.2% 65%
59   Savannah Sparrow 0 1 1 1 6.2% 75%
60   Bonaparte's Gull 0 1 1 1 6.2% 69%
61   Common Eider 0 1 1 1 6.2% 73%
62   Roseate Tern 1 1 2 1 6.2% 75%
63   Northern Gannet 0 1 1 1 6.2% 100%
64   Great Shearwater 1 1 2 1 6.2% 100%
65   Yellow-headed Blackbird 0 1 1 1 6.2% 100%
66   Cory's Shearwater 1 1 2 1 6.2% 100%