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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, NY, USA

based on 11 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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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 81.8% 50.0%
2   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 81.8% 54.8%
3   Common Tern 16.4% 81.8% 65.4%
4   Barn Swallow 39.9% 72.7% 32.9%
5   Herring Gull 39.5% 72.7% 33.2%
6   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 72.7% 60.3%
7   Sanderling 5.3% 72.7% 67.4%
8   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 63.6% 22.3%
9   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 63.6% 27.6%
10   Osprey 30.7% 63.6% 33.0%
11   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 63.6% 41.6%
12   Mourning Dove 53.7% 54.5% 0.8%
13   Song Sparrow 35.0% 54.5% 19.5%
14   Laughing Gull 32.0% 54.5% 22.5%
15   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 54.5% 30.4%
16   Ruddy Turnstone 5.5% 54.5% 49.1%
17   Piping Plover 1.9% 54.5% 52.6%
18   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 45.5% 17.0%
19   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 45.5% 24.4%
20   Black-bellied Plover 7.4% 45.5% 38.1%
21   Least Tern 5.1% 45.5% 40.4%
22   American Robin 57.2% 36.4% 20.9%
23   Tree Swallow 14.1% 36.4% 22.3%
24   Black Skimmer 5.7% 36.4% 30.6%
25   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.5% 36.4% 35.9%
26   Canada Goose 40.8% 27.3% 13.5%
27   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 27.3% 10.3%
28   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 27.3% 12.1%
29   Killdeer 14.2% 27.3% 13.1%
30   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 27.3% 13.4%
31   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 27.3% 19.7%
32   Eastern Towhee 7.0% 27.3% 20.2%
33   Willet 3.6% 27.3% 23.7%
34   European Starling 51.1% 18.2% 33.0%
35   American Goldfinch 37.6% 18.2% 19.5%
36   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 18.2% 1.4%
37   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 18.2% 7.8%
38   Whimbrel 0.5% 18.2% 17.6%
39   Common Loon 0.5% 18.2% 17.7%
40   Gray Catbird 54.7% 9.1% 45.6%
41   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 9.1% 26.3%
42   Great Egret 34.5% 9.1% 25.4%
43   Common Grackle 28.2% 9.1% 19.1%
44   Northern Flicker 26.0% 9.1% 16.9%
45   Chimney Swift 23.8% 9.1% 14.7%
46   American Redstart 22.0% 9.1% 12.9%
47   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 9.1% 11.1%
48   Greater Yellowlegs 15.9% 9.1% 6.8%
49   Forster's Tern 13.2% 9.1% 4.1%
50   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 9.1% 0.1%
51   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 9.1% 3.1%
52   Bank Swallow 3.1% 9.1% 6.0%
53   Common Raven 2.8% 9.1% 6.3%
54   Royal Tern 2.2% 9.1% 6.9%
55   Caspian Tern 1.9% 9.1% 7.2%
56   Northern Harrier 0.9% 9.1% 8.2%
57   Savannah Sparrow 0.7% 9.1% 8.4%
58   Bonaparte's Gull 0.4% 9.1% 8.7%
59   Common Eider 0.1% 9.1% 9.0%
60   Roseate Tern 0.0% 9.1% 9.1%
61   Northern Gannet 0.0% 9.1% 9.1%
62   Great Shearwater 0.0% 9.1% 9.1%
63   Cory's Shearwater 0% 9.1% 9.1%