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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 40.781243, -73.966507

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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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Great Black-backed Gull 25.2% 81.2% 56.0%
2   Common Tern 16.1% 75.0% 58.9%
3   American Herring Gull 37.7% 68.8% 31.0%
4   Ring-billed Gull 30.8% 68.8% 37.9%
5   Sanderling 5.2% 68.8% 63.6%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 40.1% 62.5% 22.4%
7   Osprey 30.7% 62.5% 31.8%
8   American Oystercatcher 11.4% 62.5% 51.1%
9   Barn Swallow 37.7% 56.2% 18.5%
10   Laughing Gull 32.3% 56.2% 24.0%
11   Ruddy Turnstone 5.1% 56.2% 51.1%
12   Piping Plover 2.0% 56.2% 54.3%
13   Mourning Dove 53.5% 50.0% 3.5%
14   Northern Mockingbird 34.9% 50.0% 15.1%
15   Semipalmated Sandpiper 22.7% 50.0% 27.3%
16   Least Sandpiper 21.0% 50.0% 29.0%
17   Semipalmated Plover 20.3% 43.8% 23.5%
18   Black-bellied Plover 6.5% 43.8% 37.3%
19   Least Tern 4.9% 43.8% 38.8%
20   Song Sparrow 33.8% 37.5% 3.7%
21   Red-winged Blackbird 26.7% 37.5% 10.8%
22   Tree Swallow 13.4% 31.2% 17.8%
23   Black Skimmer 5.7% 31.2% 25.5%
24   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.5% 31.2% 30.7%
25   American Robin 56.2% 25.0% 31.2%
26   Canada Goose 39.9% 25.0% 14.9%
27   Killdeer 13.4% 25.0% 11.6%
28   Spotted Sandpiper 15.5% 18.8% 3.2%
29   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 18.8% 3.7%
30   Lesser Yellowlegs 12.7% 18.8% 6.0%
31   Peregrine Falcon 7.0% 18.8% 11.8%
32   Eastern Towhee 6.4% 18.8% 12.4%
33   Willet 3.3% 18.8% 15.5%
34   European Starling 49.3% 12.5% 36.8%
35   American Goldfinch 36.8% 12.5% 24.3%
36   Rock Pigeon 35.9% 12.5% 23.4%
37   Cedar Waxwing 15.5% 12.5% 3.0%
38   Short-billed Dowitcher 9.6% 12.5% 2.9%
39   Bank Swallow 2.9% 12.5% 9.6%
40   Whimbrel 0.5% 12.5% 12.0%
41   Common Loon 0.4% 12.5% 12.1%
42   Gray Catbird 54.3% 6.2% 48.1%
43   Great Egret 32.8% 6.2% 26.5%
44   Common Grackle 28.1% 6.2% 21.8%
45   Northern Flicker 26.1% 6.2% 19.9%
46   Chimney Swift 23.8% 6.2% 17.5%
47   American Redstart 22.5% 6.2% 16.2%
48   Yellow Warbler 19.3% 6.2% 13.1%
49   Greater Yellowlegs 14.7% 6.2% 8.4%
50   Forster's Tern 13.2% 6.2% 6.9%
51   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.9% 6.2% 2.6%
52   Fish Crow 8.5% 6.2% 2.3%
53   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.5% 6.2% 0.8%
54   Common Raven 3.4% 6.2% 2.8%
55   Royal Tern 2.5% 6.2% 3.8%
56   Caspian Tern 2.3% 6.2% 4.0%
57   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1.8% 6.2% 4.5%
58   Northern Harrier 0.7% 6.2% 5.5%
59   Savannah Sparrow 0.6% 6.2% 5.7%
60   Bonaparte's Gull 0.3% 6.2% 5.9%
61   Common Eider 0.1% 6.2% 6.2%
62   Roseate Tern 0.0% 6.2% 6.2%
63   Northern Gannet 0.0% 6.2% 6.2%
64   Great Shearwater 0.0% 6.2% 6.2%
65   Yellow-headed Blackbird 0.0% 6.2% 6.2%
66   Cory's Shearwater 0% 6.2% 6.2%