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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 9 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, JoCo 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   Laughing Gull 32.0% 88.9% 56.9%
2   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 88.9% 58.3%
3   Great Egret 34.5% 77.8% 43.3%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 66.7% 25.3%
5   Snowy Egret 22.5% 66.7% 44.2%
6   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 66.7% 54.3%
7   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.3% 66.7% 62.4%
8   Clapper Rail 4.2% 66.7% 62.4%
9   Herring Gull 39.5% 55.6% 16.1%
10   Osprey 30.7% 55.6% 24.9%
11   Willet 3.6% 55.6% 51.9%
12   Greater Yellowlegs 15.8% 44.4% 28.6%
13   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 44.4% 34.1%
14   American Black Duck 10.0% 44.4% 34.4%
15   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9.1% 44.4% 35.3%
16   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 33.3% 4.9%
17   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 33.3% 9.2%
18   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 33.3% 11.3%
19   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 33.3% 12.2%
20   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 33.3% 16.3%
21   Common Tern 16.4% 33.3% 16.9%
22   House Sparrow 50.0% 22.2% 27.8%
23   Barn Swallow 39.9% 22.2% 17.7%
24   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 22.2% 9.6%
25   Forster's Tern 13.2% 22.2% 9.0%
26   Glossy Ibis 6.5% 22.2% 15.7%
27   Canada Goose 40.8% 11.1% 29.7%
28   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 11.1% 24.3%
29   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.5% 11.1% 3.4%
30   American Crow 14.4% 11.1% 3.3%
31   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 11.1% 3.5%
32   Black Skimmer 5.8% 11.1% 5.4%
33   Gull-billed Tern 1.2% 11.1% 9.9%
34   Seaside Sparrow 1.1% 11.1% 10.0%
35   Marbled Godwit 0.7% 11.1% 10.4%