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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East) in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States

based on 15 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East) 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   Double-crested Cormorant 0 4 4 15 100.0% 98%
2   Laughing Gull 0 4 4 15 100.0% 97%
3   Snowy Egret 0 4 4 15 100.0% 99%
4   American Oystercatcher 0 4 4 15 100.0% 99%
5   American Herring Gull 0 4 4 14 93.3% 95%
6   Great Egret 0 4 4 14 93.3% 96%
7   Red-winged Blackbird 0 4 4 14 93.3% 100%
8   Semipalmated Sandpiper 0 4 4 14 93.3% 98%
9   Semipalmated Plover 1 4 4 14 93.3% 97%
10   Osprey 0 4 4 13 86.7% 94%
11   Forster's Tern 1 4 4 13 86.7% 99%
12   Short-billed Dowitcher 3 4 4 13 86.7% 97%
13   Great Blue Heron 0 4 4 12 80.0% 94%
14   Great Black-backed Gull 0 4 4 12 80.0% 88%
15   Least Sandpiper 0 4 3 12 80.0% 96%
16   Black-bellied Plover 1 3 4 10 66.7% 94%
17   Ruddy Turnstone 0 4 2 10 66.7% 91%
18   Boat-tailed Grackle 0 4 4 10 66.7% 98%
19   Common Tern 0 4 2 9 60.0% 78%
20   Canada Goose 0 4 4 8 53.3% 71%
21   Barn Swallow 0 3 4 8 53.3% 77%
22   Ring-billed Gull 0 4 4 8 53.3% 70%
23   Greater Yellowlegs 0 3 4 8 53.3% 84%
24   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 2 3 8 53.3% 94%
25   Brant 1 4 4 8 53.3% 98%
26   Clapper Rail 0 4 3 7 46.7% 88%
27   Willet 0 3 3 7 46.7% 94%
28   Lesser Yellowlegs 1 2 3 6 40.0% 83%
29   Glossy Ibis 0 4 2 6 40.0% 93%
30   Mallard 0 3 3 5 33.3% 52%
31   Spotted Sandpiper 0 3 2 5 33.3% 77%
32   Royal Tern 2 1 3 4 26.7% 81%
33   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 0 3 2 3 20.0% 55%
34   Black Skimmer 1 2 2 3 20.0% 60%
35   Little Blue Heron 1 2 2 3 20.0% 74%
36   American Goldfinch 0 1 2 2 13.3% 18%
37   Peregrine Falcon 0 1 2 2 13.3% 70%
38   Least Tern 0 1 2 2 13.3% 54%
39   Northern Yellow Warbler 0 1 1 1 6.7% 15%
40   Killdeer 0 1 1 1 6.7% 15%
41   American Black Duck 0 1 2 1 6.7% 29%
42   Fish Crow 0 1 2 1 6.7% 21%
43   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 0 1 1 1 6.7% 29%
44   Sanderling 0 1 1 1 6.7% 28%
45   White-rumped Sandpiper 1 1 1 1 6.7% 53%
46   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1 1 1 1 6.7% 59%
47   Gull-billed Tern 1 1 2 1 6.7% 42%
48   American White Pelican 1 1 1 1 6.7% 53%