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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, NY, USA

based on 3 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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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 100.0% 58.7%
2   Herring Gull 39.5% 100.0% 60.5%
3   Laughing Gull 32.0% 100.0% 68.0%
4   Osprey 30.7% 100.0% 69.3%
5   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 100.0% 71.5%
6   Snowy Egret 22.5% 100.0% 77.5%
7   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 100.0% 78.0%
8   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 100.0% 78.9%
9   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 100.0% 87.6%
10   Canada Goose 40.8% 66.7% 25.9%
11   Great Egret 34.5% 66.7% 32.1%
12   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 66.7% 34.9%
13   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 66.7% 36.0%
14   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 66.7% 39.7%
15   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 66.7% 42.5%
16   Common Tern 16.4% 66.7% 50.3%
17   Forster's Tern 13.2% 66.7% 53.5%
18   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 66.7% 56.3%
19   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9.1% 66.7% 57.5%
20   Glossy Ibis 6.5% 66.7% 60.1%
21   Ruddy Turnstone 5.5% 66.7% 61.2%
22   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.3% 66.7% 62.4%
23   Clapper Rail 4.2% 66.7% 62.4%
24   Brant 0.8% 66.7% 65.9%
25   Mallard 40.8% 33.3% 7.5%
26   Barn Swallow 39.9% 33.3% 6.5%
27   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 33.3% 16.3%
28   Greater Yellowlegs 15.9% 33.3% 17.5%
29   American Black Duck 10.0% 33.3% 23.3%
30   Fish Crow 9.0% 33.3% 24.3%
31   Black-bellied Plover 7.4% 33.3% 25.9%
32   Willet 3.6% 33.3% 29.7%
33   Saltmarsh Sparrow 2.1% 33.3% 31.2%