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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East) in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

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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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Double-crested Cormorant 40.1% 100.0% 59.9%
2   Laughing Gull 32.3% 100.0% 67.7%
3   Snowy Egret 21.0% 100.0% 79.0%
4   American Oystercatcher 11.4% 100.0% 88.6%
5   American Herring Gull 37.7% 93.3% 55.6%
6   Great Egret 32.7% 93.3% 60.6%
7   Red-winged Blackbird 26.7% 93.3% 66.7%
8   Semipalmated Sandpiper 22.7% 93.3% 70.6%
9   Semipalmated Plover 20.3% 93.3% 73.1%
10   Osprey 30.7% 86.7% 56.0%
11   Forster's Tern 13.1% 86.7% 73.5%
12   Short-billed Dowitcher 9.6% 86.7% 77.1%
13   Great Blue Heron 30.2% 80.0% 49.8%
14   Great Black-backed Gull 25.2% 80.0% 54.8%
15   Least Sandpiper 21.0% 80.0% 59.0%
16   Black-bellied Plover 6.5% 66.7% 60.2%
17   Ruddy Turnstone 5.1% 66.7% 61.6%
18   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.1% 66.7% 62.6%
19   Common Tern 16.1% 60.0% 43.9%
20   Canada Goose 39.9% 53.3% 13.5%
21   Barn Swallow 37.7% 53.3% 15.6%
22   Ring-billed Gull 30.8% 53.3% 22.5%
23   Greater Yellowlegs 14.6% 53.3% 38.7%
24   Black-crowned Night-Heron 13.2% 53.3% 40.2%
25   Brant 0.8% 53.3% 52.6%
26   Clapper Rail 4.0% 46.7% 42.7%
27   Willet 3.3% 46.7% 43.4%
28   Lesser Yellowlegs 12.7% 40.0% 27.3%
29   Glossy Ibis 6.0% 40.0% 34.0%
30   Mallard 39.4% 33.3% 6.0%
31   Spotted Sandpiper 15.5% 33.3% 17.8%
32   Royal Tern 2.5% 26.7% 24.2%
33   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 8.8% 20.0% 11.2%
34   Black Skimmer 5.7% 20.0% 14.3%
35   Little Blue Heron 3.8% 20.0% 16.2%
36   American Goldfinch 36.8% 13.3% 23.5%
37   Peregrine Falcon 7.0% 13.3% 6.3%
38   Least Tern 4.9% 13.3% 8.4%
39   Yellow Warbler 19.3% 6.7% 12.7%
40   Killdeer 13.5% 6.7% 6.8%
41   American Black Duck 9.4% 6.7% 2.8%
42   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.9% 6.7% 2.2%
43   Fish Crow 8.5% 6.7% 1.8%
44   Sanderling 5.2% 6.7% 1.5%
45   White-rumped Sandpiper 3.8% 6.7% 2.9%
46   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.7% 6.7% 4.9%
47   Gull-billed Tern 1.2% 6.7% 5.4%
48   American White Pelican 0.8% 6.7% 5.8%