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Top Birds at Jacob Riis Park--Beach in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States

based on 31 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jacob Riis Park--Beach 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   Laughing Gull 1 6 25 24 77.4% 87%
2   Ring-billed Gull 1 6 22 21 67.7% 87%
3   Great Black-backed Gull 1 6 21 21 67.7% 85%
4   American Herring Gull 0 6 21 20 64.5% 81%
5   American Oystercatcher 1 5 22 20 64.5% 89%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 0 6 13 13 41.9% 61%
7   Rock Pigeon 0 6 12 12 38.7% 62%
8   Osprey 0 5 13 12 38.7% 67%
9   Sanderling 0 5 11 11 35.5% 83%
10   Barn Swallow 0 4 10 8 25.8% 52%
11   Common Tern 0 6 8 8 25.8% 49%
12   House Sparrow 0 4 6 7 22.6% 29%
13   Semipalmated Sandpiper 0 3 7 7 22.6% 55%
14   European Starling 0 4 5 6 19.4% 25%
15   Northern Mockingbird 0 4 7 6 19.4% 42%
16   Forster's Tern 0 3 3 4 12.9% 50%
17   Killdeer 0 3 4 4 12.9% 48%
18   Least Tern 0 3 4 4 12.9% 60%
19   Royal Tern 0 2 3 4 12.9% 60%
20   Mourning Dove 0 2 2 2 6.5% 1%
21   Semipalmated Plover 1 2 2 2 6.5% 16%
22   Cedar Waxwing 0 2 2 2 6.5% 25%
23   Black Skimmer 0 2 2 2 6.5% 30%
24   Ruddy Turnstone 0 1 2 2 6.5% 28%
25   Willet 0 1 2 2 6.5% 41%
26   American Robin 0 1 1 1 3.2% 0%
27   Gray Catbird 0 1 1 1 3.2% 1%
28   Mallard 0 1 1 1 3.2% 3%
29   Song Sparrow 0 1 1 1 3.2% 2%
30   Great Egret 0 1 1 1 3.2% 6%
31   Chimney Swift 0 1 1 1 3.2% 3%
32   Tree Swallow 0 1 1 1 3.2% 7%
33   Peregrine Falcon 0 1 2 1 3.2% 21%
34   Black-bellied Plover 0 1 1 1 3.2% 17%
35   Caspian Tern 0 1 1 1 3.2% 28%
36   Piping Plover 0 1 1 1 3.2% 23%
37   Savannah Sparrow 0 1 1 1 3.2% 58%
38   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0 1 1 1 3.2% 32%
39   Buff-breasted Sandpiper 0 1 1 1 3.2% 62%
40   Common Eider 1 1 1 1 3.2% 45%