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

based on 19 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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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 84.2% 57.2%
2   Laughing Gull 32.0% 78.9% 46.9%
3   Herring Gull 39.5% 68.4% 28.9%
4   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 68.4% 36.6%
5   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 63.2% 50.8%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 47.4% 6.0%
7   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 42.1% 6.7%
8   House Sparrow 50.0% 31.6% 18.4%
9   Osprey 30.7% 31.6% 0.9%
10   Sanderling 5.3% 31.6% 26.3%
11   European Starling 51.1% 26.3% 24.8%
12   Barn Swallow 39.9% 26.3% 13.6%
13   Common Tern 16.4% 26.3% 9.9%
14   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 21.1% 15.0%
15   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 21.1% 3.1%
16   Royal Tern 2.2% 21.1% 18.8%
17   Killdeer 14.2% 15.8% 1.6%
18   Forster's Tern 13.2% 15.8% 2.6%
19   Least Tern 5.1% 15.8% 10.7%
20   Mourning Dove 53.7% 10.5% 43.2%
21   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 10.5% 6.3%
22   Black Skimmer 5.8% 10.5% 4.8%
23   Willet 3.6% 10.5% 6.9%
24   American Robin 57.3% 5.3% 52.0%
25   Gray Catbird 54.7% 5.3% 49.4%
26   Mallard 40.8% 5.3% 35.6%
27   Chimney Swift 23.8% 5.3% 18.6%
28   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 5.3% 15.8%
29   Tree Swallow 14.1% 5.3% 8.9%
30   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 5.3% 2.3%
31   Black-bellied Plover 7.4% 5.3% 2.1%
32   Caspian Tern 1.9% 5.3% 3.4%
33   Savannah Sparrow 0.7% 5.3% 4.6%
34   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.5% 5.3% 4.8%