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Top Birds at Jacob Riis Park--Beach in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 30 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   Laughing Gull 32.3% 80.0% 47.7%
2   Ring-billed Gull 30.8% 70.0% 39.2%
3   Great Black-backed Gull 25.2% 70.0% 44.8%
4   American Herring Gull 37.7% 66.7% 28.9%
5   American Oystercatcher 11.4% 63.3% 52.0%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 40.1% 43.3% 3.2%
7   Rock Pigeon 35.9% 40.0% 4.1%
8   Osprey 30.7% 40.0% 9.3%
9   Sanderling 5.2% 36.7% 31.5%
10   Barn Swallow 37.7% 26.7% 11.1%
11   Common Tern 16.1% 26.7% 10.5%
12   House Sparrow 49.1% 23.3% 25.8%
13   Semipalmated Sandpiper 22.7% 23.3% 0.6%
14   European Starling 49.3% 20.0% 29.3%
15   Northern Mockingbird 34.9% 20.0% 14.9%
16   Killdeer 13.5% 13.3% 0.1%
17   Forster's Tern 13.2% 13.3% 0.2%
18   Least Tern 4.9% 13.3% 8.4%
19   Royal Tern 2.5% 13.3% 10.9%
20   Mourning Dove 53.5% 6.7% 46.8%
21   Semipalmated Plover 20.3% 6.7% 13.6%
22   Cedar Waxwing 15.5% 6.7% 8.8%
23   Black Skimmer 5.7% 6.7% 0.9%
24   Ruddy Turnstone 5.1% 6.7% 1.6%
25   Willet 3.3% 6.7% 3.4%
26   American Robin 56.2% 3.3% 52.9%
27   Gray Catbird 54.3% 3.3% 51.0%
28   Mallard 39.4% 3.3% 36.0%
29   Song Sparrow 33.8% 3.3% 30.5%
30   Great Egret 32.8% 3.3% 29.4%
31   Chimney Swift 23.8% 3.3% 20.4%
32   Tree Swallow 13.4% 3.3% 10.1%
33   Peregrine Falcon 7.0% 3.3% 3.7%
34   Black-bellied Plover 6.5% 3.3% 3.2%
35   Caspian Tern 2.3% 3.3% 1.0%
36   Savannah Sparrow 0.6% 3.3% 2.7%
37   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.6% 3.3% 2.8%
38   Buff-breasted Sandpiper 0.3% 3.3% 3.1%
39   Common Eider 0.1% 3.3% 3.3%