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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 38 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 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   Gray Catbird 54.7% 63.2% 8.5%
2   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 52.6% 16.6%
3   American Robin 57.2% 50.0% 7.2%
4   Osprey 30.7% 50.0% 19.3%
5   Great Egret 34.5% 47.4% 12.8%
6   Laughing Gull 32.0% 47.4% 15.4%
7   Mourning Dove 53.7% 42.1% 11.6%
8   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 42.1% 5.7%
9   European Starling 51.1% 39.5% 11.7%
10   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 36.8% 4.5%
11   Canada Goose 40.8% 36.8% 4.0%
12   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 36.8% 16.7%
13   Mute Swan 14.4% 34.2% 19.8%
14   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 31.6% 14.8%
15   Herring Gull 39.5% 28.9% 10.6%
16   Song Sparrow 35.0% 28.9% 6.1%
17   Snowy Egret 22.5% 28.9% 6.4%
18   House Sparrow 50.0% 26.3% 23.7%
19   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 26.3% 2.2%
20   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 23.7% 3.3%
21   Carolina Wren 24.7% 23.7% 1.0%
22   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 23.7% 7.0%
23   Mallard 40.8% 21.1% 19.8%
24   Barn Swallow 39.9% 21.1% 18.8%
25   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 21.1% 9.6%
26   Forster's Tern 13.2% 21.1% 7.9%
27   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 21.1% 12.1%
28   American Goldfinch 37.7% 18.4% 19.2%
29   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 18.4% 2.7%
30   Common Tern 16.4% 18.4% 2.0%
31   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 18.4% 3.3%
32   American Black Duck 10.0% 18.4% 8.4%
33   Eastern Towhee 7.0% 18.4% 11.4%
34   Common Grackle 28.2% 15.8% 12.5%
35   American Redstart 22.0% 15.8% 6.2%
36   House Finch 14.9% 15.8% 0.9%
37   Tree Swallow 14.1% 15.8% 1.7%
38   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9.1% 15.8% 6.7%
39   Fish Crow 9.0% 15.8% 6.8%
40   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 15.8% 8.2%
41   Glossy Ibis 6.5% 15.8% 9.3%
42   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 13.2% 22.3%
43   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 13.2% 18.7%
44   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 13.2% 11.0%
45   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 13.2% 8.9%
46   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.5% 13.2% 1.4%
47   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 13.2% 0.8%
48   House Wren 11.4% 13.2% 1.8%
49   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.3% 13.2% 8.9%
50   Gadwall 3.9% 13.2% 9.3%
51   Brown Thrasher 3.1% 13.2% 10.0%
52   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 10.5% 14.7%
53   American Crow 14.4% 10.5% 3.9%
54   Least Tern 5.1% 10.5% 5.5%
55   White-eyed Vireo 2.2% 10.5% 8.3%
56   Chimney Swift 23.8% 7.9% 15.9%
57   Greater Yellowlegs 15.9% 7.9% 8.0%
58   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 7.9% 7.2%
59   Black-and-white Warbler 14.3% 7.9% 6.4%
60   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 7.9% 1.2%
61   Black-bellied Plover 7.4% 7.9% 0.5%
62   Willow Flycatcher 4.7% 7.9% 3.2%
63   White-rumped Sandpiper 4.0% 7.9% 3.9%
64   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 7.9% 4.1%
65   Ruddy Duck 2.4% 7.9% 5.5%
66   Olive-sided Flycatcher 0.7% 7.9% 7.2%
67   Northern Flicker 26.0% 5.3% 20.7%
68   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 5.3% 10.2%
69   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 5.3% 7.1%
70   Black-capped Chickadee 11.2% 5.3% 6.0%
71   Warbling Vireo 10.0% 5.3% 4.7%
72   Red-eyed Vireo 9.6% 5.3% 4.3%
73   Black Skimmer 5.8% 5.3% 0.5%
74   Sanderling 5.3% 5.3% 0.1%
75   Stilt Sandpiper 3.7% 5.3% 1.6%
76   Magnolia Warbler 2.9% 5.3% 2.4%
77   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.1% 5.3% 3.1%
78   Least Flycatcher 2.0% 5.3% 3.2%
79   Cape May Warbler 1.2% 5.3% 4.1%
80   Marbled Godwit 0.7% 5.3% 4.5%
81   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 2.6% 14.4%
82   Green Heron 11.9% 2.6% 9.3%
83   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 2.6% 8.8%
84   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 2.6% 7.8%
85   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.0% 2.6% 4.4%
86   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 2.6% 4.2%
87   Chestnut-sided Warbler 5.0% 2.6% 2.4%
88   Clapper Rail 4.2% 2.6% 1.6%
89   Little Blue Heron 4.2% 2.6% 1.6%
90   Solitary Sandpiper 3.7% 2.6% 1.0%
91   Willet 3.6% 2.6% 1.0%
92   Purple Martin 3.2% 2.6% 0.6%
93   Pectoral Sandpiper 3.1% 2.6% 0.5%
94   Bank Swallow 3.1% 2.6% 0.4%
95   Common Raven 2.8% 2.6% 0.2%
96   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2.1% 2.6% 0.5%
97   Black-throated Blue Warbler 2.1% 2.6% 0.6%
98   Green-winged Teal 1.7% 2.6% 0.9%
99   Wilson's Phalarope 1.5% 2.6% 1.1%
100   Northern Shoveler 1.3% 2.6% 1.3%
101   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.1% 2.6% 1.6%
102   Black-throated Green Warbler 1.0% 2.6% 1.6%
103   Pied-billed Grebe 1.0% 2.6% 1.7%
104   Tennessee Warbler 0.8% 2.6% 1.9%
105   Savannah Sparrow 0.7% 2.6% 1.9%
106   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.5% 2.6% 2.1%
107   Broad-winged Hawk 0.5% 2.6% 2.2%
108   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.5% 2.6% 2.2%
109   Dunlin 0.2% 2.6% 2.4%
110   Buff-breasted Sandpiper 0.2% 2.6% 2.4%
111   Eared Grebe 0.0% 2.6% 2.6%
112   Black Swan 0.0% 2.6% 2.6%
113   Western Kingbird 0.0% 2.6% 2.6%