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Top Birds at Fort Tilden in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 64 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Fort Tilden 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   Herring Gull 39.5% 67.2% 27.7%
2   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 67.2% 40.2%
3   American Oystercatcher 12.3% 65.6% 53.3%
4   Laughing Gull 32.0% 59.4% 27.4%
5   Sanderling 5.2% 57.8% 52.6%
6   Common Tern 16.4% 56.2% 39.9%
7   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 53.1% 21.4%
8   Barn Swallow 39.9% 51.6% 11.7%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 48.4% 7.1%
10   Ruddy Turnstone 5.4% 46.9% 41.5%
11   Gray Catbird 54.7% 43.8% 10.9%
12   European Starling 51.1% 43.8% 7.4%
13   Osprey 30.7% 43.8% 13.1%
14   Mourning Dove 53.7% 40.6% 13.1%
15   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 40.6% 4.6%
16   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 40.6% 5.2%
17   American Robin 57.3% 37.5% 19.8%
18   House Sparrow 50.0% 32.8% 17.2%
19   Eastern Towhee 7.0% 32.8% 25.8%
20   Song Sparrow 35.0% 31.2% 3.8%
21   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 31.2% 14.5%
22   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 29.7% 8.6%
23   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 28.1% 0.4%
24   Willet 3.6% 28.1% 24.5%
25   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 26.6% 21.2%
26   Northern Flicker 26.0% 26.6% 0.6%
27   Carolina Wren 24.7% 25.0% 0.3%
28   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 25.0% 0.8%
29   Chimney Swift 23.8% 25.0% 1.2%
30   House Finch 14.9% 25.0% 10.1%
31   Killdeer 14.2% 23.4% 9.3%
32   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 21.9% 1.7%
33   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 20.3% 3.6%
34   American Crow 14.4% 20.3% 5.9%
35   Common Grackle 28.2% 18.8% 9.5%
36   Tree Swallow 14.1% 18.8% 4.6%
37   Black-bellied Plover 7.4% 17.2% 9.8%
38   American Goldfinch 37.7% 15.6% 22.0%
39   American Redstart 22.0% 15.6% 6.4%
40   Least Tern 5.1% 15.6% 10.6%
41   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 14.1% 1.1%
42   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 14.1% 8.1%
43   Black Skimmer 5.7% 14.1% 8.3%
44   Downy Woodpecker 25.3% 12.5% 12.8%
45   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 12.5% 2.9%
46   House Wren 11.4% 12.5% 1.1%
47   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 10.9% 4.2%
48   Piping Plover 1.9% 10.9% 9.0%
49   Canada Goose 40.9% 9.4% 31.5%
50   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 9.4% 12.7%
51   Forster's Tern 13.2% 9.4% 3.8%
52   Black-and-white Warbler 14.3% 7.8% 6.5%
53   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.0% 7.8% 0.8%
54   Black-capped Chickadee 11.2% 6.2% 5.0%
55   Brown Thrasher 3.1% 6.2% 3.1%
56   Royal Tern 2.2% 6.2% 4.0%
57   Bobolink 2.2% 6.2% 4.0%
58   White-eyed Vireo 2.2% 6.2% 4.1%
59   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.5% 6.2% 5.8%
60   Red-eyed Vireo 9.6% 4.7% 4.9%
61   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 4.7% 2.1%
62   Willow Flycatcher 4.7% 4.7% 0.0%
63   Purple Martin 3.2% 4.7% 1.5%
64   Bank Swallow 3.1% 4.7% 1.6%
65   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 4.7% 3.1%
66   Black Scoter 0.4% 4.7% 4.3%
67   Blue Jay 35.4% 3.1% 32.3%
68   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 3.1% 13.9%
69   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.6% 3.1% 11.4%
70   American Black Duck 10.1% 3.1% 6.9%
71   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 3.1% 5.9%
72   Common Raven 2.8% 3.1% 0.3%
73   Prairie Warbler 1.1% 3.1% 2.1%
74   Red Knot 1.0% 3.1% 2.1%
75   Black Tern 0.8% 3.1% 2.3%
76   Savannah Sparrow 0.7% 3.1% 2.4%
77   Merlin 0.5% 3.1% 2.6%
78   Buff-breasted Sandpiper 0.2% 3.1% 2.9%
79   Green Heron 11.9% 1.6% 10.3%
80   Tufted Titmouse 8.5% 1.6% 7.0%
81   Canada Warbler 5.7% 1.6% 4.1%
82   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.3% 1.6% 2.7%
83   Little Blue Heron 4.2% 1.6% 2.7%
84   White-rumped Sandpiper 4.0% 1.6% 2.5%
85   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 1.6% 2.2%
86   Indigo Bunting 3.4% 1.6% 1.8%
87   Cooper's Hawk 2.3% 1.6% 0.7%
88   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2.1% 1.6% 0.5%
89   Black-throated Blue Warbler 2.1% 1.6% 0.5%
90   Field Sparrow 1.8% 1.6% 0.2%
91   Worm-eating Warbler 1.3% 1.6% 0.2%
92   Swamp Sparrow 1.1% 1.6% 0.4%
93   Seaside Sparrow 1.1% 1.6% 0.5%
94   Orchard Oriole 1.0% 1.6% 0.6%
95   Northern Harrier 0.9% 1.6% 0.7%
96   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 1.6% 0.8%
97   Marbled Godwit 0.7% 1.6% 0.8%
98   Whimbrel 0.5% 1.6% 1.0%
99   Common Loon 0.5% 1.6% 1.1%
100   Lark Sparrow 0.3% 1.6% 1.3%
101   Yellow-breasted Chat 0.2% 1.6% 1.4%
102   Wilson's Storm-Petrel 0.1% 1.6% 1.4%
103   Brown Pelican 0.1% 1.6% 1.4%
104   Northern Bobwhite 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
105   Northern Gannet 0.0% 1.6% 1.5%