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

based on 14 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North 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% 78.6% 23.9%
2   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 64.3% 16.5%
3   Laughing Gull 32.0% 64.3% 32.3%
4   Carolina Wren 24.7% 64.3% 39.6%
5   Osprey 30.7% 57.1% 26.5%
6   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 57.1% 40.3%
7   European Starling 51.1% 50.0% 1.1%
8   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 50.0% 8.7%
9   American Goldfinch 37.6% 50.0% 12.4%
10   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 50.0% 14.0%
11   Great Egret 34.5% 50.0% 15.5%
12   Herring Gull 39.5% 42.9% 3.4%
13   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 42.9% 14.4%
14   American Redstart 22.0% 42.9% 20.9%
15   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 42.9% 22.7%
16   American Robin 57.2% 35.7% 21.5%
17   Mourning Dove 53.7% 35.7% 18.0%
18   Mallard 40.8% 35.7% 5.1%
19   Canada Goose 40.8% 35.7% 5.1%
20   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 35.7% 0.3%
21   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 35.7% 5.1%
22   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 35.7% 19.0%
23   Barn Swallow 39.9% 28.6% 11.3%
24   Snowy Egret 22.5% 28.6% 6.1%
25   Mute Swan 14.4% 28.6% 14.1%
26   American Black Duck 10.0% 28.6% 18.5%
27   House Sparrow 50.0% 21.4% 28.6%
28   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 21.4% 10.4%
29   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 21.4% 5.6%
30   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 21.4% 3.8%
31   Chimney Swift 23.8% 21.4% 2.4%
32   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 21.4% 6.3%
33   House Finch 14.9% 21.4% 6.5%
34   Black-and-white Warbler 14.3% 21.4% 7.2%
35   Tree Swallow 14.1% 21.4% 7.3%
36   Forster's Tern 13.2% 21.4% 8.2%
37   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 21.4% 12.5%
38   Eastern Towhee 7.0% 21.4% 14.4%
39   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 21.4% 14.6%
40   Willow Flycatcher 4.7% 21.4% 16.7%
41   Song Sparrow 35.0% 14.3% 20.7%
42   Common Grackle 28.2% 14.3% 14.0%
43   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 14.3% 7.7%
44   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 14.3% 2.7%
45   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 14.3% 1.1%
46   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.5% 14.3% 0.3%
47   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 14.3% 0.4%
48   House Wren 11.4% 14.3% 2.9%
49   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 14.3% 5.2%
50   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 14.3% 6.7%
51   Glossy Ibis 6.5% 14.3% 7.7%
52   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.3% 14.3% 10.0%
53   White-eyed Vireo 2.2% 14.3% 12.1%
54   Northern Shoveler 1.3% 14.3% 12.9%
55   Cape May Warbler 1.2% 14.3% 13.1%
56   Northern Flicker 26.0% 7.1% 18.8%
57   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 7.1% 17.0%
58   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 7.1% 14.0%
59   Common Tern 16.4% 7.1% 9.3%
60   Greater Yellowlegs 15.9% 7.1% 8.7%
61   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 7.1% 8.0%
62   Green Heron 11.9% 7.1% 4.8%
63   Red-eyed Vireo 9.6% 7.1% 2.5%
64   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9.1% 7.1% 2.0%
65   Fish Crow 9.0% 7.1% 1.8%
66   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.0% 7.1% 0.1%
67   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 7.1% 1.2%
68   Black Skimmer 5.8% 7.1% 1.4%
69   Sanderling 5.3% 7.1% 1.8%
70   Little Blue Heron 4.2% 7.1% 2.9%
71   White-rumped Sandpiper 4.0% 7.1% 3.1%
72   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 7.1% 3.4%
73   Stilt Sandpiper 3.7% 7.1% 3.4%
74   Purple Martin 3.2% 7.1% 3.9%
75   Brown Thrasher 3.1% 7.1% 4.0%
76   Ruddy Duck 2.4% 7.1% 4.8%
77   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.1% 7.1% 5.0%
78   Blue-winged Teal 1.7% 7.1% 5.4%
79   Scarlet Tanager 1.7% 7.1% 5.5%
80   Brant 0.8% 7.1% 6.3%
81   Baird's Sandpiper 0.7% 7.1% 6.4%
82   Savannah Sparrow 0.7% 7.1% 6.4%
83   Cattle Egret 0.1% 7.1% 7.0%