Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Ruler's Bar in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 4 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Ruler's Bar 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 24.2% | 75.0% | 50.8% | |||
| 2 | Semipalmated Plover | 21.1% | 75.0% | 53.9% | |||
| 3 | Black-bellied Plover | 7.4% | 75.0% | 67.6% | |||
| 4 | Least Sandpiper | 22.0% | 50.0% | 28.0% | |||
| 5 | Common Tern | 16.4% | 50.0% | 33.6% | |||
| 6 | Short-billed Dowitcher | 10.4% | 50.0% | 39.6% | |||
| 7 | Great Egret | 34.5% | 25.0% | 9.5% | |||
| 8 | Laughing Gull | 32.0% | 25.0% | 7.0% | |||
| 9 | Osprey | 30.7% | 25.0% | 5.7% | |||
| 10 | Greater Yellowlegs | 15.9% | 25.0% | 9.1% | |||
| 11 | Lesser Yellowlegs | 13.9% | 25.0% | 11.1% | |||
| 12 | Forster's Tern | 13.2% | 25.0% | 11.8% | |||
| 13 | American Oystercatcher | 12.4% | 25.0% | 12.6% | |||
| 14 | Fish Crow | 9.0% | 25.0% | 16.0% | |||
| 15 | Glossy Ibis | 6.5% | 25.0% | 18.5% | |||
| 16 | Ruddy Turnstone | 5.5% | 25.0% | 19.5% | |||
| 17 | Royal Tern | 2.2% | 25.0% | 22.8% |