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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 443 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 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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Evidence Sampling Score
# Links Species Media Years Birders Hits Frequency Percentile
1   Semipalmated Sandpiper 33 18 257 388 87.6% 99%
2   Laughing Gull 7 19 258 381 86.0% 99%
3   Lesser Yellowlegs 29 18 268 379 85.6% 100%
4   Canada Goose 3 19 258 366 82.6% 99%
5   Mute Swan 6 18 250 363 81.9% 99%
6   Short-billed Dowitcher 30 18 246 360 81.3% 100%
7   Great Egret 1 19 243 353 79.7% 98%
8   Snowy Egret 6 18 236 353 79.7% 98%
9   Least Sandpiper 19 17 233 347 78.3% 100%
10   Semipalmated Plover 19 16 242 345 77.9% 98%
11   Greater Yellowlegs 11 18 242 343 77.4% 100%
12   Double-crested Cormorant 0 18 231 336 75.8% 94%
13   American Herring Gull 2 19 220 330 74.5% 96%
14   Forster's Tern 7 16 223 316 71.3% 100%
15   Ring-billed Gull 3 18 203 305 68.8% 95%
16   Great Black-backed Gull 1 19 208 291 65.7% 94%
17   Stilt Sandpiper 37 19 199 288 65.0% 100%
18   Mallard 1 18 197 280 63.2% 90%
19   Glossy Ibis 16 17 218 277 62.5% 97%
20   Gray Catbird 1 18 183 247 55.8% 82%
21   Red-winged Blackbird 0 17 172 235 53.0% 95%
22   White-rumped Sandpiper 24 16 155 232 52.4% 100%
23   Great Blue Heron 1 19 175 230 51.9% 90%
24   Osprey 2 18 172 221 49.9% 87%
25   Northern Waterthrush 5 17 145 214 48.3% 97%
26   Barn Swallow 0 17 139 192 43.3% 86%
27   American Goldfinch 0 18 152 188 42.4% 78%
28   American Oystercatcher 1 17 151 186 42.0% 81%
29   Common Tern 3 17 136 183 41.3% 81%
30   American Black Duck 0 19 109 164 37.0% 97%
31   Black-bellied Plover 3 16 129 164 37.0% 92%
32   Northern Cardinal 0 16 116 158 35.7% 68%
33   European Starling 0 18 120 157 35.4% 71%
34   Northern Mockingbird 0 17 122 155 35.0% 80%
35   Killdeer 3 13 137 146 33.0% 86%
36   American Robin 1 15 107 144 32.5% 56%
37   Peregrine Falcon 4 15 112 142 32.1% 98%
38   Northern Yellow Warbler 0 17 110 138 31.2% 92%
39   Pectoral Sandpiper 13 16 100 133 30.0% 96%
40   Rock Pigeon 0 15 110 128 28.9% 63%
41   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0 17 98 123 27.8% 91%
42   Song Sparrow 0 15 89 122 27.5% 68%
43   Carolina Wren 0 16 102 122 27.5% 74%
44   Eastern Towhee 0 16 101 122 27.5% 88%
45   Black Skimmer 4 16 93 121 27.3% 90%
46   Wilson's Phalarope 29 13 109 110 24.8% 92%
47   Cedar Waxwing 0 16 91 109 24.6% 90%
48   Boat-tailed Grackle 4 16 93 109 24.6% 81%
49   Gadwall 0 16 71 109 24.6% 97%
50   Mourning Dove 0 16 78 104 23.5% 41%
51   House Sparrow 0 18 63 103 23.3% 42%
52   Ruddy Turnstone 2 14 78 103 23.3% 77%
53   Fish Crow 0 15 109 101 22.8% 86%
54   Hudsonian Godwit 36 6 112 99 22.3% 100%
55   Tree Swallow 0 16 63 91 20.5% 83%
56   Long-billed Dowitcher 26 14 74 91 20.5% 100%
57   Gull-billed Tern 13 9 88 90 20.3% 94%
58   Green-winged Teal 1 15 57 86 19.4% 99%
59   Common Yellowthroat 0 14 55 85 19.2% 83%
60   Spotted Sandpiper 3 15 68 83 18.7% 77%
61   Caspian Tern 27 8 67 80 18.1% 95%
62   American Avocet 27 9 84 79 17.8% 94%
63   Western Sandpiper 16 14 72 75 16.9% 98%
64   Blue-winged Teal 3 15 68 74 16.7% 95%
65   Little Blue Heron 0 12 55 55 12.4% 81%
66   Red Knot 5 13 40 55 12.4% 95%
67   Common Grackle 0 8 54 53 12.0% 45%
68   House Wren 0 9 37 51 11.5% 67%
69   Marbled Godwit 16 7 65 51 11.5% 100%
70   Downy Woodpecker 0 8 35 46 10.4% 44%
71   American Crow 0 13 34 45 10.2% 64%
72   Northern Shoveler 0 11 48 45 10.2% 91%
73   House Finch 0 10 24 42 9.5% 67%
74   Least Tern 1 11 39 42 9.5% 69%
75   Marsh Wren 0 13 33 38 8.6% 65%
76   Black-headed Gull 11 2 45 38 8.6% 100%
77   American White Pelican 10 4 43 36 8.1% 82%
78   Red-necked Phalarope 13 4 30 36 8.1% 83%
79   Brown Thrasher 0 11 26 32 7.2% 81%
80   Chimney Swift 0 9 27 31 7.0% 37%
81   Pied-billed Grebe 0 9 32 29 6.5% 90%
82   Bonaparte's Gull 4 2 35 29 6.5% 93%
83   American Redstart 0 8 27 28 6.3% 37%
84   Wood Duck 1 5 22 27 6.1% 43%
85   Bank Swallow 0 9 23 27 6.1% 74%
86   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 2 13 22 26 5.9% 45%
87   Purple Martin 1 5 33 26 5.9% 68%
88   Eastern Kingbird 1 12 28 25 5.6% 42%
89   Willow Flycatcher 0 10 22 25 5.6% 65%
90   Willet 2 12 24 24 5.4% 57%
91   Eastern Phoebe 0 6 21 20 4.5% 63%
92   Royal Tern 3 6 22 20 4.5% 48%
93   Ruddy Duck 1 5 19 19 4.3% 56%
94   Hooded Merganser 4 2 16 15 3.4% 89%
95   Dunlin 0 6 13 15 3.4% 88%
96   Brown-headed Cowbird 0 5 16 14 3.2% 48%
97   Bald Eagle 0 6 16 14 3.2% 52%
98   Northern Flicker 0 4 15 13 2.9% 10%
99   Green Heron 0 8 10 13 2.9% 30%
100   Baird's Sandpiper 1 4 11 13 2.9% 57%
101   White-eyed Vireo 1 7 15 12 2.7% 56%
102   Baltimore Oriole 0 6 10 11 2.5% 19%
103   Sanderling 0 5 11 11 2.5% 34%
104   White-faced Ibis 5 1 15 11 2.5% 100%
105   Black Tern 4 5 16 10 2.3% 64%
106   Brant 0 4 9 10 2.3% 50%
107   Solitary Sandpiper 0 7 11 9 2.0% 35%
108   Northern Harrier 0 5 10 9 2.0% 64%
109   Merlin 1 6 7 9 2.0% 75%
110   American Wigeon 0 7 7 9 2.0% 67%
111   Blue Jay 0 4 6 8 1.8% 3%
112   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 0 6 11 8 1.8% 23%
113   Great Crested Flycatcher 0 5 11 8 1.8% 19%
114   Sora 2 4 10 8 1.8% 57%
115   Black-and-white Warbler 0 4 8 7 1.6% 10%
116   Ovenbird 0 5 8 7 1.6% 27%
117   Prairie Warbler 0 4 8 7 1.6% 53%
118   Red-necked Stint 1 1 7 7 1.6% 33%
119   American Golden-Plover 2 4 5 6 1.4% 71%
120   Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 0 1 5 6 1.4% 75%
121   Black-capped Chickadee 0 3 5 5 1.1% 12%
122   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0 5 3 5 1.1% 32%
123   Tricolored Heron 0 2 4 5 1.1% 39%
124   Hudsonian Whimbrel 1 3 4 5 1.1% 44%
125   Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 8 4 0.9% 4%
126   Warbling Vireo 0 2 3 4 0.9% 5%
127   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0 4 6 4 0.9% 7%
128   Bobolink 0 4 5 4 0.9% 25%
129   Orchard Oriole 0 2 3 4 0.9% 44%
130   Northern Pintail 0 4 6 4 0.9% 38%
131   Eastern Wood-Pewee 0 3 5 3 0.7% 2%
132   Belted Kingfisher 0 3 5 3 0.7% 3%
133   Turkey Vulture 0 3 4 3 0.7% 5%
134   Chipping Sparrow 0 2 4 3 0.7% 11%
135   American Kestrel 0 3 6 3 0.7% 8%
136   Common Raven 0 3 4 3 0.7% 7%
137   Indigo Bunting 0 3 4 3 0.7% 11%
138   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 0 3 4 3 0.7% 15%
139   Seaside Sparrow 0 3 3 3 0.7% 26%
140   American Coot 0 1 2 3 0.7% 30%
141   Greater Scaup 1 3 2 3 0.7% 37%
142   Buff-breasted Sandpiper 2 2 3 3 0.7% 35%
143   Western Cattle-Egret 0 1 2 3 0.7% 67%
144   Red-eyed Vireo 0 2 4 2 0.5% 1%
145   Clapper Rail 0 2 2 2 0.5% 6%
146   Magnolia Warbler 0 2 4 2 0.5% 4%
147   Cooper's Hawk 0 1 2 2 0.5% 2%
148   Cape May Warbler 0 2 2 2 0.5% 7%
149   Swamp Sparrow 0 2 9 2 0.5% 16%
150   Tennessee Warbler 0 2 3 2 0.5% 14%
151   Black-billed Cuckoo 0 2 2 2 0.5% 34%
152   Red-bellied Woodpecker 0 1 1 1 0.2% 0%
153   White-breasted Nuthatch 0 1 1 1 0.2% 1%
154   Tufted Titmouse 0 1 1 1 0.2% 1%
155   Canada Warbler 0 1 2 1 0.2% 2%
156   Black-throated Blue Warbler 0 1 1 1 0.2% 1%
157   Least Flycatcher 0 1 1 1 0.2% 1%
158   Northern Parula 0 1 1 1 0.2% 2%
159   Monk Parakeet 0 1 1 1 0.2% 4%
160   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1 1 1 1 0.2% 6%
161   Blackburnian Warbler 0 1 1 1 0.2% 1%
162   Louisiana Waterthrush 0 1 1 1 0.2% 2%
163   Least Bittern 0 1 2 1 0.2% 10%
164   Cliff Swallow 0 1 1 1 0.2% 3%
165   Savannah Sparrow 0 1 1 1 0.2% 5%
166   Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 1 1 0.2% 5%
167   Mourning Warbler 0 1 1 1 0.2% 8%
168   Common Loon 0 1 1 1 0.2% 5%
169   Yellow-rumped Warbler 0 1 1 1 0.2% 7%
170   Lesser Scaup 0 1 1 1 0.2% 9%
171   American Woodcock 0 1 1 1 0.2% 18%
172   Budgerigar 0 1 1 1 0.2% 29%
173   Palm Warbler 0 1 1 1 0.2% 35%
174   Ruff 0 1 1 1 0.2% 0%
175   Red Junglefowl 0 1 1 1 0.2% 100%