Top Birds at Gowanus Canal in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States
based on 11 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Gowanus Canal 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.
| Evidence | Sampling | Score | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Links | Species | Media | Years | Birders | Hits | Frequency | Percentile | |
| 1 | Canada Goose | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 45.5% | 61% | ||
| 2 | Laughing Gull | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 45.5% | 52% | ||
| 3 | Mourning Dove | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 36.4% | 35% | ||
| 4 | House Sparrow | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 36.4% | 35% | ||
| 5 | Double-crested Cormorant | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 36.4% | 42% | ||
| 6 | European Starling | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 27.3% | 32% | ||
| 7 | Mallard | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 27.3% | 45% | ||
| 8 | Rock Pigeon | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 27.3% | 34% | ||
| 9 | Great Blue Heron | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18.2% | 27% | ||
| 10 | Common Tern | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18.2% | 29% | ||
| 11 | American Black Duck | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18.2% | 73% | ||
| 12 | Barn Swallow | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.1% | 9% | ||
| 13 | Northern Mockingbird | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.1% | 10% | ||
| 14 | Great Egret | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.1% | 15% | ||
| 15 | Great Black-backed Gull | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.1% | 12% | ||
| 16 | Forster's Tern | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.1% | 26% | ||
| 17 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.1% | 33% | ||
| 18 | Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.1% | 22% | ||
| 19 | Turkey Vulture | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.1% | 32% | ||