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Top Birds at Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States

based on 58 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 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   Great Egret 2 17 26 44 75.9% 92%
2   Great Blue Heron 2 15 19 38 65.5% 93%
3   Gray Catbird 0 14 18 37 63.8% 82%
4   Canada Goose 0 15 23 35 60.3% 87%
5   Mourning Dove 1 14 17 34 58.6% 81%
6   American Robin 0 15 18 33 56.9% 75%
7   Mallard 1 14 16 33 56.9% 83%
8   American Goldfinch 2 13 15 33 56.9% 86%
9   European Starling 0 12 18 32 55.2% 84%
10   Double-crested Cormorant 1 15 19 30 51.7% 76%
11   Red-winged Blackbird 2 12 16 30 51.7% 90%
12   Northern Mockingbird 2 11 14 29 50.0% 84%
13   Barn Swallow 2 14 11 28 48.3% 84%
14   Song Sparrow 0 11 12 24 41.4% 75%
15   Northern Cardinal 0 12 9 23 39.7% 65%
16   Ring-billed Gull 0 10 14 23 39.7% 67%
17   Semipalmated Sandpiper 5 14 13 23 39.7% 76%
18   Mute Swan 0 11 15 23 39.7% 87%
19   House Sparrow 0 10 10 22 37.9% 60%
20   Northern Flicker 0 12 7 22 37.9% 80%
21   Osprey 0 12 10 21 36.2% 68%
22   Snowy Egret 5 12 13 21 36.2% 74%
23   Least Sandpiper 4 12 12 21 36.2% 79%
24   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 13 10 21 36.2% 92%
25   Marsh Wren 1 11 9 21 36.2% 89%
26   Downy Woodpecker 0 11 9 20 34.5% 82%
27   Northern Yellow Warbler 2 12 10 20 34.5% 90%
28   Spotted Sandpiper 1 14 14 20 34.5% 88%
29   American Herring Gull 0 10 12 19 32.8% 58%
30   Rock Pigeon 0 10 9 19 32.8% 60%
31   Carolina Wren 0 8 5 18 31.0% 66%
32   Eastern Kingbird 2 9 7 18 31.0% 86%
33   House Finch 1 8 7 17 29.3% 88%
34   Killdeer 0 9 11 17 29.3% 77%
35   Chimney Swift 0 9 7 16 27.6% 74%
36   Semipalmated Plover 4 11 9 16 27.6% 61%
37   Baltimore Oriole 1 8 6 16 27.6% 84%
38   Laughing Gull 3 8 8 15 25.9% 41%
39   Common Grackle 0 12 8 15 25.9% 65%
40   Common Yellowthroat 1 8 7 14 24.1% 81%
41   Wood Duck 0 9 8 14 24.1% 73%
42   Common Gallinule 1 6 9 13 22.4% 100%
43   Forster's Tern 0 7 10 12 20.7% 73%
44   Red-tailed Hawk 0 9 7 12 20.7% 80%
45   Warbling Vireo 0 6 4 12 20.7% 83%
46   Least Bittern 0 8 8 12 20.7% 93%
47   Blue Jay 0 6 4 10 17.2% 35%
48   American Redstart 0 5 1 9 15.5% 54%
49   House Wren 0 5 4 9 15.5% 67%
50   Northern Waterthrush 1 4 2 8 13.8% 67%
51   Green Heron 1 6 7 8 13.8% 65%
52   Willow Flycatcher 1 6 5 8 13.8% 81%
53   Bald Eagle 1 7 5 7 12.1% 78%
54   Swamp Sparrow 0 6 6 7 12.1% 89%
55   Red-bellied Woodpecker 1 3 1 6 10.3% 32%
56   Cedar Waxwing 0 5 5 6 10.3% 55%
57   Black-and-white Warbler 1 4 1 6 10.3% 52%
58   Lesser Yellowlegs 2 5 6 6 10.3% 53%
59   Belted Kingfisher 0 4 2 6 10.3% 59%
60   Ovenbird 1 5 1 6 10.3% 77%
61   Northern Harrier 0 6 6 6 10.3% 94%
62   Great Black-backed Gull 1 4 6 5 8.6% 22%
63   Tree Swallow 0 5 6 5 8.6% 48%
64   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2 5 3 5 8.6% 58%
65   Peregrine Falcon 1 5 4 5 8.6% 70%
66   Solitary Sandpiper 2 3 3 5 8.6% 72%
67   Indigo Bunting 1 5 3 5 8.6% 71%
68   American Black Duck 0 4 4 4 6.9% 54%
69   Common Raven 0 3 2 4 6.9% 63%
70   Pectoral Sandpiper 0 4 3 4 6.9% 74%
71   Greater Yellowlegs 0 3 3 3 5.2% 32%
72   Great Crested Flycatcher 2 3 1 3 5.2% 35%
73   Least Tern 0 3 3 3 5.2% 37%
74   American Kestrel 0 3 3 3 5.2% 53%
75   Gadwall 1 3 2 3 5.2% 59%
76   Caspian Tern 0 1 4 3 5.2% 58%
77   Green-winged Teal 0 3 4 3 5.2% 70%
78   Common Nighthawk 0 3 3 3 5.2% 66%
79   American Crow 0 2 2 2 3.4% 10%
80   Red-eyed Vireo 0 2 2 2 3.4% 19%
81   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 0 2 1 2 3.4% 23%
82   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0 2 2 2 3.4% 30%
83   Turkey Vulture 0 2 2 2 3.4% 21%
84   White-rumped Sandpiper 0 1 1 2 3.4% 47%
85   Black-throated Blue Warbler 0 2 1 2 3.4% 44%
86   Bobolink 0 2 3 2 3.4% 50%
87   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0 2 2 2 3.4% 55%
88   Blue-winged Teal 0 2 1 2 3.4% 66%
89   American White Pelican 0 2 2 2 3.4% 41%
90   American Woodcock 0 2 1 2 3.4% 67%
91   Short-billed Dowitcher 0 1 1 1 1.7% 10%
92   Fish Crow 0 1 1 1 1.7% 6%
93   Eastern Wood-Pewee 0 1 1 1 1.7% 5%
94   Canada Warbler 0 1 1 1 1.7% 12%
95   Hairy Woodpecker 0 1 1 1 1.7% 8%
96   Brown-headed Cowbird 0 1 1 1 1.7% 6%
97   Little Blue Heron 0 1 1 1 1.7% 12%
98   Eastern Phoebe 0 1 1 1 1.7% 14%
99   Veery 0 1 1 1 1.7% 16%
100   Ruddy Duck 0 1 1 1 1.7% 15%
101   Least Flycatcher 0 1 1 1 1.7% 20%
102   Northern Parula 0 1 1 1 1.7% 22%
103   White-eyed Vireo 0 1 1 1 1.7% 25%
104   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1 1 1 1 1.7% 19%
105   Cape May Warbler 1 1 1 1 1.7% 26%
106   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1 1 1 1 1.7% 24%
107   Black Vulture 0 1 1 1 1.7% 18%
108   Brant 0 1 1 1 1.7% 19%
109   Orchard Oriole 0 1 1 1 1.7% 41%
110   Greater Scaup 0 1 1 1 1.7% 42%
111   Yellow-breasted Chat 0 1 1 1 1.7% 67%
112   American Bittern 0 1 1 1 1.7% 54%