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

based on 53 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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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Great Egret 34.5% 75.5% 41.0%
2   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 64.2% 33.5%
3   Canada Goose 40.8% 62.3% 21.5%
4   Gray Catbird 54.7% 60.4% 5.7%
5   Mourning Dove 53.7% 56.6% 2.9%
6   American Goldfinch 37.6% 54.7% 17.1%
7   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 52.8% 11.5%
8   Mallard 40.8% 52.8% 12.0%
9   American Robin 57.2% 50.9% 6.3%
10   European Starling 51.1% 50.9% 0.2%
11   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 47.2% 18.7%
12   Mute Swan 14.4% 47.2% 32.8%
13   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 45.3% 9.3%
14   Barn Swallow 39.9% 43.4% 3.5%
15   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 39.6% 7.8%
16   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.1% 39.6% 15.5%
17   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 39.6% 17.6%
18   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 39.6% 22.7%
19   Song Sparrow 35.0% 37.7% 2.7%
20   Herring Gull 39.5% 35.8% 3.7%
21   Osprey 30.7% 35.8% 5.2%
22   Snowy Egret 22.5% 35.8% 13.3%
23   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 34.0% 13.8%
24   Northern Flicker 26.0% 34.0% 8.0%
25   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.5% 34.0% 19.4%
26   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 32.1% 11.9%
27   House Sparrow 50.0% 30.2% 19.8%
28   Killdeer 14.1% 30.2% 16.0%
29   Marsh Wren 5.6% 30.2% 24.6%
30   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 28.3% 3.1%
31   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 28.3% 7.2%
32   Laughing Gull 32.0% 26.4% 5.6%
33   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 26.4% 9.7%
34   Chimney Swift 23.8% 24.5% 0.7%
35   Forster's Tern 13.2% 24.5% 11.4%
36   Common Gallinule 0.3% 24.5% 24.3%
37   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 22.6% 12.8%
38   Carolina Wren 24.7% 22.6% 2.1%
39   House Finch 14.9% 22.6% 7.7%
40   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 22.6% 11.2%
41   Wood Duck 9.3% 22.6% 13.3%
42   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 20.8% 5.6%
43   Common Grackle 28.2% 18.9% 9.4%
44   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 18.9% 3.7%
45   Least Bittern 0.9% 18.9% 17.9%
46   Green Heron 11.9% 15.1% 3.2%
47   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 13.2% 13.8%
48   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 13.2% 3.6%
49   Warbling Vireo 10.0% 13.2% 3.3%
50   Willow Flycatcher 4.7% 13.2% 8.5%
51   Swamp Sparrow 1.1% 13.2% 12.1%
52   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 11.3% 2.6%
53   House Wren 11.4% 11.3% 0.0%
54   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 11.3% 3.7%
55   Bald Eagle 2.5% 11.3% 8.9%
56   Blue Jay 35.4% 9.4% 25.9%
57   Tree Swallow 14.1% 9.4% 4.7%
58   Common Raven 2.8% 9.4% 6.7%
59   Northern Harrier 0.9% 9.4% 8.6%
60   American Redstart 22.0% 7.5% 14.4%
61   American Black Duck 10.1% 7.5% 2.5%
62   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 7.5% 1.4%
63   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 7.5% 0.8%
64   Least Tern 5.1% 7.5% 2.5%
65   Indigo Bunting 3.4% 7.5% 4.2%
66   Pectoral Sandpiper 3.1% 7.5% 4.5%
67   Greater Yellowlegs 15.9% 5.7% 10.2%
68   American Crow 14.4% 5.7% 8.8%
69   Black-and-white Warbler 14.3% 5.7% 8.6%
70   Ovenbird 4.2% 5.7% 1.4%
71   Gadwall 3.9% 5.7% 1.8%
72   Solitary Sandpiper 3.7% 5.7% 2.0%
73   American Kestrel 3.6% 5.7% 2.1%
74   Caspian Tern 1.9% 5.7% 3.8%
75   Green-winged Teal 1.7% 5.7% 3.9%
76   Common Nighthawk 1.3% 5.7% 4.4%
77   American White Pelican 0.9% 5.7% 4.8%
78   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 3.8% 11.7%
79   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9.1% 3.8% 5.4%
80   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 3.8% 3.0%
81   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 3.8% 1.6%
82   Little Blue Heron 4.2% 3.8% 0.5%
83   White-rumped Sandpiper 4.0% 3.8% 0.2%
84   Ruddy Duck 2.4% 3.8% 1.4%
85   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2.1% 3.8% 1.7%
86   Blue-winged Teal 1.7% 3.8% 2.1%
87   Greater Scaup 0.3% 3.8% 3.5%
88   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.3% 1.9% 17.5%
89   Common Tern 16.4% 1.9% 14.5%
90   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 1.9% 8.5%
91   Red-eyed Vireo 9.6% 1.9% 7.7%
92   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 1.9% 7.2%
93   Fish Crow 9.0% 1.9% 7.1%
94   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.0% 1.9% 5.2%
95   Hairy Woodpecker 6.0% 1.9% 4.1%
96   Brown-headed Cowbird 6.0% 1.9% 4.1%
97   Canada Warbler 5.7% 1.9% 3.8%
98   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 1.9% 1.9%
99   Bobolink 2.2% 1.9% 0.3%
100   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.1% 1.9% 0.2%
101   Black-throated Blue Warbler 2.1% 1.9% 0.2%
102   Black Vulture 1.4% 1.9% 0.5%
103   Orchard Oriole 1.0% 1.9% 0.9%
104   Brant 0.8% 1.9% 1.1%
105   Yellow-breasted Chat 0.2% 1.9% 1.7%
106   American Bittern 0.0% 1.9% 1.8%