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Top Birds at Jones Beach Bay Islands in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 9 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jones Beach Bay Islands 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   Herring Gull 39.5% 66.7% 27.2%
2   Osprey 30.7% 66.7% 36.0%
3   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 66.7% 38.2%
4   Tree Swallow 14.1% 66.7% 52.6%
5   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.3% 66.7% 62.4%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 55.6% 14.2%
7   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 55.6% 24.9%
8   Common Tern 16.4% 55.6% 39.1%
9   Great Egret 34.5% 44.4% 9.9%
10   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 44.4% 17.4%
11   Snowy Egret 22.5% 44.4% 21.9%
12   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 44.4% 32.1%
13   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9.1% 44.4% 35.3%
14   Laughing Gull 32.0% 33.3% 1.3%
15   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 33.3% 16.3%
16   Forster's Tern 13.2% 33.3% 20.1%
17   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 33.3% 25.0%
18   Canada Goose 40.8% 22.2% 18.6%
19   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 22.2% 1.9%
20   Mute Swan 14.5% 22.2% 7.8%
21   Marsh Wren 5.6% 22.2% 16.6%
22   Willet 3.6% 22.2% 18.6%
23   Mourning Dove 53.7% 11.1% 42.6%
24   Barn Swallow 39.9% 11.1% 28.8%
25   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 11.1% 20.7%
26   Common Grackle 28.2% 11.1% 17.1%
27   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 11.1% 14.1%
28   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 11.1% 10.0%
29   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.3% 11.1% 8.2%
30   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 11.1% 5.7%
31   Greater Yellowlegs 15.9% 11.1% 4.7%
32   Green Heron 11.9% 11.1% 0.8%
33   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 11.1% 0.3%
34   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 11.1% 0.7%
35   Ruddy Turnstone 5.5% 11.1% 5.6%
36   Monk Parakeet 1.6% 11.1% 9.5%
37   Red-breasted Merganser 0.3% 11.1% 10.8%