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Top Birds at Jones Beach Bay Islands in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 12 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   Osprey 30.7% 75.0% 44.3%
2   American Herring Gull 37.7% 66.7% 28.9%
3   Tree Swallow 13.4% 66.7% 53.3%
4   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.1% 66.7% 62.6%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 40.1% 58.3% 18.2%
6   Great Egret 32.7% 58.3% 25.6%
7   Red-winged Blackbird 26.7% 58.3% 31.6%
8   Common Tern 16.1% 58.3% 42.2%
9   Great Blue Heron 30.3% 50.0% 19.7%
10   Great Black-backed Gull 25.2% 50.0% 24.8%
11   Snowy Egret 21.1% 50.0% 28.9%
12   American Oystercatcher 11.4% 50.0% 38.6%
13   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 8.8% 50.0% 41.2%
14   Laughing Gull 32.3% 41.7% 9.4%
15   Forster's Tern 13.2% 41.7% 28.5%
16   Spotted Sandpiper 15.5% 33.3% 17.8%
17   Willet 3.3% 33.3% 30.1%
18   Mourning Dove 53.5% 25.0% 28.5%
19   Canada Goose 39.9% 25.0% 14.9%
20   Barn Swallow 37.7% 25.0% 12.7%
21   Ring-billed Gull 30.8% 25.0% 5.8%
22   Semipalmated Sandpiper 22.7% 25.0% 2.3%
23   Belted Kingfisher 7.9% 25.0% 17.1%
24   Rock Pigeon 35.9% 16.7% 19.3%
25   Semipalmated Plover 20.3% 16.7% 3.6%
26   Greater Yellowlegs 14.7% 16.7% 2.0%
27   Mute Swan 13.6% 16.7% 3.1%
28   Short-billed Dowitcher 9.6% 16.7% 7.1%
29   Ruddy Turnstone 5.1% 16.7% 11.6%
30   Marsh Wren 5.1% 16.7% 11.6%
31   American Robin 56.2% 8.3% 47.8%
32   Gray Catbird 54.3% 8.3% 46.0%
33   European Starling 49.3% 8.3% 41.0%
34   House Sparrow 49.1% 8.3% 40.8%
35   Northern Cardinal 48.1% 8.3% 39.7%
36   Mallard 39.4% 8.3% 31.0%
37   Blue Jay 36.0% 8.3% 27.7%
38   Song Sparrow 33.8% 8.3% 25.4%
39   Common Grackle 28.1% 8.3% 19.7%
40   Carolina Wren 25.8% 8.3% 17.5%
41   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 8.3% 16.9%
42   Least Sandpiper 21.0% 8.3% 12.7%
43   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.8% 8.3% 11.5%
44   Yellow Warbler 19.3% 8.3% 11.0%
45   Cedar Waxwing 15.5% 8.3% 7.2%
46   Killdeer 13.5% 8.3% 5.1%
47   Black-crowned Night-Heron 13.2% 8.3% 4.9%
48   Red-tailed Hawk 11.6% 8.3% 3.3%
49   Green Heron 10.9% 8.3% 2.6%
50   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.9% 8.3% 0.5%
51   Fish Crow 8.5% 8.3% 0.2%
52   Black-bellied Plover 6.5% 8.3% 1.8%
53   Black Skimmer 5.7% 8.3% 2.6%
54   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.5% 8.3% 2.9%
55   Turkey Vulture 5.2% 8.3% 3.1%
56   Sanderling 5.2% 8.3% 3.1%
57   Least Tern 4.9% 8.3% 3.4%
58   Clapper Rail 4.0% 8.3% 4.4%
59   Little Blue Heron 3.8% 8.3% 4.6%
60   Bank Swallow 2.9% 8.3% 5.5%
61   Royal Tern 2.5% 8.3% 5.8%
62   Monk Parakeet 1.8% 8.3% 6.5%
63   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.6% 8.3% 7.8%
64   Whimbrel 0.6% 8.3% 7.8%
65   Red-breasted Merganser 0.3% 8.3% 8.1%