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

based on 15 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jones Beach Bay Islands in September. 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 30.9% 73.3% 42.5%
2   Osprey 25.5% 53.3% 27.9%
3   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 46.7% 21.5%
4   Great Egret 20.0% 46.7% 26.6%
5   Laughing Gull 18.6% 46.7% 28.0%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 40.0% 8.0%
7   Tree Swallow 7.0% 40.0% 33.0%
8   European Starling 48.4% 26.7% 21.8%
9   Canada Goose 37.8% 26.7% 11.2%
10   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 26.7% 2.0%
11   Snowy Egret 12.1% 26.7% 14.5%
12   Forster's Tern 4.1% 26.7% 22.6%
13   Common Tern 4.0% 26.7% 22.7%
14   Boat-tailed Grackle 1.3% 26.7% 25.4%
15   Gray Catbird 60.6% 20.0% 40.6%
16   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 20.0% 11.6%
17   Common Grackle 24.0% 20.0% 4.0%
18   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 20.0% 1.4%
19   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 20.0% 7.9%
20   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 20.0% 12.1%
21   American Oystercatcher 5.0% 20.0% 15.0%
22   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 4.0% 20.0% 16.0%
23   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.6% 20.0% 19.4%
24   Blue Jay 51.8% 13.3% 38.5%
25   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 13.3% 23.5%
26   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 13.3% 4.5%
27   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 13.3% 6.3%
28   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 13.3% 8.4%
29   Royal Tern 2.9% 13.3% 10.4%
30   Mourning Dove 53.2% 6.7% 46.6%
31   Northern Flicker 43.2% 6.7% 36.5%
32   Song Sparrow 28.7% 6.7% 22.0%
33   Carolina Wren 26.9% 6.7% 20.2%
34   Chimney Swift 22.5% 6.7% 15.8%
35   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 6.7% 12.1%
36   American Crow 17.0% 6.7% 10.3%
37   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 6.7% 5.4%
38   Mute Swan 11.4% 6.7% 4.8%
39   American Kestrel 10.8% 6.7% 4.2%
40   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 6.7% 1.1%
41   Green Heron 7.5% 6.7% 0.9%
42   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 6.7% 0.7%
43   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 6.7% 0.7%
44   Merlin 5.4% 6.7% 1.3%
45   Black-bellied Plover 4.4% 6.7% 2.2%
46   Marsh Wren 3.5% 6.7% 3.1%
47   Short-billed Dowitcher 3.0% 6.7% 3.7%
48   Sanderling 2.9% 6.7% 3.8%
49   Monk Parakeet 2.2% 6.7% 4.4%
50   Black Skimmer 1.6% 6.7% 5.0%
51   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.1% 6.7% 5.6%
52   Marbled Godwit 0.3% 6.7% 6.4%
53   Black Scoter 0.2% 6.7% 6.5%
54   Common Eider 0.1% 6.7% 6.6%
55   Roseate Tern 0.0% 6.7% 6.7%