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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 44 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 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% 88.6% 49.2%
2   Laughing Gull 32.0% 86.4% 54.4%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 72.7% 31.4%
4   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 72.7% 37.4%
5   Canada Goose 40.8% 70.5% 29.7%
6   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 65.9% 34.1%
7   House Sparrow 50.0% 61.4% 11.4%
8   Great Egret 34.5% 56.8% 22.3%
9   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 56.8% 29.8%
10   European Starling 51.1% 54.5% 3.4%
11   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 54.5% 26.1%
12   American Goldfinch 37.6% 52.3% 14.6%
13   Snowy Egret 22.5% 52.3% 29.8%
14   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 43.2% 7.2%
15   Fish Crow 9.0% 43.2% 34.2%
16   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 38.6% 8.0%
17   Gray Catbird 54.7% 36.4% 18.3%
18   Barn Swallow 39.9% 34.1% 5.8%
19   Song Sparrow 35.0% 34.1% 0.9%
20   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 31.8% 7.7%
21   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 31.8% 10.7%
22   Forster's Tern 13.2% 31.8% 18.6%
23   Mallard 40.8% 29.5% 11.3%
24   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 29.5% 9.4%
25   Osprey 30.7% 27.3% 3.4%
26   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 27.3% 11.9%
27   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 27.3% 14.9%
28   Carolina Wren 24.7% 25.0% 0.3%
29   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 25.0% 3.0%
30   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 25.0% 8.2%
31   Eastern Towhee 7.0% 25.0% 18.0%
32   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 25.0% 19.1%
33   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.2% 25.0% 20.8%
34   Common Tern 16.4% 22.7% 6.3%
35   Black-and-white Warbler 14.3% 22.7% 8.5%
36   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 20.5% 27.3%
37   American Redstart 22.0% 20.5% 1.5%
38   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 20.5% 12.9%
39   Black-bellied Plover 7.4% 20.5% 13.1%
40   American Robin 57.3% 18.2% 39.1%
41   Mourning Dove 53.7% 18.2% 35.6%
42   Chimney Swift 23.8% 18.2% 5.7%
43   Tree Swallow 14.1% 18.2% 4.1%
44   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 15.9% 0.8%
45   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 15.9% 6.9%
46   Bobolink 2.2% 13.6% 11.4%
47   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 11.4% 2.6%
48   Merlin 0.5% 11.4% 10.8%
49   Common Grackle 28.3% 9.1% 19.2%
50   Greater Yellowlegs 15.9% 9.1% 6.8%
51   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 9.1% 6.1%
52   House Finch 14.9% 9.1% 5.8%
53   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.6% 9.1% 5.5%
54   Mute Swan 14.5% 9.1% 5.4%
55   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.0% 9.1% 2.1%
56   Ruddy Turnstone 5.5% 9.1% 3.6%
57   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 6.8% 0.0%
58   Glossy Ibis 6.5% 6.8% 0.3%
59   Purple Martin 3.2% 6.8% 3.6%
60   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.1% 6.8% 4.7%
61   Northern Parula 1.8% 6.8% 5.0%
62   Common Yellowthroat 15.2% 4.5% 10.6%
63   American Crow 14.4% 4.5% 9.9%
64   Green Heron 11.9% 4.5% 7.4%
65   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 4.5% 4.6%
66   Canada Warbler 5.7% 4.5% 1.1%
67   Marsh Wren 5.6% 4.5% 1.1%
68   Chestnut-sided Warbler 5.0% 4.5% 0.5%
69   Magnolia Warbler 2.9% 4.5% 1.7%
70   Cape May Warbler 1.2% 4.5% 3.3%
71   Northern Harrier 0.9% 4.5% 3.7%
72   Downy Woodpecker 25.3% 2.3% 23.0%
73   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 2.3% 14.7%
74   House Wren 11.4% 2.3% 9.1%
75   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 2.3% 8.1%
76   American Black Duck 10.1% 2.3% 7.8%
77   Red-eyed Vireo 9.6% 2.3% 7.3%
78   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 2.3% 6.1%
79   Black Skimmer 5.8% 2.3% 3.5%
80   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 2.3% 3.1%
81   Sanderling 5.3% 2.3% 3.0%
82   Ovenbird 4.2% 2.3% 2.0%
83   Blue-winged Warbler 3.9% 2.3% 1.6%
84   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 2.3% 1.5%
85   Solitary Sandpiper 3.7% 2.3% 1.4%
86   Willet 3.6% 2.3% 1.4%
87   Indigo Bunting 3.4% 2.3% 1.1%
88   Brown Thrasher 3.1% 2.3% 0.9%
89   Bank Swallow 3.1% 2.3% 0.8%
90   Cooper's Hawk 2.3% 2.3% 0.0%
91   Black-throated Blue Warbler 2.1% 2.3% 0.2%
92   Least Flycatcher 2.0% 2.3% 0.2%
93   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.6% 2.3% 0.7%
94   Seaside Sparrow 1.1% 2.3% 1.2%
95   Black-throated Green Warbler 1.0% 2.3% 1.2%
96   Blackburnian Warbler 1.0% 2.3% 1.3%
97   Tennessee Warbler 0.8% 2.3% 1.5%
98   Whimbrel 0.5% 2.3% 1.7%
99   Mourning Warbler 0.4% 2.3% 1.8%