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Top Birds at Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 40 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Jamaica Bay, Big Egg 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   Semipalmated Plover 20.2% 80.0% 59.8%
2   Laughing Gull 32.3% 72.5% 40.2%
3   American Herring Gull 37.7% 65.0% 27.3%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 40.1% 62.5% 22.4%
5   Osprey 30.7% 60.0% 29.3%
6   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 8.8% 60.0% 51.2%
7   Great Egret 32.7% 57.5% 24.8%
8   Semipalmated Sandpiper 22.7% 55.0% 32.3%
9   Snowy Egret 21.0% 50.0% 29.0%
10   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.1% 50.0% 45.9%
11   Barn Swallow 37.7% 47.5% 9.8%
12   Greater Yellowlegs 14.6% 47.5% 32.9%
13   Great Black-backed Gull 25.2% 45.0% 19.8%
14   American Oystercatcher 11.4% 42.5% 31.1%
15   European Starling 49.3% 40.0% 9.3%
16   House Sparrow 49.1% 40.0% 9.1%
17   Black-crowned Night-Heron 13.2% 40.0% 26.8%
18   Canada Goose 39.9% 37.5% 2.4%
19   Black-bellied Plover 6.5% 35.0% 28.5%
20   Northern Mockingbird 34.9% 32.5% 2.4%
21   Least Sandpiper 21.0% 32.5% 11.5%
22   Common Tern 16.1% 32.5% 16.4%
23   Song Sparrow 33.8% 30.0% 3.8%
24   Red-winged Blackbird 26.7% 30.0% 3.3%
25   Forster's Tern 13.2% 30.0% 16.8%
26   Short-billed Dowitcher 9.6% 30.0% 20.4%
27   Ring-billed Gull 30.8% 27.5% 3.3%
28   Killdeer 13.4% 25.0% 11.6%
29   Ruddy Turnstone 5.1% 25.0% 19.9%
30   Yellow Warbler 19.3% 22.5% 3.2%
31   Spotted Sandpiper 15.5% 22.5% 7.0%
32   Lesser Yellowlegs 12.7% 20.0% 7.3%
33   Green Heron 10.9% 20.0% 9.1%
34   Willet 3.3% 20.0% 16.7%
35   Northern Cardinal 48.1% 17.5% 30.6%
36   Gray Catbird 54.3% 15.0% 39.3%
37   Great Blue Heron 30.3% 15.0% 15.3%
38   Glossy Ibis 6.0% 15.0% 9.0%
39   Seaside Sparrow 0.9% 15.0% 14.1%
40   American Robin 56.2% 12.5% 43.7%
41   Mourning Dove 53.5% 12.5% 41.0%
42   Rock Pigeon 35.9% 12.5% 23.4%
43   House Finch 14.4% 12.5% 1.9%
44   Tree Swallow 13.4% 12.5% 0.9%
45   American Crow 13.7% 10.0% 3.7%
46   Fish Crow 8.5% 10.0% 1.5%
47   Mallard 39.4% 7.5% 31.9%
48   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 7.5% 7.6%
49   American Black Duck 9.4% 7.5% 1.9%
50   Little Blue Heron 3.8% 7.5% 3.7%
51   Cedar Waxwing 15.5% 5.0% 10.5%
52   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 5.0% 10.4%
53   Black Skimmer 5.7% 5.0% 0.7%
54   Clapper Rail 4.0% 5.0% 1.0%
55   Bobolink 2.0% 5.0% 3.0%
56   Saltmarsh Sparrow 1.7% 5.0% 3.3%
57   Whimbrel 0.5% 5.0% 4.5%
58   American Goldfinch 36.8% 2.5% 34.3%
59   Blue Jay 36.1% 2.5% 33.6%
60   Common Grackle 28.1% 2.5% 25.6%
61   Carolina Wren 25.8% 2.5% 23.3%
62   Chimney Swift 23.8% 2.5% 21.3%
63   Eastern Kingbird 15.6% 2.5% 13.1%
64   Belted Kingfisher 7.9% 2.5% 5.4%
65   Peregrine Falcon 7.0% 2.5% 4.5%
66   Marsh Wren 5.1% 2.5% 2.6%
67   Least Tern 4.9% 2.5% 2.4%
68   Bank Swallow 2.9% 2.5% 0.4%
69   Pectoral Sandpiper 2.7% 2.5% 0.2%
70   Red Knot 0.8% 2.5% 1.7%
71   Tricolored Heron 0.6% 2.5% 1.9%