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Top Birds at Cow Meadow Park and Preserve in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 41 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 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   Tree Swallow 14.1% 80.5% 66.4%
2   Mallard 40.8% 75.6% 34.8%
3   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 75.6% 39.6%
4   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9.1% 75.6% 66.5%
5   Great Egret 34.5% 73.2% 38.7%
6   Canada Goose 40.8% 70.7% 30.0%
7   Snowy Egret 22.5% 70.7% 48.3%
8   Barn Swallow 39.9% 68.3% 28.4%
9   Osprey 30.7% 68.3% 37.6%
10   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.1% 65.9% 41.7%
11   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 63.4% 22.1%
12   Herring Gull 39.5% 63.4% 23.9%
13   American Robin 57.2% 61.0% 3.7%
14   Mourning Dove 53.7% 61.0% 7.3%
15   House Sparrow 50.0% 61.0% 11.0%
16   European Starling 51.1% 58.5% 7.4%
17   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 58.5% 36.6%
18   Gray Catbird 54.7% 56.1% 1.4%
19   Greater Yellowlegs 15.8% 56.1% 40.3%
20   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.5% 56.1% 41.6%
21   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 53.7% 5.9%
22   Laughing Gull 32.0% 53.7% 21.7%
23   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 51.2% 22.8%
24   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 51.2% 30.1%
25   Song Sparrow 35.0% 48.8% 13.8%
26   Glossy Ibis 6.5% 48.8% 42.3%
27   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 46.3% 14.6%
28   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.3% 43.9% 33.6%
29   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 41.5% 10.8%
30   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 41.5% 27.6%
31   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 39.0% 12.0%
32   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 39.0% 22.1%
33   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.2% 36.6% 32.3%
34   House Finch 14.9% 34.1% 19.2%
35   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 31.7% 3.7%
36   American Goldfinch 37.6% 29.3% 8.4%
37   Forster's Tern 13.2% 29.3% 16.1%
38   American Crow 14.4% 26.8% 12.4%
39   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 22.0% 3.3%
40   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 22.0% 1.8%
41   American Black Duck 10.0% 22.0% 11.9%
42   Willow Flycatcher 4.7% 22.0% 17.3%
43   Common Grackle 28.2% 19.5% 8.7%
44   Black-bellied Plover 7.4% 19.5% 12.1%
45   Common Tern 16.4% 17.1% 0.7%
46   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 17.1% 1.9%
47   Green Heron 11.9% 17.1% 5.2%
48   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 17.1% 11.1%
49   Gadwall 3.9% 17.1% 13.2%
50   Monk Parakeet 1.6% 17.1% 15.4%
51   Killdeer 14.2% 14.6% 0.5%
52   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 14.6% 2.2%
53   Fish Crow 9.0% 14.6% 5.7%
54   Black Skimmer 5.7% 14.6% 8.9%
55   Clapper Rail 4.2% 14.6% 10.4%
56   Little Blue Heron 4.2% 12.2% 8.0%
57   Northern Flicker 26.0% 9.8% 16.2%
58   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 9.8% 7.1%
59   Mute Swan 14.5% 9.8% 4.7%
60   Bank Swallow 3.1% 9.8% 6.7%
61   Blue Jay 35.4% 7.3% 28.0%
62   House Wren 11.4% 7.3% 4.1%
63   Warbling Vireo 10.0% 7.3% 2.6%
64   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 7.3% 0.3%
65   White-rumped Sandpiper 4.0% 7.3% 3.3%
66   Pectoral Sandpiper 3.1% 7.3% 4.2%
67   Blue-winged Teal 1.7% 7.3% 5.6%
68   Gull-billed Tern 1.2% 7.3% 6.1%
69   Whimbrel 0.5% 7.3% 6.8%
70   Chimney Swift 23.8% 4.9% 19.0%
71   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 4.9% 11.9%
72   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 4.9% 10.6%
73   Black-capped Chickadee 11.2% 4.9% 6.4%
74   Willet 3.6% 4.9% 1.3%
75   Saltmarsh Sparrow 2.1% 4.9% 2.8%
76   Tricolored Heron 0.7% 4.9% 4.2%
77   Carolina Wren 24.8% 2.4% 22.3%
78   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 2.4% 12.7%
79   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 2.4% 9.0%
80   Red-eyed Vireo 9.6% 2.4% 7.2%
81   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 2.4% 6.7%
82   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 2.4% 5.9%
83   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.0% 2.4% 4.6%
84   Least Tern 5.1% 2.4% 2.6%
85   Ovenbird 4.2% 2.4% 1.8%
86   Stilt Sandpiper 3.7% 2.4% 1.3%
87   Solitary Sandpiper 3.7% 2.4% 1.2%
88   Magnolia Warbler 2.9% 2.4% 0.5%
89   Common Raven 2.8% 2.4% 0.3%
90   Cooper's Hawk 2.3% 2.4% 0.2%
91   Royal Tern 2.2% 2.4% 0.2%
92   Green-winged Teal 1.7% 2.4% 0.7%
93   Northern Harrier 0.9% 2.4% 1.6%
94   Muscovy Duck 0.1% 2.4% 2.3%