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Top Birds at Shelley Lake in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States

based on 95 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Shelley Lake 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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Evidence Sampling Score
# Links Species Media Years Birders Hits Frequency Percentile
1   Canada Goose 2 10 54 83 87.4% 99%
2   Mallard 5 10 52 82 86.3% 99%
3   Northern Cardinal 2 10 49 74 77.9% 96%
4   Killdeer 1 10 49 73 76.8% 100%
5   Carolina Wren 1 10 46 72 75.8% 99%
6   Great Blue Heron 2 10 45 69 72.6% 97%
7   American Crow 0 9 42 61 64.2% 100%
8   Carolina Chickadee 0 9 48 59 62.1% 100%
9   Great Egret 6 9 44 58 61.1% 87%
10   Tufted Titmouse 0 9 40 53 55.8% 96%
11   Gray Catbird 2 9 38 50 52.6% 73%
12   Belted Kingfisher 1 9 35 50 52.6% 100%
13   American Goldfinch 0 9 36 48 50.5% 82%
14   Downy Woodpecker 1 8 37 45 47.4% 92%
15   White-breasted Nuthatch 0 8 37 45 47.4% 92%
16   Eastern Bluebird 1 9 34 43 45.3% 98%
17   Brown-headed Nuthatch 0 8 38 43 45.3% 100%
18   Red-bellied Woodpecker 0 8 33 40 42.1% 82%
19   American Robin 0 9 31 39 41.1% 62%
20   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 9 29 34 35.8% 98%
21   Red-shouldered Hawk 3 7 28 32 33.7% 100%
22   Chimney Swift 0 8 29 31 32.6% 86%
23   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 7 25 29 30.5% 95%
24   Eastern Kingbird 0 8 22 23 24.2% 82%
25   Mourning Dove 0 9 20 22 23.2% 35%
26   Acadian Flycatcher 3 6 19 21 22.1% 100%
27   Osprey 1 6 19 20 21.1% 52%
28   Fish Crow 0 6 24 20 21.1% 81%
29   Spotted Sandpiper 2 5 19 19 20.0% 73%
30   Red-eyed Vireo 0 5 19 18 18.9% 81%
31   Eastern Towhee 0 8 16 17 17.9% 77%
32   Song Sparrow 0 7 20 16 16.8% 45%
33   Northern Flicker 0 5 22 16 16.8% 51%
34   Blue Jay 0 8 19 13 13.7% 27%
35   Great Crested Flycatcher 0 7 7 13 13.7% 77%
36   Eastern Phoebe 0 7 17 13 13.7% 87%
37   House Finch 0 7 15 12 12.6% 67%
38   Turkey Vulture 0 5 9 12 12.6% 72%
39   Chipping Sparrow 0 6 16 12 12.6% 68%
40   Pileated Woodpecker 0 4 8 11 11.6% 74%
41   Northern Mockingbird 0 6 15 10 10.5% 32%
42   Green Heron 4 5 13 10 10.5% 59%
43   Hairy Woodpecker 0 6 9 10 10.5% 61%
44   Bald Eagle 2 5 15 10 10.5% 77%
45   Barred Owl 0 5 6 8 8.4% 94%
46   Common Grackle 0 5 9 7 7.4% 23%
47   Red-tailed Hawk 0 5 10 7 7.4% 40%
48   Brown Thrasher 2 5 11 7 7.4% 73%
49   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 0 4 11 7 7.4% 86%
50   Pine Warbler 0 5 7 7 7.4% 91%
51   Red-headed Woodpecker 2 2 12 7 7.4% 56%
52   Roseate Spoonbill 0 1 7 6 6.3% 100%
53   Barn Swallow 0 4 5 5 5.3% 12%
54   Anhinga 0 1 5 5 5.3% 0%
55   American Redstart 0 3 4 4 4.2% 22%
56   Eastern Wood-Pewee 0 2 4 4 4.2% 30%
57   European Starling 0 2 8 3 3.2% 2%
58   Solitary Sandpiper 0 1 2 3 3.2% 36%
59   White-eyed Vireo 0 2 2 3 3.2% 47%
60   House Sparrow 0 1 1 2 2.1% 0%
61   Greater Yellowlegs 0 1 3 2 2.1% 15%
62   Tree Swallow 0 2 2 2 2.1% 8%
63   Muscovy Duck 1 2 4 2 2.1% 60%
64   Semipalmated Sandpiper 0 1 1 1 1.1% 1%
65   Common Yellowthroat 0 1 1 1 1.1% 1%
66   Black-and-white Warbler 0 1 1 1 1.1% 2%
67   Cooper's Hawk 1 1 1 1 1.1% 6%
68   Wood Thrush 0 1 1 1 1.1% 12%
69   Blue-winged Teal 0 1 1 1 1.1% 18%
70   Black Vulture 0 1 1 1 1.1% 12%
71   Great Horned Owl 0 1 1 1 1.1% 20%
72   Broad-winged Hawk 0 1 1 1 1.1% 22%
73   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0 1 2 1 1.1% 42%
74   Graylag Goose 1 1 1 1 1.1% 50%