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Top Birds at Pelham Bay Park--Thomas Pell WS and Goose Creek Marsh in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States

based on 17 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Pelham Bay Park--Thomas Pell WS and Goose Creek 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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Evidence Sampling Score
# Links Species Media Years Birders Hits Frequency Percentile
1   Great Egret 0 5 6 12 70.6% 84%
2   Gray Catbird 0 6 5 10 58.8% 69%
3   Northern Cardinal 0 5 4 10 58.8% 75%
4   Barn Swallow 0 4 4 10 58.8% 84%
5   Osprey 0 7 6 10 58.8% 78%
6   Snowy Egret 0 4 5 10 58.8% 83%
7   American Goldfinch 0 5 4 9 52.9% 72%
8   Laughing Gull 0 4 3 9 52.9% 62%
9   Northern Flicker 0 5 5 9 52.9% 84%
10   Mourning Dove 0 5 4 8 47.1% 57%
11   American Herring Gull 0 4 4 8 47.1% 61%
12   Blue Jay 0 4 5 8 47.1% 63%
13   American Robin 0 4 4 7 41.2% 51%
14   Double-crested Cormorant 0 4 4 7 41.2% 56%
15   Carolina Wren 0 4 3 7 41.2% 73%
16   Downy Woodpecker 0 5 3 7 41.2% 79%
17   European Starling 0 4 3 6 35.3% 45%
18   Rock Pigeon 0 4 4 6 35.3% 45%
19   Ring-billed Gull 0 4 4 6 35.3% 50%
20   Northern Yellow Warbler 0 4 2 6 35.3% 83%
21   Marsh Wren 1 4 3 6 35.3% 83%
22   Great Blue Heron 0 4 3 5 29.4% 52%
23   Chimney Swift 0 3 3 5 29.4% 65%
24   Least Sandpiper 0 2 4 5 29.4% 61%
25   Mallard 0 3 3 4 23.5% 44%
26   Song Sparrow 0 3 2 4 23.5% 44%
27   Common Grackle 0 3 1 4 23.5% 50%
28   Red-winged Blackbird 0 2 2 4 23.5% 55%
29   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1 2 4 4 23.5% 51%
30   Red-bellied Woodpecker 0 3 2 4 23.5% 51%
31   Common Yellowthroat 0 4 3 4 23.5% 72%
32   Red-tailed Hawk 0 3 3 4 23.5% 74%
33   House Sparrow 0 2 1 3 17.6% 16%
34   Northern Mockingbird 0 3 3 3 17.6% 36%
35   Cedar Waxwing 0 2 2 3 17.6% 63%
36   Baltimore Oriole 0 3 2 3 17.6% 61%
37   Hairy Woodpecker 0 3 2 3 17.6% 65%
38   Clapper Rail 0 1 1 3 17.6% 64%
39   Virginia Rail 2 3 3 3 17.6% 88%
40   Spotted Sandpiper 0 1 3 2 11.8% 35%
41   Eastern Kingbird 0 1 1 2 11.8% 37%
42   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0 1 1 2 11.8% 49%
43   House Wren 0 2 1 2 11.8% 40%
44   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 1 1 2 2 11.8% 41%
45   Turkey Vulture 0 1 2 2 11.8% 52%
46   Canada Goose 0 1 1 1 5.9% 6%
47   Great Black-backed Gull 0 1 1 1 5.9% 8%
48   American Redstart 0 1 1 1 5.9% 14%
49   Northern Waterthrush 1 1 1 1 5.9% 20%
50   Greater Yellowlegs 0 1 1 1 5.9% 21%
51   House Finch 0 1 1 1 5.9% 12%
52   Tree Swallow 0 1 1 1 5.9% 17%
53   Forster's Tern 0 1 1 1 5.9% 17%
54   Killdeer 0 1 1 1 5.9% 14%
55   American Black Duck 0 1 1 1 5.9% 26%
56   Warbling Vireo 0 1 1 1 5.9% 25%
57   Eastern Wood-Pewee 0 1 1 1 5.9% 22%
58   White-breasted Nuthatch 0 1 1 1 5.9% 18%
59   Belted Kingfisher 0 1 1 1 5.9% 22%
60   Peregrine Falcon 0 1 2 1 5.9% 35%
61   Brown-headed Cowbird 0 1 1 1 5.9% 30%
62   Willow Flycatcher 0 1 1 1 5.9% 37%
63   Bank Swallow 0 1 1 1 5.9% 39%
64   Brown Thrasher 0 1 1 1 5.9% 55%
65   Cooper's Hawk 1 1 1 1 5.9% 45%
66   Swamp Sparrow 0 1 1 1 5.9% 61%
67   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 0 1 1 1 5.9% 57%
68   Orchard Oriole 0 1 1 1 5.9% 75%
69   Cliff Swallow 0 1 1 1 5.9% 70%