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Top Birds at Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 57 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 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   Great Egret 34.5% 59.6% 25.1%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 57.9% 16.6%
3   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 45.6% 15.0%
4   Herring Gull 39.5% 43.9% 4.4%
5   Mallard 40.8% 40.4% 0.5%
6   Osprey 30.7% 40.4% 9.7%
7   Canada Goose 40.8% 35.1% 5.7%
8   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 35.1% 3.3%
9   Mute Swan 14.4% 35.1% 20.7%
10   Laughing Gull 32.0% 33.3% 1.3%
11   Snowy Egret 22.5% 33.3% 10.8%
12   Mourning Dove 53.7% 28.1% 25.7%
13   European Starling 51.2% 28.1% 23.1%
14   Forster's Tern 13.2% 24.6% 11.4%
15   Barn Swallow 39.9% 22.8% 17.1%
16   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 22.8% 13.2%
17   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 22.8% 12.6%
18   Gray Catbird 54.7% 21.1% 33.7%
19   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 21.1% 7.4%
20   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 21.1% 6.0%
21   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.5% 21.1% 6.5%
22   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 17.5% 6.6%
23   American Goldfinch 37.7% 15.8% 21.9%
24   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 15.8% 4.4%
25   Killdeer 14.2% 15.8% 1.6%
26   Green Heron 11.9% 15.8% 3.9%
27   American Robin 57.3% 14.0% 43.2%
28   Song Sparrow 35.0% 14.0% 21.0%
29   Gadwall 3.9% 14.0% 10.1%
30   American White Pelican 0.9% 12.3% 11.4%
31   Marsh Wren 5.6% 10.5% 4.9%
32   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 8.8% 13.3%
33   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 8.8% 8.2%
34   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 8.8% 8.0%
35   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 8.8% 0.4%
36   House Sparrow 50.0% 7.0% 43.0%
37   Northern Flicker 26.0% 7.0% 19.0%
38   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 7.0% 14.1%
39   Greater Yellowlegs 15.9% 7.0% 8.8%
40   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 7.0% 6.9%
41   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 7.0% 4.4%
42   Wood Duck 9.3% 7.0% 2.3%
43   Ruddy Duck 2.4% 7.0% 4.7%
44   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 5.3% 42.5%
45   Common Grackle 28.3% 5.3% 23.0%
46   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 5.3% 0.1%
47   Least Tern 5.1% 5.3% 0.2%
48   Least Bittern 1.0% 5.3% 4.3%
49   Tricolored Heron 0.7% 5.3% 4.5%
50   Blue Jay 35.4% 3.5% 31.9%
51   Downy Woodpecker 25.3% 3.5% 21.8%
52   Common Yellowthroat 15.2% 3.5% 11.7%
53   Tree Swallow 14.1% 3.5% 10.6%
54   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 3.5% 6.9%
55   American Black Duck 10.1% 3.5% 6.5%
56   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 3.5% 4.1%
57   Solitary Sandpiper 3.7% 3.5% 0.2%
58   Caspian Tern 1.9% 3.5% 1.6%
59   Common Gallinule 0.3% 3.5% 3.2%
60   Chimney Swift 23.9% 1.8% 22.1%
61   Common Tern 16.4% 1.8% 14.7%
62   Baltimore Oriole 15.2% 1.8% 13.4%
63   Fish Crow 9.0% 1.8% 7.2%
64   Tufted Titmouse 8.5% 1.8% 6.8%
65   Black-bellied Plover 7.4% 1.8% 5.7%
66   Glossy Ibis 6.6% 1.8% 4.8%
67   Hairy Woodpecker 6.0% 1.8% 4.3%
68   Black Skimmer 5.8% 1.8% 4.0%
69   Willow Flycatcher 4.7% 1.8% 2.9%
70   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 1.8% 2.0%
71   Stilt Sandpiper 3.7% 1.8% 1.9%
72   American Kestrel 3.6% 1.8% 1.9%
73   Bank Swallow 3.1% 1.8% 1.3%
74   Bald Eagle 2.5% 1.8% 0.7%
75   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2.1% 1.8% 0.3%
76   Black Vulture 1.4% 1.8% 0.3%
77   Pied-billed Grebe 1.0% 1.8% 0.8%
78   Bonaparte's Gull 0.4% 1.8% 1.3%