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Top Birds at Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States

based on 41 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 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   Sanderling 0 10 28 36 87.8% 99%
2   Great Black-backed Gull 0 6 26 31 75.6% 92%
3   Common Tern 1 7 23 31 75.6% 96%
4   Laughing Gull 0 6 25 30 73.2% 86%
5   American Herring Gull 1 6 24 29 70.7% 87%
6   Semipalmated Plover 0 7 23 26 63.4% 90%
7   Ring-billed Gull 0 6 23 25 61.0% 84%
8   American Oystercatcher 0 7 21 25 61.0% 88%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 0 6 20 24 58.5% 78%
10   Barn Swallow 0 7 19 23 56.1% 87%
11   Osprey 1 5 18 23 56.1% 82%
12   Ruddy Turnstone 0 8 21 22 53.7% 90%
13   Northern Mockingbird 0 6 14 19 46.3% 80%
14   Tree Swallow 0 5 15 19 46.3% 92%
15   Black Skimmer 0 5 15 19 46.3% 94%
16   Mourning Dove 0 6 15 18 43.9% 61%
17   Rock Pigeon 0 5 15 18 43.9% 67%
18   Black-bellied Plover 0 6 17 18 43.9% 89%
19   American Robin 0 5 11 15 36.6% 54%
20   Red-winged Blackbird 0 5 10 14 34.1% 76%
21   European Starling 0 4 10 13 31.7% 48%
22   Song Sparrow 0 5 12 12 29.3% 58%
23   Semipalmated Sandpiper 0 7 11 12 29.3% 62%
24   Eastern Kingbird 1 5 10 12 29.3% 82%
25   Northern Cardinal 0 4 7 11 26.8% 42%
26   Carolina Wren 0 4 8 10 24.4% 58%
27   Chimney Swift 0 5 8 10 24.4% 67%
28   Willet 0 5 14 10 24.4% 81%
29   Lesser Black-backed Gull 2 5 12 10 24.4% 94%
30   Cedar Waxwing 1 5 8 9 22.0% 79%
31   Eastern Towhee 0 4 8 9 22.0% 78%
32   Least Tern 0 5 7 9 22.0% 80%
33   American Goldfinch 0 4 5 8 19.5% 39%
34   Least Sandpiper 0 5 10 8 19.5% 56%
35   Gray Catbird 0 4 8 7 17.1% 26%
36   House Sparrow 0 4 9 7 17.1% 19%
37   House Finch 0 5 8 7 17.1% 70%
38   Royal Tern 1 3 6 7 17.1% 74%
39   Hudsonian Whimbrel 1 3 7 7 17.1% 96%
40   Canada Goose 0 5 7 6 14.6% 30%
41   Northern Yellow Warbler 0 4 6 6 14.6% 61%
42   Common Yellowthroat 0 3 4 6 14.6% 62%
43   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 0 5 4 6 14.6% 71%
44   Piping Plover 1 4 7 6 14.6% 61%
45   Lesser Yellowlegs 0 4 5 5 12.2% 56%
46   Peregrine Falcon 1 4 5 5 12.2% 76%
47   Brown-headed Cowbird 0 4 6 5 12.2% 76%
48   American Kestrel 0 3 1 4 9.8% 69%
49   Common Raven 0 2 2 4 9.8% 73%
50   Cooper's Hawk 0 3 2 4 9.8% 81%
51   Bobolink 0 2 2 4 9.8% 75%
52   Common Grackle 0 2 4 3 7.3% 16%
53   Northern Flicker 0 2 2 3 7.3% 16%
54   Forster's Tern 0 3 5 3 7.3% 32%
55   Killdeer 0 3 1 3 7.3% 31%
56   American Crow 0 2 2 3 7.3% 29%
57   House Wren 0 2 4 3 7.3% 35%
58   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0 2 3 3 7.3% 52%
59   Purple Martin 0 3 4 3 7.3% 53%
60   Bank Swallow 0 3 4 3 7.3% 61%
61   Surf Scoter 0 2 3 3 7.3% 94%
62   Great Blue Heron 0 2 1 2 4.9% 8%
63   Downy Woodpecker 1 2 3 2 4.9% 8%
64   Glossy Ibis 0 2 1 2 4.9% 47%
65   Turkey Vulture 1 2 1 2 4.9% 28%
66   Northern Harrier 0 2 1 2 4.9% 74%
67   Merlin 0 2 1 2 4.9% 80%
68   Mallard 0 1 3 1 2.4% 1%
69   Great Egret 0 1 1 1 2.4% 4%
70   American Redstart 0 1 1 1 2.4% 5%
71   Spotted Sandpiper 0 1 1 1 2.4% 4%
72   Northern Waterthrush 0 1 1 1 2.4% 7%
73   Greater Yellowlegs 0 1 2 1 2.4% 9%
74   Baltimore Oriole 0 1 1 1 2.4% 4%
75   Green Heron 1 1 2 1 2.4% 8%
76   White-rumped Sandpiper 0 1 1 1 2.4% 24%
77   Magnolia Warbler 0 1 1 1 2.4% 18%
78   Bald Eagle 0 1 1 1 2.4% 16%
79   Cape May Warbler 0 1 1 1 2.4% 28%
80   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 0 1 1 1 2.4% 33%
81   Cliff Swallow 0 1 2 1 2.4% 40%
82   Savannah Sparrow 0 1 1 1 2.4% 48%
83   Common Loon 0 1 3 1 2.4% 41%
84   Yellow-rumped Warbler 0 1 1 1 2.4% 61%