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

based on 24 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Prospect Point 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   Snowy Egret 0 13 3 20 83.3% 95%
2   Semipalmated Plover 0 12 2 20 83.3% 96%
3   Osprey 0 12 3 17 70.8% 89%
4   Semipalmated Sandpiper 0 10 2 16 66.7% 90%
5   Barn Swallow 0 11 3 15 62.5% 88%
6   Black-bellied Plover 0 8 1 15 62.5% 95%
7   Ruddy Turnstone 0 9 2 15 62.5% 92%
8   Piping Plover 0 8 2 15 62.5% 98%
9   Great Egret 0 10 3 14 58.3% 80%
10   Common Tern 0 8 1 13 54.2% 77%
11   Laughing Gull 0 9 3 12 50.0% 63%
12   Killdeer 0 8 1 12 50.0% 89%
13   Sanderling 0 7 1 12 50.0% 90%
14   Great Blue Heron 0 8 3 11 45.8% 75%
15   American Oystercatcher 0 8 1 11 45.8% 74%
16   Marsh Wren 1 9 3 11 45.8% 92%
17   Spotted Sandpiper 0 7 1 10 41.7% 89%
18   Least Tern 0 6 1 10 41.7% 97%
19   Least Sandpiper 0 6 1 9 37.5% 75%
20   Mourning Dove 0 6 3 8 33.3% 38%
21   Double-crested Cormorant 0 6 3 8 33.3% 46%
22   American Herring Gull 0 6 3 8 33.3% 47%
23   Ring-billed Gull 0 6 3 8 33.3% 51%
24   Great Black-backed Gull 0 6 3 8 33.3% 54%
25   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0 4 1 7 29.2% 82%
26   Green Heron 0 7 3 7 29.2% 82%
27   Northern Mockingbird 0 4 3 6 25.0% 51%
28   Red-winged Blackbird 0 5 3 6 25.0% 60%
29   Gray Catbird 0 4 3 5 20.8% 26%
30   Song Sparrow 0 4 1 5 20.8% 40%
31   Northern Flicker 0 5 3 5 20.8% 43%
32   House Finch 0 5 1 5 20.8% 71%
33   European Starling 0 3 3 4 16.7% 21%
34   American Goldfinch 0 3 3 4 16.7% 28%
35   Northern Yellow Warbler 0 4 3 4 16.7% 60%
36   Common Yellowthroat 0 4 1 4 16.7% 62%
37   Forster's Tern 0 3 1 4 16.7% 55%
38   Bobolink 0 4 1 4 16.7% 82%
39   Black Tern 0 4 1 4 16.7% 92%
40   Canada Goose 0 3 3 3 12.5% 23%
41   Carolina Wren 0 2 3 3 12.5% 27%
42   Tree Swallow 0 3 3 3 12.5% 50%
43   Belted Kingfisher 0 3 1 3 12.5% 56%
44   Little Blue Heron 0 2 1 3 12.5% 62%
45   Bank Swallow 0 3 3 3 12.5% 75%
46   Brown Thrasher 0 3 1 3 12.5% 77%
47   House Sparrow 0 2 1 2 8.3% 5%
48   Northern Cardinal 0 2 3 2 8.3% 7%
49   Mallard 0 2 1 2 8.3% 17%
50   Eastern Kingbird 0 2 1 2 8.3% 28%
51   Mute Swan 0 1 3 2 8.3% 33%
52   American Crow 0 2 1 2 8.3% 28%
53   House Wren 0 2 1 2 8.3% 33%
54   Eastern Wood-Pewee 0 2 1 2 8.3% 39%
55   Eastern Towhee 0 2 1 2 8.3% 51%
56   Clapper Rail 1 2 3 2 8.3% 45%
57   Willet 0 1 1 2 8.3% 48%
58   Cooper's Hawk 0 2 3 2 8.3% 69%
59   Blue Jay 0 1 1 1 4.2% 3%
60   American Redstart 0 1 1 1 4.2% 10%
61   Northern Waterthrush 0 1 1 1 4.2% 13%
62   Greater Yellowlegs 0 1 1 1 4.2% 16%
63   Baltimore Oriole 0 1 1 1 4.2% 10%
64   Lesser Yellowlegs 0 1 1 1 4.2% 21%
65   Red-tailed Hawk 0 1 1 1 4.2% 12%
66   Short-billed Dowitcher 0 1 1 1 4.2% 26%
67   Peregrine Falcon 0 1 1 1 4.2% 25%
68   Glossy Ibis 0 1 1 1 4.2% 39%
69   Common Raven 0 1 1 1 4.2% 29%
70   Purple Martin 0 1 1 1 4.2% 29%
71   Eastern Phoebe 0 1 1 1 4.2% 31%
72   Bald Eagle 0 1 1 1 4.2% 28%
73   Pectoral Sandpiper 0 1 1 1 4.2% 41%
74   Least Flycatcher 0 1 1 1 4.2% 42%
75   Saltmarsh Sparrow 0 1 1 1 4.2% 46%
76   Blue-winged Teal 0 1 1 1 4.2% 56%
77   Seaside Sparrow 0 1 1 1 4.2% 62%
78   Red Knot 0 1 1 1 4.2% 45%
79   Northern Harrier 0 1 1 1 4.2% 52%
80   Baird's Sandpiper 0 1 1 1 4.2% 40%
81   Bonaparte's Gull 0 1 1 1 4.2% 62%