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Top Birds at Prospect Point in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 23 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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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Snowy Egret 22.5% 82.6% 60.1%
2   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 82.6% 61.5%
3   Osprey 30.7% 69.6% 38.9%
4   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.1% 69.6% 45.4%
5   Black-bellied Plover 7.4% 65.2% 57.8%
6   Ruddy Turnstone 5.4% 65.2% 59.8%
7   Barn Swallow 39.9% 60.9% 21.0%
8   Piping Plover 1.9% 60.9% 59.0%
9   Great Egret 34.5% 56.5% 22.0%
10   Common Tern 16.4% 56.5% 40.1%
11   Killdeer 14.1% 52.2% 38.0%
12   Sanderling 5.3% 52.2% 46.9%
13   Laughing Gull 32.0% 47.8% 15.8%
14   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 43.5% 12.8%
15   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 43.5% 26.5%
16   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 43.5% 31.1%
17   Marsh Wren 5.6% 43.5% 37.9%
18   Least Tern 5.1% 43.5% 38.4%
19   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 39.1% 17.1%
20   Mourning Dove 53.7% 30.4% 23.3%
21   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 30.4% 10.9%
22   Herring Gull 39.5% 30.4% 9.1%
23   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 30.4% 1.4%
24   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 30.4% 3.4%
25   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.5% 30.4% 15.9%
26   Green Heron 11.9% 30.4% 18.6%
27   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 26.1% 9.9%
28   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 26.1% 2.4%
29   Gray Catbird 54.7% 21.7% 32.9%
30   Northern Flicker 26.0% 21.7% 4.2%
31   European Starling 51.1% 17.4% 33.8%
32   American Goldfinch 37.7% 17.4% 20.3%
33   Song Sparrow 35.0% 17.4% 17.6%
34   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 17.4% 2.8%
35   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 17.4% 2.2%
36   House Finch 14.9% 17.4% 2.5%
37   Forster's Tern 13.2% 17.4% 4.2%
38   Bobolink 2.2% 17.4% 15.2%
39   Black Tern 0.8% 17.4% 16.6%
40   Carolina Wren 24.7% 13.0% 11.7%
41   Tree Swallow 14.1% 13.0% 1.1%
42   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 13.0% 4.7%
43   Little Blue Heron 4.2% 13.0% 8.8%
44   Brown Thrasher 3.1% 13.0% 9.9%
45   Bank Swallow 3.1% 13.0% 10.0%
46   House Sparrow 50.0% 8.7% 41.3%
47   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 8.7% 39.1%
48   Mallard 40.8% 8.7% 32.1%
49   Canada Goose 40.8% 8.7% 32.1%
50   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 8.7% 8.0%
51   Mute Swan 14.5% 8.7% 5.8%
52   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 8.7% 0.4%
53   Eastern Towhee 7.0% 8.7% 1.7%
54   Clapper Rail 4.2% 8.7% 4.5%
55   Willet 3.6% 8.7% 5.1%
56   Cooper's Hawk 2.3% 8.7% 6.4%
57   Blue Jay 35.4% 4.3% 31.0%
58   American Redstart 22.0% 4.3% 17.6%
59   Greater Yellowlegs 15.9% 4.3% 11.5%
60   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 4.3% 11.1%
61   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 4.3% 10.8%
62   American Crow 14.4% 4.3% 10.1%
63   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 4.3% 9.6%
64   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 4.3% 7.1%
65   House Wren 11.4% 4.3% 7.0%
66   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 4.3% 6.0%
67   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 4.3% 3.3%
68   Glossy Ibis 6.5% 4.3% 2.2%
69   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 4.3% 0.6%
70   Purple Martin 3.2% 4.3% 1.2%
71   Pectoral Sandpiper 3.1% 4.3% 1.3%
72   Common Raven 2.8% 4.3% 1.6%
73   Saltmarsh Sparrow 2.1% 4.3% 2.2%
74   Least Flycatcher 2.0% 4.3% 2.3%
75   Blue-winged Teal 1.7% 4.3% 2.6%
76   Seaside Sparrow 1.1% 4.3% 3.3%
77   Red Knot 1.0% 4.3% 3.4%
78   Northern Harrier 0.9% 4.3% 3.5%
79   Baird's Sandpiper 0.7% 4.3% 3.6%
80   Bonaparte's Gull 0.4% 4.3% 3.9%