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Top Birds at Ellis Island (NJ) in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 9 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Ellis Island (NJ) 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   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 77.8% 46.0%
2   Herring Gull 39.5% 66.7% 27.2%
3   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 66.7% 31.3%
4   European Starling 51.1% 55.6% 4.4%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 55.6% 14.2%
6   Canada Goose 40.8% 55.6% 14.8%
7   House Sparrow 50.0% 44.4% 5.5%
8   Common Tern 16.4% 44.4% 28.0%
9   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 33.3% 6.3%
10   Laughing Gull 32.0% 22.2% 9.8%
11   Fish Crow 9.0% 22.2% 13.2%
12   Mallard 40.8% 11.1% 29.7%
13   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 11.1% 5.9%
14   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 11.1% 5.2%
15   Caspian Tern 1.9% 11.1% 9.2%