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Top Birds at Freshkills Park in July
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States

based on 38 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Freshkills Park in July. 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 Relative Rank
1   Red-winged Blackbird 1 13 19 26 68.4% +17.4% 158 / 852
2   Barn Swallow 0 12 19 26 68.4% +19.8% 128 / 923
3   Osprey 3 10 19 25 65.8% +36.6% 71 / 678
4   American Herring Gull 0 11 18 24 63.2% +22.1% 156 / 815
5   Mourning Dove 0 11 17 23 60.5% +8.8% 206 / 1132
6   Song Sparrow 0 10 17 23 60.5% +11.7% 211 / 892
7   Double-crested Cormorant 1 9 18 23 60.5% +16.0% 173 / 867
8   Great Egret 0 10 18 23 60.5% +20.7% 133 / 714
9   Turkey Vulture 0 12 17 23 60.5% +55.7% 3 / 403
10   Northern Mockingbird 0 10 16 22 57.9% +16.4% 145 / 952
11   Canada Goose 0 10 17 21 55.3% +16.1% 163 / 789
12   Snowy Egret 0 9 17 21 55.3% +31.7% 59 / 402
13   American Robin 0 9 16 20 52.6% -10.8% 490 / 1188
14   Great Blue Heron 0 6 14 19 50.0% +21.9% 94 / 685
15   Tree Swallow 0 8 16 19 50.0% +27.7% 43 / 519
16   Grasshopper Sparrow 3 6 15 19 50.0% +50.0% 1 / 8
17   European Starling 0 10 14 18 47.4% -6.9% 400 / 1135
18   Common Yellowthroat 0 7 15 17 44.7% +27.4% 81 / 440
19   Savannah Sparrow 3 7 14 17 44.7% +44.0% 3 / 65
20   Gray Catbird 0 9 12 16 42.1% -9.4% 417 / 977
21   Mallard 0 7 16 16 42.1% +4.1% 193 / 730
22   American Goldfinch 0 7 14 16 42.1% +11.4% 195 / 740
23   Northern Yellow Warbler 0 7 12 16 42.1% +18.6% 103 / 541
24   Eastern Kingbird 1 6 13 15 39.5% +24.3% 71 / 528
25   Gadwall 0 8 12 15 39.5% +34.3% 8 / 134
26   Ring-billed Gull 0 7 11 14 36.8% +9.9% 196 / 660
27   Red-tailed Hawk 0 8 13 14 36.8% +27.8% 37 / 571
28   Common Grackle 0 7 11 13 34.2% -1.0% 315 / 936
29   Cedar Waxwing 0 6 14 13 34.2% +13.1% 111 / 642
30   Killdeer 0 9 10 13 34.2% +15.0% 116 / 426
31   Laughing Gull 0 8 10 12 31.6% -5.1% 393 / 680
32   Blue Grosbeak 1 3 12 12 31.6% +31.3% 2 / 32
33   Rock Pigeon 0 8 10 11 28.9% -7.2% 556 / 998
34   Great Black-backed Gull 0 4 12 11 28.9% +1.6% 258 / 577
35   Marsh Wren 0 6 10 11 28.9% +16.1% 83 / 204
36   Bank Swallow 1 5 12 11 28.9% +22.6% 32 / 210
37   Indigo Bunting 0 7 8 11 28.9% +23.8% 46 / 237
38   House Sparrow 0 7 10 10 26.3% -30.3% 942 / 1232
39   Chimney Swift 0 5 9 10 26.3% +3.6% 298 / 860
40   Fish Crow 0 6 8 10 26.3% +12.0% 164 / 657
41   Carolina Wren 0 4 9 9 23.7% +3.2% 301 / 723
42   Willow Flycatcher 0 7 8 9 23.7% +11.8% 99 / 297
43   Northern Cardinal 0 5 6 8 21.1% -25.6% 692 / 1002
44   Northern Flicker 0 5 6 8 21.1% +0.6% 342 / 686
45   Glossy Ibis 0 7 9 8 21.1% +12.2% 44 / 176
46   Bobolink 0 6 5 8 21.1% +20.7% 2 / 59
47   Forster's Tern 0 5 5 7 18.4% +1.1% 157 / 361
48   House Wren 0 6 9 7 18.4% +2.1% 250 / 532
49   Spotted Sandpiper 0 6 5 7 18.4% +5.2% 137 / 384
50   Bald Eagle 1 2 9 7 18.4% +16.3% 29 / 191
51   Downy Woodpecker 0 5 7 6 15.8% -6.1% 418 / 733
52   American Crow 0 5 8 6 15.8% +2.3% 271 / 728
53   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0 3 7 6 15.8% +9.7% 77 / 367
54   Blue Jay 0 4 5 5 13.2% -14.8% 641 / 849
55   Common Tern 0 4 6 5 13.2% -10.3% 307 / 428
56   Warbling Vireo 0 2 7 5 13.2% +0.2% 246 / 467
57   Brown-headed Cowbird 0 4 4 5 13.2% +4.2% 174 / 480
58   American Black Duck 0 5 6 5 13.2% +5.0% 74 / 290
59   Cliff Swallow 0 3 6 5 13.2% +12.0% 29 / 94
60   Black Vulture 0 3 4 5 13.2% +12.1% 22 / 141
61   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0 3 2 4 10.5% -9.7% 299 / 525
62   House Finch 0 3 6 4 10.5% -6.6% 411 / 704
63   Semipalmated Sandpiper 0 3 3 4 10.5% -2.4% 136 / 247
64   Greater Yellowlegs 0 3 4 4 10.5% -0.2% 72 / 178
65   Wood Duck 0 1 6 4 10.5% +3.0% 114 / 247
66   Peregrine Falcon 0 2 3 4 10.5% +5.4% 85 / 312
67   American Kestrel 0 4 4 4 10.5% +8.3% 61 / 238
68   Ring-necked Pheasant 0 4 4 4 10.5% +10.0% 11 / 43
69   Least Sandpiper 0 3 3 3 7.9% -9.2% 204 / 313
70   Black Skimmer 0 3 3 3 7.9% -2.7% 149 / 251
71   Lesser Yellowlegs 0 2 3 3 7.9% -0.4% 78 / 152
72   Eastern Phoebe 0 3 3 3 7.9% +6.1% 59 / 189
73   American Woodcock 0 2 3 3 7.9% +7.7% 3 / 36
74   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 0 2 2 2 5.3% -6.1% 180 / 249
75   Green Heron 0 2 4 2 5.3% -3.5% 233 / 341
76   Semipalmated Plover 0 2 2 2 5.3% -2.7% 136 / 186
77   Swamp Sparrow 0 2 2 2 5.3% +2.9% 62 / 128
78   Common Raven 0 1 4 2 5.3% +3.2% 151 / 287
79   Sedge Wren 1 1 3 2 5.3% +5.3% 1 / 1
80   Least Tern 0 1 1 1 2.6% -12.2% 257 / 271
81   Red-bellied Woodpecker 0 1 1 1 2.6% -11.5% 499 / 531
82   Eastern Towhee 0 1 1 1 2.6% -6.6% 218 / 254
83   Boat-tailed Grackle 0 1 1 1 2.6% -5.0% 131 / 150
84   Baltimore Oriole 0 1 1 1 2.6% -4.5% 386 / 415
85   Willet 0 1 1 1 2.6% -4.3% 99 / 117
86   Black-capped Chickadee 0 1 1 1 2.6% -4.2% 306 / 354
87   White-breasted Nuthatch 0 1 1 1 2.6% -3.4% 294 / 332
88   Clapper Rail 0 1 1 1 2.6% -3.0% 102 / 119
89   Great Crested Flycatcher 0 1 1 1 2.6% -2.7% 265 / 295
90   Brown Thrasher 0 1 1 1 2.6% -1.4% 127 / 162
91   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 0 1 1 1 2.6% -1.0% 185 / 230
92   Orchard Oriole 0 1 1 1 2.6% -0.1% 145 / 192
93   Gull-billed Tern 0 1 1 1 2.6% +0.5% 25 / 28
94   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0 1 1 1 2.6% +0.7% 141 / 184
95   Pectoral Sandpiper 0 1 1 1 2.6% +1.0% 35 / 54
96   Wild Turkey 0 1 1 1 2.6% +1.0% 86 / 110
97   Cooper's Hawk 0 1 1 1 2.6% +1.6% 82 / 139
98   Common Gallinule 0 1 1 1 2.6% +2.3% 15 / 22
99   Upland Sandpiper 0 1 1 1 2.6% +2.6% 3 / 5