Top Birds at Freshkills Park in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 24 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Freshkills Park 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osprey | 30.7% | 95.8% | 65.2% | |||
| 2 | Barn Swallow | 39.9% | 87.5% | 47.6% | |||
| 3 | Herring Gull | 39.5% | 87.5% | 48.0% | |||
| 4 | Great Egret | 34.5% | 87.5% | 53.0% | |||
| 5 | Double-crested Cormorant | 41.3% | 79.2% | 37.8% | |||
| 6 | Snowy Egret | 22.5% | 79.2% | 56.7% | |||
| 7 | Turkey Vulture | 5.3% | 79.2% | 73.9% | |||
| 8 | European Starling | 51.1% | 75.0% | 23.9% | |||
| 9 | Ring-billed Gull | 31.8% | 75.0% | 43.2% | |||
| 10 | Great Blue Heron | 30.6% | 75.0% | 44.4% | |||
| 11 | Savannah Sparrow | 0.7% | 70.8% | 70.2% | |||
| 12 | Mourning Dove | 53.7% | 66.7% | 13.0% | |||
| 13 | Rock Pigeon | 35.4% | 66.7% | 31.3% | |||
| 14 | Grasshopper Sparrow | 0.1% | 66.7% | 66.6% | |||
| 15 | American Goldfinch | 37.6% | 62.5% | 24.9% | |||
| 16 | Red-winged Blackbird | 28.5% | 62.5% | 34.0% | |||
| 17 | Tree Swallow | 14.1% | 62.5% | 48.4% | |||
| 18 | Red-tailed Hawk | 11.4% | 62.5% | 51.1% | |||
| 19 | Laughing Gull | 32.0% | 58.3% | 26.3% | |||
| 20 | Common Grackle | 28.2% | 58.3% | 30.1% | |||
| 21 | Great Black-backed Gull | 27.0% | 58.3% | 31.3% | |||
| 22 | Mallard | 40.8% | 54.2% | 13.4% | |||
| 23 | Bobolink | 2.2% | 54.2% | 52.0% | |||
| 24 | Canada Goose | 40.8% | 50.0% | 9.2% | |||
| 25 | Northern Mockingbird | 36.0% | 50.0% | 14.0% | |||
| 26 | Eastern Kingbird | 16.7% | 50.0% | 33.3% | |||
| 27 | Fish Crow | 9.0% | 50.0% | 41.0% | |||
| 28 | Blue Grosbeak | 0.2% | 50.0% | 49.8% | |||
| 29 | Chimney Swift | 23.8% | 45.8% | 22.0% | |||
| 30 | Indigo Bunting | 3.4% | 45.8% | 42.5% | |||
| 31 | American Robin | 57.2% | 41.7% | 15.6% | |||
| 32 | Song Sparrow | 35.0% | 41.7% | 6.7% | |||
| 33 | Cedar Waxwing | 16.8% | 41.7% | 24.9% | |||
| 34 | Sedge Wren | 0.0% | 41.7% | 41.7% | |||
| 35 | Gray Catbird | 54.7% | 37.5% | 17.2% | |||
| 36 | House Sparrow | 50.0% | 33.3% | 16.7% | |||
| 37 | Common Yellowthroat | 15.1% | 33.3% | 18.2% | |||
| 38 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 5.9% | 33.3% | 27.4% | |||
| 39 | Gadwall | 3.9% | 33.3% | 29.4% | |||
| 40 | Northern Cardinal | 47.8% | 29.2% | 18.6% | |||
| 41 | Northern Flicker | 26.0% | 29.2% | 3.2% | |||
| 42 | Downy Woodpecker | 25.2% | 29.2% | 3.9% | |||
| 43 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 24.2% | 29.2% | 5.0% | |||
| 44 | Yellow Warbler | 20.2% | 29.2% | 9.0% | |||
| 45 | American Crow | 14.4% | 29.2% | 14.8% | |||
| 46 | Killdeer | 14.2% | 29.2% | 15.0% | |||
| 47 | House Wren | 11.4% | 29.2% | 17.8% | |||
| 48 | Bank Swallow | 3.0% | 29.2% | 26.1% | |||
| 49 | Forster's Tern | 13.2% | 25.0% | 11.8% | |||
| 50 | American Black Duck | 10.0% | 25.0% | 15.0% | |||
| 51 | Black Vulture | 1.4% | 25.0% | 23.6% | |||
| 52 | Carolina Wren | 24.7% | 20.8% | 3.9% | |||
| 53 | Least Sandpiper | 22.0% | 20.8% | 1.2% | |||
| 54 | Greater Yellowlegs | 15.8% | 20.8% | 5.0% | |||
| 55 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 14.5% | 20.8% | 6.3% | |||
| 56 | American Kestrel | 3.6% | 20.8% | 17.2% | |||
| 57 | Bald Eagle | 2.5% | 20.8% | 18.4% | |||
| 58 | Green-winged Teal | 1.7% | 20.8% | 19.1% | |||
| 59 | Ring-necked Pheasant | 0.4% | 20.8% | 20.4% | |||
| 60 | Blue Jay | 35.4% | 16.7% | 18.7% | |||
| 61 | Semipalmated Plover | 21.1% | 16.7% | 4.4% | |||
| 62 | Spotted Sandpiper | 17.0% | 16.7% | 0.3% | |||
| 63 | Lesser Yellowlegs | 13.9% | 16.7% | 2.8% | |||
| 64 | Peregrine Falcon | 7.6% | 16.7% | 9.1% | |||
| 65 | Marsh Wren | 5.6% | 16.7% | 11.0% | |||
| 66 | Willow Flycatcher | 4.7% | 16.7% | 12.0% | |||
| 67 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 2.1% | 16.7% | 14.6% | |||
| 68 | Orchard Oriole | 1.0% | 16.7% | 15.7% | |||
| 69 | House Finch | 14.9% | 12.5% | 2.4% | |||
| 70 | Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | 9.1% | 12.5% | 3.4% | |||
| 71 | Clapper Rail | 4.2% | 12.5% | 8.3% | |||
| 72 | Cooper's Hawk | 2.3% | 12.5% | 10.2% | |||
| 73 | American Redstart | 22.0% | 8.3% | 13.7% | |||
| 74 | Northern Waterthrush | 15.4% | 8.3% | 7.1% | |||
| 75 | Baltimore Oriole | 15.1% | 8.3% | 6.8% | |||
| 76 | Green Heron | 11.9% | 8.3% | 3.6% | |||
| 77 | Short-billed Dowitcher | 10.4% | 8.3% | 2.0% | |||
| 78 | Warbling Vireo | 10.0% | 8.3% | 1.6% | |||
| 79 | Belted Kingfisher | 8.4% | 8.3% | 0.0% | |||
| 80 | Eastern Towhee | 7.0% | 8.3% | 1.3% | |||
| 81 | Glossy Ibis | 6.5% | 8.3% | 1.8% | |||
| 82 | Little Blue Heron | 4.2% | 8.3% | 4.1% | |||
| 83 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 1.6% | 8.3% | 6.7% | |||
| 84 | Swamp Sparrow | 1.1% | 8.3% | 7.2% | |||
| 85 | Northern Harrier | 0.9% | 8.3% | 7.5% | |||
| 86 | Tricolored Heron | 0.7% | 8.3% | 7.6% | |||
| 87 | Merlin | 0.5% | 8.3% | 7.8% | |||
| 88 | Eastern Meadowlark | 0.0% | 8.3% | 8.3% | |||
| 89 | Common Tern | 16.4% | 4.2% | 12.3% | |||
| 90 | Mute Swan | 14.5% | 4.2% | 10.3% | |||
| 91 | Chipping Sparrow | 5.2% | 4.2% | 1.1% | |||
| 92 | Eastern Phoebe | 3.8% | 4.2% | 0.4% | |||
| 93 | Purple Martin | 3.2% | 4.2% | 1.0% | |||
| 94 | Brown Thrasher | 3.1% | 4.2% | 1.0% | |||
| 95 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 2.1% | 4.2% | 2.0% | |||
| 96 | Saltmarsh Sparrow | 2.1% | 4.2% | 2.1% | |||
| 97 | Western Sandpiper | 1.8% | 4.2% | 2.4% | |||
| 98 | Wild Turkey | 1.7% | 4.2% | 2.5% | |||
| 99 | Cape May Warbler | 1.2% | 4.2% | 3.0% | |||
| 100 | Seaside Sparrow | 1.1% | 4.2% | 3.1% | |||
| 101 | Pied-billed Grebe | 1.0% | 4.2% | 3.2% | |||
| 102 | Cliff Swallow | 0.8% | 4.2% | 3.4% | |||
| 103 | Bonaparte's Gull | 0.4% | 4.2% | 3.8% | |||
| 104 | Nashville Warbler | 0.4% | 4.2% | 3.8% | |||
| 105 | Upland Sandpiper | 0.0% | 4.2% | 4.1% | |||
| 106 | Henslow's Sparrow | 0.0% | 4.2% | 4.2% | |||
| 107 | Vesper Sparrow | 0% | 4.2% | 4.2% | |||
| 108 | LeConte's Sparrow | 0% | 4.2% | 4.2% |