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Top Birds at Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 10 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline 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   European Starling 51.1% 60.0% 8.9%
2   Laughing Gull 32.0% 60.0% 28.0%
3   Herring Gull 39.5% 50.0% 10.5%
4   Gray Catbird 54.7% 40.0% 14.7%
5   Barn Swallow 39.9% 40.0% 0.1%
6   Song Sparrow 35.0% 40.0% 5.0%
7   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 40.0% 8.2%
8   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 40.0% 13.0%
9   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 40.0% 18.9%
10   Mourning Dove 53.7% 30.0% 23.7%
11   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 30.0% 11.3%
12   Canada Goose 40.8% 30.0% 10.8%
13   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 30.0% 6.0%
14   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 30.0% 5.4%
15   Great Egret 34.5% 30.0% 4.5%
16   Osprey 30.7% 30.0% 0.7%
17   Common Tern 16.4% 30.0% 13.6%
18   American Oystercatcher 12.4% 30.0% 17.6%
19   Monk Parakeet 1.6% 30.0% 28.4%
20   American Robin 57.2% 20.0% 37.2%
21   House Sparrow 50.0% 20.0% 30.0%
22   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 20.0% 27.8%
23   Mallard 40.8% 20.0% 20.8%
24   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 20.0% 8.5%
25   Carolina Wren 24.7% 20.0% 4.7%
26   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 20.0% 4.2%
27   American Crow 14.4% 20.0% 5.6%
28   Tree Swallow 14.1% 20.0% 5.9%
29   Fish Crow 9.0% 20.0% 11.0%
30   American Goldfinch 37.6% 10.0% 27.6%
31   Blue Jay 35.3% 10.0% 25.3%
32   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 10.0% 20.6%
33   Snowy Egret 22.5% 10.0% 12.5%
34   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 10.0% 6.8%
35   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 10.0% 5.1%
36   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 10.0% 5.1%
37   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.5% 10.0% 4.5%
38   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 10.0% 3.9%
39   Forster's Tern 13.2% 10.0% 3.2%
40   House Wren 11.4% 10.0% 1.4%
41   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 9.1% 10.0% 0.9%
42   Black-bellied Plover 7.4% 10.0% 2.6%
43   Eastern Towhee 7.0% 10.0% 3.0%
44   Glossy Ibis 6.5% 10.0% 3.5%
45   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 10.0% 4.1%
46   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 10.0% 4.7%
47   Boat-tailed Grackle 4.3% 10.0% 5.7%
48   Brant 0.8% 10.0% 9.2%