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Top Birds at Ellis Island (NY) in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 25 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Ellis Island (NY) 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   House Sparrow 49.1% 80.0% 30.9%
2   Ring-billed Gull 30.8% 76.0% 45.2%
3   American Herring Gull 37.7% 52.0% 14.3%
4   Common Tern 16.1% 52.0% 35.9%
5   Canada Goose 39.9% 48.0% 8.1%
6   Rock Pigeon 35.9% 48.0% 12.1%
7   European Starling 49.3% 44.0% 5.3%
8   Laughing Gull 32.3% 40.0% 7.7%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 40.2% 32.0% 8.2%
10   Great Black-backed Gull 25.2% 28.0% 2.8%
11   American Robin 56.2% 16.0% 40.2%
12   Fish Crow 8.5% 16.0% 7.5%
13   Mourning Dove 53.5% 12.0% 41.5%
14   Barn Swallow 37.7% 12.0% 25.7%
15   Mallard 39.4% 8.0% 31.4%
16   Great Blue Heron 30.3% 8.0% 22.3%
17   Common Grackle 28.1% 8.0% 20.1%
18   American Goldfinch 36.8% 4.0% 32.8%
19   Northern Mockingbird 34.9% 4.0% 30.9%
20   Great Egret 32.8% 4.0% 28.8%
21   Osprey 30.7% 4.0% 26.7%
22   Snowy Egret 21.1% 4.0% 17.1%
23   Spotted Sandpiper 15.5% 4.0% 11.5%
24   House Finch 14.4% 4.0% 10.4%
25   American Crow 13.7% 4.0% 9.7%
26   Mute Swan 13.6% 4.0% 9.6%
27   Killdeer 13.5% 4.0% 9.5%
28   House Wren 10.6% 4.0% 6.6%
29   Black-capped Chickadee 9.9% 4.0% 5.9%
30   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.9% 4.0% 4.9%
31   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.5% 4.0% 1.5%
32   Turkey Vulture 5.2% 4.0% 1.2%
33   Solitary Sandpiper 4.0% 4.0% 0.0%