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Top Birds at Piermont Marsh in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 28 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Piermont Marsh 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   Great Blue Heron 30.6% 71.4% 40.8%
2   Osprey 30.7% 67.9% 37.2%
3   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 64.3% 35.8%
4   House Sparrow 50.0% 53.6% 3.6%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 53.6% 12.2%
6   Mallard 40.8% 50.0% 9.2%
7   American Goldfinch 37.6% 50.0% 12.4%
8   Mourning Dove 53.7% 46.4% 7.3%
9   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 46.4% 14.6%
10   Canada Goose 40.8% 42.9% 2.1%
11   Song Sparrow 35.0% 42.9% 7.8%
12   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 39.3% 8.5%
13   Barn Swallow 39.9% 39.3% 0.6%
14   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 39.3% 3.3%
15   Blue Jay 35.3% 39.3% 3.9%
16   European Starling 51.1% 35.7% 15.4%
17   American Robin 57.2% 32.1% 25.1%
18   Gray Catbird 54.7% 32.1% 22.5%
19   Herring Gull 39.5% 32.1% 7.4%
20   Common Grackle 28.2% 32.1% 3.9%
21   Fish Crow 9.0% 32.1% 23.2%
22   Great Egret 34.5% 28.6% 6.0%
23   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 28.6% 1.6%
24   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 25.0% 3.0%
25   Northern Flicker 26.0% 21.4% 4.5%
26   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 21.4% 3.8%
27   Carolina Wren 24.7% 21.4% 3.3%
28   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.2% 21.4% 2.7%
29   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.3% 21.4% 2.1%
30   American Crow 14.4% 21.4% 7.0%
31   Belted Kingfisher 8.4% 21.4% 13.1%
32   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 21.4% 16.1%
33   Chimney Swift 23.8% 17.9% 6.0%
34   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 17.9% 0.9%
35   Tree Swallow 14.1% 17.9% 3.7%
36   Black-capped Chickadee 11.2% 17.9% 6.6%
37   Marsh Wren 5.6% 17.9% 12.2%
38   Bald Eagle 2.5% 17.9% 15.4%
39   Laughing Gull 32.0% 14.3% 17.7%
40   Greater Yellowlegs 15.9% 14.3% 1.6%
41   Killdeer 14.2% 14.3% 0.1%
42   Indigo Bunting 3.4% 14.3% 10.9%
43   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 10.7% 10.4%
44   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 10.7% 6.0%
45   Mute Swan 14.5% 10.7% 3.7%
46   Lesser Yellowlegs 13.9% 10.7% 3.2%
47   Green Heron 11.9% 10.7% 1.2%
48   Red-tailed Hawk 11.4% 10.7% 0.7%
49   White-breasted Nuthatch 9.8% 10.7% 1.0%
50   Tufted Titmouse 8.5% 10.7% 2.2%
51   White-rumped Sandpiper 4.0% 10.7% 6.7%
52   Purple Martin 3.2% 10.7% 7.5%
53   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 2.1% 10.7% 8.6%
54   Virginia Rail 0.1% 10.7% 10.6%
55   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 7.1% 28.3%
56   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 7.1% 13.1%
57   Black-crowned Night-Heron 14.5% 7.1% 7.4%
58   Wood Duck 9.3% 7.1% 2.2%
59   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.0% 7.1% 1.8%
60   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 7.1% 0.5%
61   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.8% 7.1% 0.4%
62   Glossy Ibis 6.5% 7.1% 0.6%
63   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 7.1% 1.2%
64   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 7.1% 3.4%
65   Bank Swallow 3.1% 7.1% 4.1%
66   Common Raven 2.8% 7.1% 4.4%
67   Caspian Tern 1.9% 7.1% 5.3%
68   Swamp Sparrow 1.1% 7.1% 6.0%
69   Cliff Swallow 0.8% 7.1% 6.4%
70   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 3.6% 13.3%
71   Common Yellowthroat 15.2% 3.6% 11.6%
72   Baltimore Oriole 15.1% 3.6% 11.6%
73   House Finch 14.9% 3.6% 11.4%
74   Forster's Tern 13.2% 3.6% 9.6%
75   American Black Duck 10.1% 3.6% 6.5%
76   Warbling Vireo 10.0% 3.6% 6.4%
77   Red-eyed Vireo 9.6% 3.6% 6.0%
78   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 3.6% 5.5%
79   Hairy Woodpecker 6.0% 3.6% 2.5%
80   Chipping Sparrow 5.2% 3.6% 1.6%
81   Willow Flycatcher 4.7% 3.6% 1.1%
82   Pectoral Sandpiper 3.1% 3.6% 0.5%
83   Cooper's Hawk 2.3% 3.6% 1.3%
84   Green-winged Teal 1.7% 3.6% 1.8%
85   Black Vulture 1.4% 3.6% 2.2%
86   Pileated Woodpecker 1.3% 3.6% 2.2%
87   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.1% 3.6% 2.5%
88   Orchard Oriole 1.0% 3.6% 2.6%
89   Least Bittern 1.0% 3.6% 2.6%
90   Sora 0.4% 3.6% 3.2%
91   Dickcissel 0.2% 3.6% 3.3%