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Top Birds at Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.) in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 7 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.) in January. 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   Ring-billed Gull 52.0% 85.7% 33.7%
2   Common Loon 10.6% 71.4% 60.8%
3   Long-tailed Duck 9.1% 71.4% 62.3%
4   Sanderling 4.1% 71.4% 67.4%
5   Herring Gull 43.3% 57.1% 13.8%
6   Bufflehead 31.9% 57.1% 25.3%
7   Great Black-backed Gull 31.6% 42.9% 11.2%
8   Horned Grebe 7.2% 28.6% 21.3%
9   Tree Swallow 0.7% 28.6% 27.8%
10   European Starling 36.0% 14.3% 21.7%
11   Song Sparrow 32.2% 14.3% 17.9%
12   Mourning Dove 29.4% 14.3% 15.1%
13   Rock Pigeon 28.8% 14.3% 14.5%
14   Northern Mockingbird 23.6% 14.3% 9.3%
15   Brant 20.5% 14.3% 6.2%
16   Double-crested Cormorant 13.9% 14.3% 0.4%
17   House Finch 13.4% 14.3% 0.9%
18   Red-throated Loon 7.3% 14.3% 7.0%
19   Northern Harrier 4.2% 14.3% 10.1%
20   Black Scoter 2.9% 14.3% 11.4%
21   Merlin 1.9% 14.3% 12.4%
22   Purple Sandpiper 1.9% 14.3% 12.4%
23   Common Eider 1.4% 14.3% 12.8%
24   King Eider 0.3% 14.3% 14.0%