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

based on 8 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.) in December. 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 49.7% 87.5% 37.8%
2   Black Scoter 2.6% 87.5% 84.9%
3   Herring Gull 41.9% 75.0% 33.1%
4   House Sparrow 38.5% 62.5% 24.0%
5   Common Loon 9.0% 62.5% 53.5%
6   Long-tailed Duck 6.3% 62.5% 56.2%
7   Horned Grebe 5.3% 62.5% 57.2%
8   Sanderling 3.2% 62.5% 59.3%
9   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 50.0% 19.3%
10   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 50.0% 20.6%
11   Bufflehead 28.2% 50.0% 21.8%
12   Brant 18.9% 50.0% 31.1%
13   Red-throated Loon 6.9% 50.0% 43.1%
14   European Starling 38.9% 37.5% 1.4%
15   Common Goldeneye 3.9% 37.5% 33.6%
16   Northern Gannet 3.1% 37.5% 34.4%
17   Purple Sandpiper 1.7% 37.5% 35.8%
18   Common Eider 1.2% 37.5% 36.3%
19   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 25.0% 3.4%
20   House Finch 16.4% 25.0% 8.6%
21   Surf Scoter 2.3% 25.0% 22.7%
22   Bonaparte's Gull 1.7% 25.0% 23.3%
23   Canada Goose 51.6% 12.5% 39.1%
24   Song Sparrow 37.1% 12.5% 24.6%
25   Dark-eyed Junco 23.2% 12.5% 10.7%
26   American Goldfinch 20.4% 12.5% 7.9%
27   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 12.5% 5.4%
28   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 12.5% 2.4%
29   Common Raven 4.5% 12.5% 8.0%
30   Horned Lark 2.7% 12.5% 9.8%
31   American Oystercatcher 0.2% 12.5% 12.3%