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

based on 9 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.) in September. 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   Laughing Gull 18.6% 88.9% 70.2%
2   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 77.8% 52.6%
3   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 77.8% 59.2%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 55.6% 23.5%
5   Herring Gull 30.9% 55.6% 24.7%
6   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 55.6% 47.6%
7   American Oystercatcher 5.0% 55.6% 50.5%
8   Sanderling 2.9% 55.6% 52.7%
9   Osprey 25.5% 44.4% 19.0%
10   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 33.3% 3.4%
11   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 33.3% 26.3%
12   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 33.3% 32.0%
13   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 22.2% 2.5%
14   Mourning Dove 53.2% 11.1% 42.1%
15   European Starling 48.4% 11.1% 37.3%
16   House Sparrow 45.9% 11.1% 34.8%
17   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 11.1% 34.1%
18   Northern Flicker 43.2% 11.1% 32.1%
19   Canada Goose 37.8% 11.1% 26.7%
20   Palm Warbler 15.1% 11.1% 4.0%
21   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 11.1% 1.2%
22   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 11.1% 3.7%
23   Cape May Warbler 6.9% 11.1% 4.2%
24   Black-bellied Plover 4.4% 11.1% 6.7%
25   Common Tern 4.0% 11.1% 7.1%
26   Willet 1.0% 11.1% 10.1%
27   Dunlin 0.7% 11.1% 10.5%
28   Whimbrel 0.5% 11.1% 10.6%
29   Marbled Godwit 0.3% 11.1% 10.8%