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Top Birds at Rockaway Beach--E of Cross Bay Blvd in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 3 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockaway Beach--E of Cross Bay Blvd 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% 100.0% 50.3%
2   Herring Gull 41.9% 100.0% 58.1%
3   House Sparrow 38.5% 66.7% 28.2%
4   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 66.7% 37.3%
5   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 66.7% 51.8%
6   Common Loon 9.1% 66.7% 57.6%
7   Red-throated Loon 6.9% 66.7% 59.8%
8   Black Scoter 2.6% 66.7% 64.0%
9   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 33.3% 15.3%
10   Northern Cardinal 40.0% 33.3% 6.7%
11   European Starling 38.9% 33.3% 5.5%
12   Song Sparrow 37.1% 33.3% 3.7%
13   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 33.3% 2.6%
14   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 33.3% 2.7%
15   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 33.3% 5.0%
16   Bufflehead 28.2% 33.3% 5.1%
17   American Goldfinch 20.4% 33.3% 12.9%
18   Brant 18.9% 33.3% 14.5%
19   House Finch 16.4% 33.3% 16.9%
20   Northern Flicker 11.0% 33.3% 22.4%
21   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 33.3% 22.6%
22   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 33.3% 25.7%
23   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 33.3% 26.5%
24   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 33.3% 26.9%
25   Long-tailed Duck 6.3% 33.3% 27.0%
26   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.6% 33.3% 27.7%
27   Horned Grebe 5.3% 33.3% 28.1%
28   Northern Harrier 4.9% 33.3% 28.4%
29   Common Merganser 4.9% 33.3% 28.5%
30   Common Goldeneye 3.9% 33.3% 29.5%
31   Great Cormorant 3.8% 33.3% 29.6%
32   Sanderling 3.2% 33.3% 30.2%
33   Northern Gannet 3.1% 33.3% 30.2%
34   Savannah Sparrow 2.1% 33.3% 31.2%
35   Field Sparrow 1.9% 33.3% 31.5%
36   Purple Sandpiper 1.7% 33.3% 31.6%
37   Snowy Owl 1.0% 33.3% 32.4%