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Top Birds at Rockaway Beach--E of Cross Bay Blvd in August
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 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			Herring Gull	39.5%	100.0%	60.5%
2			Laughing Gull	32.0%	100.0%	68.0%
3			Ring-billed Gull	31.8%	100.0%	68.2%
4			Double-crested Cormorant	41.3%	66.7%	25.3%
5			Barn Swallow	39.9%	66.7%	26.8%
6			Rock Pigeon	35.4%	66.7%	31.3%
7			Osprey	30.7%	66.7%	36.0%
8			Great Black-backed Gull	27.0%	66.7%	39.7%
9			Semipalmated Sandpiper	24.2%	66.7%	42.5%
10			Common Tern	16.4%	66.7%	50.3%
11			Sanderling	5.3%	66.7%	61.4%
12			Mourning Dove	53.7%	33.3%	20.4%
13			European Starling	51.1%	33.3%	17.8%
14			House Sparrow	50.0%	33.3%	16.6%
15			Canada Goose	40.8%	33.3%	7.5%
16			Northern Mockingbird	36.0%	33.3%	2.7%
17			Semipalmated Plover	21.1%	33.3%	12.2%
18			Spotted Sandpiper	17.0%	33.3%	16.3%
19			Tree Swallow	14.1%	33.3%	19.2%
20			Forster's Tern	13.2%	33.3%	20.1%
21			American Oystercatcher	12.4%	33.3%	20.9%
22			Black Skimmer	5.8%	33.3%	27.6%
23			Ruddy Turnstone	5.5%	33.3%	27.9%
24			American Kestrel	3.6%	33.3%	29.7%
25			Purple Martin	3.2%	33.3%	30.1%
26			Common Raven	2.8%	33.3%	30.6%
27			Piping Plover	1.9%	33.3%	31.4%
28			Northern Shoveler	1.3%	33.3%	32.0%