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Top Birds at Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States

based on 11 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty 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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Evidence Sampling Score
# Links Species Media Years Birders Hits Frequency Percentile
1   American Oystercatcher 1 3 6 8 72.7% 84%
2   Laughing Gull 1 3 5 6 54.5% 58%
3   Sanderling 0 3 5 6 54.5% 88%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 0 2 3 4 36.4% 43%
5   American Herring Gull 1 3 4 4 36.4% 44%
6   Ring-billed Gull 0 2 4 4 36.4% 48%
7   Great Black-backed Gull 1 2 4 4 36.4% 50%
8   Semipalmated Sandpiper 0 2 3 3 27.3% 52%
9   Semipalmated Plover 0 2 3 3 27.3% 47%
10   Common Tern 0 2 3 3 27.3% 42%
11   Least Tern 0 1 2 3 27.3% 78%
12   Piping Plover 0 2 3 3 27.3% 74%
13   European Starling 0 1 2 2 18.2% 15%
14   Barn Swallow 0 2 2 2 18.2% 25%
15   Northern Mockingbird 0 1 2 2 18.2% 30%
16   Osprey 0 1 1 2 18.2% 32%
17   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0 2 2 2 18.2% 78%
18   American Robin 0 1 1 1 9.1% 3%
19   House Sparrow 0 1 1 1 9.1% 3%
20   Canada Goose 0 1 1 1 9.1% 9%
21   Rock Pigeon 0 1 1 1 9.1% 7%
22   Red-winged Blackbird 0 1 1 1 9.1% 14%
23   Chimney Swift 0 1 1 1 9.1% 11%
24   Least Sandpiper 0 1 1 1 9.1% 20%
25   Spotted Sandpiper 0 1 1 1 9.1% 20%
26   Killdeer 0 1 1 1 9.1% 21%
27   Ruddy Turnstone 0 1 1 1 9.1% 26%
28   Willet 0 1 1 1 9.1% 38%
29   Royal Tern 1 1 1 1 9.1% 34%
30   Black Scoter 0 1 1 1 9.1% 55%