Top Birds at Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507
based on 8 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty in May. 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laughing Gull | 18.1% | 87.5% | 69.4% | |||
| 2 | American Oystercatcher | 7.6% | 87.5% | 79.9% | |||
| 3 | American Herring Gull | 22.9% | 75.0% | 52.1% | |||
| 4 | Great Black-backed Gull | 12.7% | 75.0% | 62.3% | |||
| 5 | Sanderling | 1.6% | 62.5% | 60.9% | |||
| 6 | Piping Plover | 1.3% | 62.5% | 61.2% | |||
| 7 | European Starling | 58.3% | 50.0% | 8.3% | |||
| 8 | Ring-billed Gull | 14.1% | 50.0% | 35.9% | |||
| 9 | Common Tern | 5.8% | 50.0% | 44.2% | |||
| 10 | Least Tern | 3.7% | 50.0% | 46.3% | |||
| 11 | House Sparrow | 57.5% | 37.5% | 20.0% | |||
| 12 | Rock Pigeon | 36.0% | 37.5% | 1.5% | |||
| 13 | Double-crested Cormorant | 33.8% | 37.5% | 3.7% | |||
| 14 | Song Sparrow | 35.5% | 25.0% | 10.5% | |||
| 15 | Willet | 5.5% | 25.0% | 19.5% | |||
| 16 | Common Loon | 2.4% | 25.0% | 22.6% | |||
| 17 | Barn Swallow | 30.9% | 12.5% | 18.4% | |||
| 18 | Tree Swallow | 21.6% | 12.5% | 9.1% | |||
| 19 | Osprey | 16.9% | 12.5% | 4.4% | |||
| 20 | Spotted Sandpiper | 12.2% | 12.5% | 0.3% | |||
| 21 | Brant | 10.6% | 12.5% | 1.9% | |||
| 22 | Forster's Tern | 7.8% | 12.5% | 4.7% | |||
| 23 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 4.7% | 12.5% | 7.8% | |||
| 24 | Semipalmated Plover | 4.4% | 12.5% | 8.1% | |||
| 25 | Black-bellied Plover | 3.3% | 12.5% | 9.2% | |||
| 26 | Short-billed Dowitcher | 1.8% | 12.5% | 10.7% | |||
| 27 | Black Scoter | 0.3% | 12.5% | 12.2% | |||
| 28 | Northern Gannet | 0.2% | 12.5% | 12.3% | |||
| 29 | Purple Sandpiper | 0.2% | 12.5% | 12.3% | |||
| 30 | Whimbrel | 0.1% | 12.5% | 12.4% |