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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.

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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%