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Top Birds at Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 10 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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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   American Oystercatcher 11.4% 70.0% 58.6%
2   Laughing Gull 32.3% 50.0% 17.7%
3   Sanderling 5.2% 50.0% 44.8%
4   American Herring Gull 37.7% 40.0% 2.3%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 40.1% 30.0% 10.1%
6   Ring-billed Gull 30.8% 30.0% 0.8%
7   Great Black-backed Gull 25.2% 30.0% 4.8%
8   Semipalmated Sandpiper 22.7% 30.0% 7.3%
9   Semipalmated Plover 20.3% 30.0% 9.7%
10   Common Tern 16.1% 30.0% 13.9%
11   Piping Plover 2.0% 30.0% 28.0%
12   European Starling 49.3% 20.0% 29.3%
13   Barn Swallow 37.7% 20.0% 17.7%
14   Northern Mockingbird 34.9% 20.0% 14.9%
15   Least Tern 4.9% 20.0% 15.1%
16   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.6% 20.0% 19.4%
17   American Robin 56.2% 10.0% 46.2%
18   House Sparrow 49.1% 10.0% 39.1%
19   Canada Goose 39.9% 10.0% 29.9%
20   Rock Pigeon 35.9% 10.0% 25.9%
21   Osprey 30.7% 10.0% 20.7%
22   Red-winged Blackbird 26.7% 10.0% 16.7%
23   Chimney Swift 23.8% 10.0% 13.8%
24   Least Sandpiper 21.0% 10.0% 11.0%
25   Spotted Sandpiper 15.5% 10.0% 5.5%
26   Killdeer 13.5% 10.0% 3.5%
27   Ruddy Turnstone 5.1% 10.0% 4.9%
28   Willet 3.3% 10.0% 6.7%
29   Royal Tern 2.5% 10.0% 7.5%
30   Black Scoter 0.3% 10.0% 9.7%