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Top Birds at Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.) 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--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.) 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% 75.0% 56.9%
2   American Oystercatcher 7.6% 75.0% 67.4%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 33.8% 50.0% 16.2%
4   American Herring Gull 22.9% 50.0% 27.1%
5   Purple Sandpiper 0.2% 50.0% 49.8%
6   Ring-billed Gull 14.1% 37.5% 23.4%
7   Great Black-backed Gull 12.7% 37.5% 24.8%
8   Common Tern 5.8% 37.5% 31.7%
9   Sanderling 1.6% 37.5% 35.9%
10   European Starling 58.3% 25.0% 33.3%
11   House Sparrow 57.5% 25.0% 32.5%
12   Rock Pigeon 36.0% 25.0% 11.0%
13   Northern Mockingbird 27.4% 25.0% 2.4%
14   Least Tern 3.7% 25.0% 21.3%
15   Black Scoter 0.3% 25.0% 24.7%
16   Barn Swallow 30.9% 12.5% 18.4%
17   American Crow 17.5% 12.5% 5.0%
18   Osprey 16.9% 12.5% 4.4%
19   Forster's Tern 7.8% 12.5% 4.7%
20   Least Sandpiper 7.0% 12.5% 5.5%
21   Willet 5.5% 12.5% 7.0%
22   Common Raven 3.0% 12.5% 9.5%
23   Piping Plover 1.3% 12.5% 11.2%
24   Northern Gannet 0.2% 12.5% 12.3%