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Top Birds at Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.) in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 4 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th 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 16.9% 100.0% 83.1%
2   House Sparrow 57.0% 75.0% 18.0%
3   Herring Gull 23.4% 75.0% 51.6%
4   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 75.0% 60.7%
5   European Starling 58.4% 50.0% 8.4%
6   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 50.0% 14.5%
7   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 50.0% 16.0%
8   Barn Swallow 31.7% 50.0% 18.3%
9   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 50.0% 36.7%
10   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 50.0% 42.1%
11   Forster's Tern 7.9% 50.0% 42.1%
12   Common Grackle 54.9% 25.0% 29.9%
13   Mallard 49.3% 25.0% 24.3%
14   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 25.0% 1.7%
15   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 25.0% 5.2%
16   Brant 10.8% 25.0% 14.2%
17   Turkey Vulture 9.8% 25.0% 15.2%
18   Common Tern 5.8% 25.0% 19.2%
19   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.2% 25.0% 19.8%
20   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 25.0% 21.7%
21   Sanderling 1.6% 25.0% 23.4%
22   Piping Plover 1.4% 25.0% 23.6%
23   Black Scoter 0.3% 25.0% 24.7%
24   Long-tailed Duck 0.2% 25.0% 24.8%
25   Purple Sandpiper 0.1% 25.0% 24.9%
26   Common Eider 0.1% 25.0% 24.9%