Top Birds at Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd 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--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laughing Gull | 16.9% | 100.0% | 83.1% | |||
| 2 | American Oystercatcher | 7.9% | 100.0% | 92.1% | |||
| 3 | Great Black-backed Gull | 13.3% | 75.0% | 61.7% | |||
| 4 | Piping Plover | 1.4% | 75.0% | 73.6% | |||
| 5 | European Starling | 58.4% | 50.0% | 8.4% | |||
| 6 | Song Sparrow | 35.5% | 50.0% | 14.5% | |||
| 7 | Rock Pigeon | 35.5% | 50.0% | 14.5% | |||
| 8 | Double-crested Cormorant | 34.0% | 50.0% | 16.0% | |||
| 9 | Northern Mockingbird | 26.7% | 50.0% | 23.3% | |||
| 10 | Herring Gull | 23.4% | 50.0% | 26.6% | |||
| 11 | Brant | 10.8% | 50.0% | 39.2% | |||
| 12 | Killdeer | 9.3% | 50.0% | 40.7% | |||
| 13 | Common Loon | 2.4% | 50.0% | 47.6% | |||
| 14 | Sanderling | 1.6% | 50.0% | 48.4% | |||
| 15 | American Robin | 73.3% | 25.0% | 48.3% | |||
| 16 | House Sparrow | 57.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% | |||
| 17 | Mallard | 49.3% | 25.0% | 24.3% | |||
| 18 | Canada Goose | 45.1% | 25.0% | 20.1% | |||
| 19 | Barn Swallow | 31.7% | 25.0% | 6.7% | |||
| 20 | Great Egret | 25.4% | 25.0% | 0.4% | |||
| 21 | Osprey | 16.4% | 25.0% | 8.6% | |||
| 22 | Fish Crow | 10.9% | 25.0% | 14.1% | |||
| 23 | Turkey Vulture | 9.8% | 25.0% | 15.2% | |||
| 24 | Great Blue Heron | 9.6% | 25.0% | 15.4% | |||
| 25 | Forster's Tern | 7.9% | 25.0% | 17.1% | |||
| 26 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 4.9% | 25.0% | 20.1% | |||
| 27 | Semipalmated Plover | 4.5% | 25.0% | 20.5% | |||
| 28 | Least Tern | 3.9% | 25.0% | 21.1% | |||
| 29 | Black Skimmer | 1.7% | 25.0% | 23.3% | |||
| 30 | Ring-necked Pheasant | 1.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% | |||
| 31 | Seaside Sparrow | 0.8% | 25.0% | 24.2% | |||
| 32 | Northern Gannet | 0.3% | 25.0% | 24.7% | |||
| 33 | Purple Sandpiper | 0.1% | 25.0% | 24.9% |