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Top Birds at Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.) in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

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.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Laughing Gull 18.1% 100.0% 81.9%
2   American Oystercatcher 7.6% 100.0% 92.4%
3   Great Black-backed Gull 12.7% 75.0% 62.3%
4   Piping Plover 1.3% 75.0% 73.7%
5   European Starling 58.3% 50.0% 8.3%
6   Rock Pigeon 36.0% 50.0% 14.0%
7   Song Sparrow 35.5% 50.0% 14.5%
8   Double-crested Cormorant 33.8% 50.0% 16.2%
9   Northern Mockingbird 27.4% 50.0% 22.6%
10   American Herring Gull 22.9% 50.0% 27.1%
11   Brant 10.6% 50.0% 39.4%
12   Killdeer 9.1% 50.0% 40.9%
13   Common Loon 2.4% 50.0% 47.6%
14   Sanderling 1.6% 50.0% 48.4%
15   American Robin 73.2% 25.0% 48.2%
16   House Sparrow 57.5% 25.0% 32.5%
17   Mallard 47.7% 25.0% 22.7%
18   Canada Goose 44.5% 25.0% 19.5%
19   Barn Swallow 30.9% 25.0% 5.9%
20   Great Egret 24.3% 25.0% 0.7%
21   Osprey 16.9% 25.0% 8.1%
22   Fish Crow 11.1% 25.0% 13.9%
23   Great Blue Heron 9.4% 25.0% 15.6%
24   Turkey Vulture 9.3% 25.0% 15.7%
25   Forster's Tern 7.8% 25.0% 17.2%
26   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.7% 25.0% 20.3%
27   Semipalmated Plover 4.4% 25.0% 20.6%
28   Least Tern 3.7% 25.0% 21.3%
29   Black Skimmer 1.6% 25.0% 23.4%
30   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.8% 25.0% 24.2%
31   Seaside Sparrow 0.7% 25.0% 24.3%
32   Northern Gannet 0.2% 25.0% 24.8%
33   Purple Sandpiper 0.2% 25.0% 24.8%