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Top Birds at Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 90 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th 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   American Oystercatcher 0% 92.2% 92.2%
2   Laughing Gull 0.2% 88.9% 88.7%
3   American Herring Gull 0.1% 83.3% 83.2%
4   Piping Plover 0.0% 82.2% 82.2%
5   Great Black-backed Gull 0% 78.9% 78.9%
6   Common Tern 0.2% 75.6% 75.4%
7   Least Tern 0.1% 74.4% 74.4%
8   Sanderling 0.0% 71.1% 71.1%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 16.8% 68.9% 52.1%
10   Song Sparrow 15.7% 66.7% 50.9%
11   Red-winged Blackbird 27.3% 65.6% 38.3%
12   Northern Mockingbird 29.9% 64.4% 34.5%
13   European Starling 20.4% 63.3% 42.9%
14   Barn Swallow 30.1% 58.9% 28.8%
15   House Sparrow 3.3% 54.4% 51.2%
16   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 53.3% 45.5%
17   American Robin 38.0% 47.8% 9.8%
18   Gray Catbird 28.1% 43.3% 15.2%
19   Semipalmated Plover 2.0% 43.3% 41.4%
20   Ring-billed Gull 1.3% 43.3% 42.0%
21   Mourning Dove 47.8% 41.1% 6.7%
22   Killdeer 19.5% 40.0% 20.5%
23   Northern Cardinal 79.5% 38.9% 40.6%
24   Common Yellowthroat 40.3% 36.7% 3.7%
25   Rock Pigeon 5.6% 35.6% 30.0%
26   Osprey 16.3% 34.4% 18.1%
27   Black Skimmer 0% 33.3% 33.3%
28   Semipalmated Sandpiper 2.4% 32.2% 29.8%
29   Boat-tailed Grackle 0% 31.1% 31.1%
30   Common Grackle 33.9% 27.8% 6.1%
31   Common Loon 0.3% 26.7% 26.3%
32   Willow Flycatcher 0.2% 25.6% 25.4%
33   Ring-necked Pheasant 0% 22.2% 22.2%
34   Ruddy Turnstone 0.1% 21.1% 21.0%
35   Brant 0% 21.1% 21.1%
36   Mallard 28.2% 20.0% 8.2%
37   Carolina Wren 70.8% 17.8% 53.1%
38   Forster's Tern 0.1% 16.7% 16.6%
39   House Wren 8.5% 15.6% 7.0%
40   Black-bellied Plover 0.2% 14.4% 14.3%
41   Purple Sandpiper 0% 11.1% 11.1%
42   Northern Gannet 0% 11.1% 11.1%
43   Eastern Towhee 36.5% 10.0% 26.5%
44   Black Scoter 0% 10.0% 10.0%
45   Fish Crow 34.0% 8.9% 25.1%
46   Northern Flicker 8.5% 8.9% 0.4%
47   Willet 0.0% 8.9% 8.8%
48   American Goldfinch 45.0% 7.8% 37.2%
49   House Finch 29.3% 7.8% 21.5%
50   Common Raven 0.2% 7.8% 7.6%
51   Least Sandpiper 4.9% 6.7% 1.7%
52   Surf Scoter 0% 6.7% 6.7%
53   American Crow 56.2% 5.6% 50.6%
54   Downy Woodpecker 40.3% 5.6% 34.7%
55   Eastern Kingbird 27.0% 5.6% 21.5%
56   White-throated Sparrow 7.9% 5.6% 2.3%
57   Canada Goose 41.2% 4.4% 36.7%
58   Spotted Sandpiper 15.6% 4.4% 11.1%
59   Black-and-white Warbler 15.1% 4.4% 10.7%
60   Cedar Waxwing 14.0% 4.4% 9.6%
61   Baltimore Oriole 1.2% 4.4% 3.3%
62   Savannah Sparrow 1.1% 4.4% 3.3%
63   Dunlin 0.5% 4.4% 4.0%
64   Common Eider 0% 4.4% 4.4%
65   Brown-headed Cowbird 37.1% 3.3% 33.8%
66   Northern Parula 35.3% 3.3% 32.0%
67   White-eyed Vireo 34.8% 3.3% 31.5%
68   Chimney Swift 27.5% 3.3% 24.2%
69   American Redstart 22.1% 3.3% 18.8%
70   Tree Swallow 15.2% 3.3% 11.9%
71   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.1% 3.3% 1.2%
72   Bonaparte's Gull 0.1% 3.3% 3.2%
73   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.0% 3.3% 3.3%
74   Red Knot 0% 3.3% 3.3%
75   Ovenbird 17.6% 2.2% 15.4%
76   Yellow-rumped Warbler 9.9% 2.2% 7.7%
77   Northern Waterthrush 6.7% 2.2% 4.5%
78   Veery 2.8% 2.2% 0.6%
79   Swamp Sparrow 2.0% 2.2% 0.3%
80   Warbling Vireo 1.4% 2.2% 0.8%
81   Glossy Ibis 0.1% 2.2% 2.1%
82   Short-billed Dowitcher 0.1% 2.2% 2.1%
83   Black Tern 0.1% 2.2% 2.1%
84   American Black Duck 0.0% 2.2% 2.2%
85   Red-throated Loon 0% 2.2% 2.2%
86   Seaside Sparrow 0% 2.2% 2.2%
87   Gull-billed Tern 0% 2.2% 2.2%
88   Red-eyed Vireo 51.9% 1.1% 50.8%
89   Blue Jay 41.8% 1.1% 40.7%
90   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 30.0% 1.1% 28.9%
91   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 18.1% 1.1% 17.0%
92   Brown Thrasher 16.2% 1.1% 15.1%
93   Orchard Oriole 15.5% 1.1% 14.4%
94   Wood Thrush 13.0% 1.1% 11.9%
95   Scarlet Tanager 11.6% 1.1% 10.5%
96   Purple Martin 10.5% 1.1% 9.3%
97   Swainson's Thrush 7.0% 1.1% 5.9%
98   Bobolink 2.8% 1.1% 1.7%
99   Great Egret 2.5% 1.1% 1.4%
100   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 1.3% 1.1% 0.2%
101   Greater Yellowlegs 1.0% 1.1% 0.1%
102   American Kestrel 0.6% 1.1% 0.5%
103   Gray-cheeked Thrush 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
104   Mute Swan 0.3% 1.1% 0.8%
105   Pectoral Sandpiper 0.2% 1.1% 0.9%
106   Olive-sided Flycatcher 0.2% 1.1% 0.9%
107   Peregrine Falcon 0.0% 1.1% 1.1%
108   Monk Parakeet 0% 1.1% 1.1%
109   Long-tailed Duck 0% 1.1% 1.1%
110   King Eider 0% 1.1% 1.1%