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Top Birds at Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 20 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) in October. 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   Herring Gull 32.7% 95.0% 62.3%
2   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 90.0% 59.6%
3   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 80.0% 61.1%
4   American Oystercatcher 2.0% 80.0% 78.0%
5   Song Sparrow 55.2% 75.0% 19.8%
6   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 75.0% 24.6%
7   Northern Flicker 38.5% 75.0% 36.5%
8   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 75.0% 42.2%
9   Laughing Gull 13.7% 70.0% 56.3%
10   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 65.0% 20.5%
11   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 65.0% 28.7%
12   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 65.0% 33.1%
13   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 60.0% 2.3%
14   American Robin 57.6% 60.0% 2.4%
15   Mourning Dove 45.8% 60.0% 14.2%
16   European Starling 46.6% 55.0% 8.4%
17   Carolina Wren 22.2% 55.0% 32.8%
18   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 55.0% 35.6%
19   Sanderling 1.7% 55.0% 53.3%
20   Gray Catbird 38.5% 45.0% 6.5%
21   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 45.0% 18.7%
22   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 40.0% 4.5%
23   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 40.0% 19.0%
24   House Sparrow 46.8% 35.0% 11.8%
25   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 35.0% 1.4%
26   Palm Warbler 31.0% 35.0% 4.0%
27   House Finch 18.0% 35.0% 17.0%
28   Black-bellied Plover 4.0% 35.0% 31.0%
29   Red-winged Blackbird 15.8% 30.0% 14.2%
30   Forster's Tern 2.4% 30.0% 27.6%
31   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.7% 30.0% 29.3%
32   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 25.0% 4.6%
33   Field Sparrow 11.5% 25.0% 13.5%
34   Cedar Waxwing 10.1% 25.0% 14.9%
35   Brant 9.6% 25.0% 15.4%
36   House Wren 9.2% 25.0% 15.8%
37   Tree Swallow 5.7% 25.0% 19.3%
38   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 20.0% 25.6%
39   American Goldfinch 23.8% 20.0% 3.8%
40   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 20.0% 3.6%
41   Osprey 12.5% 20.0% 7.5%
42   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 20.0% 8.8%
43   Royal Tern 3.4% 20.0% 16.6%
44   Dunlin 2.5% 20.0% 17.5%
45   Black Scoter 0.8% 20.0% 19.2%
46   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.6% 20.0% 19.4%
47   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 15.0% 13.9%
48   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 15.0% 11.0%
49   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 15.0% 5.8%
50   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 15.0% 3.8%
51   Merlin 7.4% 15.0% 7.6%
52   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.8% 15.0% 8.2%
53   Red-throated Loon 0.7% 15.0% 14.3%
54   Blue Jay 56.2% 10.0% 46.2%
55   Canada Goose 40.8% 10.0% 30.8%
56   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 10.0% 0.2%
57   Winter Wren 9.9% 10.0% 0.1%
58   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.9% 10.0% 0.1%
59   Purple Finch 7.0% 10.0% 3.0%
60   Common Raven 5.8% 10.0% 4.2%
61   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 10.0% 4.3%
62   Pine Siskin 4.5% 10.0% 5.5%
63   Common Loon 2.3% 10.0% 7.7%
64   Semipalmated Sandpiper 1.2% 10.0% 8.8%
65   Northern Gannet 0.7% 10.0% 9.3%
66   Black Skimmer 0.6% 10.0% 9.4%
67   Common Tern 0.5% 10.0% 9.5%
68   American Crow 23.4% 5.0% 18.4%
69   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 5.0% 17.7%
70   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 5.0% 15.2%
71   Northern Parula 11.0% 5.0% 6.0%
72   Mute Swan 10.8% 5.0% 5.8%
73   Wood Duck 9.9% 5.0% 4.9%
74   American Redstart 7.9% 5.0% 2.9%
75   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 5.0% 2.6%
76   Killdeer 6.1% 5.0% 1.1%
77   Green-winged Teal 6.0% 5.0% 1.0%
78   Northern Harrier 5.9% 5.0% 0.9%
79   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 5.0% 0.8%
80   Brown Thrasher 5.4% 5.0% 0.4%
81   Indigo Bunting 4.7% 5.0% 0.3%
82   American Pipit 2.4% 5.0% 2.6%
83   Eastern Meadowlark 1.8% 5.0% 3.2%
84   Rusty Blackbird 1.4% 5.0% 3.6%
85   Semipalmated Plover 1.4% 5.0% 3.6%
86   Great Cormorant 1.2% 5.0% 3.8%
87   Yellow Warbler 1.2% 5.0% 3.8%
88   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 5.0% 4.0%
89   Dickcissel 0.9% 5.0% 4.1%
90   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.9% 5.0% 4.1%
91   Surf Scoter 0.8% 5.0% 4.2%
92   Bobolink 0.6% 5.0% 4.4%
93   Prairie Warbler 0.5% 5.0% 4.5%
94   Ruddy Turnstone 0.4% 5.0% 4.6%
95   Western Sandpiper 0.1% 5.0% 4.9%