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

based on 34 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) in December. 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   Ring-billed Gull 49.7% 88.2% 38.6%
2   Herring Gull 41.9% 85.3% 43.4%
3   Great Black-backed Gull 29.4% 82.4% 53.0%
4   Song Sparrow 37.0% 76.5% 39.4%
5   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 73.5% 45.2%
6   Northern Cardinal 40.0% 64.7% 24.7%
7   European Starling 38.9% 58.8% 20.0%
8   Common Loon 9.0% 55.9% 46.9%
9   Red-throated Loon 6.9% 55.9% 49.0%
10   Sanderling 3.1% 55.9% 52.7%
11   House Sparrow 38.5% 52.9% 14.5%
12   House Finch 16.4% 47.1% 30.7%
13   Long-tailed Duck 6.3% 44.1% 37.8%
14   White-throated Sparrow 48.7% 41.2% 7.5%
15   Rock Pigeon 30.7% 41.2% 10.5%
16   Red-breasted Merganser 14.9% 41.2% 26.3%
17   Common Goldeneye 3.8% 41.2% 37.3%
18   Black Scoter 2.6% 41.2% 38.6%
19   Bufflehead 28.2% 38.2% 10.0%
20   Northern Gannet 3.1% 38.2% 35.1%
21   Carolina Wren 18.8% 35.3% 16.5%
22   Common Eider 1.2% 35.3% 34.1%
23   Mourning Dove 36.1% 32.4% 3.8%
24   Horned Grebe 5.3% 32.4% 27.1%
25   Brant 18.9% 29.4% 10.5%
26   Double-crested Cormorant 17.9% 29.4% 11.5%
27   Northern Flicker 10.9% 29.4% 18.5%
28   American Tree Sparrow 6.4% 29.4% 23.0%
29   Surf Scoter 2.3% 29.4% 27.1%
30   Downy Woodpecker 30.7% 26.5% 4.2%
31   American Goldfinch 20.4% 26.5% 6.0%
32   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 26.5% 19.6%
33   Dark-eyed Junco 23.2% 20.6% 2.7%
34   Purple Sandpiper 1.7% 20.6% 18.9%
35   Dunlin 1.6% 20.6% 19.0%
36   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.6% 17.6% 17.0%
37   Black-capped Chickadee 24.3% 14.7% 9.6%
38   Cooper's Hawk 10.8% 14.7% 3.9%
39   Savannah Sparrow 2.1% 14.7% 12.6%
40   Canada Goose 51.6% 11.8% 39.9%
41   American Robin 29.6% 11.8% 17.8%
42   Swamp Sparrow 7.6% 11.8% 4.2%
43   American Kestrel 5.9% 11.8% 5.8%
44   Tree Swallow 1.0% 11.8% 10.8%
45   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.6% 11.8% 11.1%
46   Common Raven 4.5% 8.8% 4.3%
47   Horned Lark 2.7% 8.8% 6.1%
48   White-winged Scoter 2.0% 8.8% 6.8%
49   Field Sparrow 1.9% 8.8% 7.0%
50   Mallard 48.4% 5.9% 42.5%
51   American Black Duck 26.7% 5.9% 20.8%
52   American Crow 20.6% 5.9% 14.7%
53   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 5.9% 3.3%
54   Peregrine Falcon 5.8% 5.9% 0.1%
55   Great Cormorant 3.8% 5.9% 2.1%
56   Cedar Waxwing 3.7% 5.9% 2.2%
57   Snow Bunting 2.0% 5.9% 3.8%
58   Bonaparte's Gull 1.7% 5.9% 4.2%
59   Purple Finch 1.3% 5.9% 4.6%
60   Snowy Owl 1.0% 5.9% 4.9%
61   American Oystercatcher 0.2% 5.9% 5.7%
62   Blue Jay 39.9% 2.9% 36.9%
63   Fox Sparrow 9.8% 2.9% 6.8%
64   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.6% 2.9% 2.7%
65   Hermit Thrush 5.5% 2.9% 2.6%
66   Turkey Vulture 5.4% 2.9% 2.4%
67   Northern Harrier 5.0% 2.9% 2.0%
68   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.3% 2.9% 1.4%
69   Gray Catbird 4.0% 2.9% 1.0%
70   Merlin 2.3% 2.9% 0.6%
71   Chipping Sparrow 1.4% 2.9% 1.5%
72   Black-bellied Plover 1.2% 2.9% 1.8%
73   Palm Warbler 0.8% 2.9% 2.2%
74   Harlequin Duck 0.6% 2.9% 2.4%
75   Glaucous Gull 0.3% 2.9% 2.7%
76   Forster's Tern 0.0% 2.9% 2.9%