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

based on 74 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   Laughing Gull 16.8% 90.5% 73.7%
2   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 90.5% 82.7%
3   Herring Gull 23.4% 86.5% 63.1%
4   Piping Plover 1.4% 81.1% 79.7%
5   Common Tern 5.8% 79.7% 74.0%
6   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 77.0% 63.8%
7   Least Tern 3.9% 73.0% 69.1%
8   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 67.6% 14.3%
9   Song Sparrow 35.5% 67.6% 32.1%
10   Sanderling 1.6% 67.6% 66.0%
11   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 66.2% 32.2%
12   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 66.2% 39.5%
13   European Starling 58.4% 64.9% 6.4%
14   Barn Swallow 31.7% 59.5% 27.8%
15   American Robin 73.3% 55.4% 17.9%
16   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 55.4% 12.8%
17   House Sparrow 57.0% 51.4% 5.6%
18   Gray Catbird 65.9% 48.6% 17.3%
19   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 45.9% 31.6%
20   Mourning Dove 53.4% 44.6% 8.8%
21   Semipalmated Plover 4.5% 44.6% 40.1%
22   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 41.9% 17.1%
23   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 40.5% 7.0%
24   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 39.2% 3.7%
25   Killdeer 9.3% 39.2% 29.9%
26   Boat-tailed Grackle 5.1% 37.8% 32.7%
27   Black Skimmer 1.6% 35.1% 33.5%
28   Osprey 16.4% 31.1% 14.7%
29   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 31.1% 25.7%
30   Semipalmated Sandpiper 4.9% 31.1% 26.2%
31   Common Grackle 54.9% 29.7% 25.2%
32   Common Loon 2.4% 27.0% 24.6%
33   Ring-necked Pheasant 1.0% 27.0% 26.0%
34   Brant 10.8% 24.3% 13.6%
35   Mallard 49.3% 23.0% 26.3%
36   Carolina Wren 19.8% 21.6% 1.8%
37   House Wren 26.7% 18.9% 7.8%
38   Ruddy Turnstone 2.2% 18.9% 16.7%
39   Forster's Tern 7.9% 16.2% 8.3%
40   Black-bellied Plover 3.5% 13.5% 10.0%
41   Eastern Towhee 19.9% 12.2% 7.7%
42   Northern Flicker 29.1% 10.8% 18.3%
43   Fish Crow 10.9% 10.8% 0.0%
44   Northern Gannet 0.3% 10.8% 10.6%
45   American Goldfinch 28.7% 9.5% 19.2%
46   Common Raven 2.5% 9.5% 6.9%
47   Purple Sandpiper 0.1% 9.5% 9.3%
48   House Finch 16.0% 8.1% 7.9%
49   Willet 5.8% 8.1% 2.3%
50   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 6.8% 27.6%
51   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 6.8% 21.4%
52   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 6.8% 0.4%
53   Canada Goose 45.1% 5.4% 39.7%
54   Baltimore Oriole 44.7% 5.4% 39.3%
55   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 5.4% 34.1%
56   American Crow 17.7% 5.4% 12.2%
57   Eastern Kingbird 16.9% 5.4% 11.4%
58   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 5.4% 11.4%
59   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 5.4% 7.0%
60   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 5.4% 0.1%
61   American Redstart 40.4% 4.1% 36.4%
62   Northern Parula 35.7% 4.1% 31.7%
63   Chimney Swift 29.8% 4.1% 25.8%
64   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 4.1% 16.7%
65   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 4.1% 12.4%
66   White-eyed Vireo 4.3% 4.1% 0.3%
67   Dunlin 2.2% 4.1% 1.8%
68   Red Knot 0.7% 4.1% 3.4%
69   Bonaparte's Gull 0.6% 4.1% 3.4%
70   Common Eider 0.1% 4.1% 4.0%
71   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 2.7% 31.1%
72   Ovenbird 32.7% 2.7% 30.0%
73   Warbling Vireo 32.2% 2.7% 29.5%
74   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 2.7% 20.5%
75   Tree Swallow 22.4% 2.7% 19.7%
76   Veery 20.1% 2.7% 17.4%
77   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 2.7% 10.4%
78   American Black Duck 5.0% 2.7% 2.3%
79   Short-billed Dowitcher 1.8% 2.7% 0.9%
80   Red-throated Loon 1.1% 2.7% 1.6%
81   Seaside Sparrow 0.8% 2.7% 1.9%
82   Gull-billed Tern 0.2% 2.7% 2.5%
83   Black Tern 0.1% 2.7% 2.6%
84   Blue Jay 49.3% 1.4% 47.9%
85   Wood Thrush 23.1% 1.4% 21.8%
86   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 1.4% 21.4%
87   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 1.4% 17.6%
88   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 1.4% 16.4%
89   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 1.4% 11.9%
90   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 1.4% 10.7%
91   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 1.4% 8.9%
92   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 1.4% 6.0%
93   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 1.4% 4.9%
94   Greater Yellowlegs 5.9% 1.4% 4.5%
95   Glossy Ibis 4.2% 1.4% 2.9%
96   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 1.4% 1.9%
97   Peregrine Falcon 2.7% 1.4% 1.3%
98   American Kestrel 2.2% 1.4% 0.9%
99   Monk Parakeet 2.0% 1.4% 0.7%
100   Purple Martin 1.4% 1.4% 0.1%
101   Olive-sided Flycatcher 1.3% 1.4% 0.1%
102   Bobolink 1.2% 1.4% 0.2%
103   Black Scoter 0.3% 1.4% 1.1%
104   Long-tailed Duck 0.2% 1.4% 1.1%
105   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.2% 1.4% 1.2%
106   Surf Scoter 0.2% 1.4% 1.2%
107   Pectoral Sandpiper 0.1% 1.4% 1.2%
108   King Eider 0.1% 1.4% 1.3%