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

based on 40 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) in July. 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 34.3% 90.0% 55.7%
2   Common Tern 22.9% 87.5% 64.6%
3   American Oystercatcher 16.7% 87.5% 70.8%
4   Herring Gull 41.9% 82.5% 40.6%
5   Great Black-backed Gull 28.3% 82.5% 54.2%
6   Least Tern 14.8% 82.5% 67.7%
7   House Sparrow 55.9% 70.0% 14.1%
8   Red-winged Blackbird 51.8% 67.5% 15.7%
9   Northern Mockingbird 41.8% 67.5% 25.7%
10   Ring-billed Gull 27.1% 67.5% 40.4%
11   American Robin 65.6% 62.5% 3.1%
12   Double-crested Cormorant 45.1% 62.5% 17.4%
13   Piping Plover 3.0% 62.5% 59.5%
14   Barn Swallow 49.7% 60.0% 10.3%
15   Song Sparrow 49.2% 60.0% 10.8%
16   Black Skimmer 10.6% 60.0% 49.4%
17   European Starling 54.7% 55.0% 0.3%
18   Mourning Dove 51.1% 55.0% 3.9%
19   Gray Catbird 53.5% 50.0% 3.5%
20   Rock Pigeon 34.2% 50.0% 15.8%
21   Killdeer 20.0% 47.5% 27.5%
22   Osprey 28.3% 45.0% 16.7%
23   Yellow Warbler 25.4% 40.0% 14.6%
24   Northern Cardinal 46.4% 37.5% 8.9%
25   Common Yellowthroat 18.0% 37.5% 19.5%
26   Willow Flycatcher 11.9% 32.5% 20.6%
27   House Finch 16.7% 27.5% 10.8%
28   Common Grackle 36.1% 25.0% 11.1%
29   Sanderling 2.6% 25.0% 22.4%
30   Semipalmated Plover 7.9% 22.5% 14.6%
31   Boat-tailed Grackle 7.7% 22.5% 14.8%
32   Cedar Waxwing 23.4% 20.0% 3.4%
33   Chimney Swift 21.8% 17.5% 4.3%
34   Carolina Wren 19.9% 15.0% 4.9%
35   Least Sandpiper 17.8% 15.0% 2.8%
36   Forster's Tern 17.7% 15.0% 2.7%
37   American Goldfinch 31.9% 12.5% 19.4%
38   Tree Swallow 24.3% 12.5% 11.8%
39   House Wren 17.6% 12.5% 5.1%
40   Fish Crow 14.1% 12.5% 1.6%
41   Semipalmated Sandpiper 13.9% 12.5% 1.4%
42   Brown-headed Cowbird 10.0% 12.5% 2.5%
43   Common Eider 0.2% 12.5% 12.3%
44   Downy Woodpecker 22.4% 10.0% 12.4%
45   Common Raven 1.5% 10.0% 8.5%
46   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.7% 10.0% 9.3%
47   American Redstart 3.1% 7.5% 4.4%
48   Black-bellied Plover 0.9% 7.5% 6.6%
49   Black Scoter 0.3% 7.5% 7.2%
50   Mallard 39.8% 5.0% 34.8%
51   Spotted Sandpiper 14.5% 5.0% 9.5%
52   American Black Duck 8.7% 5.0% 3.7%
53   Willet 7.4% 5.0% 2.4%
54   Purple Martin 4.8% 5.0% 0.2%
55   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 5.0% 3.7%
56   Wilson's Storm-Petrel 0.2% 5.0% 4.8%
57   Great Egret 41.5% 2.5% 39.0%
58   Great Blue Heron 28.1% 2.5% 25.6%
59   Black-crowned Night-Heron 21.9% 2.5% 19.4%
60   Northern Flicker 21.3% 2.5% 18.8%
61   Yellow-crowned Night-Heron 11.8% 2.5% 9.3%
62   Eastern Towhee 10.5% 2.5% 8.0%
63   Glossy Ibis 10.2% 2.5% 7.7%
64   Short-billed Dowitcher 8.4% 2.5% 5.9%
65   Baltimore Oriole 8.2% 2.5% 5.7%
66   Orchard Oriole 3.5% 2.5% 1.0%
67   American Kestrel 2.1% 2.5% 0.4%
68   Royal Tern 1.3% 2.5% 1.2%
69   Surf Scoter 0.2% 2.5% 2.3%
70   Roseate Tern 0.1% 2.5% 2.4%
71   Northern Gannet 0.0% 2.5% 2.5%