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

based on 38 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) in August. 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 12.3% 92.1% 79.8%
2   Laughing Gull 32.0% 86.8% 54.9%
3   Herring Gull 39.5% 84.2% 44.7%
4   Great Black-backed Gull 27.0% 84.2% 57.2%
5   Semipalmated Plover 21.1% 84.2% 63.2%
6   Sanderling 5.3% 71.1% 65.8%
7   Ring-billed Gull 31.8% 68.4% 36.7%
8   Double-crested Cormorant 41.3% 63.2% 21.8%
9   Common Tern 16.4% 63.2% 46.8%
10   Ruddy Turnstone 5.4% 63.2% 57.7%
11   Semipalmated Sandpiper 24.1% 55.3% 31.1%
12   Northern Mockingbird 36.0% 50.0% 14.0%
13   Piping Plover 1.9% 47.4% 45.5%
14   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 44.7% 9.3%
15   Barn Swallow 39.9% 42.1% 2.2%
16   Black Skimmer 5.7% 42.1% 36.4%
17   Song Sparrow 35.0% 34.2% 0.8%
18   Mourning Dove 53.7% 31.6% 22.1%
19   Osprey 30.7% 31.6% 0.9%
20   Least Tern 5.1% 31.6% 26.5%
21   Gray Catbird 54.7% 28.9% 25.7%
22   European Starling 51.1% 28.9% 22.2%
23   House Sparrow 50.0% 28.9% 21.0%
24   Willet 3.6% 28.9% 25.3%
25   Least Sandpiper 22.0% 23.7% 1.7%
26   Carolina Wren 24.7% 21.1% 3.7%
27   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 18.4% 3.3%
28   House Finch 14.9% 18.4% 3.5%
29   Black-bellied Plover 7.4% 18.4% 11.0%
30   Northern Cardinal 47.8% 15.8% 32.0%
31   Killdeer 14.2% 15.8% 1.6%
32   Forster's Tern 13.2% 15.8% 2.6%
33   American Robin 57.3% 13.2% 44.1%
34   Northern Flicker 26.0% 13.2% 12.8%
35   Spotted Sandpiper 17.0% 13.2% 3.8%
36   American Goldfinch 37.7% 10.5% 27.1%
37   Yellow Warbler 20.2% 10.5% 9.7%
38   Red Knot 1.0% 10.5% 9.5%
39   Red-winged Blackbird 28.5% 7.9% 20.6%
40   Chimney Swift 23.8% 7.9% 15.9%
41   House Wren 11.4% 7.9% 3.5%
42   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.4% 7.9% 7.5%
43   Surf Scoter 0.1% 7.9% 7.8%
44   Downy Woodpecker 25.3% 5.3% 20.0%
45   American Redstart 22.0% 5.3% 16.7%
46   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 5.3% 10.2%
47   Short-billed Dowitcher 10.4% 5.3% 5.1%
48   Willow Flycatcher 4.7% 5.3% 0.6%
49   White-rumped Sandpiper 4.0% 5.3% 1.2%
50   Common Raven 2.8% 5.3% 2.5%
51   Cooper's Hawk 2.3% 5.3% 3.0%
52   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.5% 5.3% 4.8%
53   Mallard 40.9% 2.6% 38.2%
54   Canada Goose 40.8% 2.6% 38.2%
55   Common Grackle 28.3% 2.6% 25.6%
56   Eastern Kingbird 16.7% 2.6% 14.1%
57   Black-and-white Warbler 14.3% 2.6% 11.6%
58   Tree Swallow 14.1% 2.6% 11.5%
59   Peregrine Falcon 7.6% 2.6% 5.0%
60   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 2.6% 3.3%
61   Royal Tern 2.2% 2.6% 0.4%
62   White-eyed Vireo 2.2% 2.6% 0.4%
63   Northern Parula 1.8% 2.6% 0.8%
64   Western Sandpiper 1.8% 2.6% 0.8%
65   Prairie Warbler 1.1% 2.6% 1.6%
66   Whimbrel 0.5% 2.6% 2.1%
67   Black Scoter 0.4% 2.6% 2.3%
68   Dunlin 0.2% 2.6% 2.4%
69   Common Eider 0.1% 2.6% 2.6%