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Top Birds at Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) in September
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 90 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) in September. 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 Herring Gull 29.5% 83.3% 53.8%
2   Great Black-backed Gull 17.0% 83.3% 66.3%
3   American Oystercatcher 4.9% 81.1% 76.3%
4   Double-crested Cormorant 30.9% 68.9% 38.0%
5   Laughing Gull 18.6% 68.9% 50.3%
6   Ring-billed Gull 24.3% 66.7% 42.4%
7   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 66.7% 59.6%
8   Sanderling 2.6% 66.7% 64.1%
9   Rock Pigeon 37.0% 58.9% 21.9%
10   Osprey 24.4% 55.6% 31.1%
11   Mourning Dove 52.5% 54.4% 1.9%
12   Northern Mockingbird 30.9% 54.4% 23.5%
13   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.6% 51.1% 43.5%
14   European Starling 46.6% 45.6% 1.1%
15   Song Sparrow 27.5% 42.2% 14.7%
16   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 41.1% 39.8%
17   Gray Catbird 60.2% 40.0% 20.2%
18   Common Yellowthroat 44.2% 40.0% 4.2%
19   House Sparrow 45.4% 37.8% 7.6%
20   American Robin 59.4% 36.7% 22.7%
21   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 32.2% 18.1%
22   House Finch 14.4% 32.2% 17.8%
23   Upland Sandpiper 0.0% 30.0% 30.0%
24   Common Tern 3.7% 28.9% 25.2%
25   Black Skimmer 1.7% 28.9% 27.2%
26   Yellow Warbler 12.1% 27.8% 15.7%
27   Black-bellied Plover 3.9% 27.8% 23.8%
28   Carolina Wren 27.0% 26.7% 0.4%
29   Northern Flicker 42.3% 25.6% 16.7%
30   Barn Swallow 4.2% 21.1% 16.9%
31   Piping Plover 0.6% 21.1% 20.5%
32   Northern Waterthrush 16.0% 20.0% 4.0%
33   House Wren 15.7% 20.0% 4.3%
34   American Redstart 42.5% 18.9% 23.6%
35   Royal Tern 3.3% 17.8% 14.5%
36   Black Scoter 0.1% 17.8% 17.7%
37   Cedar Waxwing 15.3% 16.7% 1.4%
38   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.7% 15.6% 14.8%
39   Common Eider 0.1% 15.6% 15.5%
40   Black-and-white Warbler 31.4% 14.4% 17.0%
41   Palm Warbler 14.7% 14.4% 0.2%
42   Killdeer 6.9% 14.4% 7.5%
43   Peregrine Falcon 6.9% 14.4% 7.6%
44   Forster's Tern 4.3% 13.3% 9.1%
45   Least Sandpiper 6.9% 12.2% 5.3%
46   Downy Woodpecker 31.5% 11.1% 20.4%
47   American Goldfinch 26.5% 11.1% 15.3%
48   American Kestrel 10.6% 11.1% 0.5%
49   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 11.1% 4.8%
50   Common Raven 6.1% 11.1% 5.1%
51   Eastern Kingbird 2.8% 11.1% 8.3%
52   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.3% 11.1% 10.8%
53   Magnolia Warbler 21.4% 10.0% 11.4%
54   Chimney Swift 20.7% 10.0% 10.7%
55   Eastern Wood-Pewee 18.6% 10.0% 8.6%
56   Red-eyed Vireo 24.4% 8.9% 15.6%
57   Baltimore Oriole 7.3% 8.9% 1.6%
58   Tree Swallow 6.2% 8.9% 2.7%
59   Prairie Warbler 4.2% 8.9% 4.7%
60   Willet 0.8% 8.9% 8.1%
61   Eastern Phoebe 17.3% 7.8% 9.5%
62   Canada Goose 37.3% 6.7% 30.6%
63   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.3% 5.6% 10.7%
64   Red-winged Blackbird 11.5% 5.6% 5.9%
65   Yellow-rumped Warbler 7.9% 5.6% 2.3%
66   Merlin 5.1% 5.6% 0.4%
67   Western Sandpiper 0.7% 5.6% 4.8%
68   Whimbrel 0.5% 5.6% 5.0%
69   Red Knot 0.4% 5.6% 5.1%
70   Northern Gannet 0.0% 5.6% 5.5%
71   Great Blue Heron 24.6% 4.4% 20.1%
72   Brown Thrasher 7.9% 4.4% 3.5%
73   Eastern Towhee 7.2% 4.4% 2.8%
74   Swamp Sparrow 5.2% 4.4% 0.8%
75   Least Tern 0.2% 4.4% 4.3%
76   Blue Jay 51.8% 3.3% 48.5%
77   Northern Parula 26.4% 3.3% 23.0%
78   Common Grackle 23.8% 3.3% 20.5%
79   American Crow 17.7% 3.3% 14.4%
80   White-throated Sparrow 11.3% 3.3% 8.0%
81   Scarlet Tanager 9.5% 3.3% 6.2%
82   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.1% 3.3% 1.7%
83   Sharp-shinned Hawk 4.7% 3.3% 1.4%
84   Brown-headed Cowbird 3.8% 3.3% 0.5%
85   White-eyed Vireo 3.3% 3.3% 0.0%
86   Least Flycatcher 3.1% 3.3% 0.2%
87   Blue-winged Warbler 1.3% 3.3% 2.0%
88   Surf Scoter 0.1% 3.3% 3.3%
89   Mute Swan 10.9% 2.2% 8.7%
90   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 2.2% 5.4%
91   Spotted Sandpiper 4.7% 2.2% 2.5%
92   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.3% 2.2% 2.1%
93   Fish Crow 2.9% 2.2% 0.7%
94   White-rumped Sandpiper 1.4% 2.2% 0.8%
95   Dunlin 0.6% 2.2% 1.6%
96   Common Loon 0.5% 2.2% 1.7%
97   Buff-breasted Sandpiper 0.4% 2.2% 1.8%
98   Blue Grosbeak 0.4% 2.2% 1.8%
99   Marbled Godwit 0.4% 2.2% 1.8%
100   Great Egret 18.9% 1.1% 17.8%
101   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.8% 1.1% 15.6%
102   Swainson's Thrush 13.9% 1.1% 12.8%
103   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.0% 1.1% 9.9%
104   Greater Yellowlegs 8.2% 1.1% 7.1%
105   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7.9% 1.1% 6.7%
106   Tennessee Warbler 6.1% 1.1% 5.0%
107   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.0% 1.1% 4.9%
108   Nashville Warbler 4.6% 1.1% 3.5%
109   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.3% 1.1% 3.1%
110   Indigo Bunting 4.0% 1.1% 2.9%
111   Lincoln's Sparrow 3.7% 1.1% 2.6%
112   Canada Warbler 3.7% 1.1% 2.6%
113   Bobolink 2.9% 1.1% 1.8%
114   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.5% 1.1% 1.4%
115   Field Sparrow 2.2% 1.1% 1.1%
116   Caspian Tern 1.7% 1.1% 0.5%
117   Ruddy Duck 1.5% 1.1% 0.4%
118   Boat-tailed Grackle 1.3% 1.1% 0.2%
119   Sora 1.1% 1.1% 0.0%
120   American Wigeon 1.0% 1.1% 0.1%
121   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.6% 1.1% 0.5%
122   Lark Sparrow 0.6% 1.1% 0.5%
123   Willow Flycatcher 0.4% 1.1% 0.7%
124   Black Tern 0.4% 1.1% 0.7%
125   Bank Swallow 0.3% 1.1% 0.9%
126   Western Kingbird 0.1% 1.1% 1.0%
127   Gull-billed Tern 0.0% 1.1% 1.1%