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

based on 76 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   Herring Gull 30.8% 84.2% 53.4%
2   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 84.2% 65.7%
3   American Oystercatcher 4.9% 81.6% 76.6%
4   Laughing Gull 18.6% 69.7% 51.1%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 68.4% 36.4%
6   Sanderling 2.8% 68.4% 65.6%
7   Ring-billed Gull 25.1% 67.1% 42.0%
8   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 65.8% 58.8%
9   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 60.5% 23.8%
10   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 57.9% 26.3%
11   Mourning Dove 53.2% 55.3% 2.0%
12   Osprey 25.4% 55.3% 29.8%
13   Semipalmated Sandpiper 7.9% 50.0% 42.1%
14   European Starling 48.4% 47.4% 1.1%
15   Song Sparrow 28.6% 46.1% 17.4%
16   Gray Catbird 60.6% 42.1% 18.5%
17   House Sparrow 45.9% 40.8% 5.1%
18   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 40.8% 4.4%
19   American Robin 60.3% 38.2% 22.2%
20   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 36.8% 35.6%
21   Black Skimmer 1.6% 34.2% 32.6%
22   Upland Sandpiper 0.0% 34.2% 34.2%
23   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 32.9% 17.5%
24   Yellow Warbler 12.2% 32.9% 20.6%
25   Carolina Wren 26.9% 31.6% 4.7%
26   House Finch 14.8% 28.9% 14.1%
27   Northern Flicker 43.2% 27.6% 15.6%
28   Common Tern 3.9% 27.6% 23.7%
29   House Wren 17.3% 23.7% 6.4%
30   Black-bellied Plover 4.4% 23.7% 19.3%
31   Piping Plover 0.7% 23.7% 23.0%
32   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 22.4% 6.6%
33   Barn Swallow 4.7% 21.1% 16.3%
34   American Redstart 43.0% 19.7% 23.3%
35   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 18.4% 2.0%
36   Black Scoter 0.1% 18.4% 18.3%
37   Common Eider 0.0% 18.4% 18.4%
38   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 17.1% 9.7%
39   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 14.5% 17.3%
40   Killdeer 7.4% 14.5% 7.0%
41   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 13.2% 18.7%
42   Palm Warbler 15.1% 13.2% 2.0%
43   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 13.2% 5.9%
44   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 13.2% 10.2%
45   Royal Tern 2.9% 13.2% 10.3%
46   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.6% 13.2% 12.5%
47   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.4% 13.2% 12.7%
48   American Goldfinch 27.8% 11.8% 15.9%
49   Chimney Swift 22.5% 11.8% 10.6%
50   American Kestrel 10.8% 11.8% 1.0%
51   Forster's Tern 4.1% 11.8% 7.7%
52   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 10.5% 12.3%
53   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.6% 10.5% 9.0%
54   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 10.5% 2.7%
55   Tree Swallow 7.0% 10.5% 3.5%
56   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 10.5% 4.2%
57   Willet 1.0% 10.5% 9.6%
58   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 9.2% 15.9%
59   Common Raven 5.4% 9.2% 3.8%
60   Canada Goose 37.9% 7.9% 30.0%
61   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 7.9% 10.0%
62   Prairie Warbler 4.3% 7.9% 3.5%
63   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 6.6% 1.9%
64   Whimbrel 0.5% 6.6% 6.0%
65   Northern Gannet 0.0% 6.6% 6.5%
66   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 5.3% 19.5%
67   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 5.3% 6.9%
68   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 5.3% 3.4%
69   Merlin 5.4% 5.3% 0.1%
70   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 5.3% 0.3%
71   Western Sandpiper 0.9% 5.3% 4.4%
72   Red Knot 0.4% 5.3% 4.8%
73   Least Tern 0.2% 5.3% 5.1%
74   Blue Jay 51.8% 3.9% 47.9%
75   Northern Parula 27.0% 3.9% 23.1%
76   Common Grackle 24.0% 3.9% 20.1%
77   American Crow 17.0% 3.9% 13.1%
78   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.6% 3.9% 12.7%
79   Scarlet Tanager 9.7% 3.9% 5.8%
80   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 3.9% 3.8%
81   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 3.9% 1.4%
82   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 3.9% 1.2%
83   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.0% 3.9% 0.1%
84   White-eyed Vireo 3.5% 3.9% 0.4%
85   Least Flycatcher 3.4% 3.9% 0.5%
86   Blue-winged Warbler 1.5% 3.9% 2.5%
87   Mute Swan 11.5% 2.6% 8.8%
88   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 2.6% 6.9%
89   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 2.6% 5.0%
90   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.9% 2.6% 2.2%
91   Fish Crow 2.9% 2.6% 0.3%
92   White-rumped Sandpiper 1.3% 2.6% 1.3%
93   Common Loon 0.5% 2.6% 2.1%
94   Buff-breasted Sandpiper 0.5% 2.6% 2.1%
95   Blue Grosbeak 0.5% 2.6% 2.2%
96   Marbled Godwit 0.3% 2.6% 2.4%
97   Great Egret 20.1% 1.3% 18.7%
98   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.8% 1.3% 15.5%
99   Swainson's Thrush 14.8% 1.3% 13.5%
100   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.5% 1.3% 10.2%
101   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 1.3% 7.5%
102   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.4% 1.3% 5.1%
103   Tennessee Warbler 6.0% 1.3% 4.7%
104   Nashville Warbler 4.7% 1.3% 3.4%
105   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 1.3% 3.1%
106   Canada Warbler 4.1% 1.3% 2.8%
107   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 1.3% 2.7%
108   Bobolink 3.2% 1.3% 1.8%
109   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.6% 1.3% 1.3%
110   Ruddy Duck 1.4% 1.3% 0.1%
111   Boat-tailed Grackle 1.3% 1.3% 0.0%
112   Sora 1.0% 1.3% 0.3%
113   American Wigeon 1.0% 1.3% 0.4%
114   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.8% 1.3% 0.6%
115   Dunlin 0.7% 1.3% 0.7%
116   Lark Sparrow 0.6% 1.3% 0.7%
117   Willow Flycatcher 0.5% 1.3% 0.8%
118   Black Tern 0.5% 1.3% 0.9%
119   Bank Swallow 0.3% 1.3% 1.0%
120   Western Kingbird 0.2% 1.3% 1.1%
121   Surf Scoter 0.1% 1.3% 1.2%
122   Gull-billed Tern 0.1% 1.3% 1.3%