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Top Birds at Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.) in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 5 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.) in January. 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   Ring-billed Gull 52.0% 80.0% 28.0%
2   Herring Gull 43.3% 80.0% 36.7%
3   Great Black-backed Gull 31.6% 80.0% 48.4%
4   Common Loon 10.6% 80.0% 69.4%
5   Long-tailed Duck 9.1% 80.0% 70.9%
6   Red-throated Loon 7.3% 80.0% 72.7%
7   Bufflehead 31.9% 60.0% 28.1%
8   Rock Pigeon 28.8% 60.0% 31.2%
9   Double-crested Cormorant 13.8% 60.0% 46.2%
10   Sanderling 4.1% 60.0% 55.9%
11   Black Scoter 2.9% 60.0% 57.1%
12   White-throated Sparrow 42.1% 40.0% 2.1%
13   European Starling 35.9% 40.0% 4.1%
14   Horned Grebe 7.2% 40.0% 32.8%
15   Bonaparte's Gull 2.3% 40.0% 37.7%
16   Northern Gannet 2.1% 40.0% 37.9%
17   Canada Goose 53.5% 20.0% 33.5%
18   Northern Cardinal 36.7% 20.0% 16.7%
19   House Sparrow 35.7% 20.0% 15.7%
20   Song Sparrow 32.2% 20.0% 12.2%
21   Downy Woodpecker 27.1% 20.0% 7.1%
22   Northern Mockingbird 23.6% 20.0% 3.6%
23   Black-capped Chickadee 22.0% 20.0% 2.0%
24   Brant 20.5% 20.0% 0.5%
25   White-breasted Nuthatch 18.3% 20.0% 1.7%
26   Northern Flicker 6.9% 20.0% 13.1%
27   Surf Scoter 2.8% 20.0% 17.2%
28   Hermit Thrush 2.7% 20.0% 17.3%
29   Purple Sandpiper 1.9% 20.0% 18.1%
30   Dunlin 1.7% 20.0% 18.3%
31   Common Eider 1.4% 20.0% 18.6%
32   Razorbill 1.3% 20.0% 18.7%