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Top Birds at Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.) in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 7 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 51.8% 85.7% 34.0%
2   American Herring Gull 43.2% 85.7% 42.6%
3   Bufflehead 31.6% 71.4% 39.9%
4   Great Black-backed Gull 30.8% 71.4% 40.6%
5   Rock Pigeon 29.1% 71.4% 42.3%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 13.9% 71.4% 57.5%
7   Common Loon 10.2% 71.4% 61.2%
8   Long-tailed Duck 8.9% 71.4% 62.5%
9   European Starling 35.7% 57.1% 21.4%
10   Red-throated Loon 6.8% 57.1% 50.3%
11   Black Scoter 3.2% 57.1% 53.9%
12   House Sparrow 36.0% 42.9% 6.9%
13   Sanderling 4.1% 42.9% 38.7%
14   Northern Gannet 2.0% 42.9% 40.8%
15   Canada Goose 53.6% 28.6% 25.0%
16   White-throated Sparrow 42.7% 28.6% 14.1%
17   Northern Mockingbird 23.7% 28.6% 4.8%
18   Brant 20.1% 28.6% 8.4%
19   Red-breasted Merganser 19.1% 28.6% 9.5%
20   Horned Grebe 6.9% 28.6% 21.7%
21   Bonaparte's Gull 2.1% 28.6% 26.4%
22   Mallard 48.2% 14.3% 33.9%
23   Northern Cardinal 37.0% 14.3% 22.7%
24   Song Sparrow 32.3% 14.3% 18.0%
25   Downy Woodpecker 27.2% 14.3% 12.9%
26   Black-capped Chickadee 22.8% 14.3% 8.5%
27   White-breasted Nuthatch 19.0% 14.3% 4.7%
28   American Crow 18.6% 14.3% 4.3%
29   Northern Flicker 6.9% 14.3% 7.4%
30   Surf Scoter 3.1% 14.3% 11.2%
31   Hermit Thrush 2.7% 14.3% 11.6%
32   Purple Sandpiper 1.9% 14.3% 12.4%
33   Dunlin 1.7% 14.3% 12.6%
34   Common Eider 1.5% 14.3% 12.8%
35   Razorbill 1.2% 14.3% 13.1%
36   Ruddy Turnstone 0.6% 14.3% 13.7%