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

based on 10 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.) in October. 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 32.7% 100.0% 67.3%
2   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 100.0% 69.6%
3   Double-crested Cormorant 31.9% 90.0% 58.1%
4   Laughing Gull 13.7% 90.0% 76.3%
5   Great Black-backed Gull 18.9% 80.0% 61.1%
6   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 60.0% 24.5%
7   Royal Tern 3.4% 50.0% 46.6%
8   Sanderling 1.7% 40.0% 38.3%
9   Forster's Tern 2.4% 30.0% 27.6%
10   House Sparrow 46.8% 20.0% 26.8%
11   Mourning Dove 45.8% 20.0% 25.8%
12   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 20.0% 0.6%
13   Tree Swallow 5.7% 20.0% 14.3%
14   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 10.0% 40.4%
15   European Starling 46.6% 10.0% 36.6%
16   Palm Warbler 31.0% 10.0% 21.0%
17   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 10.0% 16.3%
18   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 10.0% 16.0%
19   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 10.0% 12.5%
20   Common Raven 5.8% 10.0% 4.2%
21   American Oystercatcher 2.0% 10.0% 8.0%
22   Semipalmated Plover 1.3% 10.0% 8.7%