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

based on 6 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.) in May. 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   European Starling 58.4% 83.3% 24.9%
2   Laughing Gull 16.9% 83.3% 66.5%
3   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 66.7% 52.4%
4   Great Black-backed Gull 13.3% 66.7% 53.4%
5   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 50.0% 14.5%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 50.0% 16.0%
7   Herring Gull 23.4% 50.0% 26.6%
8   Common Grackle 54.9% 33.3% 21.6%
9   American Oystercatcher 7.9% 33.3% 25.4%
10   House Sparrow 57.0% 16.7% 40.3%
11   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 16.7% 30.9%
12   American Redstart 40.4% 16.7% 23.7%
13   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 16.7% 22.8%
14   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 16.7% 10.1%
15   American Crow 17.6% 16.7% 1.0%
16   Osprey 16.4% 16.7% 0.2%
17   Fish Crow 10.9% 16.7% 5.8%
18   Black-bellied Plover 3.5% 16.7% 13.2%
19   Sanderling 1.6% 16.7% 15.0%
20   Surf Scoter 0.2% 16.7% 16.5%
21   Purple Sandpiper 0.1% 16.7% 16.5%