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

based on 12 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.) in July. 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   Laughing Gull 34.4% 91.7% 57.3%
2   Herring Gull 41.9% 83.3% 41.4%
3   Common Tern 23.0% 75.0% 52.0%
4   Rock Pigeon 34.2% 66.7% 32.5%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 45.1% 58.3% 13.3%
6   Ring-billed Gull 27.1% 58.3% 31.2%
7   American Oystercatcher 16.8% 58.3% 41.6%
8   House Sparrow 55.9% 50.0% 5.9%
9   Great Black-backed Gull 28.4% 50.0% 21.6%
10   Sanderling 2.6% 33.3% 30.8%
11   Barn Swallow 49.8% 25.0% 24.8%
12   Least Tern 14.9% 25.0% 10.1%
13   European Starling 54.7% 16.7% 38.0%
14   Northern Mockingbird 41.8% 16.7% 25.2%
15   Osprey 28.4% 16.7% 11.7%
16   Spotted Sandpiper 14.5% 16.7% 2.2%
17   Black Skimmer 10.6% 16.7% 6.0%
18   Gray Catbird 53.5% 8.3% 45.2%
19   Red-winged Blackbird 51.8% 8.3% 43.5%
20   Song Sparrow 49.2% 8.3% 40.9%
21   Northern Cardinal 46.4% 8.3% 38.1%
22   Yellow Warbler 25.4% 8.3% 17.1%
23   Tree Swallow 24.3% 8.3% 15.9%
24   Killdeer 20.0% 8.3% 11.7%
25   Willet 7.4% 8.3% 1.0%
26   Piping Plover 3.1% 8.3% 5.3%
27   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.5% 8.3% 7.8%