Top Birds at Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.) in August
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 August. 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herring Gull | 39.5% | 90.0% | 50.5% | |||
| 2 | Laughing Gull | 32.0% | 90.0% | 58.0% | |||
| 3 | Ring-billed Gull | 31.8% | 90.0% | 58.2% | |||
| 4 | Great Black-backed Gull | 27.0% | 90.0% | 63.0% | |||
| 5 | Rock Pigeon | 35.4% | 70.0% | 34.6% | |||
| 6 | American Oystercatcher | 12.4% | 50.0% | 37.6% | |||
| 7 | Double-crested Cormorant | 41.3% | 40.0% | 1.3% | |||
| 8 | Common Tern | 16.4% | 40.0% | 23.6% | |||
| 9 | Sanderling | 5.3% | 40.0% | 34.7% | |||
| 10 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 24.2% | 30.0% | 5.8% | |||
| 11 | Osprey | 30.7% | 20.0% | 10.7% | |||
| 12 | Semipalmated Plover | 21.1% | 20.0% | 1.1% | |||
| 13 | Least Tern | 5.1% | 20.0% | 14.9% | |||
| 14 | House Sparrow | 50.0% | 10.0% | 40.0% | |||
| 15 | Barn Swallow | 39.9% | 10.0% | 29.9% | |||
| 16 | American Crow | 14.4% | 10.0% | 4.4% | |||
| 17 | Ruddy Turnstone | 5.5% | 10.0% | 4.5% | |||
| 18 | Common Loon | 0.5% | 10.0% | 9.5% |