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

based on 5 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.) in September. 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   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 100.0% 63.2%
2   Herring Gull 30.9% 100.0% 69.1%
3   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 100.0% 74.8%
4   Laughing Gull 18.6% 100.0% 81.4%
5   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 60.0% 28.0%
6   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 60.0% 41.4%
7   Sanderling 2.9% 60.0% 57.1%
8   House Sparrow 45.9% 40.0% 5.9%
9   Osprey 25.5% 40.0% 14.5%
10   Semipalmated Plover 7.0% 40.0% 33.0%
11   Royal Tern 2.9% 40.0% 37.1%
12   European Starling 48.4% 20.0% 28.4%
13   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 20.0% 25.2%
14   American Kestrel 10.8% 20.0% 9.2%
15   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 20.0% 12.6%
16   American Oystercatcher 5.0% 20.0% 15.0%
17   Forster's Tern 4.1% 20.0% 15.9%
18   Caspian Tern 1.5% 20.0% 18.5%
19   Ruddy Turnstone 1.3% 20.0% 18.7%
20   Whimbrel 0.5% 20.0% 19.5%