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Where to find American Coot in December
within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

This page shows which locations in the selected region historically had the highest probability of a checklist including American Coot in December. Because some locations may be undersampled, the results are sorted based on a confidence score which takes into account how many samples are available. The bar chart shows how the probability of observing this species varies over the year.

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Rank	Map	Pics	Location	Distance	Observed	Sampled	Frequency	Confidence
1			Baisley Pond Park	11.9	100	121	82.6%	74.9%
2			Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake	10.9	123	151	81.5%	74.5%
3			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	169	214	79.0%	73.0%
4			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake	7.3	97	122	79.5%	71.5%
5			Mill Pond Park, Bellmore	24.7	173	232	74.6%	68.6%
6			Rockland Lake SP	25.0	134	181	74.0%	67.2%
7			Central Park--Reservoir	0.4	506	734	68.9%	65.5%
8			Smith Pond, Rockville Center	18.3	69	94	73.4%	63.7%
9			Prospect Park	8.4	1370	2088	65.6%	63.5%
10			26th Ward Wastewater Treatment Plant	10.3	5	5	100.0%	56.6%
11			Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.)	12.5	66	106	62.3%	52.8%
12			Twin Lakes Preserve	24.7	28	45	62.2%	47.6%
13			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	131	280	46.8%	41.0%
14			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	147	323	45.5%	40.2%
15			Flushing Meadows Corona Park	7.2	37	74	50.0%	38.9%
16			Hendrix Creek	10.4	23	44	52.3%	37.9%
17			Central Park--The Pond and Hallett Sanctuary	1.1	106	250	42.4%	36.4%
18			Central Park	0.7	670	1767	37.9%	35.7%
19			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh	8.8	20	41	48.8%	34.3%
20			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	81	220	36.8%	30.7%
21			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	65	177	36.7%	30.0%
22			Ridgewood Reservoir	7.6	17	40	42.5%	28.5%
23			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	32	96	33.3%	24.7%
24			Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.)	0.5	26	77	33.8%	24.2%
25			Point View Reservoir	19.8	23	67	34.3%	24.1%
26			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end	13.6	10	27	37.0%	21.5%
27			Rockland Lake SP--Golf Course	24.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
28			Coney Island Creek	13.9	18	58	31.0%	20.6%
29			Packanack Lake	18.5	10	29	34.5%	19.9%
30			Roslyn Pond Town Park	16.7	21	72	29.2%	19.9%
31			Lakeside Park (Pompton Lake)	22.6	6	15	40.0%	19.8%
32			Grant Park, Hewlett	17.4	10	30	33.3%	19.2%
33			Silver Lake Reservoir	12.5	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
34			Grass Island Natural Area	24.0	27	104	26.0%	18.5%
35			Coney Island Creek--23rd St. overlook	14.0	7	20	35.0%	18.1%
36			Mary Patrick Park	24.0	20	76	26.3%	17.7%
37			Greenwich Harbor	24.1	6	20	30.0%	14.5%
38			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	38	196	19.4%	14.5%
39			Liberty SP	7.0	58	330	17.6%	13.8%
40			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end	12.7	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
41			Franklin Lake	19.5	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
42			North Hudson Park	2.3	6	23	26.1%	12.5%
43			Crotona Park	5.5	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
44			Astoria Generating Ponds (from 20th Ave.)	2.8	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
45			Bayonne Waterfront Walkway	10.4	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
46			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden	13.5	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
47			Van Cortlandt Park	9.1	17	110	15.5%	9.9%
48			Commonwealth Water Company Reservoir # 3	20.4	6	29	20.7%	9.8%
49			Lake Tappan (NY), Convent Rd.	18.9	7	36	19.4%	9.8%
50			Hackensack River Park	9.3	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
51			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)	13.3	6	30	20.0%	9.5%
52			Grassy Sprain Reservoir	14.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
53			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	36	280	12.9%	9.4%
54			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake	8.0	14	93	15.1%	9.2%
55			Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone	8.7	15	105	14.3%	8.9%
56			Mariners Marsh	14.7	7	40	17.5%	8.7%
57			Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve	18.5	7	41	17.1%	8.5%
58			Tarrytown Lakes Park	21.8	16	119	13.4%	8.4%
59			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East	7.4	7	42	16.7%	8.3%
60			Port Liberte	8.6	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
61			Clark Reservoir--Madison Hill Road	21.1	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
62			Arbutus Lake	21.0	7	45	15.6%	7.7%
63			Meadowlands IBA--Mehrhof Pond (restricted access)	5.3	13	101	12.9%	7.7%
64			Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)	11.0	9	64	14.1%	7.6%
65			Matrix Global Logistics Park	16.1	7	47	14.9%	7.4%
66			Central Park--Tupelo Meadow	0.3	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
67			Ridgefield Park--Bell Drive	4.6	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
68			Weequahic Park	13.5	9	69	13.0%	7.0%
69			Laurel Hill Park	6.3	9	72	12.5%	6.7%
70			Hudson River Waterfront Walk	8.0	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
71			Alley Pond Park--Restoration Area	11.7	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
72			Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park	14.0	7	55	12.7%	6.3%
73			Waterfront Park, Dobbs Ferry	16.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
74			Clove Lakes Park--Southern Woodlands	13.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
75			Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier 6	6.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
76			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	16	163	9.8%	6.1%
77			Alley Pond Park--LIE (CIP Intersection)	11.8	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
78			Freshkills Park--North Park (Phase l)	17.6	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
79			Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve	20.5	8	76	10.5%	5.4%
80			Milburn Pond Park	21.0	4	31	12.9%	5.1%
81			Alley Pond Park--Restoration Pond	11.9	6	57	10.5%	4.9%
82			Central Park--Harlem Meer	1.3	8	85	9.4%	4.8%
83			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	7	72	9.7%	4.8%
84			Prospect Park--Parade Grounds	9.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
85			Crenshaw Christian Center East (1 W 96th St.) + vicinity	0.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
86			Staten Island Industrial Park--Pond (South Ave. X Glen St.)	15.4	3	23	13.0%	4.5%
87			Sandy Hook	23.7	58	1001	5.8%	4.5%
88			Verona Park	15.0	7	79	8.9%	4.4%
89			Commerce Road Wetlands	19.6	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
90			River Rd. marshes and RR tracks	16.5	5	51	9.8%	4.3%
91			Hempstead Lake SP--north end	18.3	7	81	8.6%	4.2%
92			Canarsie Beach Park	11.3	5	52	9.6%	4.2%
93			Jerome Park Reservoir	7.6	3	25	12.0%	4.2%
94			Darlington Park	22.3	5	54	9.3%	4.0%
95			Central Park--The Lake	0.4	6	76	7.9%	3.7%
96			Prospect Park--Feeders	8.5	6	76	7.9%	3.7%
97			Jersey City Reservoir #3 & Pershing Field Park	5.4	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
98			Central Park--Maintenance Meadow	0.2	5	61	8.2%	3.6%
99			Central Park--North End	1.2	11	175	6.3%	3.5%
100			Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd.	17.8	3	30	10.0%	3.5%
101			Central Park--SW from 65th St. transv.-Center Dr.	1.0	4	47	8.5%	3.4%
102			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	23	463	5.0%	3.3%
103			Liberty SP--Tidal Bay	8.0	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
104			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	4	51	7.8%	3.1%
105			Van Cortlandt Park--NW Forest	9.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
106			Highland Park (Queens Co.)	7.7	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
107			Randalls Island--Ferry Dock and environs	2.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
108			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	6	94	6.4%	3.0%
109			Kissena Park	8.6	7	124	5.6%	2.8%
110			Central Park--The Pool	1.0	9	173	5.2%	2.8%
111			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond	13.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
112			Silver Lake Golf Course	13.3	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
113			Silver Lake (Bergen Co.)	18.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
114			Central Park--The Oven and The Point	0.4	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
115			Cemetery of the Resurrection	22.3	4	63	6.3%	2.5%
116			Bush Terminal Piers Park	9.2	12	279	4.3%	2.5%
117			Randalls Island	2.4	12	281	4.3%	2.5%
118			Coney Island Creek Park	14.0	5	88	5.7%	2.5%
119			Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill)	10.7	4	68	5.9%	2.3%
120			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest	13.2	4	69	5.8%	2.3%
121			Canoe Brook Reservoir (Restricted Access)	20.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
122			Boonton Reservoir	24.1	4	71	5.6%	2.2%
123			Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill	8.8	3	47	6.4%	2.2%
124			Lumber Rd. slough	16.6	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
125			Rye Lake	23.8	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
126			Lake Tappan (NY)	18.7	3	52	5.8%	2.0%
127			The Celery Farm	19.5	18	588	3.1%	1.9%
128			Melanie Lane Wetlands	22.5	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
129			Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline	2.9	5	114	4.4%	1.9%
130			Little Bay Park, Bayside	9.3	2	30	6.7%	1.8%
131			Central Park--Arthur Ross Pinetum	0.2	7	185	3.8%	1.8%
132			Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area	4.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
133			Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline	11.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
134			Sprain Ridge Park	14.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
135			Central Park--The Lake (Upper Lobe)	0.3	2	31	6.5%	1.8%
136			Saw Mill Creek Trail	7.5	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
137			Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier 3	6.0	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
138			Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing	6.1	5	134	3.7%	1.6%
139			Randalls Island--NW fields and shoreline	2.6	2	35	5.7%	1.6%
140			Alley Pond Park	11.9	5	136	3.7%	1.6%
141			Overpeck County Park	6.2	8	261	3.1%	1.6%
142			Walker Avenue Wetlands	19.4	3	69	4.3%	1.5%
143			Central Park--The Ramble	0.3	16	704	2.3%	1.4%
144			Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail	7.0	2	40	5.0%	1.4%
145			Bloodgoods Pond	20.3	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
146			Central Park--SE from 65th St. transv.-Center Dr.	0.9	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
147			Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh	13.3	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
148			Kathryn Gorman Ponds Park	24.9	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
149			Memorial Park, Village of Nyack	21.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
150			Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch)	1.1	3	78	3.8%	1.3%
151			Lemon Creek Park	22.2	2	43	4.7%	1.3%
152			Saddle River County Park	11.2	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
153			Last Chance Pond Park	15.2	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
154			Barbour Pond Park	18.7	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
155			Flushing Airport	6.9	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
156			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	5	185	2.7%	1.2%
157			Richard A. Rutkowski Park	9.9	2	48	4.2%	1.2%
158			Central Park--Tanners Spring	0.2	2	49	4.1%	1.1%
159			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	15	819	1.8%	1.1%
160			Little Neck Bay, Shore Rd.	11.1	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
161			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	3	94	3.2%	1.1%
162			Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir)	15.6	2	52	3.8%	1.1%
163			Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes)	24.3	4	148	2.7%	1.1%
164			Central Park--Sheep Meadow	0.8	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
165			Cameron Lake	13.8	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
166			Freshkills Park	18.2	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
167			Central Park--Met Museum (E Drive; 79th-85th St. transv.)	0.1	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
168			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	4	159	2.5%	1.0%
169			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	2	58	3.4%	1.0%
170			Bradys Pond	13.5	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
171			Ferry Point Park	7.1	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
172			Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave.	6.7	2	60	3.3%	0.9%
173			Mill Pond, Oyster Bay	23.2	2	62	3.2%	0.9%
174			Troy Meadows Natural Area	21.6	4	186	2.2%	0.8%
175			Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park	14.2	2	66	3.0%	0.8%
176			Bergen Beach	12.3	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
177			Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4	9.8	4	202	2.0%	0.8%
178			Lincoln Park West	7.5	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
179			Tibbetts Brook Park	10.9	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
180			Van Saun Park--Walden Pond	10.8	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
181			Rockefeller SP Preserve	23.6	3	133	2.3%	0.8%
182			Twin Lakes Park, Eastchester	14.4	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
183			Bruce Park (Greenwich)	24.8	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
184			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area	23.7	4	224	1.8%	0.7%
185			Edgemere Landfill (restricted access)	15.6	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
186			Bayswater Park	16.3	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
187			Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn)	10.1	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
188			Cammanns Pond Park	23.5	3	161	1.9%	0.6%
189			Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path	22.3	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
190			Central Park--Locust Grove	0.1	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
191			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	3	170	1.8%	0.6%
192			Willowbrook Park	16.0	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
193			Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck	16.7	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
194			Riverside Park--North of 96th St.	1.8	2	104	1.9%	0.5%
195			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meridian Rd. Circle (Museum, Unisphere etc.)	6.9	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
196			Lake Tappan	16.9	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
197			Nassau County Stormwater Basin No. 21	14.4	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
198			Sheepshead Bay	13.8	2	112	1.8%	0.5%
199			Central Park--North Meadow	0.8	1	39	2.6%	0.5%
200			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	2	133	1.5%	0.4%
201			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
202			Canarsie Pier	11.4	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
203			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	1	45	2.2%	0.4%
204			Central Park--Shakespeare Garden	0.2	2	140	1.4%	0.4%
205			Lemon Creek Pier	22.6	1	46	2.2%	0.4%
206			Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area	23.2	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
207			Central Park--Great Lawn	0.0	1	59	1.7%	0.3%
208			Schlegel Lake	15.0	1	63	1.6%	0.3%
209			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	3	366	0.8%	0.3%
210			Prospect Park--Vale of Cashmere	7.8	1	65	1.5%	0.3%
211			Disposal Rd.	7.7	1	66	1.5%	0.3%
212			Piermont Pier	18.4	3	413	0.7%	0.2%
213			Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs	9.0	1	74	1.4%	0.2%
214			Great Kills Park--Mudflats	18.1	1	75	1.3%	0.2%
215			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point	4.5	1	83	1.2%	0.2%
216			Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods	13.2	1	86	1.2%	0.2%
217			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	4	842	0.5%	0.2%
218			Fort Wadsworth	13.3	1	100	1.0%	0.2%
219			Great Kills Park	18.0	2	323	0.6%	0.2%
220			Central Park--Cedar Hill	0.3	1	111	0.9%	0.2%
221			Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve	23.1	1	126	0.8%	0.1%
222			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh	4.5	1	132	0.8%	0.1%
223			Owls Head Park	10.3	1	133	0.8%	0.1%
224			Coney Island Beach	14.5	1	145	0.7%	0.1%
225			Central Park--Turtle Pond	0.1	1	153	0.7%	0.1%
226			Lake Parsippany	24.8	1	164	0.6%	0.1%
227			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	2	578	0.3%	0.1%
228			Brooklyn Bridge Park	5.9	1	477	0.2%	0.0%
229			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	1	559	0.2%	0.0%