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Where to find American Coot in February
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 February. 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 11.9 108 121 89.3% 82.5%
2 Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake 10.9 140 159 88.1% 82.1%
3 Smith Pond, Rockville Center 18.3 111 137 81.0% 73.6%
4 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 226 312 72.4% 67.2%
5 Prospect Park 8.4 1341 1997 67.2% 65.1%
6 Twin Lakes Preserve 24.7 36 46 78.3% 64.4%
7 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 97 141 68.8% 60.7%
8 Mill Pond Park, Bellmore 24.7 107 161 66.5% 58.9%
9 Central Park--Reservoir 0.4 674 1093 61.7% 58.7%
10 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 32 60 53.3% 40.9%
11 Hendrix Creek 10.4 44 91 48.4% 38.4%
12 Central Park 0.7 687 1730 39.7% 37.4%
13 Greenwich Harbor 24.1 13 23 56.5% 36.8%
14 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 30 67 44.8% 33.5%
15 Alley Pond Park--Restoration Pond 11.9 27 62 43.5% 31.9%
16 Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.) 12.5 32 80 40.0% 30.0%
17 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 50 133 37.6% 29.8%
18 Grass Island Natural Area 24.0 76 213 35.7% 29.6%
19 Central Park--The Pond and Hallett Sanctuary 1.1 81 231 35.1% 29.2%
20 Coney Island Creek--23rd St. overlook 14.0 19 46 41.3% 28.3%
21 Coney Island Creek 13.9 21 55 38.2% 26.5%
22 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 48 157 30.6% 23.9%
23 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 86 307 28.0% 23.3%
24 Jacksons Pond 19.7 20 60 33.3% 22.7%
25 Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.) 0.5 14 40 35.0% 22.1%
26 Central Park--East Meadow (East Dr. to 102nd St.) 0.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
27 Prospect Park--Parade Grounds 9.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
28 West Side Park (Paterson) 14.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
29 Bayonne Waterfront Walkway 10.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
30 West 87th St. Park and Garden 0.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
31 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 97 416 23.3% 19.5%
32 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 57 246 23.2% 18.3%
33 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 66 313 21.1% 16.9%
34 Hudson River Greenway--Clinton Cove (54th-59th St.) 1.7 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
35 Central Park--SE from 65th St. transv.-Center Dr. 0.9 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
36 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 26 127 20.5% 14.4%
37 Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park 14.0 11 46 23.9% 13.9%
38 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 18 87 20.7% 13.5%
39 Milburn Pond Park 21.0 9 38 23.7% 13.0%
40 Weequahic Park 13.5 14 67 20.9% 12.9%
41 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 16 86 18.6% 11.8%
42 Astoria Generating Ponds (from 20th Ave.) 2.8 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
43 Alley Pond Park--Restoration Area 11.7 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
44 Roslyn Pond Town Park 16.7 9 46 19.6% 10.7%
45 West Harlem Piers Park 2.7 10 53 18.9% 10.6%
46 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 23 154 14.9% 10.2%
47 Central Park--Harlem Meer 1.3 18 118 15.3% 9.9%
48 Point View Reservoir 19.8 7 36 19.4% 9.8%
49 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 8 49 16.3% 8.5%
50 Alley Pond Park--LIE (CIP Intersection) 11.8 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
51 Erie Basin Park, IKEA (Brooklyn) 8.0 6 34 17.6% 8.3%
52 St. George Ferry Terminal 11.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
53 Commonwealth Water Company Reservoir # 3 20.4 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
54 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 14 117 12.0% 7.3%
55 Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill 8.8 7 49 14.3% 7.1%
56 Central Park--Tennis Center and vicinity 0.6 5 31 16.1% 7.1%
57 Lake Parsippany 24.8 16 147 10.9% 6.8%
58 Liberty SP 7.0 33 370 8.9% 6.4%
59 Central Park--North Meadow Butterfly Gardens 1.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
60 Bradys Pond 13.5 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
61 Cameron Lake 13.8 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
62 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake 8.0 8 77 10.4% 5.4%
63 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
64 Central Park--The Lake 0.4 10 109 9.2% 5.1%
65 Mary Patrick Park 24.0 9 102 8.8% 4.7%
66 Newport Yacht Club and Marina 5.2 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
67 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 5 48 10.4% 4.5%
68 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 4 36 11.1% 4.4%
69 Meadowlands IBA--Mehrhof Pond (restricted access) 5.3 5 50 10.0% 4.3%
70 Rahway River Park 20.1 5 54 9.3% 4.0%
71 Central Park--Lawn Bowling Green 0.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
72 Port Liberte 8.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
73 Six Diamonds Ballfields 13.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
74 Silver Lake Reservoir 12.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
75 Spring Creek, Fountain Ave. (Brooklyn) 10.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
76 Riverside Park South (59th-72nd St.) 1.2 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
77 Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone 8.7 4 54 7.4% 2.9%
78 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 4 56 7.1% 2.8%
79 Riverside Park--79th St. Boat Basin 1.0 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
80 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 5 82 6.1% 2.6%
81 Central Park--North End 1.2 9 182 4.9% 2.6%
82 Global Terminal 9.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
83 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 21 554 3.8% 2.5%
84 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 15 367 4.1% 2.5%
85 Morris Canal Basin 6.3 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
86 Central Park--North Woods 1.3 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
87 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 3 43 7.0% 2.4%
88 The Celery Farm 19.5 22 628 3.5% 2.3%
89 Crestwood Lake, Yonkers 15.0 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
90 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
91 Seaside Wildlife Nature Park 19.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
92 Hempstead Harbor Shoreline Trail, May Newburger Cove 16.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
93 Newark Bay--Old Tressel 12.6 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
94 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 22 733 3.0% 2.0%
95 Central Park--The Dene (65th-72nd St. E of E Drive) 0.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
96 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 3 53 5.7% 1.9%
97 Central Park--Conservatory Water & Pilgrim Hill 0.5 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
98 Central Park--Blockhouse 1.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
99 Hempstead Lake SP--north end 18.3 3 58 5.2% 1.8%
100 Central Park--North Meadow 0.8 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
101 Lister Park 18.5 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
102 The Narrows (Staten Island) 12.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
103 Cammanns Pond Park 23.5 5 135 3.7% 1.6%
104 River Barge Park 5.1 4 102 3.9% 1.5%
105 Lakeside Park (Pompton Lake) 22.6 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
106 Commerce Road Wetlands 19.6 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
107 Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn) 10.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
108 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 4 110 3.6% 1.4%
109 Barbour Pond Park 18.7 2 40 5.0% 1.4%
110 Central Park--Sheep Meadow 0.8 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
111 Bronxville Lake, Tuckahoe 13.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
112 Prospect Park--Feeders 8.5 3 83 3.6% 1.2%
113 Riverside Park South--Pier i, W 70th and vicinity 1.3 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
114 Central Park--Belvedere Castle 0.2 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
115 Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch) 1.1 5 187 2.7% 1.1%
116 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 3 91 3.3% 1.1%
117 Pier 44 Waterfront Garden 7.8 2 52 3.8% 1.1%
118 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing 6.1 3 99 3.0% 1.0%
119 Central Park--The Lake (Upper Lobe) 0.3 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
120 Tarrytown Lakes Park 21.8 3 107 2.8% 1.0%
121 Central Park--Met Museum (E Drive; 79th-85th St. transv.) 0.1 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
122 Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek 11.3 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
123 Arbutus Lake 21.0 2 59 3.4% 0.9%
124 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
125 Alley Pond Park 11.9 3 120 2.5% 0.9%
126 Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve 20.5 2 66 3.0% 0.8%
127 Central Park--The Pool 1.0 3 125 2.4% 0.8%
128 Spring Creek Park 10.9 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
129 Central Park--Sparrow Rock section 0.2 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
130 BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn) 13.2 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
131 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 3 132 2.3% 0.8%
132 High Rock Park 15.9 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
133 Matrix Global Logistics Park 16.1 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
134 Central Park--The Lake (Hernshead) 0.4 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
135 Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve 18.5 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
136 Rye Playland 20.0 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
137 LaGuardia Airport (LGA) 4.9 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
138 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
139 Central Park--Arthur Ross Pinetum 0.2 2 96 2.1% 0.6%
140 Randalls Island 2.4 3 184 1.6% 0.6%
141 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
142 Central Park--Great Hill 1.2 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
143 Lincoln Park West 7.5 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
144 Parsons Pond Park 20.0 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
145 Piermont Pier 18.4 5 402 1.2% 0.5%
146 Central Park--Great Lawn 0.0 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
147 Ridgewood Reservoir 7.6 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
148 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 2 142 1.4% 0.4%
149 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
150 Veterans Memorial Waterfront Park 14.9 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
151 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
152 Central Park--Shakespeare Garden 0.2 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
153 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
154 Dead Horse Point 14.4 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
155 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
156 John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 13.4 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
157 Central Park--Evodia Field 0.3 1 67 1.5% 0.3%
158 Sandy Hook 23.7 5 817 0.6% 0.3%
159 Astoria Park 2.3 1 69 1.4% 0.3%
160 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
161 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 1 76 1.3% 0.2%
162 Boonton Reservoir 24.1 1 78 1.3% 0.2%
163 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 1 87 1.1% 0.2%
164 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 1 92 1.1% 0.2%
165 Central Park--Turtle Pond 0.1 1 105 1.0% 0.2%
166 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 4 940 0.4% 0.2%
167 Kissena Park 8.6 1 108 0.9% 0.2%
168 Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods 13.2 1 117 0.9% 0.2%
169 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 1 122 0.8% 0.1%
170 Coney Island Pier 14.6 1 136 0.7% 0.1%
171 Central Park--Cedar Hill 0.3 1 139 0.7% 0.1%
172 Coney Island Beach 14.5 1 143 0.7% 0.1%
173 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 1 157 0.6% 0.1%
174 Battery Park, Manhattan 6.0 1 158 0.6% 0.1%
175 Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 9.8 1 158 0.6% 0.1%
176 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 2 548 0.4% 0.1%
177 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 1 181 0.6% 0.1%
178 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 1 226 0.4% 0.1%