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Where to find Black Scoter in February
within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

This page shows which locations in the selected region historically had the highest probability of a checklist including Black Scoter 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 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 22 32 68.8% 51.4%
2 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 28 43 65.1% 50.2%
3 Sandy Hook 23.7 452 928 48.7% 45.5%
4 Coney Island Pier 14.6 84 160 52.5% 44.8%
5 Lower New York Bay (Staten Island) 20.0 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
6 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 26 48 54.2% 40.3%
7 Coney Island Beach 14.5 75 168 44.6% 37.3%
8 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 18 35 51.4% 35.6%
9 Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.) 15.9 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
10 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 28 60 46.7% 34.6%
11 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 43 101 42.6% 33.4%
12 Brighton Beach 14.3 15 30 50.0% 33.2%
13 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 96 249 38.6% 32.7%
14 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 22 48 45.8% 32.6%
15 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 22 50 44.0% 31.2%
16 Rockaway Beach--W of Beach 125th St. 15.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
17 Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.) 15.7 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
18 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 30 77 39.0% 28.8%
19 Fort Tilden 15.7 51 144 35.4% 28.1%
20 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 10 22 45.5% 26.9%
21 Manhattan Beach Park 14.2 34 95 35.8% 26.9%
22 Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh 15.4 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
23 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
24 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach--North End (South Beach) 14.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
25 Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay) 18.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
26 Little Neck Bay 10.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
27 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 65 255 25.5% 20.5%
28 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 11 32 34.4% 20.4%
29 Sandy Hook--Nike Pond 24.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
30 Keansburg Beach 24.3 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
31 Ceasar's Bay Bazaar 13.1 14 63 22.2% 13.7%
32 Point Lookout 24.4 60 364 16.5% 13.0%
33 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 12 55 21.8% 12.9%
34 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 12 55 21.8% 12.9%
35 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 18 91 19.8% 12.9%
36 New York Aquarium, Coney Island 14.3 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
37 Lido Beach Town Park 22.8 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
38 Rockaway Inlet (Brooklyn) 14.8 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
39 BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn) 13.2 19 107 17.8% 11.7%
40 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 21 127 16.5% 11.1%
41 Gravesend Bay, Shore Parkway Greenway Trail 12.7 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
42 Long Beach Park 20.7 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
43 Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.) 16.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
44 Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.) 15.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
45 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 21 150 14.0% 9.3%
46 The Narrows (Brooklyn) 11.9 8 50 16.0% 8.3%
47 Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club 15.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
48 Sprague Ave. Waterfront 24.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
49 "Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court""" 21.7 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
50 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
51 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 26 232 11.2% 7.8%
52 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 8 54 14.8% 7.7%
53 Seaview Ave. and Father Capodanno Blvd. 15.1 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
54 Midland Beach 15.8 6 41 14.6% 6.9%
55 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 9 76 11.8% 6.4%
56 Rockaway Beach--E of Cross Bay Blvd 15.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
57 Lower New York Bay (Brooklyn) 16.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
58 Oakwood Beach--Kissam Ave. marshes 17.4 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
59 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 5 41 12.2% 5.3%
60 Gravesend Bay, southern parking lot 12.9 4 32 12.5% 5.0%
61 Arden Ave. Beach 20.3 6 59 10.2% 4.7%
62 Plumb Beach 14.0 13 168 7.7% 4.6%
63 Arverne East Nature Preserve 16.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
64 Crescent Beach Park 19.4 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
65 Newark Bay--Old Tressel 12.6 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
66 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 7 91 7.7% 3.8%
67 Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty 16.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
68 Hoffman Island 14.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
69 Pryibil Beach 19.7 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
70 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 6 86 7.0% 3.2%
71 Nickerson Beach 23.3 8 132 6.1% 3.1%
72 Kingsborough Community College 14.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
73 Page Ave. Beach 23.7 3 35 8.6% 3.0%
74 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 3 35 8.6% 3.0%
75 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 11 216 5.1% 2.9%
76 Coney Island Creek 13.9 4 58 6.9% 2.7%
77 Gravesend Bay 13.2 4 62 6.5% 2.5%
78 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 3 44 6.8% 2.3%
79 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
80 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 3 49 6.1% 2.1%
81 Sandy Hook--Gunnison Lot 22.3 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
82 Great Kills Park 18.0 11 347 3.2% 1.8%
83 Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch 13.5 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
84 Long Beach (Nassau Co.) 20.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
85 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 4 100 4.0% 1.6%
86 Verrazano Bridge Scenic View (N of bridge) 12.3 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
87 Oakwood Beach 17.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
88 Rye Town Park 19.4 4 106 3.8% 1.5%
89 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 3 70 4.3% 1.5%
90 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 3 76 3.9% 1.4%
91 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 2 45 4.4% 1.2%
92 Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.) 17.2 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
93 Trap House 21.3 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
94 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 4 152 2.6% 1.0%
95 Plumb Beach--West 13.8 2 55 3.6% 1.0%
96 Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland 10.5 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
97 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 3 111 2.7% 0.9%
98 Ransom Beach, Bayville 22.0 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
99 Stepping Stone Park 11.3 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
100 City Island, Belden Point 10.4 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
101 Shore Road Park 11.7 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
102 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry 17.0 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
103 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 6 641 0.9% 0.4%
104 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 2 148 1.4% 0.4%
105 Jerome Park Reservoir 7.6 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
106 LaGuardia Airport (LGA) 4.9 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
107 Coney Island Creek--23rd St. overlook 14.0 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
108 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
109 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 1 82 1.2% 0.2%
110 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 2 262 0.8% 0.2%
111 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 1 101 1.0% 0.2%
112 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 3 640 0.5% 0.2%
113 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 1 169 0.6% 0.1%
114 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 1 181 0.6% 0.1%
115 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 1 461 0.2% 0.0%
116 Piermont Pier 18.4 1 611 0.2% 0.0%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relSep-2025. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Sep 2025.