Bird Finder

Where to find Black Scoter 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 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 16 23 69.6% 49.1%
2 Sandy Hook 23.7 402 817 49.2% 45.8%
3 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 20 32 62.5% 45.3%
4 Coney Island Pier 14.6 69 136 50.7% 42.4%
5 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 16 30 53.3% 36.1%
6 Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.) 15.9 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
7 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 19 38 50.0% 34.8%
8 Coney Island Beach 14.5 61 143 42.7% 34.8%
9 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 17 36 47.2% 32.0%
10 Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.) 15.7 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
11 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 74 220 33.6% 27.7%
12 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 23 64 35.9% 25.3%
13 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 13 37 35.1% 21.8%
14 Fort Tilden 15.7 35 120 29.2% 21.8%
15 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 11 31 35.5% 21.1%
16 Rockaway Beach--W of Beach 125th St. 15.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
17 Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay) 18.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
18 Sandy Hook--Nike Pond 24.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
19 Little Neck Bay 10.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
20 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
21 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 11 38 28.9% 17.0%
22 Lido Beach Town Park 22.8 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
23 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 15 64 23.4% 14.7%
24 Manhattan Beach Park 14.2 16 73 21.9% 14.0%
25 Brighton Beach 14.3 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
26 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
27 Point Lookout 24.4 44 316 13.9% 10.5%
28 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 28 190 14.7% 10.4%
29 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 17 112 15.2% 9.7%
30 Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.) 15.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
31 Lower New York Bay (Brooklyn) 16.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
32 The Narrows (Brooklyn) 11.9 8 48 16.7% 8.7%
33 Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club 15.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
34 "Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court""" 21.7 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
35 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 11 82 13.4% 7.7%
36 Seaview Ave. and Father Capodanno Blvd. 15.1 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
37 Rockaway Beach--E of Cross Bay Blvd 15.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
38 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 17 181 9.4% 5.9%
39 Midland Beach 15.8 5 37 13.5% 5.9%
40 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 5 39 12.8% 5.6%
41 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 4 33 12.1% 4.8%
42 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
43 Sprague Ave. Waterfront 24.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
44 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 4 38 10.5% 4.2%
45 Newark Bay--Old Tressel 12.6 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
46 Pryibil Beach 19.7 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
47 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 5 59 8.5% 3.7%
48 Long Beach Park 20.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
49 Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty 16.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
50 Page Ave. Beach 23.7 3 34 8.8% 3.0%
51 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 3 35 8.6% 3.0%
52 Coney Island Creek 13.9 4 55 7.3% 2.9%
53 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 3 37 8.1% 2.8%
54 Ceasar's Bay Bazaar 13.1 3 38 7.9% 2.7%
55 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
56 Verrazano Bridge Scenic View (N of bridge) 12.3 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
57 Rye Town Park 19.4 4 77 5.2% 2.0%
58 Long Beach (Nassau Co.) 20.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
59 Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch 13.5 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
60 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 3 55 5.5% 1.9%
61 Rockaway Inlet (Brooklyn) 14.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
62 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
63 Gravesend Bay 13.2 3 58 5.2% 1.8%
64 Plumb Beach 14.0 5 122 4.1% 1.8%
65 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 6 157 3.8% 1.8%
66 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 3 76 3.9% 1.4%
67 Nickerson Beach 23.3 4 118 3.4% 1.3%
68 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 3 78 3.8% 1.3%
69 City Island, Belden Point 10.4 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
70 Ransom Beach, Bayville 22.0 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
71 Trap House 21.3 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
72 Jerome Park Reservoir 7.6 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
73 Stepping Stone Park 11.3 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
74 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 2 83 2.4% 0.7%
75 Shore Road Park 11.7 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
76 LaGuardia Airport (LGA) 4.9 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
77 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
78 Great Kills Park 18.0 4 268 1.5% 0.6%
79 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
80 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 2 110 1.8% 0.5%
81 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry 17.0 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
82 Playland Lake 20.4 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
83 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 2 122 1.6% 0.5%
84 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 4 352 1.1% 0.4%
85 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 2 125 1.6% 0.4%
86 Coney Island Creek--23rd St. overlook 14.0 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
87 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
88 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
89 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 3 560 0.5% 0.2%
90 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 1 102 1.0% 0.2%
91 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 1 142 0.7% 0.1%
92 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 1 154 0.6% 0.1%
93 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 1 226 0.4% 0.1%
94 Piermont Pier 18.4 1 402 0.2% 0.0%