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Where to find Black Scoter in May
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 May. 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 Rockaway Beach--W of Beach 125th St. 15.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
2 Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.) 15.9 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
3 Sandy Hook 23.7 147 2381 6.2% 5.3%
4 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 5 42 11.9% 5.2%
5 Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.) 15.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
6 Nickerson Beach 23.3 26 421 6.2% 4.2%
7 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
8 Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty 16.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
9 Dead Horse Point 14.4 5 72 6.9% 3.0%
10 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 10 235 4.3% 2.3%
11 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
12 Oakwood Beach 17.4 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
13 Rye Playland 20.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
14 Long Beach Park 20.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
15 Seaside Wildlife Nature Park 19.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
16 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 6 167 3.6% 1.7%
17 Plumb Beach 14.0 21 915 2.3% 1.5%
18 Half Moon Bay and shoreline 13.3 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
19 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 7 325 2.2% 1.0%
20 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 3 99 3.0% 1.0%
21 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 2 58 3.4% 1.0%
22 South Ferry incl. Staten I. + Gov. I. Ferry Terminals 6.0 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
23 Great Kills Park 18.0 5 269 1.9% 0.8%
24 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
25 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 3 155 1.9% 0.7%
26 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 2 85 2.4% 0.6%
27 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 3 161 1.9% 0.6%
28 "Sandy Hook--Hudson Rd (""The Garden"", etc)" 21.9 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
29 Coney Island Beach 14.5 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
30 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
31 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
32 Trap House 21.3 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
33 Liberty SP 7.0 7 825 0.8% 0.4%
34 Fort Tilden 15.7 2 139 1.4% 0.4%
35 Saw Mill Creek Marsh 16.7 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
36 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 1 74 1.4% 0.2%
37 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 2 230 0.9% 0.2%
38 Lake Tappan 16.9 1 93 1.1% 0.2%
39 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 1 98 1.0% 0.2%
40 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 1 140 0.7% 0.1%
41 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 1 175 0.6% 0.1%
42 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 1 764 0.1% 0.0%
43 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 1 1085 0.1% 0.0%