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Where to find Lesser Scaup 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 Lesser Scaup 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 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 165 226 73.0% 66.9%
2 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing 6.1 67 99 67.7% 58.0%
3 Meadowlands IBA--Mehrhof Pond (restricted access) 5.3 34 50 68.0% 54.2%
4 Grass Island Natural Area 24.0 129 213 60.6% 53.9%
5 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 203 367 55.3% 50.2%
6 Alley Pond Park--Restoration Pond 11.9 31 62 50.0% 37.9%
7 Bush Terminal waterfront, 51st St. access 9.5 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
8 The Narrows (Staten Island) 12.1 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
9 Greenwich -- End of Steamboat Rd 24.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
10 Coney Island Creek--23rd St. overlook 14.0 22 46 47.8% 34.1%
11 Mill Pond, Oyster Bay 23.2 24 56 42.9% 30.8%
12 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 122 352 34.7% 29.9%
13 Lake Parsippany 24.8 54 147 36.7% 29.4%
14 SUNY Maritime College (Fort Schuyler) 9.2 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
15 Coney Island Creek 13.9 21 55 38.2% 26.5%
16 Veterans Memorial Pier 10.5 31 90 34.4% 25.4%
17 Bay County Park 19.0 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
18 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 46 157 29.3% 22.7%
19 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 17 50 34.0% 22.4%
20 Monroe Cohen Park 10.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
21 West Side Park (Paterson) 14.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
22 Bayonne Waterfront Walkway 10.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
23 Greenwich Harbor 24.1 8 23 34.8% 18.8%
24 Hendrix Creek 10.4 24 91 26.4% 18.4%
25 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 155 759 20.4% 17.7%
26 Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park 14.0 13 46 28.3% 17.3%
27 Packanack Lake 18.5 12 42 28.6% 17.2%
28 Rye Playland 20.0 8 26 30.8% 16.5%
29 Alley Pond Park--LIE (CIP Intersection) 11.8 6 19 31.6% 15.4%
30 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 19 92 20.7% 13.6%
31 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 23 117 19.7% 13.5%
32 Playland Lake 20.4 9 37 24.3% 13.4%
33 East River, Brooklyn Bridge to S.I. Ferry 5.7 9 39 23.1% 12.6%
34 Gravesend Bay 13.2 12 58 20.7% 12.3%
35 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 27 162 16.7% 11.7%
36 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ 20.4 9 43 20.9% 11.4%
37 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 6 26 23.1% 11.0%
38 Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 9.8 25 158 15.8% 11.0%
39 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 58 416 13.9% 10.9%
40 Gravesend Bay, Shore Parkway Greenway Trail 12.7 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
41 Fresh Creek Park 10.5 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
42 Ferry Point Park 7.1 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
43 Newark Bay at Richmond Terr. & Western Ave. 14.8 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
44 Lower Little Neck Bay off Cross Island Pkwy 10.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
45 Pelham Bay Park--Hawk Watch 10.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
46 Oceanside Park 21.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
47 Manhasset Bay 13.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
48 Stapleton Waterfront Park 11.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
49 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 20 142 14.1% 9.3%
50 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meridian Rd. Circle (Museum, Unisphere etc.) 6.9 5 24 20.8% 9.2%
51 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 104 940 11.1% 9.2%
52 Saw Mill Creek Trail 7.5 5 27 18.5% 8.2%
53 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 16 125 12.8% 8.0%
54 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 8 53 15.1% 7.9%
55 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 11 83 13.3% 7.6%
56 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 54 554 9.7% 7.5%
57 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Porpoise Bridge 6.9 5 30 16.7% 7.3%
58 BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn) 13.2 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
59 Five Islands Park 13.9 6 39 15.4% 7.2%
60 Piermont Pier 18.4 39 402 9.7% 7.2%
61 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 10 86 11.6% 6.4%
62 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 8 67 11.9% 6.2%
63 Sound View Park 5.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
64 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 9 82 11.0% 5.9%
65 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 12 122 9.8% 5.7%
66 Dead Horse Point 14.4 7 62 11.3% 5.6%
67 River Barge Park 5.1 10 102 9.8% 5.4%
68 Sandy Hook 23.7 56 817 6.9% 5.3%
69 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 23 307 7.5% 5.0%
70 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 4 32 12.5% 5.0%
71 Oyster Bay Marine Center (Sagamore Yacht Club) 23.8 11 131 8.4% 4.8%
72 Little Bay Park, Bayside 9.3 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
73 Spring Creek Park 10.9 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
74 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 8 87 9.2% 4.7%
75 Upper New York Bay (Brooklyn) 7.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
76 Chatham Sewage Ponds 21.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
77 Wallabout Channel 5.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
78 Plumb Beach 14.0 10 122 8.2% 4.5%
79 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 6 62 9.7% 4.5%
80 Mill Pond Park, Bellmore 24.7 12 161 7.5% 4.3%
81 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
82 Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area 4.5 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
83 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 7 91 7.7% 3.8%
84 Liberty SP 7.0 21 370 5.7% 3.7%
85 Arbutus Lake 21.0 5 59 8.5% 3.7%
86 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 8 112 7.1% 3.7%
87 Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.) 17.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
88 Hawtree Creek 11.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
89 Howard Beach (Queens Co.) 10.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
90 Great Oak Park 22.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
91 Manorhaven Preserve and Nature Trail 14.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
92 Hudson Park and Beach 13.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
93 Boonton Reservoir 24.1 6 78 7.7% 3.6%
94 Plumb Beach--West 13.8 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
95 The Narrows (Brooklyn) 11.9 4 48 8.3% 3.3%
96 Larchmont Manor Park and Beach 14.9 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
97 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 8 132 6.1% 3.1%
98 Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline 11.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
99 Six Diamonds Ballfields 13.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
100 Little Neck Bay, Shore Rd. 11.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
101 Manursing Way, Rye 20.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
102 Liberty SP--Tidal Bay 8.0 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
103 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 4 55 7.3% 2.9%
104 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 3 37 8.1% 2.8%
105 Ransom Beach, Bayville 22.0 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
106 Swinburne Island 15.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
107 Darlington Park 22.3 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
108 East River, Pier 11 to Pier 6 5.8 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
109 Grant Park, Hewlett 17.4 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
110 Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir) 15.6 4 66 6.1% 2.4%
111 Canarsie Pier 11.4 4 67 6.0% 2.3%
112 Riis Landing 15.4 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
113 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 3 45 6.7% 2.3%
114 Astoria Park 2.3 4 69 5.8% 2.3%
115 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 3 46 6.5% 2.2%
116 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
117 North Shore Esplanade 11.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
118 Powells Cove Park 6.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
119 Hempstead Harbor Shoreline Trail, May Newburger Cove 16.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
120 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
121 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
122 Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 10.9 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
123 Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill 8.8 3 49 6.1% 2.1%
124 Pierson Park, Tarrytown 21.0 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
125 Hawtree Creek at Howard Beach Station 11.0 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
126 Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.) 12.5 4 80 5.0% 2.0%
127 Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone 8.7 3 54 5.6% 1.9%
128 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 7 181 3.9% 1.9%
129 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 3 56 5.4% 1.8%
130 Mill Pond, Port Washington 14.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
131 Pequannock Valley Park--Woodland Lake 20.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
132 Alley Pond Park--Restoration Area 11.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
133 Baisley Pond Park 11.9 5 121 4.1% 1.8%
134 Owls Head Park 10.3 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
135 Page Ave. Beach 23.7 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
136 Mariners Marsh 14.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
137 Byram Park 22.8 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
138 Pelham Bay Park--Pelham Bridge 9.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
139 Great Kills Park--Education Field Station 18.4 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
140 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 3 64 4.7% 1.6%
141 Lakeside Park (Pompton Lake) 22.6 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
142 Tottenville Train Station (Ellis St.), Arthur Kill 23.8 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
143 Two Bridges (Lincoln Park) 17.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
144 Conference House Park 24.5 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
145 Glen Island Park 12.0 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
146 Francis Pond Preserve 21.8 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
147 Dosoris Pond, Glen Cove 19.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
148 Centre Island Town Park 24.4 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
149 Bronxville Lake, Tuckahoe 13.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
150 Columbia St. Pier 8.2 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
151 Manorhaven Town Park 13.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
152 Elizabeth River--1st st bridge 15.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
153 Pryibil Beach 19.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
154 North Woodmere Park 15.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
155 Pelham Bay Park--Rodmans Neck 10.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
156 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 4 133 3.0% 1.2%
157 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 2 48 4.2% 1.2%
158 Coney Island Pier 14.6 4 136 2.9% 1.1%
159 Baxter Pond Park 14.5 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
160 Harlem River, 107th-125th St. 2.1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
161 Veterans Memorial Waterfront Park 14.9 2 52 3.8% 1.1%
162 Leeds Pond Preserve 14.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
163 Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck 16.7 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
164 Lake Tappan (NY) 18.7 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
165 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 5 212 2.4% 1.0%
166 Bradys Pond 13.5 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
167 Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake 10.9 4 159 2.5% 1.0%
168 Cameron Lake 13.8 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
169 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
170 Point Lookout 24.4 6 316 1.9% 0.9%
171 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond 13.4 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
172 Brighton Beach 14.3 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
173 Peter Detmold Park 1.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
174 John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 13.4 2 66 3.0% 0.8%
175 Weequahic Park 13.5 2 67 3.0% 0.8%
176 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
177 Joline Ave. Beach 23.9 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
178 Twin Lakes Park, Eastchester 14.4 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
179 Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway 10.2 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
180 Stepping Stone Park 11.3 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
181 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 8 560 1.4% 0.7%
182 Coney Island Beach 14.5 3 143 2.1% 0.7%
183 Rye Town Park 19.4 2 77 2.6% 0.7%
184 Meadowlands--Richard Kane Natural Area (restricted access) 4.9 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
185 Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve 18.5 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
186 Shore Road Park 11.7 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
187 Fort Totten Park 10.0 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
188 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
189 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
190 Bushwick Inlet Park 4.1 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
191 Randalls Island 2.4 3 184 1.6% 0.6%
192 Harlem River, 90th-107th St. 1.3 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
193 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
194 Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park (Nassau Co.) 23.6 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
195 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 4 312 1.3% 0.5%
196 Moravian Cemetery 15.9 2 111 1.8% 0.5%
197 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry 17.0 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
198 Point View Reservoir 19.8 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
199 Ceasar's Bay Bazaar 13.1 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
200 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
201 Smith Pond, Rockville Center 18.3 2 137 1.5% 0.4%
202 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 2 141 1.4% 0.4%
203 Twin Lakes Preserve 24.7 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
204 Great Kills Park 18.0 3 268 1.1% 0.4%
205 Allentown Ln. x Windward Ct. Waterfront 22.7 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
206 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
207 Randalls Island--saltmarsh at Little Hell Gate Inlet 2.2 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
208 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 2 154 1.3% 0.4%
209 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
210 Schlegel Lake 15.0 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
211 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
212 Baldwin Harbor Park 21.6 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
213 Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline 2.9 1 69 1.4% 0.3%
214 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
215 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 2 220 0.9% 0.2%
216 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 1 76 1.3% 0.2%
217 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 1 76 1.3% 0.2%
218 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 1 78 1.3% 0.2%
219 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 2 246 0.8% 0.2%
220 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 1 87 1.1% 0.2%
221 Bronx Zoo 6.7 2 283 0.7% 0.2%
222 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 3 535 0.6% 0.2%
223 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 1 97 1.0% 0.2%
224 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 1 102 1.0% 0.2%
225 Tarrytown Lakes Park 21.8 1 107 0.9% 0.2%
226 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 1 110 0.9% 0.2%
227 Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods 13.2 1 117 0.9% 0.2%
228 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 1 117 0.9% 0.2%
229 Fort Tilden 15.7 1 120 0.8% 0.1%
230 Alley Pond Park 11.9 1 120 0.8% 0.1%
231 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 1 123 0.8% 0.1%
232 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 1 127 0.8% 0.1%
233 Cammanns Pond Park 23.5 1 135 0.7% 0.1%
234 Prospect Park 8.4 5 1997 0.3% 0.1%
235 Overpeck County Park 6.2 1 170 0.6% 0.1%
236 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 1 190 0.5% 0.1%
237 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 1 548 0.2% 0.0%
238 Central Park 0.7 2 1730 0.1% 0.0%
239 Central Park--Reservoir 0.4 1 1093 0.1% 0.0%