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Where to find Red-throated Loon in January
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 Red-throated Loon in January. 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 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 35 47 74.5% 60.5%
2 Brighton Beach 14.3 48 72 66.7% 55.2%
3 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 176 289 60.9% 55.2%
4 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 50 77 64.9% 53.8%
5 Point Lookout 24.4 367 638 57.5% 53.7%
6 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 256 456 56.1% 51.6%
7 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 57 97 58.8% 48.8%
8 Coney Island Pier 14.6 126 230 54.8% 48.3%
9 Coney Island Beach 14.5 139 259 53.7% 47.6%
10 Sandy Hook 23.7 591 1185 49.9% 47.0%
11 Floyd Bennett Field--NE Corner 13.0 18 28 64.3% 45.8%
12 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 46 82 56.1% 45.3%
13 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 28 51 54.9% 41.4%
14 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 17 29 58.6% 40.7%
15 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 96 204 47.1% 40.3%
16 Manhattan Beach Park 14.2 53 110 48.2% 39.1%
17 Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty 16.3 12 20 60.0% 38.7%
18 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 43 90 47.8% 37.8%
19 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 74 164 45.1% 37.7%
20 Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.) 15.8 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
21 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 30 61 49.2% 37.1%
22 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 36 79 45.6% 35.0%
23 Lower New York Bay (Staten Island) 20.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
24 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 20 45 44.4% 30.9%
25 Ceasar's Bay Bazaar 13.1 28 68 41.2% 30.3%
26 Hoffman Island 14.7 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
27 Great Kills Park--Bathhouse 18.9 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
28 Plumb Beach 14.0 65 177 36.7% 30.0%
29 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 13 28 46.4% 29.5%
30 City Island, Belden Point 10.4 13 28 46.4% 29.5%
31 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 41 108 38.0% 29.4%
32 Stepping Stone Park 11.3 22 53 41.5% 29.3%
33 Coney Island Creek 13.9 37 98 37.8% 28.8%
34 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 242 761 31.8% 28.6%
35 North Shore Esplanade 11.0 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
36 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 25 66 37.9% 27.1%
37 Plumb Beach--West 13.8 18 46 39.1% 26.4%
38 Fort Tilden 15.7 72 224 32.1% 26.4%
39 Page Ave. Beach 23.7 17 43 39.5% 26.4%
40 Dead Horse Point 14.4 42 123 34.1% 26.4%
41 Riis Landing 15.4 26 72 36.1% 26.0%
42 Gravesend Bay 13.2 30 85 35.3% 26.0%
43 Carteret Waterfront Park 19.4 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
44 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 78 255 30.6% 25.3%
45 Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh 15.4 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
46 Swinburne Island 15.5 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
47 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 91 317 28.7% 24.0%
48 Midland Beach 15.8 38 123 30.9% 23.4%
49 Rockaway Inlet (Brooklyn) 14.8 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
50 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 10 26 38.5% 22.4%
51 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 143 554 25.8% 22.3%
52 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 26 85 30.6% 21.8%
53 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 75 291 25.8% 21.1%
54 Kingsborough Community College 14.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
55 Rockaway Beach--W of Beach 125th St. 15.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
56 Silver Point County Park 17.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
57 Rockaway Beach--W of Cross Bay Blvd 15.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
58 Lawrence Nature Preserve (Bannister Bay Wetland) 17.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
59 Fort Totten Park 10.0 19 63 30.2% 20.2%
60 Morgan Memorial Park 17.4 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
61 Joline Ave. Beach 23.9 12 37 32.4% 19.6%
62 Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch 13.5 17 57 29.8% 19.5%
63 The Narrows (Staten Island) 12.1 10 30 33.3% 19.2%
64 City Island--Kilroe St. Beach 10.6 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
65 Miller Field--Beach 16.4 10 31 32.3% 18.6%
66 Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park 14.0 19 71 26.8% 17.9%
67 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 25 99 25.3% 17.7%
68 Staten Island Zoo 13.3 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
69 Conference House Park 24.5 21 82 25.6% 17.4%
70 Gravesend Bay, southern parking lot 12.9 13 46 28.3% 17.3%
71 Nickerson Beach 23.3 54 245 22.0% 17.3%
72 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 89 448 19.9% 16.4%
73 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
74 Blazing Star Cemetery 20.2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
75 Gravesend Bay, Shore Parkway Greenway Trail 12.7 10 38 26.3% 15.0%
76 Davenport Park 12.9 7 24 29.2% 14.9%
77 Rye Town Park 19.4 31 153 20.3% 14.7%
78 BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn) 13.2 10 39 25.6% 14.6%
79 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 17 77 22.1% 14.3%
80 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 43 230 18.7% 14.2%
81 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 21 101 20.8% 14.0%
82 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 7 26 26.9% 13.7%
83 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 26 143 18.2% 12.7%
84 Tottenville Train Station (Bentley St.), Arthur Kill 23.9 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
85 Prospect Point 14.7 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
86 Long Beach Park 20.7 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
87 Milton Point, Rye 17.9 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
88 Dead Horse Bay, Marina 14.0 7 29 24.1% 12.2%
89 Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay) 18.2 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
90 Great Kills Park 18.0 45 284 15.8% 12.1%
91 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 17 93 18.3% 11.7%
92 Tottenville Train Station (Ellis St.), Arthur Kill 23.8 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
93 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 7 31 22.6% 11.4%
94 Rye Playland 20.0 10 51 19.6% 11.0%
95 Oakwood Beach 17.4 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
96 Sea Cliff Beach 17.3 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
97 Coney Island--Norton Pt. 14.3 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
98 Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.) 17.2 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
99 Mamaroneck Harbor, Orienta Ave. X Flagler Dr. Overlook 16.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
100 Arverne East Nature Preserve 16.4 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
101 Bergen Beach 12.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
102 Rockaway Beach--E of Cross Bay Blvd 15.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
103 Mamaroneck Harbor, end of Bleeker Ave. 16.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
104 Hart Island (Park Ranger tours, non-birding: 2x/month) 11.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
105 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 20 140 14.3% 9.4%
106 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 13 83 15.7% 9.4%
107 Randalls Island 2.4 53 443 12.0% 9.3%
108 Pryibil Beach 19.7 7 38 18.4% 9.2%
109 Verrazano Bridge Scenic View (N of bridge) 12.3 8 48 16.7% 8.7%
110 Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd. 14.3 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
111 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 13 92 14.1% 8.4%
112 Arden Ave. Beach 20.3 18 140 12.9% 8.3%
113 Pier 44 Waterfront Garden 7.8 9 59 15.3% 8.2%
114 Captains Cove 17.5 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
115 Long Beach (Nassau Co.) 20.9 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
116 Bensonhurst Park 12.9 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
117 Glen Island Park 12.0 7 43 16.3% 8.1%
118 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 19 155 12.3% 8.0%
119 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 27 236 11.4% 8.0%
120 Liberty SP 7.0 54 540 10.0% 7.7%
121 Larchmont Manor Park and Beach 14.9 5 30 16.7% 7.3%
122 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 9 68 13.2% 7.1%
123 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 67 801 8.4% 6.6%
124 Lido West Town Park 22.1 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
125 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 43 507 8.5% 6.4%
126 Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.) 15.7 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
127 Bush Terminal waterfront, 51st St. access 9.5 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
128 Point Lookout--East Marina 23.8 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
129 The Narrows (Brooklyn) 11.9 8 66 12.1% 6.3%
130 Sandy Hook--Gunnison Lot 22.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
131 Shore Park, Pelham Manor 11.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
132 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 7 58 12.1% 6.0%
133 Ransom Beach, Bayville 22.0 7 58 12.1% 6.0%
134 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ 20.4 7 58 12.1% 6.0%
135 Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park (Nassau Co.) 23.6 5 37 13.5% 5.9%
136 Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline 2.9 13 131 9.9% 5.9%
137 Canarsie Pier 11.4 9 85 10.6% 5.7%
138 Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 10.9 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
139 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 25 323 7.7% 5.3%
140 Mill Creek 23.1 6 53 11.3% 5.3%
141 Spanish Camp, Former 20.7 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
142 Tappen Beach 16.8 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
143 Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club 15.6 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
144 Great Kills Park--Education Field Station 18.4 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
145 Grass Island Natural Area 24.0 28 389 7.2% 5.0%
146 Veterans Memorial Pier 10.5 15 192 7.8% 4.8%
147 Pelham Bay Park--Pelham Bridge 9.7 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
148 Landing Rd., Oyster Bay Cove 24.8 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
149 Marine Parkway Bridge (Queens Co.) 15.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
150 Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.) 15.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
151 Sandy Hook--Atlantic Drive 22.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
152 Lido Beach Town Park 22.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
153 Alice Austen Park 12.5 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
154 City Island (Bronx Co.) 10.5 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
155 Oakwood Beach--Kissam Ave. marshes 17.4 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
156 Seaside Wildlife Nature Park 19.0 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
157 Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 9.8 12 185 6.5% 3.7%
158 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform 15.7 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
159 Little Bay Park, Bayside 9.3 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
160 Allentown Ln. x Windward Ct. Waterfront 22.7 5 59 8.5% 3.7%
161 Floyd Bennett Field--North Forty Preserve 13.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
162 Sprague Ave. Waterfront 24.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
163 Oyster Bay Marine Center (Sagamore Yacht Club) 23.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
164 Harlem River, Pier 107 1.7 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
165 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 5 63 7.9% 3.4%
166 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 4 46 8.7% 3.4%
167 Erie Basin Park, IKEA (Brooklyn) 8.0 5 66 7.6% 3.3%
168 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 7 107 6.5% 3.2%
169 Five Islands Park 13.9 6 91 6.6% 3.1%
170 Floyd Bennett Field--South Entrance 14.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
171 Marina West Town Boat Launch 23.5 4 53 7.5% 3.0%
172 Jones Beach Bay Islands 24.8 3 35 8.6% 3.0%
173 Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh 23.0 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
174 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 10 199 5.0% 2.8%
175 Greenwich Harbor 24.1 3 38 7.9% 2.7%
176 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 4 59 6.8% 2.7%
177 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 4 61 6.6% 2.6%
178 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
179 Port Liberte 8.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
180 Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.) 16.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
181 Van Name-Van Pelt Cove 14.0 5 85 5.9% 2.5%
182 Seaview Ave. and Father Capodanno Blvd. 15.1 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
183 Coney Island Creek--23rd St. overlook 14.0 4 68 5.9% 2.3%
184 Randalls Island--saltmarsh at Little Hell Gate Inlet 2.2 4 69 5.8% 2.3%
185 Liberty SP--Tidal Bay 8.0 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
186 Playland Lake 20.4 3 50 6.0% 2.1%
187 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 3 51 5.9% 2.0%
188 Lower New York Bay (Brooklyn) 16.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
189 Front St., Waterfront 12.3 4 83 4.8% 1.9%
190 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 4 85 4.7% 1.8%
191 Global Terminal 9.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
192 Stapleton Waterfront Park 11.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
193 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
194 Columbia St. Pier 8.2 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
195 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
196 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 5 125 4.0% 1.7%
197 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 3 60 5.0% 1.7%
198 Battery Park City 5.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
199 Paerdegat Basin 11.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
200 Loop Parkway at Jones Inlet 24.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
201 Bay Walk Park 14.3 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
202 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing 6.1 7 211 3.3% 1.6%
203 Randalls Island--saltmarsh and backstop 42 vicinity 2.9 3 65 4.6% 1.6%
204 Hudson River Greenway--Chambers to W Houston St. 4.6 6 176 3.4% 1.6%
205 Centre Island Town Park 24.4 3 66 4.5% 1.6%
206 Louis Valentino Jr. Park and Pier 7.6 2 37 5.4% 1.5%
207 Kensico Lake 24.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
208 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 5 147 3.4% 1.5%
209 Shore Road Park 11.7 2 40 5.0% 1.4%
210 Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path 22.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
211 Byram Park 22.8 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
212 Great Neck Estates Park 11.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
213 Barretto Point Park 4.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
214 MacNeil Park 6.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
215 Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway 10.2 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
216 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 10 423 2.4% 1.3%
217 Pelham Bay Park--Rodmans Neck 10.1 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
218 Gantry Plaza SP 2.5 3 83 3.6% 1.2%
219 SUNY Maritime College (Fort Schuyler) 9.2 2 46 4.3% 1.2%
220 Newark Bay--Old Tressel 12.6 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
221 Miller Field 16.3 4 137 2.9% 1.1%
222 Randalls Island--NW fields and shoreline 2.6 2 49 4.1% 1.1%
223 Hempstead Harbor Park 16.5 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
224 Socrates Sculpture Park 1.8 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
225 Town Dock Park, Port Washington 14.2 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
226 Hudson Park and Beach 13.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
227 Alvin P. Williams Park (Sewaren Marina Park) 21.8 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
228 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 11 628 1.8% 1.0%
229 Bar Beach Town Park 16.6 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
230 Hudson River Greenway--Pier 54 vicinity (W 13th St.) 3.6 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
231 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 2 59 3.4% 0.9%
232 Pierson Park, Tarrytown 21.0 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
233 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 2 64 3.1% 0.9%
234 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 6 337 1.8% 0.8%
235 Randalls Island--Waters Edge Garden (103rd St. Brg.-Little Hell Gate) 1.8 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
236 Randalls Island--Freshwater Wetlands (Little Hell Gate Inlet) 2.3 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
237 Hempstead Harbor Shoreline Trail, May Newburger Cove 16.5 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
238 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
239 Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access) 18.2 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
240 Arbutus Lake 21.0 2 75 2.7% 0.7%
241 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
242 Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck 16.7 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
243 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 10 803 1.2% 0.7%
244 Little Neck Bay, Shore Rd. 11.1 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
245 Randalls Island--Southwest section 1.7 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
246 Leeds Pond Preserve 14.1 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
247 East River Park, Manhattan 4.3 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
248 Inwood Hill Park--Dyckman Fields 6.5 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
249 Saw Mill Creek Marsh 16.7 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
250 Baldwin Harbor Park 21.6 3 214 1.4% 0.5%
251 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
252 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
253 Veterans Memorial Waterfront Park 14.9 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
254 Hunter's Point South Park 2.7 2 126 1.6% 0.4%
255 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
256 Hudson River Greenway--22nd-29th St. 3.0 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
257 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 2 142 1.4% 0.4%
258 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
259 Harlem River, 90th-107th St. 1.3 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
260 Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier 4 Beach 6.1 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
261 Hudson River Greenway--Greenwich Village (W Houston-14th St.) 3.9 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
262 Stuyvesant Cove Park (18th-23rd St.) 3.4 1 67 1.5% 0.3%
263 Battery Park, Manhattan 6.0 2 213 0.9% 0.3%
264 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
265 Astoria Park 2.3 1 86 1.2% 0.2%
266 Carl Schurz Park 1.3 2 270 0.7% 0.2%
267 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 1 94 1.1% 0.2%
268 Hendrix Creek 10.4 1 113 0.9% 0.2%
269 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 3 737 0.4% 0.1%
270 Central Park 0.7 6 2751 0.2% 0.1%
271 Central Park--Reservoir 0.4 3 1560 0.2% 0.1%
272 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 1 387 0.3% 0.0%
273 Mill Pond Park, Bellmore 24.7 1 452 0.2% 0.0%
274 Piermont Pier 18.4 1 536 0.2% 0.0%
275 Prospect Park 8.4 1 2779 0.0% 0.0%