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Where to find Semipalmated Plover in September
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 Semipalmated Plover in September. 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 Plumb Beach 14.0 326 481 67.8% 63.5%
2 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 82 121 67.8% 59.0%
3 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 50 76 65.8% 54.6%
4 Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh 15.4 7 8 87.5% 52.9%
5 Dead Horse Point 14.4 46 73 63.0% 51.5%
6 Nickerson Beach 23.3 122 213 57.3% 50.6%
7 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 200 384 52.1% 47.1%
8 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 13.6 20 32 62.5% 45.3%
9 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 59 109 54.1% 44.8%
10 Rye Playland 20.0 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
11 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 150 336 44.6% 39.4%
12 Bluebelt Stormwater Mgmt Facility, Springfield Gardens 13.6 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
13 Sandy Hook 23.7 714 1953 36.6% 34.5%
14 Piermont Pier 18.4 145 379 38.3% 33.5%
15 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 72 181 39.8% 32.9%
16 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 304 857 35.5% 32.3%
17 Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay) 18.2 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
18 Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh 14.7 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
19 Linden Blue Acres 18.1 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
20 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 40 109 36.7% 28.2%
21 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 325 1051 30.9% 28.2%
22 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 25 64 39.1% 28.1%
23 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh 14.7 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
24 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 15 37 40.5% 26.3%
25 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 33 94 35.1% 26.2%
26 Miller Field 16.3 89 303 29.4% 24.5%
27 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 10 24 41.7% 24.5%
28 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 20 56 35.7% 24.5%
29 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 51 167 30.5% 24.1%
30 Anderson Creek Marsh 6.1 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
31 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 22 68 32.4% 22.4%
32 Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access) 18.2 11 30 36.7% 21.9%
33 Goethals Bridge Pond--Goethals Homes 15.3 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
34 Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty 16.3 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
35 Linden Airport 18.2 15 46 32.6% 20.9%
36 Plumb Beach--West 13.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
37 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East) 11.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
38 Willet's Hassock, pool and marsh 13.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
39 Point Lookout 24.4 8 21 38.1% 20.8%
40 Van Name-Van Pelt Cove 14.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
41 Great Neck Estates Park 11.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
42 Baldwin Bay 22.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
43 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West) 11.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
44 Fighting Island, west side 23.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
45 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 15 48 31.2% 19.9%
46 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 117 516 22.7% 19.3%
47 Brooklyn Golf Center Driving Range 13.6 11 34 32.4% 19.1%
48 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 8 23 34.8% 18.8%
49 Clay Ave. Wetland (Tessie McNamara Park) 7.3 20 74 27.0% 18.2%
50 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 8 24 33.3% 18.0%
51 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 10 32 31.2% 18.0%
52 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 83 398 20.9% 17.2%
53 Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch 13.5 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
54 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 61 290 21.0% 16.7%
55 Mill Creek 23.1 8 26 30.8% 16.5%
56 Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd. 14.3 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
57 Liberty SP 7.0 94 484 19.4% 16.1%
58 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 47 228 20.6% 15.9%
59 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 46 224 20.5% 15.8%
60 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 11 41 26.8% 15.7%
61 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 67 349 19.2% 15.4%
62 Milton Point, Rye 17.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
63 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 9 34 26.5% 14.6%
64 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 26 129 20.2% 14.1%
65 Hudson River Waterfront Walk 8.0 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
66 Prospect Point 14.7 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
67 Bay County Park 19.0 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
68 North Woodmere Park 15.5 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
69 Ferry Point Park 7.1 10 43 23.3% 13.2%
70 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 29 159 18.2% 13.0%
71 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 29 160 18.1% 12.9%
72 Great Kills Park 18.0 22 119 18.5% 12.5%
73 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 9 40 22.5% 12.3%
74 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 12 58 20.7% 12.3%
75 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 7 29 24.1% 12.2%
76 Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.) 16.2 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
77 Commerce Road Wetlands 19.6 12 59 20.3% 12.0%
78 Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh 23.0 6 24 25.0% 12.0%
79 Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.) 15.8 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
80 Great Kills Park--Bathhouse 18.9 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
81 Arverne East Nature Preserve 16.4 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
82 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 6 25 24.0% 11.5%
83 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 9 44 20.5% 11.2%
84 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 174 1381 12.6% 11.0%
85 Goethals Bridge Pond 15.2 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
86 Meadowlands--Richard Kane Natural Area (restricted access) 4.9 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
87 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 10 53 18.9% 10.6%
88 Alvin P. Williams Park (Sewaren Marina Park) 21.8 6 29 20.7% 9.8%
89 Playland Lake 20.4 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
90 Bergen Beach 12.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
91 Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park 14.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
92 Dead Horse Bay, Marina 14.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
93 Crescent Beach Park 19.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
94 Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.) 15.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
95 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh--JoCo Creek 14.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
96 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 12 75 16.0% 9.4%
97 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 5 24 20.8% 9.2%
98 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 18 129 14.0% 9.0%
99 Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh 13.3 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
100 Boonton Reservoir 24.1 8 49 16.3% 8.5%
101 Inwood Hill Park--Spuyten Duyvil Creek 6.9 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
102 Sunset Cove Park 14.7 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
103 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 17 133 12.8% 8.1%
104 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 7 45 15.6% 7.7%
105 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 7 46 15.2% 7.6%
106 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 47 493 9.5% 7.2%
107 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 21 193 10.9% 7.2%
108 Elizabeth River--1st st bridge 15.5 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
109 Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.) 15.8 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
110 Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh 17.7 5 33 15.2% 6.7%
111 Long Beach Park 20.7 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
112 Rye Town Park 19.4 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
113 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 13 121 10.7% 6.4%
114 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 6 45 13.3% 6.3%
115 Fort Tilden 15.7 18 186 9.7% 6.2%
116 Lincoln Park Gravel Pits 20.2 8 67 11.9% 6.2%
117 Five Islands Park 13.9 4 26 15.4% 6.1%
118 Sandy Hook--Nike Pond 24.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
119 Garvies Point Preserve--beach 17.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
120 Floyd Bennett Field--NE Corner 13.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
121 Randalls Island--Icahn Stadium and environs 2.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
122 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 16 163 9.8% 6.1%
123 Lincoln Park West 7.5 8 69 11.6% 6.0%
124 Orange Reservoir 16.7 8 69 11.6% 6.0%
125 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform 15.7 5 37 13.5% 5.9%
126 Oakwood Beach--Riga St. marsh 17.6 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
127 Hempstead Lake SP--north end 18.3 5 38 13.2% 5.8%
128 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
129 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
130 Conference House Park 24.5 12 148 8.1% 4.7%
131 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 4 34 11.8% 4.7%
132 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 6 61 9.8% 4.6%
133 Dubos Point 15.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
134 Coney Island Creek 13.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
135 Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck 16.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
136 Carteret Waterfront Park 19.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
137 Paerdegat Basin Natural Area and Ecology Park 11.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
138 Jerome Park Reservoir 7.6 5 50 10.0% 4.3%
139 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
140 Liberty SP--Tidal Bay 8.0 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
141 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 5 53 9.4% 4.1%
142 Randalls Island 2.4 15 242 6.2% 3.8%
143 Jones Beach Bay Islands 24.8 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
144 Essex County Riverfront Park in Newark 9.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
145 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 8 114 7.0% 3.6%
146 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 5 62 8.1% 3.5%
147 Inwood Hill Park--Muscota Marsh 6.9 5 65 7.7% 3.3%
148 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 6 84 7.1% 3.3%
149 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
150 Beaver Lake (Nassau Co.) 22.2 3 34 8.8% 3.0%
151 Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.) 17.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
152 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
153 Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.) 15.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
154 Springfield Park 13.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
155 Jersey Gardens Mall--Wetland Mitigation North Side 13.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
156 Staten Island Industrial Park--Pond (South Ave. X Glen St.) 15.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
157 Brookfield Park 18.2 3 36 8.3% 2.9%
158 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
159 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 4 60 6.7% 2.6%
160 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 3 40 7.5% 2.6%
161 Page Ave. Beach 23.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
162 Kensico Lake 24.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
163 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
164 Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline 2.9 4 63 6.3% 2.5%
165 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 6 122 4.9% 2.3%
166 Mill Pond, Port Washington 14.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
167 Rahway River--Yacht Club Overlook 19.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
168 Idlewild Park 14.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
169 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 4 74 5.4% 2.1%
170 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 4 74 5.4% 2.1%
171 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 16 469 3.4% 2.1%
172 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 3 51 5.9% 2.0%
173 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 19 610 3.1% 2.0%
174 Old Place Creek Tidal Wetlands Area 15.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
175 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 3 52 5.8% 2.0%
176 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
177 Old Place Creek--Kayak Access Site 15.5 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
178 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
179 Joline Ave. Beach 23.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
180 Disposal Rd. 7.7 3 67 4.5% 1.5%
181 Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path 22.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
182 Olympia Blvd. Pond 15.6 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
183 Oakwood Beach 17.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
184 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
185 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
186 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond 13.4 2 49 4.1% 1.1%
187 Floyd Bennett Field--Ecology Village Area 14.1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
188 Richmond Creek 18.2 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
189 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
190 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Parallel Pond 22.4 7 329 2.1% 1.0%
191 Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 10.9 2 54 3.7% 1.0%
192 River Barge Park 5.1 2 55 3.6% 1.0%
193 Seaside Wildlife Nature Park 19.0 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
194 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 2 56 3.6% 1.0%
195 Lido West Town Park 22.1 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
196 The Celery Farm 19.5 15 1052 1.4% 0.9%
197 Rahway River Park 20.1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
198 Whitney Pond Park 13.7 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
199 Hommocks Conservation Area 15.7 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
200 Six Diamonds Ballfields 13.7 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
201 Goethals Bridge Pond--Observation Platform 15.2 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
202 Darlington Park 22.3 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
203 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
204 Piermont Marsh 17.6 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
205 Coney Island Beach 14.5 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
206 MacEchron Waterfront Park, Hastings on Hudson 15.6 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
207 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 6 516 1.2% 0.5%
208 Floyd Bennett Field--Community Gardens 14.0 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
209 Irvington Woods 18.8 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
210 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
211 Saw Mill Creek Trail 7.5 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
212 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 3 226 1.3% 0.5%
213 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook 22.5 2 122 1.6% 0.5%
214 Arbutus Lake 21.0 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
215 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 2 140 1.4% 0.4%
216 Matrix Global Logistics Park 16.1 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
217 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
218 Fort Totten Park 10.0 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
219 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
220 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 1 63 1.6% 0.3%
221 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry 17.0 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
222 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 1 71 1.4% 0.2%
223 Hillside Woods & Children's Village 15.6 1 74 1.4% 0.2%
224 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 3 459 0.7% 0.2%
225 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 1 86 1.2% 0.2%
226 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 2 302 0.7% 0.2%
227 Swindler Cove Park and Sherman Creek 5.8 1 122 0.8% 0.1%
228 South Mountain Reservation 17.6 1 125 0.8% 0.1%
229 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 1 227 0.4% 0.1%
230 Montclair Hawk Watch 13.7 1 354 0.3% 0.0%
231 Halifax Road 23.9 1 494 0.2% 0.0%
232 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 1 1927 0.1% 0.0%