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Where to find Common Merganser 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 Common Merganser 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 Point View Reservoir 19.8 60 68 88.2% 78.5%
2 Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods 13.2 120 155 77.4% 70.2%
3 Lincoln Park Gravel Pits 20.2 12 13 92.3% 66.7%
4 Lake Parsippany 24.8 108 146 74.0% 66.3%
5 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 130 178 73.0% 66.1%
6 Weequahic Park 13.5 68 93 73.1% 63.3%
7 Clark Reservoir 21.2 16 19 84.2% 62.4%
8 Overpeck County Park 6.2 208 313 66.5% 61.1%
9 Lake Tappan (NY) 18.7 21 27 77.8% 59.2%
10 Commonwealth Water Company Reservoir # 3 20.4 42 60 70.0% 57.5%
11 Lake Tappan (NY), Convent Rd. 18.9 25 34 73.5% 56.9%
12 Lake Tappan 16.9 12 15 80.0% 54.8%
13 Tarrytown Lakes Park 21.8 101 167 60.5% 52.9%
14 Overpeck County Park--Palisades Park 5.4 18 25 72.0% 52.4%
15 Overpeck County Park--Henry Hoebel Area 6.2 119 207 57.5% 50.7%
16 Boonton Reservoir 24.1 51 85 60.0% 49.4%
17 Beaver Lake (Nassau Co.) 22.2 28 44 63.6% 48.9%
18 Halifax Road 23.9 180 357 50.4% 45.3%
19 River Barge Park 5.1 100 192 52.1% 45.0%
20 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake 8.0 63 117 53.8% 44.8%
21 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 549 1167 47.0% 44.2%
22 Hackensack--Foschini Park 8.1 22 38 57.9% 42.2%
23 Woodcliff Lake Reservoir 16.9 11 17 64.7% 41.3%
24 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 29 57 50.9% 38.3%
25 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 67 147 45.6% 37.7%
26 New Bridge Landing 9.8 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
27 Meadowlands IBA--Mehrhof Pond (restricted access) 5.3 58 134 43.3% 35.2%
28 Mary Patrick Park 24.0 52 120 43.3% 34.8%
29 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 46 106 43.4% 34.4%
30 Canoe Brook Reservoir (Restricted Access) 20.3 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
31 Ridgefield Park--Bell Drive 4.6 17 34 50.0% 34.1%
32 Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge 5.8 34 77 44.2% 33.6%
33 Crestwood Lake, Yonkers 15.0 13 25 52.0% 33.5%
34 1-E Landfill (Restricted Access) 7.9 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
35 Piermont Pier 18.4 184 536 34.3% 30.4%
36 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 33 82 40.2% 30.3%
37 Oradell Reservoir--Mudflats 13.9 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
38 Two Bridges (Lincoln Park) 17.9 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
39 Franklin Lake 19.5 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
40 Indian Pond 9.1 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
41 Saw Mill Creek Trail 7.5 13 31 41.9% 26.4%
42 Grassy Sprain Reservoir 14.6 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
43 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 59 196 30.1% 24.1%
44 Smith Pond, Rockville Center 18.3 52 171 30.4% 24.0%
45 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 17 47 36.2% 24.0%
46 Orange Reservoir 16.7 13 34 38.2% 23.9%
47 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 22 67 32.8% 22.8%
48 Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area 4.5 9 23 39.1% 22.2%
49 Schlegel Lake 15.0 32 108 29.6% 21.8%
50 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 42 151 27.8% 21.3%
51 Joe Louis Memorial Park 22.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
52 Anderson Creek Marsh 6.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
53 Pocantico Lake County Park 24.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
54 Pines Lake 21.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
55 Seguine Point 22.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
56 Lakeside Park (Pompton Lake) 22.6 11 33 33.3% 19.8%
57 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 23 81 28.4% 19.7%
58 Kensico Lake 24.1 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
59 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry 17.0 14 46 30.4% 19.1%
60 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 18 63 28.6% 18.9%
61 Hackensack River Park 9.3 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
62 Clark Reservoir--Madison Hill Road 21.1 9 27 33.3% 18.6%
63 Lister Park 18.5 9 29 31.0% 17.3%
64 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 28 116 24.1% 17.3%
65 Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir) 15.6 26 110 23.6% 16.7%
66 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 32 147 21.8% 15.9%
67 Riverside County Park (Lyndhurst) 9.2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
68 Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve 18.5 12 50 24.0% 14.3%
69 Meadowlands--Richard Kane Natural Area (restricted access) 4.9 9 37 24.3% 13.4%
70 Packanack Lake 18.5 9 38 23.7% 13.0%
71 Silver Lake Reservoir 12.5 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
72 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 32 188 17.0% 12.3%
73 Dundee Island Preserve 10.8 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
74 Mill Pond Park, Bellmore 24.7 65 452 14.4% 11.4%
75 Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.) 12.5 22 135 16.3% 11.0%
76 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 37 255 14.5% 10.7%
77 Arbutus Lake 21.0 13 75 17.3% 10.4%
78 Potash Lake 22.6 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
79 Jacksons Pond 19.7 10 56 17.9% 10.0%
80 Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout 14.7 28 200 14.0% 9.9%
81 Palisades Park IBA 8.3 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
82 Pequannock Valley Park--Woodland Lake 20.8 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
83 White's Pond 18.3 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
84 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ 20.4 10 58 17.2% 9.6%
85 Kingsland Point County Park 21.8 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
86 Jerome Park Reservoir 7.6 6 33 18.2% 8.6%
87 Grant Park, Hewlett 17.4 6 34 17.6% 8.3%
88 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 34 298 11.4% 8.3%
89 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 19 170 11.2% 7.3%
90 Prospect Park 8.4 209 2779 7.5% 6.6%
91 Arthur J. Hendrickson Park 16.0 19 191 9.9% 6.5%
92 Sprain Ridge Park 14.4 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
93 Spring Creek Park 10.9 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
94 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 46 554 8.3% 6.3%
95 Francis Pond Preserve 21.8 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
96 Rockaway Community Park 15.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
97 Weasel Brook Park, Clifton 11.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
98 Grass Island Natural Area 24.0 33 389 8.5% 6.1%
99 Parsons Pond Park 20.0 7 57 12.3% 6.1%
100 Disposal Rd. 7.7 16 173 9.2% 5.8%
101 New Creek Watershed, Graham Blvd. bridge 15.5 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
102 Twin Lakes Preserve 24.7 8 73 11.0% 5.7%
103 Commerce Road Wetlands 19.6 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
104 Twin Lakes Park, Eastchester 14.4 4 30 13.3% 5.3%
105 Central Park--Reservoir 0.4 100 1560 6.4% 5.3%
106 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Rockwood Hall 23.7 6 53 11.3% 5.3%
107 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 13 147 8.8% 5.2%
108 CT DEEP Toll Gate Pond Site - Greenwich 24.4 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
109 Pierson Park, Tarrytown 21.0 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
110 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 27 364 7.4% 5.1%
111 Bradys Pond 13.5 5 43 11.6% 5.1%
112 Hempstead Lake SP--north end 18.3 6 56 10.7% 5.0%
113 Lincoln Park West 7.5 5 44 11.4% 5.0%
114 Clarks Pond 11.6 4 33 12.1% 4.8%
115 Pelham Bay Park--Pelham Bridge 9.7 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
116 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 5 46 10.9% 4.7%
117 Hook Mountain 23.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
118 Blazing Star Cemetery 20.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
119 Terhune Memorial Park 22.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
120 Cedar Grove Reservoir 14.0 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
121 Five Islands Park 13.9 8 91 8.8% 4.5%
122 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 18 255 7.1% 4.5%
123 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 9 107 8.4% 4.5%
124 MacEchron Waterfront Park, Hastings on Hudson 15.6 5 50 10.0% 4.3%
125 Hudson River Waterfront Walk 8.0 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
126 Poplar Rd. Wildlife Sanctuary 16.6 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
127 Staten Island Zoo 13.3 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
128 Hendrix Creek 10.4 9 113 8.0% 4.2%
129 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 9 116 7.8% 4.1%
130 Ramapo Valley County Reservation 23.6 4 39 10.3% 4.1%
131 Sandy Hook 23.7 61 1185 5.1% 4.0%
132 Glen Island Park 12.0 4 43 9.3% 3.7%
133 Ramapo Mountain SF 23.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
134 Palisades Park IBA--Alpine Section 11.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
135 Hudson River waterfront, Tarrytown 20.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
136 Manhasset Bay 13.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
137 Passaic River Park 22.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
138 Piermont Marsh 17.6 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
139 Mill Pond, Oyster Bay 23.2 10 172 5.8% 3.2%
140 Playland Lake 20.4 4 50 8.0% 3.2%
141 Hoffman Island 14.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
142 Pocantico Lake County Park--Lake Outflow 23.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
143 Brant Point Wildlife Sanctuary 15.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
144 Memorial Park (Fair Lawn) 13.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
145 Fresh Creek Park 10.5 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
146 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 8 140 5.7% 2.9%
147 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 8 142 5.6% 2.9%
148 Greenwich Harbor 24.1 3 38 7.9% 2.7%
149 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park 18.5 10 203 4.9% 2.7%
150 Central Park 0.7 90 2751 3.3% 2.7%
151 Allentown Ln. x Windward Ct. Waterfront 22.7 4 59 6.8% 2.7%
152 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 4 60 6.7% 2.6%
153 Fort Washington Park--Dyckman St. Boat Marina 6.4 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
154 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 17 423 4.0% 2.5%
155 The Celery Farm 19.5 32 930 3.4% 2.4%
156 Chatham Sewage Ponds 21.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
157 Wyckoff Lake 20.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
158 Passaic River South Orange Ave Boat Launch Livingston 21.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
159 Columbia University, Nevis Laboratories Environs 17.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
160 West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344) 19.9 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
161 Seaside Wildlife Nature Park 19.0 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
162 Liberty SP 7.0 18 540 3.3% 2.1%
163 Kissena Park 8.6 6 137 4.4% 2.0%
164 Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline 11.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
165 Waterfront Park, Dobbs Ferry 16.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
166 Central Park--East Meadow (East Dr. to 102nd St.) 0.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
167 Devries Park 21.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
168 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
169 Pascack Brook County Park 14.6 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
170 Upper West Side--10024 0.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
171 New Creek Watershed, Olympia Blvd. bridge 15.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
172 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 5 122 4.1% 1.8%
173 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 3 59 5.1% 1.7%
174 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
175 North Woodmere Park 15.5 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
176 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 10 323 3.1% 1.7%
177 Shu Swamp Nature Preserve 22.1 3 62 4.8% 1.7%
178 Udalls Cove Park Preserve 11.6 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
179 New Creek Watershed, Slater Blvd. bridge 15.4 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
180 Kirby Lane Ponds, Rye 20.8 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
181 Barbour Pond Park 18.7 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
182 Black Meadows--Morristown Airport 23.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
183 Suzanne Lake 24.0 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
184 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
185 Nassau County Stormwater Basin No. 21 14.4 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
186 Rifle Camp Park 13.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
187 Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path 22.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
188 Point Lookout 24.4 14 638 2.2% 1.3%
189 Echo Lake Park 21.2 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
190 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
191 Pelham Bay Park--Landfill 9.5 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
192 Humes Preserve 21.5 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
193 Van Saun Park 11.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
194 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 2 48 4.2% 1.2%
195 Ash Brook Reservation 23.5 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
196 Rye Playland 20.0 2 51 3.9% 1.1%
197 Caven Point Rd 8.3 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
198 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 3 101 3.0% 1.0%
199 Moravian Cemetery 15.9 4 154 2.6% 1.0%
200 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 7 337 2.1% 1.0%
201 Jefferson Rd. Pond 23.8 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
202 Milburn Pond Park 21.0 2 56 3.6% 1.0%
203 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 4 164 2.4% 1.0%
204 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 13 801 1.6% 1.0%
205 Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh 23.0 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
206 Palisades Park IBA--Southern Section 6.3 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
207 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area 23.7 5 255 2.0% 0.8%
208 Centre Island Town Park 24.4 2 66 3.0% 0.8%
209 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 3 125 2.4% 0.8%
210 Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access) 18.2 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
211 Great Kills Park 18.0 5 284 1.8% 0.8%
212 Lenape Park 19.7 2 80 2.5% 0.7%
213 Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path 22.3 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
214 Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck 16.7 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
215 Liberty SP--Tidal Bay 8.0 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
216 Rahway River Park 20.1 2 82 2.4% 0.7%
217 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 4 236 1.7% 0.7%
218 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 2 85 2.4% 0.6%
219 Little Bay Park, Bayside 9.3 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
220 Central Park--Met Museum (E Drive; 79th-85th St. transv.) 0.1 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
221 Floyd Bennett Field--NE Corner 13.0 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
222 Aiello Park 13.1 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
223 Milton Lake Park 21.2 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
224 Schmidt's Woods 4.5 2 91 2.2% 0.6%
225 Larchmont Manor Park and Beach 14.9 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
226 Udall's Mill Pond 11.5 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
227 Rockleigh Woods Sanctuary & Lamont Reserve 15.4 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
228 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 2 94 2.1% 0.6%
229 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
230 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 2 97 2.1% 0.6%
231 Meadowlands IBA--Skeetkill Marsh 4.1 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
232 Wave Hill 8.5 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
233 Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.) 0.5 2 105 1.9% 0.5%
234 Pelham Bay Park--Bartow-Pell Mansion 10.5 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
235 Watchung Reservation 22.7 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
236 Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park (Nassau Co.) 23.6 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
237 Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway 10.2 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
238 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 1 45 2.2% 0.4%
239 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 2 143 1.4% 0.4%
240 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
241 Rye Town Park 19.4 2 153 1.3% 0.4%
242 Randalls Island 2.4 4 443 0.9% 0.4%
243 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
244 Rockefeller SP Preserve 23.6 2 164 1.2% 0.3%
245 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
246 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 1 61 1.6% 0.3%
247 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 2 199 1.0% 0.3%
248 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
249 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing 6.1 2 211 0.9% 0.3%
250 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 2 212 0.9% 0.3%
251 Huguenot Lake 13.8 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
252 Fort Tilden 15.7 2 224 0.9% 0.2%
253 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 1 77 1.3% 0.2%
254 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 1 79 1.3% 0.2%
255 Roslyn Pond Town Park 16.7 1 79 1.3% 0.2%
256 Lenoir Preserve 14.1 1 82 1.2% 0.2%
257 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 1 82 1.2% 0.2%
258 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 1 83 1.2% 0.2%
259 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 1 85 1.2% 0.2%
260 Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill 8.8 1 87 1.1% 0.2%
261 John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 13.4 1 88 1.1% 0.2%
262 Central Park--North End 1.2 2 288 0.7% 0.2%
263 Coney Island Creek 13.9 1 98 1.0% 0.2%
264 Bronx Zoo 6.7 2 307 0.7% 0.2%
265 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 1 99 1.0% 0.2%
266 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 1 103 1.0% 0.2%
267 Alley Pond Park--Restoration Pond 11.9 1 112 0.9% 0.2%
268 Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve 20.5 1 114 0.9% 0.2%
269 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 2 387 0.5% 0.1%
270 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 3 737 0.4% 0.1%
271 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook 22.5 1 130 0.8% 0.1%
272 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 3 761 0.4% 0.1%
273 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 2 456 0.4% 0.1%
274 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 1 155 0.6% 0.1%
275 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 1 169 0.6% 0.1%
276 Plumb Beach 14.0 1 177 0.6% 0.1%
277 Veterans Memorial Pier 10.5 1 192 0.5% 0.1%
278 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 1 230 0.4% 0.1%
279 Nickerson Beach 23.3 1 245 0.4% 0.1%
280 Carl Schurz Park 1.3 1 270 0.4% 0.1%
281 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 1 289 0.3% 0.1%
282 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 1 291 0.3% 0.1%