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Where to find Common Merganser in December
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 December. 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			Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods	13.2	78	86	90.7%	82.7%
2			Lake Tappan	16.9	31	34	91.2%	77.0%
3			Lake Tappan (NY)	18.7	45	52	86.5%	74.7%
4			Lake Tappan (NY), Convent Rd.	18.9	32	36	88.9%	74.7%
5			Rockland Lake SP	25.0	146	181	80.7%	74.3%
6			Point View Reservoir	19.8	53	67	79.1%	67.9%
7			Lake Parsippany	24.8	123	164	75.0%	67.9%
8			Boonton Reservoir	24.1	53	71	74.6%	63.4%
9			Commonwealth Water Company Reservoir # 3	20.4	21	29	72.4%	54.3%
10			Canoe Brook Reservoir (Restricted Access)	20.3	7	8	87.5%	52.9%
11			Overpeck County Park	6.2	143	261	54.8%	48.7%
12			Oradell Reservoir--Mudflats	13.9	6	7	85.7%	48.7%
13			Weequahic Park	13.5	41	69	59.4%	47.6%
14			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	28	45	62.2%	47.6%
15			Dundee Island Preserve	10.8	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
16			Meadowlands IBA--Mehrhof Pond (restricted access)	5.3	49	101	48.5%	39.0%
17			Lake Valhalla	23.7	10	16	62.5%	38.6%
18			Tarrytown Lakes Park	21.8	55	119	46.2%	37.5%
19			Saw Mill Creek Trail	7.5	7	11	63.6%	35.4%
20			Woodcliff Lake Reservoir	16.9	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
21			Ridgefield Park--Bell Drive	4.6	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
22			Lincoln Park Gravel Pits	20.2	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
23			Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes)	24.3	54	148	36.5%	29.2%
24			Hackensack--Foschini Park	8.1	10	22	45.5%	26.9%
25			Overpeck County Park--Palisades Park	5.4	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
26			Schlegel Lake	15.0	23	63	36.5%	25.7%
27			Crestwood Lake, Yonkers	15.0	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
28			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	218	819	26.6%	23.7%
29			Halifax Road	23.9	41	139	29.5%	22.5%
30			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	19	58	32.8%	22.1%
31			Overpeck County Park--Henry Hoebel Area	6.2	26	88	29.5%	21.0%
32			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake	8.0	27	93	29.0%	20.8%
33			Pines Lake	21.5	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
34			Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge	5.8	17	54	31.5%	20.7%
35			Rockland Lake SP--Golf Course	24.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
36			Mary Patrick Park	24.0	22	76	28.9%	20.0%
37			Lakeside Park (Pompton Lake)	22.6	6	15	40.0%	19.8%
38			Walker Avenue Wetlands	19.4	20	69	29.0%	19.6%
39			Orange Reservoir	16.7	13	41	31.7%	19.6%
40			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East	7.4	13	42	31.0%	19.1%
41			Piermont Pier	18.4	93	413	22.5%	18.8%
42			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary	20.3	107	496	21.6%	18.2%
43			Beaver Lake (Nassau Co.)	22.2	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
44			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh	8.8	11	41	26.8%	15.7%
45			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	26	133	19.5%	13.7%
46			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point	4.5	17	83	20.5%	13.2%
47			Rye Playland	20.0	12	54	22.2%	13.2%
48			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	29	163	17.8%	12.7%
49			Commerce Road Wetlands	19.6	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
50			Silver Lake Preserve	21.8	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
51			Frank M. Chapman Birding Trail	9.7	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
52			River Barge Park	5.1	11	55	20.0%	11.6%
53			Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.)	12.5	18	106	17.0%	11.0%
54			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	27	177	15.3%	10.7%
55			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	27	185	14.6%	10.2%
56			Great Oak Park	22.3	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
57			Joe Louis Memorial Park	22.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
58			Clark Reservoir--Bartell Field	21.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
59			Memorial Park (Rutherford)	9.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
60			Grassy Sprain Reservoir	14.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
61			Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve	18.5	7	41	17.1%	8.5%
62			Playland Lake	20.4	5	27	18.5%	8.2%
63			Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave.	6.7	9	60	15.0%	8.1%
64			Indian Pond	9.1	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
65			Potash Lake	22.6	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
66			Goffle Brook Park	15.2	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
67			Franklin Lake	19.5	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
68			Meadowlands--Cromakill Creek Marsh	3.8	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
69			Disposal Rd.	7.7	8	66	12.1%	6.3%
70			Arbutus Lake	21.0	6	45	13.3%	6.3%
71			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ	20.4	4	26	15.4%	6.1%
72			Rockaway Beach--E of Cross Bay Blvd	15.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
73			Waterfront Park, Dobbs Ferry	16.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
74			West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344)	19.9	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
75			River Rd. marshes and RR tracks	16.5	6	51	11.8%	5.5%
76			Glen Island Park	12.0	4	29	13.8%	5.5%
77			Sandy Hook	23.7	69	1001	6.9%	5.5%
78			Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh	17.7	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
79			Pascack Brook County Park	14.6	4	31	12.9%	5.1%
80			The Landing, Dobbs Ferry	17.0	6	55	10.9%	5.1%
81			Bee Meadow Park	23.6	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
82			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh	4.5	11	132	8.3%	4.7%
83			Kensico Lake	24.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
84			Children's Park, Chestnut Ridge	20.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
85			Philipse Manor, Metro-North RR (Hudson Line)	22.2	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
86			DiDomenico Park Bayonne.	11.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
87			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake	7.3	10	122	8.2%	4.5%
88			Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon	10.9	4	36	11.1%	4.4%
89			South Mountain Reservation	17.6	6	64	9.4%	4.4%
90			MacEchron Waterfront Park, Hastings on Hudson	15.6	4	37	10.8%	4.3%
91			Pelham Bay Park--Landfill	9.5	3	25	12.0%	4.2%
92			Ramapo Mountain SF	23.5	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
93			Five Islands Park	13.9	7	86	8.1%	4.0%
94			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	19	323	5.9%	3.8%
95			Troy Meadows Natural Area	21.6	12	186	6.5%	3.7%
96			Smith Pond, Rockville Center	18.3	7	94	7.4%	3.7%
97			Garvies Point Preserve--beach	17.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
98			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Buttermilk Hill area	23.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
99			Bayside Marina (Queens Co.)	10.4	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
100			Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area	24.6	11	172	6.4%	3.6%
101			Hempstead Lake SP--north end	18.3	6	81	7.4%	3.4%
102			Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area	23.2	4	48	8.3%	3.3%
103			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	18	366	4.9%	3.1%
104			Fresh Creek Park	10.5	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
105			Nassau County Stormwater Basin No. 21	14.4	3	34	8.8%	3.0%
106			Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir)	15.6	4	52	7.7%	3.0%
107			Hook Mountain	23.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
108			Silver Lake Reservoir	12.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
109			Hackensack River Park	9.3	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
110			Poplar Rd. Wildlife Sanctuary	16.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
111			Pocantico Lake County Park--Lake Outflow	23.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
112			Kirby Lane Ponds, Rye	20.8	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
113			Piermont Marsh	17.6	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
114			Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail	7.0	3	40	7.5%	2.6%
115			1-E Landfill (Restricted Access)	7.9	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
116			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	10	220	4.5%	2.5%
117			Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands	11.3	4	65	6.2%	2.4%
118			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	9	198	4.5%	2.4%
119			The Celery Farm	19.5	21	588	3.6%	2.3%
120			Liberty SP	7.0	13	330	3.9%	2.3%
121			Twin Lakes Park, Eastchester	14.4	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
122			Twin Lakes Preserve	24.7	3	45	6.7%	2.3%
123			Palisades Park IBA	8.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
124			Nyack Beach State Park	23.6	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
125			Milton Lake Park	21.2	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
126			Burke Estate, Hastings-on-Hudson	15.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
127			Stehli Beach, Lattingtown	21.6	3	49	6.1%	2.1%
128			Hempstead Harbor Shoreline Trail, May Newburger Cove	16.5	2	27	7.4%	2.1%
129			Essex County Environmental Center	19.4	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
130			Columbia University, Nevis Laboratories Environs	17.8	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
131			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	10	280	3.6%	2.0%
132			Packanack Lake	18.5	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
133			Allentown Ln. x Windward Ct. Waterfront	22.7	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
134			Darlington Park	22.3	3	54	5.6%	1.9%
135			Rifle Camp Park	13.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
136			Saxon Woods Park	18.0	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
137			Kings Point Pond Preserve	11.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
138			Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline	11.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
139			Sprain Ridge Park	14.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
140			Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path	22.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
141			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	4	96	4.2%	1.6%
142			Kingsland Point County Park	21.8	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
143			Devries Park	21.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
144			Essex County Riverfront Park in Newark	9.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
145			Hempstead Harbor Park	16.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
146			North Woodmere Park	15.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
147			Laurel Hill Park	6.3	3	72	4.2%	1.4%
148			Old Place Creek--Kayak Access Site	15.5	2	39	5.1%	1.4%
149			Clark Reservoir	21.2	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
150			Memorial Park, Village of Nyack	21.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
151			Hastings Meadowlands & Rowley's Bridge Trail	14.9	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
152			Central Park--Reservoir	0.4	16	734	2.2%	1.3%
153			Otter Creek Preserve	17.3	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
154			Rye Town Park	19.4	3	84	3.6%	1.2%
155			Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing	6.1	4	134	3.0%	1.2%
156			Richard A. Rutkowski Park	9.9	2	48	4.2%	1.2%
157			Wyckoff Lake	20.4	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
158			Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center	24.0	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
159			Stephen R. Gregg County Park	10.4	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
160			Meadowlands--Richard Kane Natural Area (restricted access)	4.9	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
161			Cranberry Lake Preserve	23.3	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
162			Larchmont (Westchester Co.)	15.1	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
163			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	5	211	2.4%	1.0%
164			Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access	13.4	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
165			Powells Cove Park	6.9	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
166			Liberty SP--Tidal Bay	8.0	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
167			Grass Island Natural Area	24.0	3	104	2.9%	1.0%
168			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	4	170	2.4%	0.9%
169			Leeds Pond Preserve	14.1	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
170			Fort Washington Park (W 155th St. to Dyckman St.)	4.9	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
171			Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)	11.0	2	64	3.1%	0.9%
172			Great Kills Park	18.0	6	323	1.9%	0.9%
173			Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park	18.5	4	183	2.2%	0.9%
174			Jacksons Pond	19.7	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
175			Ash Brook Reservation	23.5	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
176			Tallman Mountain SP	17.2	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
177			Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach	23.7	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
178			Lincoln Park West	7.5	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
179			William Warren County Park	23.4	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
180			North Hudson Park	2.3	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
181			Flushing Meadows Corona Park	7.2	2	74	2.7%	0.7%
182			Ramapo Valley County Reservation	23.6	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
183			Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland	10.5	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
184			Florham Park Fields	22.8	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
185			Fort Washington Park--Dyckman St. Boat Marina	6.4	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
186			Page Ave. Beach	23.7	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
187			Sands Point Preserve	15.1	2	82	2.4%	0.7%
188			Pryibil Beach	19.7	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
189			Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion	21.8	2	87	2.3%	0.6%
190			Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout	14.7	2	87	2.3%	0.6%
191			Lenoir Preserve	14.1	2	88	2.3%	0.6%
192			Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path	22.3	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
193			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	6	463	1.3%	0.6%
194			Grant Park, Hewlett	17.4	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
195			Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd.	17.8	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
196			Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck	16.7	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
197			Inwood Hill Park--Dyckman Fields	6.5	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
198			Stepping Stone Park	11.3	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
199			Fort Wadsworth	13.3	2	100	2.0%	0.6%
200			Fort Totten Park	10.0	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
201			Echo Lake Park	21.2	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
202			Welwyn Preserve	18.5	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
203			Hillview Reservoir (restricted access)	10.4	2	116	1.7%	0.5%
204			Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge	12.1	1	39	2.6%	0.5%
205			Sea Cliff Beach	17.3	1	39	2.6%	0.5%
206			Shu Swamp Nature Preserve	22.1	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
207			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
208			Charles Memorial Park	11.5	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
209			Watchung Reservation	22.7	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
210			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond	22.5	4	379	1.1%	0.4%
211			Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center	11.2	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
212			Bronx Zoo	6.7	3	257	1.2%	0.4%
213			Prospect Park	8.4	13	2088	0.6%	0.4%
214			Cedar Grove Reservoir	14.0	1	50	2.0%	0.4%
215			Astoria Park	2.3	1	50	2.0%	0.4%
216			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	1	51	2.0%	0.3%
217			Point Lookout--Town Park	23.9	2	164	1.2%	0.3%
218			Manhattan Beach Park	14.2	1	56	1.8%	0.3%
219			Passaic River Park (Union)	24.9	1	56	1.8%	0.3%
220			Central Park	0.7	10	1767	0.6%	0.3%
221			Planting Fields Arboretum	22.1	1	62	1.6%	0.3%
222			Van Name-Van Pelt Cove	14.0	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
223			Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park	14.2	1	66	1.5%	0.3%
224			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	5	842	0.6%	0.3%
225			Great Kills Park--Mudflats	18.1	1	75	1.3%	0.2%
226			Lenape Park	19.7	1	76	1.3%	0.2%
227			Point Lookout	24.4	2	237	0.8%	0.2%
228			Crocheron Park	10.4	1	81	1.2%	0.2%
229			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	1	94	1.1%	0.2%
230			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	3	559	0.5%	0.2%
231			Arthur J. Hendrickson Park	16.0	1	98	1.0%	0.2%
232			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	1	107	0.9%	0.2%
233			Nickerson Beach	23.3	1	125	0.8%	0.1%
234			Teaneck Creek Conservancy	6.9	1	135	0.7%	0.1%
235			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	1	159	0.6%	0.1%
236			Fort Tilden	15.7	1	186	0.5%	0.1%
237			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	1	214	0.5%	0.1%
238			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area	23.7	1	224	0.4%	0.1%
239			Mill Pond Park, Bellmore	24.7	1	232	0.4%	0.1%
240			Randalls Island	2.4	1	281	0.4%	0.1%
241			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	1	578	0.2%	0.0%