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Where to find Ruddy Duck in October
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 Ruddy Duck in October. 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			Meadowlands IBA--Mehrhof Pond (restricted access)	5.3	61	68	89.7%	80.2%
2			Cedar Grove Reservoir	14.0	39	45	86.7%	73.8%
3			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	159	204	77.9%	71.8%
4			Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.)	12.5	82	102	80.4%	71.6%
5			Commonwealth Water Company Reservoir # 3	20.4	18	22	81.8%	61.5%
6			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	385	600	64.2%	60.3%
7			Central Park--Reservoir	0.4	262	405	64.7%	59.9%
8			Jerome Park Reservoir	7.6	21	30	70.0%	52.1%
9			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end	13.6	70	121	57.9%	48.9%
10			Lake Tappan	16.9	22	35	62.9%	46.3%
11			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	156	301	51.8%	46.2%
12			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	146	285	51.2%	45.4%
13			Hillview Reservoir (restricted access)	10.4	73	137	53.3%	45.0%
14			Prospect Park	8.4	1508	3473	43.4%	41.8%
15			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	368	822	44.8%	41.4%
16			Packanack Lake	18.5	10	16	62.5%	38.6%
17			Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area	4.5	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
18			Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail	7.0	21	42	50.0%	35.5%
19			Clark Reservoir--Madison Hill Road	21.1	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
20			Baisley Pond Park	11.9	13	25	52.0%	33.5%
21			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake	7.3	54	133	40.6%	32.6%
22			Lake Parsippany	24.8	24	56	42.9%	30.8%
23			Lakeside Park (Pompton Lake)	22.6	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
24			Tarrytown Lakes Park	21.8	56	149	37.6%	30.2%
25			Schlegel Lake	15.0	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
26			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	34	101	33.7%	25.2%
27			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	19	58	32.8%	22.1%
28			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end	12.7	15	44	34.1%	21.9%
29			Central Park--Harlem Meer	1.3	36	125	28.8%	21.6%
30			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)	13.3	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
31			Meadowlands--Richard Kane Natural Area (restricted access)	4.9	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
32			Silver Lake Reservoir	12.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
33			Point View Reservoir	19.8	11	32	34.4%	20.4%
34			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	56	224	25.0%	19.8%
35			Flushing Meadows Corona Park	7.2	16	57	28.1%	18.1%
36			Central Park	0.7	657	3478	18.9%	17.6%
37			Rockland Lake SP	25.0	32	154	20.8%	15.1%
38			Piermont Pier	18.4	59	345	17.1%	13.5%
39			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	21	109	19.3%	13.0%
40			Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone	8.7	21	109	19.3%	13.0%
41			Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.)	0.5	15	73	20.5%	12.9%
42			Bradys Pond	13.5	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
43			Silver Lake (Bergen Co.)	18.1	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
44			Arbutus Lake	21.0	8	38	21.1%	11.1%
45			Boonton Reservoir	24.1	10	55	18.2%	10.2%
46			Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods	13.2	11	64	17.2%	9.9%
47			Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir)	15.6	8	45	17.8%	9.3%
48			Mary Patrick Park	24.0	12	81	14.8%	8.7%
49			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	13	94	13.8%	8.3%
50			Central Park--North End	1.2	83	818	10.1%	8.3%
51			Whitney Pond Park	13.7	4	21	19.0%	7.7%
52			Weequahic Park	13.5	5	29	17.2%	7.6%
53			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	18	155	11.6%	7.5%
54			Darlington Park	22.3	10	75	13.3%	7.4%
55			Melanie Lane Wetlands	22.5	4	22	18.2%	7.3%
56			Saw Mill Creek Trail	7.5	4	22	18.2%	7.3%
57			Central Park--Fort Clinton	1.2	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
58			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	19	184	10.3%	6.7%
59			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond	13.4	4	25	16.0%	6.4%
60			The Celery Farm	19.5	81	1053	7.7%	6.2%
61			Pequannock Valley Park--Woodland Lake	20.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
62			Staten Island Zoo	13.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
63			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	15	160	9.4%	5.8%
64			Ridgewood Reservoir	7.6	8	73	11.0%	5.7%
65			Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake	10.9	13	142	9.2%	5.4%
66			Rockefeller SP Preserve	23.6	25	321	7.8%	5.3%
67			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	20	247	8.1%	5.3%
68			Twin Lakes Preserve	24.7	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
69			Ellis Rd., waterfront (Richmond Co.)	22.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
70			Powells Cove Park	6.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
71			River Barge Park	5.1	6	62	9.7%	4.5%
72			Brookfield Park	18.2	7	77	9.1%	4.5%
73			Van Cortlandt Park	9.1	8	93	8.6%	4.4%
74			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden	13.5	3	24	12.5%	4.3%
75			Sandy Hook	23.7	92	1737	5.3%	4.3%
76			Overpeck County Park	6.2	16	239	6.7%	4.2%
77			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	28	512	5.5%	3.8%
78			Lake Tappan (NY)	18.7	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
79			Van Cortlandt Park--NW Forest	9.4	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
80			Commerce Road Wetlands	19.6	5	60	8.3%	3.6%
81			Orange Reservoir	16.7	4	44	9.1%	3.6%
82			Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve	18.5	3	33	9.1%	3.1%
83			Rockaway Inlet (Brooklyn)	14.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
84			SUNY Maritime College (Fort Schuyler)	9.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
85			Prospect Park--Feeders	8.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
86			Walker Avenue Wetlands	19.4	14	285	4.9%	2.9%
87			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden	13.2	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
88			Central Park--Conservatory Garden	1.1	4	55	7.3%	2.9%
89			Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes)	24.3	7	121	5.8%	2.8%
90			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area	23.7	25	606	4.1%	2.8%
91			Central Park--Arthur Ross Pinetum	0.2	16	353	4.5%	2.8%
92			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest	13.2	3	37	8.1%	2.8%
93			Disposal Rd.	7.7	8	152	5.3%	2.7%
94			Crystal Lake Park	6.5	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
95			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	16	380	4.2%	2.6%
96			Huguenot Lake	13.8	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
97			Liberty SP	7.0	20	520	3.8%	2.5%
98			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh	8.8	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
99			Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill)	10.7	3	48	6.2%	2.1%
100			Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill	8.8	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
101			Freshkills Park	18.2	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
102			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond	22.5	16	505	3.2%	2.0%
103			Mill Pond Park, Bellmore	24.7	3	53	5.7%	1.9%
104			LaGuardia Airport (LGA)	4.9	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
105			Central Park--The Pool	1.0	10	303	3.3%	1.8%
106			Central Park--96th Street Playground and vicinity	0.7	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
107			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meridian Rd. Circle (Museum, Unisphere etc.)	6.9	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
108			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake	8.0	3	60	5.0%	1.7%
109			Matrix Global Logistics Park	16.1	3	62	4.8%	1.7%
110			Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach	23.7	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
111			Freshkills Park--North Park (Phase l)	17.6	2	39	5.1%	1.4%
112			Lake Tappan (NY), Convent Rd.	18.9	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
113			North Woodmere Park	15.5	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
114			Allentown Ln. x Windward Ct. Waterfront	22.7	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
115			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East	7.4	2	42	4.8%	1.3%
116			Mill Pond, Oyster Bay	23.2	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
117			Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access	13.4	3	82	3.7%	1.3%
118			Smith Pond, Rockville Center	18.3	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
119			Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands	11.3	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
120			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	5	186	2.7%	1.2%
121			Parsons Pond Park	20.0	5	190	2.6%	1.1%
122			Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park	14.2	2	49	4.1%	1.1%
123			Florham Park Fields	22.8	3	92	3.3%	1.1%
124			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point	4.5	2	50	4.0%	1.1%
125			Branch Brook Park--North	10.8	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
126			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary	20.3	5	206	2.4%	1.0%
127			Central Park--Belvedere Castle	0.2	2	55	3.6%	1.0%
128			Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing	6.1	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
129			Central Park--The Ramble	0.3	20	1392	1.4%	0.9%
130			Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch)	1.1	6	314	1.9%	0.9%
131			Central Park--The Knoll	1.0	2	66	3.0%	0.8%
132			Central Park--Turtle Pond	0.1	5	263	1.9%	0.8%
133			Inwood Hill Park--Dyckman Fields	6.5	2	70	2.9%	0.8%
134			Indian Pond	9.1	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
135			Mills Reservation	13.7	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
136			Bee Meadow Park	23.6	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
137			Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center	11.2	2	80	2.5%	0.7%
138			Central Park--Conservatory Water & Pilgrim Hill	0.5	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
139			River Rd. marshes and RR tracks	16.5	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
140			Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd.	14.3	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
141			Six Diamonds Ballfields	13.7	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
142			Laurel Hill Park	6.3	2	84	2.4%	0.7%
143			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh	4.5	4	249	1.6%	0.6%
144			Lincoln Park Gravel Pits	20.2	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
145			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	3	188	1.6%	0.5%
146			Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches	24.3	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
147			Central Park--Sparrow Rock section	0.2	3	192	1.6%	0.5%
148			Ramapo Valley County Reservation	23.6	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
149			Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge	12.1	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
150			Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave.	6.7	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
151			Central Park--North Woods	1.3	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
152			Lincoln Park West	7.5	1	46	2.2%	0.4%
153			Twin Lakes Park, Eastchester	14.4	1	46	2.2%	0.4%
154			Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge	5.8	2	147	1.4%	0.4%
155			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	12	1867	0.6%	0.4%
156			Grass Island Natural Area	24.0	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
157			Central Park--Great Hill	1.2	2	167	1.2%	0.3%
158			Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)	11.0	1	54	1.9%	0.3%
159			Point Lookout--Town Park	23.9	1	56	1.8%	0.3%
160			Roosevelt Is.--FDR Four Freedoms and Southpoint Park	2.1	1	56	1.8%	0.3%
161			Kissena Park	8.6	4	497	0.8%	0.3%
162			Central Park--Strawberry Field	0.6	3	337	0.9%	0.3%
163			Stephen R. Gregg County Park	10.4	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
164			Stevens Institute of Technology	3.9	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
165			Central Park--Great Lawn	0.0	1	84	1.2%	0.2%
166			Central Park--Triplets Br. area (btwn 77th-79th St. transv.)	0.3	1	87	1.1%	0.2%
167			Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout	14.7	3	504	0.6%	0.2%
168			Battery Park City--Nelson A. Rockefeller Jr Park	5.1	1	95	1.1%	0.2%
169			Cemetery of the Resurrection	22.3	1	95	1.1%	0.2%
170			Central Park--The Lake	0.4	1	96	1.0%	0.2%
171			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	3	572	0.5%	0.2%
172			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	1	103	1.0%	0.2%
173			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	4	914	0.4%	0.2%
174			Great Kills Park	18.0	1	110	0.9%	0.2%
175			Prospect Park--Vale of Cashmere	7.8	1	117	0.9%	0.2%
176			Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs	9.0	1	119	0.8%	0.1%
177			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	2	372	0.5%	0.1%
178			Teaneck Creek Conservancy	6.9	1	122	0.8%	0.1%
179			Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path	22.3	1	124	0.8%	0.1%
180			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	3	740	0.4%	0.1%
181			Central Park--Shakespeare Garden	0.2	1	147	0.7%	0.1%
182			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	1	171	0.6%	0.1%
183			Crestwood Park	19.7	1	172	0.6%	0.1%
184			Central Park--Compost Area	1.1	1	211	0.5%	0.1%
185			Brooklyn Bridge Park	5.9	2	846	0.2%	0.1%
186			Brooklyn Botanic Garden	7.8	1	343	0.3%	0.1%
187			Randalls Island	2.4	1	508	0.2%	0.0%