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Where to find Ruddy Duck in February
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 February. 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 Twin Lakes Preserve 24.7 41 46 89.1% 77.0%
2 Baisley Pond Park 11.9 100 121 82.6% 74.9%
3 Piermont Pier 18.4 318 402 79.1% 74.9%
4 Weequahic Park 13.5 56 67 83.6% 72.9%
5 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 69 86 80.2% 70.6%
6 Jerome Park Reservoir 7.6 20 23 87.0% 67.9%
7 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 89 117 76.1% 67.6%
8 Mill Pond Park, Bellmore 24.7 114 161 70.8% 63.4%
9 Lister Park 18.5 27 34 79.4% 63.2%
10 Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.) 12.5 59 80 73.8% 63.2%
11 Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake 10.9 111 159 69.8% 62.3%
12 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 366 554 66.1% 62.0%
13 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 207 307 67.4% 62.0%
14 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing 6.1 70 99 70.7% 61.1%
15 Little Neck Bay, Shore Rd. 11.1 6 6 100.0% 61.0%
16 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 273 416 65.6% 60.9%
17 Smith Pond, Rockville Center 18.3 94 137 68.6% 60.4%
18 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 201 312 64.4% 59.0%
19 Prospect Park 8.4 1206 1997 60.4% 58.2%
20 Brookville Park 14.3 30 42 71.4% 56.4%
21 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 15 20 75.0% 53.1%
22 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 32 48 66.7% 52.5%
23 Commonwealth Water Company Reservoir # 3 20.4 16 22 72.7% 51.8%
24 Lake Parsippany 24.8 87 147 59.2% 51.1%
25 Weehawken Reservoir 3.5 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
26 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 52 87 59.8% 49.3%
27 Hendrix Creek 10.4 54 91 59.3% 49.1%
28 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 53 91 58.2% 48.0%
29 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 68 122 55.7% 46.9%
30 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 55 97 56.7% 46.8%
31 Meadowlands IBA--Mehrhof Pond (restricted access) 5.3 30 50 60.0% 46.2%
32 Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir) 15.6 38 66 57.6% 45.6%
33 Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill 8.8 29 49 59.2% 45.2%
34 Harlem River, 107th-125th St. 2.1 11 16 68.8% 44.4%
35 Central Park--Reservoir 0.4 505 1093 46.2% 43.3%
36 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 117 246 47.6% 41.4%
37 Harlem River, Pier 107 1.7 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
38 Central Park--Harlem Meer 1.3 51 118 43.2% 34.6%
39 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 18 36 50.0% 34.5%
40 Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods 13.2 50 117 42.7% 34.1%
41 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 23 49 46.9% 33.7%
42 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 39 92 42.4% 32.8%
43 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 13 26 50.0% 32.1%
44 Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn) 10.1 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
45 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 298 940 31.7% 28.8%
46 Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone 8.7 22 54 40.7% 28.7%
47 Central Park 0.7 528 1730 30.5% 28.4%
48 Fresh Creek Park 10.5 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
49 Liberty SP 7.0 113 370 30.5% 26.1%
50 Packanack Lake 18.5 16 42 38.1% 25.0%
51 North Woodmere Park 15.5 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
52 Alley Pond Park--Restoration Pond 11.9 22 62 35.5% 24.7%
53 Bradys Pond 13.5 8 18 44.4% 24.6%
54 Saw Mill Creek Trail 7.5 11 27 40.7% 24.5%
55 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 29 87 33.3% 24.3%
56 Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area 4.5 10 26 38.5% 22.4%
57 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
58 Rahway River--Yacht Club Overlook 19.8 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
59 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 15 45 33.3% 21.4%
60 Coney Island Creek--23rd St. overlook 14.0 15 46 32.6% 20.9%
61 Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh 14.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
62 Central Park--East Meadow (East Dr. to 102nd St.) 0.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
63 Prospect Park--Parade Grounds 9.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
64 West Side Park (Paterson) 14.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
65 East Rockaway High School 18.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
66 Bayonne Waterfront Walkway 10.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
67 West 87th St. Park and Garden 0.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
68 Grass Island Natural Area 24.0 55 213 25.8% 20.4%
69 Lincoln Park Gravel Pits 20.2 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
70 Spring Creek Park 10.9 8 22 36.4% 19.7%
71 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 39 154 25.3% 19.1%
72 Grant Park, Hewlett 17.4 8 23 34.8% 18.8%
73 Silver Lake Reservoir 12.5 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
74 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 38 157 24.2% 18.2%
75 Central Park--North End 1.2 42 182 23.1% 17.6%
76 Coney Island Creek 13.9 15 55 27.3% 17.3%
77 Piermont Marsh 17.6 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
78 Playland Lake 20.4 10 37 27.0% 15.4%
79 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 16 67 23.9% 15.3%
80 Central Park--Fort Clinton 1.2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
81 Randalls Island 2.4 37 184 20.1% 15.0%
82 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meridian Rd. Circle (Museum, Unisphere etc.) 6.9 7 24 29.2% 14.9%
83 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 63 367 17.2% 13.7%
84 Milburn Pond Park 21.0 9 38 23.7% 13.0%
85 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 58 352 16.5% 13.0%
86 Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park 14.0 10 46 21.7% 12.3%
87 Hawtree Creek 11.2 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
88 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 15 82 18.3% 11.4%
89 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 23 141 16.3% 11.1%
90 Cammanns Pond Park 23.5 22 135 16.3% 11.0%
91 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond 13.4 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
92 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 10 53 18.9% 10.6%
93 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 94 759 12.4% 10.2%
94 Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier 1 5.7 6 29 20.7% 9.8%
95 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry 17.0 7 36 19.4% 9.8%
96 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
97 Ferry Point Park 7.1 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
98 Port Liberte 8.6 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
99 Dead Horse Bay, Marina 14.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
100 Hudson River Waterfront Walk 8.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
101 Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline 11.4 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
102 Greenwich Harbor 24.1 5 23 21.7% 9.7%
103 Pelham Bay Park--Hawk Watch 10.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
104 Silver Lake Preserve 21.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
105 Bronx River, Mouth to Hunts Point Riverside Park 5.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
106 Tarrytown Lakes Park 21.8 16 107 15.0% 9.4%
107 Crestwood Lake, Yonkers 15.0 5 24 20.8% 9.2%
108 Bushwick Inlet Park 4.1 6 31 19.4% 9.2%
109 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 18 127 14.2% 9.2%
110 Clark Reservoir--Madison Hill Road 21.1 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
111 Harlem River, 90th-107th St. 1.3 6 32 18.8% 8.9%
112 Veterans Memorial Pier 10.5 13 90 14.4% 8.6%
113 Crocheron Park 10.4 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
114 Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 9.8 19 158 12.0% 7.8%
115 Peter Detmold Park 1.9 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
116 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 17 142 12.0% 7.6%
117 Centre Island Town Park 24.4 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
118 Randalls Island--Southwest section 1.7 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
119 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 24 226 10.6% 7.2%
120 Powells Cove Park 6.9 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
121 Hudson River Waterfront Walkway (Hoboken-Newport) 4.7 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
122 Central Park--The Lake 0.4 13 109 11.9% 7.1%
123 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 15 133 11.3% 7.0%
124 River Barge Park 5.1 12 102 11.8% 6.9%
125 Mary Patrick Park 24.0 12 102 11.8% 6.9%
126 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 7 53 13.2% 6.5%
127 Sound View Park 5.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
128 Lake Valhalla 23.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
129 Lincoln Park East 7.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
130 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 6 46 13.0% 6.1%
131 Alley Pond Park--Restoration Area 11.7 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
132 Bayside Marina (Queens Co.) 10.4 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
133 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 6 50 12.0% 5.6%
134 Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.) 0.5 5 40 12.5% 5.5%
135 LaGuardia Airport (LGA) 4.9 4 30 13.3% 5.3%
136 Ridgewood Reservoir 7.6 5 42 11.9% 5.2%
137 Canarsie Pier 11.4 7 67 10.4% 5.2%
138 Hempstead Harbor Park 16.5 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
139 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 4 31 12.9% 5.1%
140 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ 20.4 5 43 11.6% 5.1%
141 Parsons Pond Park 20.0 4 33 12.1% 4.8%
142 Bay County Park 19.0 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
143 Wallabout Channel 5.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
144 Anderson Creek Marsh 6.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
145 Central Park--North Woods 1.3 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
146 Randalls Island--saltmarsh at Little Hell Gate Inlet 2.2 5 49 10.2% 4.4%
147 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
148 Lake Tappan 16.9 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
149 Great Neck Estates Park 11.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
150 Bush Terminal waterfront, 51st St. access 9.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
151 Kensico Lake 24.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
152 The Narrows (Brooklyn) 11.9 4 48 8.3% 3.3%
153 Randalls Island--saltmarsh and backstop 42 vicinity 2.9 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
154 Lincoln Park West 7.5 3 33 9.1% 3.1%
155 Central Park--The Lake (Upper Lobe) 0.3 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
156 Veterans Memorial Waterfront Park 14.9 4 52 7.7% 3.0%
157 Beechmont Lake 14.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
158 Gerritsen Beach--Shell Bank Creek 13.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
159 Lower Little Neck Bay off Cross Island Pkwy 10.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
160 Meadowlands--Cromakill Creek Marsh 3.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
161 Central Park--The Knoll 1.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
162 Randalls Island--Icahn Stadium and environs 2.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
163 Spring Creek, Fountain Ave. (Brooklyn) 10.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
164 Inwood Hill Park--Shorakkopoch Rock 6.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
165 Alley Pond Park--LIE (CIP Intersection) 11.8 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
166 Liberty SP--Tidal Bay 8.0 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
167 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 15 313 4.8% 2.9%
168 Boonton Reservoir 24.1 5 78 6.4% 2.8%
169 Hempstead Lake SP--north end 18.3 4 58 6.9% 2.7%
170 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 7 129 5.4% 2.7%
171 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 9 181 5.0% 2.6%
172 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 4 60 6.7% 2.6%
173 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 5 83 6.0% 2.6%
174 Randalls Island--Waters Edge Garden (103rd St. Brg.-Little Hell Gate) 1.8 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
175 BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn) 13.2 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
176 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 3 41 7.3% 2.5%
177 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 3 43 7.0% 2.4%
178 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 6 117 5.1% 2.4%
179 Stepping Stone Park 11.3 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
180 Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline 2.9 4 69 5.8% 2.3%
181 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 4 70 5.7% 2.2%
182 Prospect Park--Zoo 8.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
183 Central Park--The Lake (Hernshead) 0.4 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
184 Newark Bay--Old Tressel 12.6 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
185 Allentown Ln. x Windward Ct. Waterfront 22.7 3 48 6.2% 2.1%
186 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 18 548 3.3% 2.1%
187 Stevens Institute of Technology 3.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
188 Floyd Bennett Field--NE Corner 13.0 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
189 Richmond Creek 18.2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
190 Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch 13.5 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
191 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 17 560 3.0% 1.9%
192 Alley Pond Park 11.9 5 120 4.2% 1.8%
193 Central Park--Tennis Center and vicinity 0.6 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
194 Great Kills Park 18.0 9 268 3.4% 1.8%
195 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 5 123 4.1% 1.7%
196 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 2 33 6.1% 1.7%
197 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 3 62 4.8% 1.7%
198 Willowbrook Park 16.0 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
199 Eisenhower Park 21.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
200 Shellbank Basin 11.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
201 Coney Island Beach 14.5 5 143 3.5% 1.5%
202 Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland 10.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
203 Ridgefield Park--Bell Drive 4.6 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
204 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 4 108 3.7% 1.4%
205 Bronx Zoo 6.7 8 283 2.8% 1.4%
206 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
207 Glen Island Park 12.0 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
208 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 5 162 3.1% 1.3%
209 Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh 23.0 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
210 Central Park--The Oven and The Point 0.4 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
211 Branch Brook Park--South 11.5 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
212 Sandy Hook 23.7 16 817 2.0% 1.2%
213 Pryibil Beach 19.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
214 West Shore Rentention Pond 19.8 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
215 Pelham Bay Park--Rodmans Neck 10.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
216 Randalls Island--Freshwater Wetlands (Little Hell Gate Inlet) 2.3 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
217 SUNY Maritime College (Fort Schuyler) 9.2 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
218 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 5 212 2.4% 1.0%
219 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 2 56 3.6% 1.0%
220 Gravesend Bay 13.2 2 58 3.4% 1.0%
221 Kissena Park 8.6 3 108 2.8% 0.9%
222 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 12 733 1.6% 0.9%
223 Dead Horse Point 14.4 2 62 3.2% 0.9%
224 Brookside Park 23.0 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
225 Battery Park City--Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park 5.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
226 Floyd Bennett Field--Cricket Field area 13.4 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
227 Lake Tappan (NY), Convent Rd. 18.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
228 Central Park--The Pool 1.0 3 125 2.4% 0.8%
229 Oyster Bay Marine Center (Sagamore Yacht Club) 23.8 3 131 2.3% 0.8%
230 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 2 76 2.6% 0.7%
231 Central Park--SW from 65th St. transv.-Center Dr. 1.0 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
232 Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve 18.5 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
233 Rye Playland 20.0 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
234 Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 10.9 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
235 Verrazano Bridge Scenic View (N of bridge) 12.3 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
236 Central Park--Tanners Spring 0.2 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
237 Randalls Island--NW fields and shoreline 2.6 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
238 Fort Totten Park 10.0 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
239 Central Park--Conservatory Water & Pilgrim Hill 0.5 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
240 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Porpoise Bridge 6.9 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
241 Owls Head Park 10.3 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
242 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
243 Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch) 1.1 3 187 1.6% 0.5%
244 Florham Park Fields 22.8 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
245 Arden Ave. Beach 20.3 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
246 Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park (Nassau Co.) 23.6 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
247 Central Park--Great Lawn 0.0 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
248 Mill Creek 23.1 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
249 Ceasar's Bay Bazaar 13.1 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
250 Five Islands Park 13.9 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
251 Plumb Beach 14.0 2 122 1.6% 0.5%
252 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 2 125 1.6% 0.4%
253 Lemon Creek, bridge at Hylan Blvd. 22.0 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
254 Halifax Road 23.9 3 250 1.2% 0.4%
255 Coney Island Pier 14.6 2 136 1.5% 0.4%
256 Central Park--Strawberry Field 0.6 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
257 Roslyn Pond Town Park 16.7 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
258 South Mountain Reservation 17.6 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
259 Rahway River Park 20.1 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
260 Overpeck County Park 6.2 2 170 1.2% 0.3%
261 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
262 Mill Pond, Oyster Bay 23.2 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
263 Central Park--Shakespeare Garden 0.2 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
264 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
265 Schlegel Lake 15.0 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
266 Stuyvesant Cove Park (18th-23rd St.) 3.4 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
267 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 2 187 1.1% 0.3%
268 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
269 Central Park--Evodia Field 0.3 1 67 1.5% 0.3%
270 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 2 220 0.9% 0.2%
271 The Celery Farm 19.5 4 628 0.6% 0.2%
272 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 3 420 0.7% 0.2%
273 Central Park--The Pond and Hallett Sanctuary 1.1 2 231 0.9% 0.2%
274 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 1 76 1.3% 0.2%
275 Rye Town Park 19.4 1 77 1.3% 0.2%
276 Central Park--Greywacke Arch 0.1 1 82 1.2% 0.2%
277 Prospect Park--Feeders 8.5 1 83 1.2% 0.2%
278 Central Park--Arthur Ross Pinetum 0.2 1 96 1.0% 0.2%
279 Brooklyn Botanic Garden 7.8 1 115 0.9% 0.2%
280 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 1 132 0.8% 0.1%
281 Central Park--Cedar Hill 0.3 1 139 0.7% 0.1%
282 Disposal Rd. 7.7 1 150 0.7% 0.1%
283 Carl Schurz Park 1.3 1 156 0.6% 0.1%
284 Battery Park, Manhattan 6.0 1 158 0.6% 0.1%
285 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 2 560 0.4% 0.1%
286 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area 23.7 1 235 0.4% 0.1%
287 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 1 535 0.2% 0.0%