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Where to find Ruddy Duck in April
within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

This page shows which locations in the selected region historically had the highest probability of a checklist including Ruddy Duck in April. 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 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 114 121 94.2% 88.5%
2 Meadowlands IBA--Mehrhof Pond (restricted access) 5.3 34 35 97.1% 85.5%
3 Lake Parsippany 24.8 199 239 83.3% 78.0%
4 Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.) 12.5 77 92 83.7% 74.8%
5 Piermont Pier 18.4 306 390 78.5% 74.1%
6 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 426 557 76.5% 72.8%
7 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 696 926 75.2% 72.3%
8 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 43 52 82.7% 70.3%
9 Jerome Park Reservoir 7.6 31 43 72.1% 57.3%
10 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 879 1470 59.8% 57.3%
11 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 62 103 60.2% 50.5%
12 Weequahic Park 13.5 27 43 62.8% 47.9%
13 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 449 897 50.1% 46.8%
14 Central Park--Reservoir 0.4 450 937 48.0% 44.8%
15 Hoboken 13th & 14th Piers 3.5 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
16 Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods 13.2 72 139 51.8% 43.6%
17 Saw Mill Creek Trail 7.5 28 49 57.1% 43.3%
18 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 96 193 49.7% 42.8%
19 Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir) 15.6 138 287 48.1% 42.4%
20 Commonwealth Water Company Reservoir # 3 20.4 18 31 58.1% 40.8%
21 Lake Tappan 16.9 43 84 51.2% 40.7%
22 Silver Lake Reservoir 12.5 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
23 Prospect Park 8.4 3848 9635 39.9% 39.0%
24 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing 6.1 18 33 54.5% 38.0%
25 Packanack Lake 18.5 30 61 49.2% 37.1%
26 Brookville Park 14.3 39 84 46.4% 36.2%
27 Bradys Pond 13.5 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
28 Central Park--Harlem Meer 1.3 151 392 38.5% 33.8%
29 Ridgewood Reservoir 7.6 86 216 39.8% 33.5%
30 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 17 35 48.6% 33.0%
31 Lake Tappan (NY) 18.7 11 21 52.4% 32.4%
32 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 436 1248 34.9% 32.3%
33 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 60 160 37.5% 30.4%
34 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 69 194 35.6% 29.2%
35 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
36 Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone 8.7 49 141 34.8% 27.4%
37 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 44 140 31.4% 24.3%
38 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 38 121 31.4% 23.8%
39 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 41 133 30.8% 23.6%
40 Lincoln Park Gravel Pits 20.2 17 48 35.4% 23.4%
41 Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake 10.9 180 678 26.5% 23.4%
42 Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill 8.8 27 86 31.4% 22.6%
43 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 168 652 25.8% 22.6%
44 Freshkills Park--North Park (Phase l) 17.6 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
45 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 19 60 31.7% 21.3%
46 Weehawken Reservoir 3.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
47 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East) 11.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
48 Veterans Park 11.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
49 Tarrytown Lakes Park 21.8 76 316 24.1% 19.7%
50 New Creek Watershed, Olympia Blvd. bridge 15.4 21 73 28.8% 19.7%
51 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 23 82 28.0% 19.5%
52 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 205 946 21.7% 19.2%
53 Alley Pond Park--Restoration Pond 11.9 15 51 29.4% 18.7%
54 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond 13.4 17 64 26.6% 17.3%
55 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 14 56 25.0% 15.5%
56 Baisley Pond Park 11.9 11 42 26.2% 15.3%
57 Hendrix Creek 10.4 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
58 New Creek Watershed, Mason x Rowan Ave. access site 15.4 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
59 Little Neck Bay, Shore Rd. 11.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
60 Matthiessen Park, Irvington 18.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
61 West Essex Park - Annex north of Livingston Mall 20.2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
62 LaGuardia Airport (LGA) 4.9 14 61 23.0% 14.2%
63 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden 13.2 10 40 25.0% 14.2%
64 Central Park 0.7 1123 7622 14.7% 14.0%
65 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 33 174 19.0% 13.8%
66 Orange Reservoir 16.7 12 56 21.4% 12.7%
67 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 17 92 18.5% 11.9%
68 Bayonne Waterfront Walkway 10.4 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
69 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 27 168 16.1% 11.3%
70 Central Park--North End 1.2 219 1729 12.7% 11.2%
71 Freshkills Park--East Mound 17.5 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
72 Meadowlands--Cromakill Creek Marsh 3.8 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
73 Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ 13.9 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
74 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 64 487 13.1% 10.4%
75 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 9 48 18.8% 10.2%
76 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 23 158 14.6% 9.9%
77 Freshkills Park--North Mound 17.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
78 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 11 68 16.2% 9.3%
79 Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn) 10.1 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
80 Highland Park (Queens Co.) 7.7 7 39 17.9% 9.0%
81 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 10 63 15.9% 8.9%
82 Liberty SP 7.0 81 838 9.7% 7.8%
83 Lower Little Neck Bay off Cross Island Pkwy 10.9 7 46 15.2% 7.6%
84 Schlegel Lake 15.0 12 96 12.5% 7.3%
85 Crestwood Lake, Yonkers 15.0 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
86 Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway 10.2 6 42 14.3% 6.7%
87 North Woodmere Park 15.5 5 35 14.3% 6.3%
88 Elizabeth River--Hillside Township Park 15.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
89 Manursing Way, Rye 20.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
90 Central Park--Fort Clinton 1.2 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
91 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 10 95 10.5% 5.8%
92 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 14 148 9.5% 5.7%
93 Twin Lakes Preserve 24.7 4 28 14.3% 5.7%
94 Piermont Marsh 17.6 4 28 14.3% 5.7%
95 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 8 74 10.8% 5.6%
96 Sound View Park 5.4 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
97 Smith Pond, Rockville Center 18.3 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
98 Randalls Island 2.4 23 296 7.8% 5.2%
99 Cammanns Pond Park 23.5 12 135 8.9% 5.2%
100 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 7 68 10.3% 5.1%
101 Fort Totten Park 10.0 5 43 11.6% 5.1%
102 Mary Patrick Park 24.0 19 258 7.4% 4.8%
103 Central Park--Conservatory Garden 1.1 6 60 10.0% 4.7%
104 Portchester Waterfront 22.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
105 Freshkills Park--Main Creek Bridge (restricted access) 18.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
106 Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.) 0.5 9 114 7.9% 4.2%
107 Lake Tappan (NY), Convent Rd. 18.9 4 39 10.3% 4.1%
108 Central Park--96th Street Playground and vicinity 0.7 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
109 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meridian Rd. Circle (Museum, Unisphere etc.) 6.9 4 42 9.5% 3.8%
110 Poplar Rd. Wildlife Sanctuary 16.6 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
111 Reservoir Number One (aka Lake Innisfree) 15.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
112 Kingsland Point County Park 21.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
113 Thomas Jefferson Park, Manhattan 1.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
114 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 12 192 6.2% 3.6%
115 Mill Pond Park, Bellmore 24.7 10 158 6.3% 3.5%
116 Flushing Airport 6.9 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
117 Freshkills Park 18.2 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
118 Boonton Reservoir 24.1 14 276 5.1% 3.0%
119 Alley Pond Park--LIE (CIP Intersection) 11.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
120 Harlem River, Pier 107 1.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
121 Branch Brook Park--South 11.5 6 94 6.4% 3.0%
122 Central Park--Tennis Center and vicinity 0.6 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
123 Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area 4.5 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
124 Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve 18.5 5 84 6.0% 2.6%
125 Randalls Island--Icahn Stadium and environs 2.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
126 Central Park--Great Lawn 0.0 5 85 5.9% 2.5%
127 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 14 339 4.1% 2.5%
128 Central Park--North Woods 1.3 11 255 4.3% 2.4%
129 Van Cortlandt Park--NE Forest 9.5 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
130 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 14 369 3.8% 2.3%
131 FDR Drive btwn 38-42nd St. incl. U Thant Is. 2.3 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
132 William H. Pouch Boy Scout Camp 15.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
133 Spring Creek, Fountain Ave. (Brooklyn) 10.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
134 DiDomenico Park Bayonne. 11.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
135 Central Park--Arthur Ross Pinetum 0.2 10 244 4.1% 2.2%
136 Meadowlands--Richard Kane Natural Area (restricted access) 4.9 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
137 Crocheron Park 10.4 5 99 5.1% 2.2%
138 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake 8.0 7 182 3.8% 1.9%
139 Disposal Rd. 7.7 6 162 3.7% 1.7%
140 Six Diamonds Ballfields 13.7 2 33 6.1% 1.7%
141 Pelham Bay Park--Landfill 9.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
142 Central Park--Lawn Bowling Green 0.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
143 Freshkills Park--South Mounds 18.4 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
144 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 4 98 4.1% 1.6%
145 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 4 99 4.0% 1.6%
146 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 7 222 3.2% 1.5%
147 Leeds Pond Preserve 14.1 3 68 4.4% 1.5%
148 Central Park--North Meadow 0.8 4 104 3.8% 1.5%
149 Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch) 1.1 30 1400 2.1% 1.5%
150 Columbia University, Nevis Laboratories Environs 17.8 2 37 5.4% 1.5%
151 Lakeside Park (Pompton Lake) 22.6 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
152 Central Park--North Meadow Butterfly Gardens 1.0 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
153 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 79 4731 1.7% 1.3%
154 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Porpoise Bridge 6.9 3 80 3.8% 1.3%
155 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 2 45 4.4% 1.2%
156 Gravesend Bay, southern parking lot 12.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
157 Randalls Island--Southwest section 1.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
158 Harlem River, 90th-107th St. 1.3 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
159 Jersey City Reservoir #3 & Pershing Field Park 5.4 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
160 Central Park--Met Museum (E Drive; 79th-85th St. transv.) 0.1 2 52 3.8% 1.1%
161 Commerce Road Wetlands 19.6 2 52 3.8% 1.1%
162 Spring Creek Park 10.9 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
163 Highland Park (Brooklyn) 7.9 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
164 The Celery Farm 19.5 28 1912 1.5% 1.0%
165 Udalls Cove Park Preserve 11.6 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
166 Springfield Park 13.6 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
167 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 7 360 1.9% 0.9%
168 Kissena Park 8.6 7 364 1.9% 0.9%
169 Coney Island Creek 13.9 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
170 Hudson River Waterfront Walkway (Hoboken-Newport) 4.7 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
171 Central Park--The Lake (Upper Lobe) 0.3 4 180 2.2% 0.9%
172 Tallman Mountain SP 17.2 2 66 3.0% 0.8%
173 Central Park--Great Hill 1.2 5 260 1.9% 0.8%
174 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 4 194 2.1% 0.8%
175 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 38 3446 1.1% 0.8%
176 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
177 Central Park--SE from 65th St. transv.-Center Dr. 0.9 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
178 Central Park--Compost Area 1.1 2 74 2.7% 0.7%
179 Rockefeller SP Preserve 23.6 10 732 1.4% 0.7%
180 Prospect Park--Zoo 8.0 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
181 Alley Pond Park--Little Alley Pond 12.2 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
182 Mount Prospect Park 7.6 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
183 Central Park--SW from 65th St. transv.-Center Dr. 1.0 2 79 2.5% 0.7%
184 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry 17.0 2 80 2.5% 0.7%
185 Central Park--The Lake 0.4 4 227 1.8% 0.7%
186 Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline 2.9 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
187 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 4 236 1.7% 0.7%
188 Bee Meadow Park 23.6 2 84 2.4% 0.7%
189 South Mountain Reservation 17.6 3 169 1.8% 0.6%
190 Floyd Bennett Field--North Forty Preserve 13.2 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
191 Central Park--The Oven and The Point 0.4 3 174 1.7% 0.6%
192 Irvington Woods 18.8 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
193 Central Park--Blockhouse 1.3 3 183 1.6% 0.6%
194 River Barge Park 5.1 2 103 1.9% 0.5%
195 Saddle River County Park 11.2 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
196 Overpeck County Park--Henry Hoebel Area 6.2 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
197 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 2 107 1.9% 0.5%
198 Oakwood Beach 17.4 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
199 Liberty SP--Tidal Bay 8.0 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
200 Central Park--Wildflower Meadow 1.1 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
201 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 2 122 1.6% 0.5%
202 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 2 125 1.6% 0.4%
203 Central Park--The Pool 1.0 8 960 0.8% 0.4%
204 Otter Creek Preserve 17.3 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
205 Central Park--Sparrow Rock section 0.2 2 135 1.5% 0.4%
206 Central Park--The Lake (Hernshead) 0.4 2 137 1.5% 0.4%
207 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 2 140 1.4% 0.4%
208 Central Park--Turtle Pond 0.1 7 888 0.8% 0.4%
209 Five Islands Park 13.9 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
210 Central Park--The Knoll 1.0 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
211 Bronxville Lake, Tuckahoe 13.3 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
212 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area 23.7 4 445 0.9% 0.4%
213 Central Park--Sheep Meadow 0.8 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
214 Arbutus Lake 21.0 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
215 Central Park--Cherry Hill 0.5 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
216 Sandy Hook 23.7 10 1712 0.6% 0.3%
217 Hudson River Greenway--Pier 54 vicinity (W 13th St.) 3.6 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
218 Olympia Blvd. Pond 15.6 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
219 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 2 194 1.0% 0.3%
220 Arden Ave. Beach 20.3 1 67 1.5% 0.3%
221 Roosevelt Is.--FDR Four Freedoms and Southpoint Park 2.1 1 68 1.5% 0.3%
222 Prospect Park--Vale of Cashmere 7.8 3 402 0.7% 0.3%
223 Central Park--Strawberry Field 0.6 3 403 0.7% 0.3%
224 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
225 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 1 82 1.2% 0.2%
226 Great Kills Park 18.0 2 255 0.8% 0.2%
227 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 1 84 1.2% 0.2%
228 Matrix Global Logistics Park 16.1 1 87 1.1% 0.2%
229 Central Park--Locust Grove 0.1 1 88 1.1% 0.2%
230 Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek 11.3 1 88 1.1% 0.2%
231 Lincoln Park West 7.5 1 91 1.1% 0.2%
232 Central Park--Falconers Hill 0.6 1 94 1.1% 0.2%
233 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 1 94 1.1% 0.2%
234 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 1 96 1.0% 0.2%
235 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 3 564 0.5% 0.2%
236 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 1 105 1.0% 0.2%
237 Central Park--Greywacke Arch 0.1 1 107 0.9% 0.2%
238 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 1 108 0.9% 0.2%
239 Central Park--Summit Rock 0.2 1 112 0.9% 0.2%
240 Verona Park 15.0 1 121 0.8% 0.1%
241 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 4 1155 0.3% 0.1%
242 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 1 137 0.7% 0.1%
243 Central Park--Belvedere Castle 0.2 1 145 0.7% 0.1%
244 Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout 14.7 1 146 0.7% 0.1%
245 Overpeck County Park 6.2 1 150 0.7% 0.1%
246 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park 18.5 1 153 0.7% 0.1%
247 Alley Pond Park 11.9 2 498 0.4% 0.1%
248 Central Park--Evodia Field 0.3 1 166 0.6% 0.1%
249 Central Park--Maintenance Meadow 0.2 1 175 0.6% 0.1%
250 Central Park--Tanners Spring 0.2 1 185 0.5% 0.1%
251 Central Park--Shakespeare Garden 0.2 1 200 0.5% 0.1%
252 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 1 229 0.4% 0.1%
253 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 2 874 0.2% 0.1%
254 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 1 291 0.3% 0.1%
255 Bronx Zoo 6.7 1 388 0.3% 0.0%
256 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 2 1261 0.2% 0.0%
257 Central Park--The Pond and Hallett Sanctuary 1.1 1 673 0.1% 0.0%
258 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 1 918 0.1% 0.0%