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Where to find Greater Yellowlegs 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 Greater Yellowlegs 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 Brookville Park 14.3 19 34 55.9% 39.5%
2 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 161 463 34.8% 30.6%
3 Shell Creek Park 20.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
4 Freshkills Park--North Park (Phase l) 17.6 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
5 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 188 842 22.3% 19.6%
6 Smith Pond, Rockville Center 18.3 25 94 26.6% 18.7%
7 Bluebelt Stormwater Mgmt Facility, Springfield Gardens 13.6 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
8 Udall's Mill Pond 11.5 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
9 Bergen Beach 12.3 6 22 27.3% 13.2%
10 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 123 819 15.0% 12.7%
11 Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ 13.9 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
12 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 14 69 20.3% 12.5%
13 Springfield Park 13.6 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
14 Idlewild Park 14.1 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
15 Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access) 18.2 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
16 Waterfront Park, Freeport 22.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
17 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 7 40 17.5% 8.7%
18 Half Moon Bay and shoreline 13.3 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
19 Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh 13.3 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
20 Brant Point Wildlife Sanctuary 15.3 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
21 Bridge Creek (Queens Co.) 17.4 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
22 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 14 126 11.1% 6.7%
23 Gwen Ifill Park 12.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
24 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 28 323 8.7% 6.1%
25 Fresh Creek Park 10.5 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
26 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 24 280 8.6% 5.8%
27 Plumb Beach 14.0 11 119 9.2% 5.2%
28 Goethals Bridge Pond--Observation Platform 15.2 4 34 11.8% 4.7%
29 Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.) 17.2 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
30 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 10 132 7.6% 4.2%
31 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
32 Flushing Airport 6.9 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
33 Marina West Town Boat Launch 23.5 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
34 Mattano Park 15.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
35 26th Ward Wastewater Treatment Plant 10.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
36 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 4 44 9.1% 3.6%
37 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 4 45 8.9% 3.5%
38 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
39 Clay Ave. Wetland (Tessie McNamara Park) 7.3 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
40 Pelham Bay Park--Thomas Pell WS and Goose Creek Marsh 10.2 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
41 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 4 58 6.9% 2.7%
42 Goethals Bridge Pond--Goethals Homes 15.3 3 40 7.5% 2.6%
43 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing 6.1 7 134 5.2% 2.6%
44 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 4 64 6.2% 2.5%
45 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 9 198 4.5% 2.4%
46 Hendrix Creek 10.4 3 44 6.8% 2.3%
47 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 4 68 5.9% 2.3%
48 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 5 96 5.2% 2.2%
49 Long Beach Park 20.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
50 Spring Creek, Fountain Ave. (Brooklyn) 10.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
51 Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn) 10.1 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
52 Hempstead Harbor Shoreline Trail, May Newburger Cove 16.5 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
53 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 3 51 5.9% 2.0%
54 Richmond Creek 18.2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
55 Point Lookout--East Marina 23.8 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
56 Prospect Point 14.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
57 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
58 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
59 Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline 11.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
60 Sunset Cove Park 14.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
61 Willow Pond, Hewlett Bay Park 17.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
62 North Woodmere Park 15.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
63 Premium Mill Pond 14.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
64 Dosoris Pond, Glen Cove 19.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
65 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 3 83 3.6% 1.2%
66 Cedarmere Preserve 16.9 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
67 Little Neck Bay, Shore Rd. 11.1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
68 Bay County Park 19.0 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
69 Sound View Park 5.4 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
70 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 13.6 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
71 Disposal Rd. 7.7 2 66 3.0% 0.8%
72 Spring Creek Park 10.9 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
73 Bayswater Point SP 15.5 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
74 Lofts Pond Park 20.1 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
75 Bayswater Park 16.3 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
76 Five Islands Park 13.9 2 86 2.3% 0.6%
77 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 2 95 2.1% 0.6%
78 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 2 107 1.9% 0.5%
79 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
80 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
81 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
82 Meadowlands IBA--Skeetkill Marsh 4.1 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
83 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
84 Saw Mill Creek Marsh 16.7 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
85 Cammanns Pond Park 23.5 2 161 1.2% 0.3%
86 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
87 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 2 177 1.1% 0.3%
88 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
89 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 1 63 1.6% 0.3%
90 Dead Horse Point 14.4 1 68 1.5% 0.3%
91 Roslyn Pond Town Park 16.7 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
92 Mill Pond Park, Bellmore 24.7 2 232 0.9% 0.2%
93 Hempstead Lake SP--north end 18.3 1 81 1.2% 0.2%
94 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 3 578 0.5% 0.2%
95 Baisley Pond Park 11.9 1 121 0.8% 0.1%
96 Nickerson Beach 23.3 1 125 0.8% 0.1%
97 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 1 133 0.8% 0.1%
98 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 1 164 0.6% 0.1%
99 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 1 211 0.5% 0.1%
100 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 1 220 0.5% 0.1%
101 Randalls Island 2.4 1 281 0.4% 0.1%
102 Liberty SP 7.0 1 330 0.3% 0.1%
103 Piermont Pier 18.4 1 413 0.2% 0.0%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJan-2024. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jan 2024.