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Where to find Greater Yellowlegs in April
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 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 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 991 1116 88.8% 86.8%
2 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 160 178 89.9% 84.6%
3 Goethals Bridge Pond--Goethals Homes 15.3 71 84 84.5% 75.3%
4 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 107 146 73.3% 65.6%
5 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 292 439 66.5% 62.0%
6 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 121 194 62.4% 55.4%
7 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 446 816 54.7% 51.2%
8 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 578 1153 50.1% 47.2%
9 Plumb Beach 14.0 153 291 52.6% 46.8%
10 Clay Ave. Wetland (Tessie McNamara Park) 7.3 48 84 57.1% 46.5%
11 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 87 162 53.7% 46.0%
12 Goethals Bridge Pond 15.2 18 28 64.3% 45.8%
13 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 109 208 52.4% 45.6%
14 Goethals Bridge Pond--Observation Platform 15.2 27 46 58.7% 44.3%
15 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 329 690 47.7% 44.0%
16 Little Neck Bay, Marsh 11.5 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
17 Broad Channel American Park 14.8 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
18 Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek 11.3 49 95 51.6% 41.7%
19 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 37 77 48.1% 37.3%
20 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 67 153 43.8% 36.2%
21 Disposal Rd. 7.7 58 131 44.3% 36.1%
22 Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access) 18.2 15 28 53.6% 35.8%
23 Nickerson Beach 23.3 57 134 42.5% 34.5%
24 Manhasset Valley County Park 13.5 8 14 57.1% 32.6%
25 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 138 372 37.1% 32.3%
26 Whitney Pond Park 13.7 17 36 47.2% 32.0%
27 Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn) 10.1 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
28 Flushing Airport 6.9 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
29 River Barge Park 5.1 32 84 38.1% 28.4%
30 Bluebelt Stormwater Mgmt Facility, Springfield Gardens 13.6 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
31 Bridge Creek, Western Ave. 15.3 29 84 34.5% 25.2%
32 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 55 175 31.4% 25.0%
33 Meadowlands IBA--Skeetkill Marsh 4.1 13 33 39.4% 24.7%
34 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 17 49 34.7% 22.9%
35 Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 10.9 10 27 37.0% 21.5%
36 Hommocks Conservation Area 15.7 13 38 34.2% 21.2%
37 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 105 419 25.1% 21.1%
38 Pelham Bay Park--Rodmans Neck 10.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
39 Brookfield Park 18.2 17 54 31.5% 20.7%
40 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
41 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 13.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
42 Great Piece Meadows North - Morris 20.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
43 Little Neck Bay 10.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
44 Greenbelt Native Plant Center 17.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
45 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 26 91 28.6% 20.3%
46 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 24 83 28.9% 20.3%
47 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 22 77 28.6% 19.7%
48 Melanie Lane Wetlands 22.5 31 115 27.0% 19.7%
49 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 181 814 22.2% 19.5%
50 Idlewild Park 14.1 9 27 33.3% 18.6%
51 Beaver Lake (Nassau Co.) 22.2 7 20 35.0% 18.1%
52 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 22 88 25.0% 17.1%
53 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 19 74 25.7% 17.1%
54 Saw Mill Creek Trail 7.5 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
55 Sandy Hook 23.7 266 1500 17.7% 15.9%
56 Spring Creek Park 10.9 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
57 Marshlands Conservancy--parking lot area 18.3 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
58 Manorhaven Town Park 13.7 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
59 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 10 42 23.8% 13.5%
60 Liberty SP 7.0 109 688 15.8% 13.3%
61 Saw Mill Creek Marsh 16.7 11 50 22.0% 12.8%
62 Hempstead Lake SP--north end 18.3 11 50 22.0% 12.8%
63 Lincoln Park West 7.5 13 62 21.0% 12.7%
64 Hendrix Creek 10.4 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
65 Linden Airport 18.2 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
66 Meadowlands IBA--Sawmill Creek mudflats (Hudson Co) 7.7 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
67 North Woodmere Park 15.5 7 30 23.3% 11.8%
68 Springfield Park 13.6 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
69 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 20 115 17.4% 11.5%
70 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 12 63 19.0% 11.2%
71 Chelsea Rd. and Bloomfield Ave., wetlands 16.4 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
72 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
73 Otter Creek Preserve 17.3 6 27 22.2% 10.6%
74 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 12 67 17.9% 10.6%
75 Meadowlands--Richard Kane Natural Area (restricted access) 4.9 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
76 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 43 323 13.3% 10.0%
77 Five Islands Park 13.9 6 29 20.7% 9.8%
78 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 40 306 13.1% 9.7%
79 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 11 65 16.9% 9.7%
80 Fresh Creek Park 10.5 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
81 Old Place Creek Tidal Wetlands Area 15.7 5 23 21.7% 9.7%
82 Jersey Gardens Mall--Wetland Mitigation North Side 13.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
83 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 10 62 16.1% 9.0%
84 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 6 32 18.8% 8.9%
85 Brookville Park 14.3 11 71 15.5% 8.9%
86 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 19 147 12.9% 8.4%
87 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 11 75 14.7% 8.4%
88 Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ 13.9 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
89 Matrix Global Logistics Park 16.1 10 69 14.5% 8.1%
90 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
91 Manorhaven Preserve and Nature Trail 14.2 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
92 Freshkills Park--East Mound 17.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
93 Landing Rd., Oyster Bay Cove 24.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
94 Alley Pond Park--John Riedl Wildflower Meadow 11.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
95 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 41 506 8.1% 6.0%
96 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 7 59 11.9% 5.9%
97 Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area 4.5 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
98 Freshkills Park 18.2 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
99 William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge--Travis Ave. bridge 16.7 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
100 Commerce Road Wetlands 19.6 4 32 12.5% 5.0%
101 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 14 174 8.0% 4.9%
102 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 6 58 10.3% 4.8%
103 Piermont Pier 18.4 17 230 7.4% 4.7%
104 Bay County Park 19.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
105 Mattano Park 15.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
106 Kirby Lane Ponds, Rye 20.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
107 Snug Harbor Cultural Center--Wetlands 12.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
108 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 28 432 6.5% 4.5%
109 Four Sparrow Marsh 12.9 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
110 Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh 17.7 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
111 Tallman Mountain SP 17.2 5 56 8.9% 3.9%
112 Pelham Bay Park--Bartow-Pell Mansion 10.5 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
113 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing 6.1 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
114 Florham Park--Fish Tract 21.5 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
115 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 9 130 6.9% 3.7%
116 Black Meadows--Morristown Airport 23.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
117 1-E Landfill (Restricted Access) 7.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
118 New Creek Watershed, Graham Blvd. bridge 15.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
119 Bridge Creek, Western Ave. (north) 15.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
120 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 4 44 9.1% 3.6%
121 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
122 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 25 481 5.2% 3.5%
123 Old Place Creek--Kayak Access Site 15.5 4 45 8.9% 3.5%
124 Bayswater Point SP 15.5 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
125 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 6 91 6.6% 3.1%
126 Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline 11.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
127 Cedarmere Preserve 16.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
128 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 6 93 6.5% 3.0%
129 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 6 100 6.0% 2.8%
130 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 14 317 4.4% 2.6%
131 Hudson River Waterfront Walk 8.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
132 Pelham Bay Park--Bridle Path around golf courses 10.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
133 Spring Creek, Fountain Ave. (Brooklyn) 10.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
134 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 4 62 6.5% 2.5%
135 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 7 135 5.2% 2.5%
136 Mill Creek 23.1 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
137 Van Name-Van Pelt Cove 14.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
138 Rockaway Community Park 15.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
139 Staten Island Zoo 13.3 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
140 Baxter Pond Park 14.5 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
141 Sandy Hook--Gunnison Lot 22.3 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
142 Pelham Bay Park--Central Woodland 10.0 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
143 Meadowlands--Cromakill Creek Marsh 3.8 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
144 Byram Park 22.8 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
145 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
146 Mariners Marsh 14.7 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
147 Oakwood Beach 17.4 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
148 Great Kills Park 18.0 8 220 3.6% 1.9%
149 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Porpoise Bridge 6.9 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
150 Old Place Creek--Western Ave. 15.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
151 Point Lookout 24.4 3 59 5.1% 1.7%
152 Miller Field 16.3 4 93 4.3% 1.7%
153 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
154 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
155 Titus Millpond 12.9 3 64 4.7% 1.6%
156 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 4 100 4.0% 1.6%
157 Sound View Park 5.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
158 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 3 74 4.1% 1.4%
159 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 3 74 4.1% 1.4%
160 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 9 343 2.6% 1.4%
161 Playland Lake 20.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
162 Richmond Creek 18.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
163 Alley Pond Park--Restoration Pond 11.9 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
164 New Creek Watershed, Olympia Blvd. bridge 15.4 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
165 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 2 44 4.5% 1.3%
166 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 3 83 3.6% 1.2%
167 Marina West Town Boat Launch 23.5 2 46 4.3% 1.2%
168 Pelham Bay Park--Thomas Pell WS and Goose Creek Marsh 10.2 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
169 Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path 22.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
170 Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck 16.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
171 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 2 47 4.3% 1.2%
172 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 3 90 3.3% 1.1%
173 Oakwood Beach--Kissam Ave. marshes 17.4 2 52 3.8% 1.1%
174 Butler Manor Woods 23.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
175 Lenape Park--Pond 20.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
176 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond 13.4 2 54 3.7% 1.0%
177 Udall's Mill Pond 11.5 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
178 Prospect Point 14.7 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
179 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden 13.2 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
180 Randalls Island--saltmarsh and backstop 42 vicinity 2.9 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
181 Joseph B. Hellman Overlook 11.6 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
182 Ash Brook Reservation 23.5 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
183 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 3 128 2.3% 0.8%
184 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 2 74 2.7% 0.7%
185 Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve 20.5 4 217 1.8% 0.7%
186 Floyd Bennett Field--North Forty Preserve 13.2 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
187 Grass Island Natural Area 24.0 2 79 2.5% 0.7%
188 Pond Park, Great Neck Estates 11.8 2 79 2.5% 0.7%
189 Aiello Park 13.1 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
190 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
191 Swindler Cove Park and Sherman Creek 5.8 2 85 2.4% 0.6%
192 The Celery Farm 19.5 17 1652 1.0% 0.6%
193 Six Diamonds Ballfields 13.7 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
194 Meadowlands IBA--Mehrhof Pond (restricted access) 5.3 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
195 LaGuardia Airport (LGA) 4.9 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
196 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 2 103 1.9% 0.5%
197 Jerome Park Reservoir 7.6 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
198 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meridian Rd. Circle (Museum, Unisphere etc.) 6.9 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
199 Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh 23.0 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
200 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 9 995 0.9% 0.5%
201 Lincoln Park Gravel Pits 20.2 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
202 Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow 20.3 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
203 Rye Town Park 19.4 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
204 Inwood Hill Park--Muscota Marsh 6.9 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
205 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
206 Randalls Island 2.4 3 248 1.2% 0.4%
207 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
208 Darlington Park 22.3 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
209 Randalls Island--NW fields and shoreline 2.6 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
210 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
211 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
212 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 2 161 1.2% 0.3%
213 Coney Island Beach 14.5 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
214 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
215 Branch Brook Park--South 11.5 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
216 Valley Stream SP 16.0 3 366 0.8% 0.3%
217 Leeds Pond Preserve 14.1 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
218 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 4 602 0.7% 0.3%
219 Neck Creek Preserve 17.4 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
220 Lake Tappan 16.9 1 80 1.2% 0.2%
221 Central Park--North Meadow 0.8 1 89 1.1% 0.2%
222 North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh 22.6 1 98 1.0% 0.2%
223 Lemon Creek, bridge at Hylan Blvd. 22.0 1 98 1.0% 0.2%
224 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 1 117 0.9% 0.2%
225 Echo Lake Park 21.2 1 123 0.8% 0.1%
226 South Mountain Reservation 17.6 1 128 0.8% 0.1%
227 Shu Swamp Nature Preserve 22.1 1 147 0.7% 0.1%
228 Conference House Park 24.5 1 183 0.5% 0.1%
229 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 1 183 0.5% 0.1%
230 Halifax Road 23.9 2 628 0.3% 0.1%
231 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 4 2031 0.2% 0.1%
232 Mary Patrick Park 24.0 1 237 0.4% 0.1%
233 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 2 769 0.3% 0.1%
234 Central Park 0.7 7 6195 0.1% 0.1%
235 Prospect Park 8.4 7 7240 0.1% 0.0%
236 Alley Pond Park 11.9 1 409 0.2% 0.0%
237 Central Park--North End 1.2 2 1406 0.1% 0.0%
238 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 1 1052 0.1% 0.0%