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Where to find Greater Yellowlegs in May
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 May. 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--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 173 241 71.8% 65.8%
2 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 835 1258 66.4% 63.7%
3 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 1064 1827 58.2% 56.0%
4 Florham Park--Fish Tract 21.5 12 15 80.0% 54.8%
5 Goethals Bridge Pond--Goethals Homes 15.3 38 57 66.7% 53.7%
6 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 83 141 58.9% 50.6%
7 Saw Mill Creek Trail 7.5 17 26 65.4% 46.2%
8 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 64 119 53.8% 44.8%
9 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 383 804 47.6% 44.2%
10 Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access) 18.2 15 26 57.7% 38.9%
11 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 64 137 46.7% 38.6%
12 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 93 211 44.1% 37.5%
13 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 50 112 44.6% 35.8%
14 Flushing Airport 6.9 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
15 Oceanside Park 21.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
16 Hommocks Conservation Area 15.7 23 49 46.9% 33.7%
17 Melanie Lane Wetlands 22.5 39 97 40.2% 31.0%
18 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
19 Meadowlands IBA--Skeetkill Marsh 4.1 16 36 44.4% 29.5%
20 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 159 487 32.6% 28.6%
21 River Barge Park 5.1 48 134 35.8% 28.2%
22 Disposal Rd. 7.7 43 123 35.0% 27.1%
23 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 69 213 32.4% 26.5%
24 Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek 11.3 16 40 40.0% 26.3%
25 Goethals Bridge Pond 15.2 18 48 37.5% 25.2%
26 Central Park-Hanover Twp./Whippany Paper Board (private) 24.7 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
27 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 69 233 29.6% 24.1%
28 Chelsea Rd. and Bloomfield Ave., wetlands 16.4 11 28 39.3% 23.6%
29 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 29 94 30.9% 22.4%
30 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 114 437 26.1% 22.2%
31 Five Islands Park 13.9 9 23 39.1% 22.2%
32 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 189 764 24.7% 21.8%
33 Brookfield Park 18.2 20 64 31.2% 21.2%
34 Dutch Broadway Park 14.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
35 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 422 1892 22.3% 20.5%
36 Sandy Hook 23.7 516 2381 21.7% 20.1%
37 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 30 109 27.5% 20.0%
38 Beaver Lake (Nassau Co.) 22.2 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
39 Plumb Beach 14.0 191 915 20.9% 18.4%
40 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 155 749 20.7% 17.9%
41 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 24 98 24.5% 17.0%
42 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 14 52 26.9% 16.8%
43 Hempstead Lake SP--north end 18.3 16 62 25.8% 16.6%
44 Whitney Pond Park 13.7 8 26 30.8% 16.5%
45 Meadowlands--Richard Kane Natural Area (restricted access) 4.9 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
46 Liberty SP 7.0 155 825 18.8% 16.3%
47 Bay County Park 19.0 6 19 31.6% 15.4%
48 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 48 255 18.8% 14.5%
49 Freshkills Park 18.2 8 30 26.7% 14.2%
50 Great Neck Estates Wildlife Sanctuary 11.6 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
51 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 21 111 18.9% 12.7%
52 Miller Field 16.3 31 177 17.5% 12.6%
53 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 34 199 17.1% 12.5%
54 Devries Park 21.9 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
55 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 17 91 18.7% 12.0%
56 Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 10.9 6 24 25.0% 12.0%
57 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 50 325 15.4% 11.9%
58 Alley Pond Park--John Riedl Wildflower Meadow 11.2 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
59 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 9 42 21.4% 11.7%
60 Prospect Point 14.7 9 44 20.5% 11.2%
61 Matrix Global Logistics Park 16.1 12 64 18.8% 11.1%
62 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 10 51 19.6% 11.0%
63 Hendrix Creek 10.4 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
64 Clay Ave. Wetland (Tessie McNamara Park) 7.3 11 60 18.3% 10.6%
65 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 16 98 16.3% 10.3%
66 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 49 369 13.3% 10.2%
67 Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh 17.7 10 55 18.2% 10.2%
68 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 7 35 20.0% 10.0%
69 Saw Mill Creek Marsh 16.7 10 57 17.5% 9.8%
70 Lincoln Park West 7.5 18 119 15.1% 9.8%
71 Bluebelt Stormwater Mgmt Facility, Springfield Gardens 13.6 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
72 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 33 247 13.4% 9.7%
73 Pelham Bay Park--Bartow-Pell Mansion 10.5 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
74 Lumber Rd. slough 16.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
75 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 14 91 15.4% 9.4%
76 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing 6.1 6 32 18.8% 8.9%
77 Four Sparrow Marsh 12.9 5 25 20.0% 8.9%
78 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 17 125 13.6% 8.7%
79 Silver Lake (Bergen Co.) 18.1 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
80 Lincoln Park Gravel Pits 20.2 6 34 17.6% 8.3%
81 Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area 4.5 5 27 18.5% 8.2%
82 Ferry Point Park 7.1 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
83 Piermont Pier 18.4 32 282 11.3% 8.2%
84 Goethals Bridge Pond--Observation Platform 15.2 7 43 16.3% 8.1%
85 Titus Millpond 12.9 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
86 Idlewild Park 14.1 6 36 16.7% 7.9%
87 Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh 23.0 6 38 15.8% 7.4%
88 New Creek Watershed, Olympia Blvd. bridge 15.4 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
89 Leeds Pond Preserve 14.1 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
90 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 18 168 10.7% 6.9%
91 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 5 32 15.6% 6.9%
92 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 17 161 10.6% 6.7%
93 Manhasset Valley County Park 13.5 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
94 Little Neck Bay, Marsh 11.5 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
95 Aiello Park 13.1 4 26 15.4% 6.1%
96 Shore Park, Pelham Manor 11.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
97 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 7 58 12.1% 6.0%
98 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 15 155 9.7% 6.0%
99 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 11 106 10.4% 5.9%
100 Sunset Cove Park 14.7 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
101 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 8 75 10.7% 5.5%
102 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 7 64 10.9% 5.4%
103 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 13.6 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
104 Bridge Creek, Western Ave. 15.3 7 66 10.6% 5.2%
105 Centre Island Town Park 24.4 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
106 Anderson Creek Marsh 6.1 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
107 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 18 230 7.8% 5.0%
108 Marshlands Conservancy--parking lot area 18.3 4 32 12.5% 5.0%
109 Liberty SP--Tidal Bay 8.0 4 32 12.5% 5.0%
110 Commerce Road Wetlands 19.6 4 32 12.5% 5.0%
111 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
112 Inwood Hill Park--Spuyten Duyvil Creek 6.9 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
113 Bergen Beach 12.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
114 Pelham Bay Park--Rodmans Neck 10.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
115 Bayswater Park 16.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
116 Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve 20.5 23 345 6.7% 4.5%
117 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 12 157 7.6% 4.4%
118 Glen Island Park 12.0 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
119 Briant Park 19.9 5 53 9.4% 4.1%
120 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 35 620 5.6% 4.1%
121 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 10 140 7.1% 3.9%
122 Dead Horse Point 14.4 6 72 8.3% 3.9%
123 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
124 Randalls Island--saltmarsh and backstop 42 vicinity 2.9 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
125 Great Kills Park 18.0 16 269 5.9% 3.7%
126 Mill Pond, Port Washington 14.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
127 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 4 44 9.1% 3.6%
128 Oakwood Beach 17.4 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
129 Tibbetts Brook Park 10.9 6 78 7.7% 3.6%
130 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 10 156 6.4% 3.5%
131 Spring Creek Park 10.9 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
132 Jerome Park Reservoir 7.6 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
133 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 9 148 6.1% 3.2%
134 Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ 13.9 3 33 9.1% 3.1%
135 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 10 175 5.7% 3.1%
136 Otter Creek Preserve 17.3 3 34 8.8% 3.0%
137 North Woodmere Park 15.5 3 34 8.8% 3.0%
138 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 6 92 6.5% 3.0%
139 Great Neck Estates Park 11.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
140 Old Mill Road, LaTourette Park 17.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
141 Rahway River--Yacht Club Overlook 19.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
142 Oakwood Beach--Bluebelt, Lynn St. 17.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
143 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
144 Udalls Cove Park Preserve 11.6 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
145 Oakwood Beach--Riga St. marsh 17.6 3 36 8.3% 2.9%
146 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
147 Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline 11.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
148 Lido West Town Park 22.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
149 Linden Airport 18.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
150 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
151 Nickerson Beach 23.3 16 421 3.8% 2.4%
152 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 3 44 6.8% 2.3%
153 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 7 146 4.8% 2.3%
154 Meadowlands IBA--Mehrhof Pond (restricted access) 5.3 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
155 Neck Creek Preserve 17.4 4 70 5.7% 2.2%
156 Baxter Pond Park 14.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
157 Little Bay Park, Bayside 9.3 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
158 Joseph Medwick County Park 18.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
159 Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn) 10.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
160 Passaic River South Orange Ave Boat Launch Livingston 21.1 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
161 Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow 20.3 3 47 6.4% 2.2%
162 LaGuardia Airport (LGA) 4.9 3 48 6.2% 2.1%
163 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meridian Rd. Circle (Museum, Unisphere etc.) 6.9 3 48 6.2% 2.1%
164 Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway 10.2 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
165 Mariners Marsh 14.7 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
166 Swindler Cove Park and Sherman Creek 5.8 5 102 4.9% 2.1%
167 Old Place Creek--Kayak Access Site 15.5 3 50 6.0% 2.1%
168 Piermont Marsh 17.6 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
169 Fresh Creek Park 10.5 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
170 Old Place Creek Tidal Wetlands Area 15.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
171 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden 13.2 3 53 5.7% 1.9%
172 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 3 56 5.4% 1.8%
173 Newark Bay--Old Tressel 12.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
174 Meadowlands IBA--Ballfield 6.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
175 Old Place Creek--Western Ave. 15.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
176 Greenwich Harbor 24.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
177 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 84 3846 2.2% 1.8%
178 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 4 89 4.5% 1.8%
179 Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline 2.9 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
180 Clarks Pond 11.6 3 61 4.9% 1.7%
181 Randalls Island 2.4 7 209 3.3% 1.6%
182 Alley Pond Park--LIE (CIP Intersection) 11.8 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
183 Richmond Creek 18.2 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
184 Westchester Country Club (private property) 20.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
185 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 4 102 3.9% 1.5%
186 Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland 10.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
187 Jamaica Bay, South Shore 15.2 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
188 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 10 373 2.7% 1.5%
189 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 7 235 3.0% 1.5%
190 Mission of Immaculate Virgin, Mt. Loretto 22.9 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
191 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 28 1383 2.0% 1.4%
192 The Celery Farm 19.5 28 1399 2.0% 1.4%
193 Rockaway Community Park 15.7 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
194 Rivers Run Community Garden 10.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
195 Lenape Park 19.7 8 303 2.6% 1.3%
196 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 5 167 3.0% 1.3%
197 Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path 22.1 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
198 Frank M. Chapman Birding Trail 9.7 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
199 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 4 124 3.2% 1.3%
200 Manorhaven Town Park 13.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
201 Elizabeth River--1st st bridge 15.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
202 Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh 14.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
203 Page Ave. Beach 23.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
204 Oak Ridge Park 23.4 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
205 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 2 49 4.1% 1.1%
206 Powells Cove Park 6.9 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
207 Echo Lake Park 21.2 3 96 3.1% 1.1%
208 Hudson River Waterfront Walk 8.0 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
209 Field of Dreams Greenbelt 17.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
210 Pelham Bay Park--Bridle Path around golf courses 10.4 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
211 New Creek Watershed, Graham Blvd. bridge 15.5 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
212 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
213 Red Hook Recreation Area 7.8 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
214 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 3 118 2.5% 0.9%
215 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 7 399 1.8% 0.9%
216 Nature Study Woods, New Rochelle 13.5 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
217 Pugsley Creek Park 6.4 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
218 Twin Lakes Preserve 24.7 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
219 Six Diamonds Ballfields 13.7 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
220 Brightwood Park 22.8 2 72 2.8% 0.8%
221 Mill Creek 23.1 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
222 Woodlands Lake 18.1 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
223 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ 20.4 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
224 Alley Pond Park--Restoration Area 11.7 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
225 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 2 85 2.4% 0.6%
226 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 6.9 4 243 1.6% 0.6%
227 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
228 Alley Pond Park--Restoration Pond 11.9 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
229 Pond Park, Great Neck Estates 11.8 3 179 1.7% 0.6%
230 Conference House Park 24.5 3 184 1.6% 0.6%
231 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 2 99 2.0% 0.6%
232 Bayswater Point SP 15.5 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
233 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
234 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Porpoise Bridge 6.9 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
235 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
236 Rahway River--Mohawk Park 19.7 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
237 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 2 111 1.8% 0.5%
238 Rockleigh Woods Sanctuary & Lamont Reserve 15.4 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
239 Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh 15.4 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
240 Darlington Park 22.3 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
241 Grass Island Natural Area 24.0 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
242 Brookville Park 14.3 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
243 Olympia Blvd. Pond 15.6 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
244 Crotona Park 5.5 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
245 Trap House 21.3 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
246 Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve 18.5 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
247 Fort Tilden 15.7 2 139 1.4% 0.4%
248 Bronx River Pkwy Reservation--Crestwood Lake 14.2 1 45 2.2% 0.4%
249 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park 18.5 2 150 1.3% 0.4%
250 Alvin P. Williams Park (Sewaren Marina Park) 21.8 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
251 Inwood Hill Park--Muscota Marsh 6.9 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
252 Overpeck County Park 6.2 2 153 1.3% 0.4%
253 Shu Swamp Nature Preserve 22.1 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
254 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
255 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 4 493 0.8% 0.3%
256 Bruce Park (Greenwich) 24.8 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
257 Willowbrook Park 16.0 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
258 Schmidt's Woods 4.5 2 227 0.9% 0.2%
259 Alley Pond Park 11.9 4 644 0.6% 0.2%
260 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 1 74 1.4% 0.2%
261 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 1 76 1.3% 0.2%
262 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 1 81 1.2% 0.2%
263 North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp 22.7 1 90 1.1% 0.2%
264 Halifax Road 23.9 5 1326 0.4% 0.2%
265 Cranford, NJ--Tulip Street 20.2 1 111 0.9% 0.2%
266 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 3 757 0.4% 0.1%
267 Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods 13.2 1 144 0.7% 0.1%
268 Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir) 15.6 1 152 0.7% 0.1%
269 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook 22.5 1 157 0.6% 0.1%
270 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Parallel Pond 22.4 1 158 0.6% 0.1%
271 Palisades Park IBA--Green Brook Sanctuary 9.6 1 197 0.5% 0.1%
272 Watchung Reservation 22.7 1 263 0.4% 0.1%
273 Rye Nature Center 19.8 1 264 0.4% 0.1%
274 William Warren County Park 23.4 1 277 0.4% 0.1%
275 Valley Stream SP 16.0 1 301 0.3% 0.1%
276 Kissena Park 8.6 1 338 0.3% 0.1%
277 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 2 1085 0.2% 0.1%
278 Prospect Park 8.4 8 8052 0.1% 0.1%
279 Bronx Zoo 6.7 1 422 0.2% 0.0%
280 Central Park 0.7 6 8750 0.1% 0.0%
281 Forest Park 8.2 1 1147 0.1% 0.0%
282 Central Park--North End 1.2 1 1771 0.1% 0.0%
283 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 2 5687 0.0% 0.0%
284 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 1 2407 0.0% 0.0%