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Where to find Greater Yellowlegs in July
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 July. 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, north end 12.7 136 177 76.8% 70.1%
2 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 370 525 70.5% 66.4%
3 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 730 1140 64.0% 61.2%
4 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 147 248 59.3% 53.1%
5 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 596 1084 55.0% 52.0%
6 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 13.6 18 26 69.2% 50.0%
7 Plumb Beach 14.0 319 745 42.8% 39.3%
8 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 130 294 44.2% 38.7%
9 Flushing Airport 6.9 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
10 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 72 165 43.6% 36.3%
11 Clay Ave. Wetland (Tessie McNamara Park) 7.3 48 108 44.4% 35.4%
12 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 501 1377 36.4% 33.9%
13 Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access) 18.2 15 33 45.5% 29.8%
14 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 26 64 40.6% 29.5%
15 Goethals Bridge Pond--Goethals Homes 15.3 11 24 45.8% 27.9%
16 Liberty SP 7.0 101 323 31.3% 26.5%
17 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 33 94 35.1% 26.2%
18 Jerome Park Reservoir 7.6 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
19 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 22 63 34.9% 24.3%
20 Whitney Pond Park 13.7 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
21 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 65 244 26.6% 21.5%
22 Lincoln Park West 7.5 8 21 38.1% 20.8%
23 Broad Channel American Park 14.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
24 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 105 441 23.8% 20.1%
25 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 17 61 27.9% 18.2%
26 Goethals Bridge Pond 15.2 12 40 30.0% 18.1%
27 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 19 72 26.4% 17.6%
28 Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh 13.3 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
29 Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn) 10.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
30 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East) 11.8 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
31 Sandy Hook 23.7 58 357 16.2% 12.8%
32 North Woodmere Park 15.5 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
33 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 13 63 20.6% 12.5%
34 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 66 491 13.4% 10.7%
35 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 26 184 14.1% 9.8%
36 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh 14.7 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
37 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 14 90 15.6% 9.5%
38 Fresh Creek Park 10.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
39 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 8 48 16.7% 8.7%
40 Oceanside Park 21.1 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
41 Nickerson Beach 23.3 48 447 10.7% 8.2%
42 West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344) 19.9 6 35 17.1% 8.1%
43 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 10 72 13.9% 7.7%
44 Four Sparrow Marsh 12.9 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
45 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 39 392 9.9% 7.4%
46 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 7 52 13.5% 6.7%
47 Crotona Park 5.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
48 Silver Lake (Bergen Co.) 18.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
49 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 16 167 9.6% 6.0%
50 Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh 14.7 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
51 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 14 162 8.6% 5.2%
52 Miller Field 16.3 13 149 8.7% 5.2%
53 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
54 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 7 73 9.6% 4.7%
55 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 11 134 8.2% 4.6%
56 Bergen Beach 12.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
57 Dubos Point 15.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
58 Hendrix Creek 10.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
59 Last Chance Pond Park 15.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
60 Freshkills Park 18.2 4 36 11.1% 4.4%
61 Brookfield Park 18.2 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
62 Sound View Park 5.4 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
63 Plumb Beach--West 13.8 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
64 Udalls Cove Park Preserve 11.6 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
65 Rahway River--Yacht Club Overlook 19.8 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
66 Sunset Cove Park 14.7 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
67 Disposal Rd. 7.7 6 69 8.7% 4.0%
68 Richmond Creek 18.2 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
69 Tallman Mountain SP 17.2 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
70 Matrix Global Logistics Park 16.1 7 87 8.0% 4.0%
71 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 5 56 8.9% 3.9%
72 River Barge Park 5.1 7 90 7.8% 3.8%
73 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 15 243 6.2% 3.8%
74 Bluebelt Stormwater Mgmt Facility, Springfield Gardens 13.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
75 Oakwood Beach--Riga St. marsh 17.6 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
76 Manhasset Valley County Park 13.5 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
77 Melanie Lane Wetlands 22.5 5 66 7.6% 3.3%
78 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 4 49 8.2% 3.2%
79 Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek 11.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
80 Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh 17.7 4 54 7.4% 2.9%
81 Goethals Bridge Pond--Observation Platform 15.2 3 36 8.3% 2.9%
82 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 4 55 7.3% 2.9%
83 Old Place Creek--Kayak Access Site 15.5 3 38 7.9% 2.7%
84 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 3 38 7.9% 2.7%
85 Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area 4.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
86 Freshkills Park--East Mound 17.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
87 Tallman Mountain SP--Picnic Area 17.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
88 Old Place Creek--Western Ave. 15.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
89 Saw Mill Creek Marsh 16.7 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
90 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 8 170 4.7% 2.4%
91 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 3 45 6.7% 2.3%
92 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 3 45 6.7% 2.3%
93 Piermont Pier 18.4 15 407 3.7% 2.2%
94 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
95 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond 13.4 4 72 5.6% 2.2%
96 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
97 Hommocks Conservation Area 15.7 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
98 Marina West Town Boat Launch 23.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
99 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
100 Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ 13.9 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
101 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 3 58 5.2% 1.8%
102 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 3 60 5.0% 1.7%
103 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 4 93 4.3% 1.7%
104 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 6 168 3.6% 1.6%
105 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
106 Cammanns Pond Park 23.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
107 Beaver Lake (Nassau Co.) 22.2 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
108 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
109 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
110 Dead Horse Point 14.4 3 80 3.8% 1.3%
111 Meadowlands--Richard Kane Natural Area (restricted access) 4.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
112 Inwood Hill Park--Spuyten Duyvil Creek 6.9 2 44 4.5% 1.3%
113 Alley Pond Park 11.9 3 82 3.7% 1.3%
114 Page Ave. Beach 23.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
115 Liberty SP--Tidal Bay 8.0 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
116 Bridge Creek, Western Ave. 15.3 2 50 4.0% 1.1%
117 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 8 390 2.1% 1.0%
118 Bronx Zoo 6.7 5 211 2.4% 1.0%
119 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 2 55 3.6% 1.0%
120 Inwood Hill Park--Muscota Marsh 6.9 2 62 3.2% 0.9%
121 Commerce Road Wetlands 19.6 2 64 3.1% 0.9%
122 Mill Creek 23.1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
123 Coney Island Creek 13.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
124 Saw Mill Creek Trail 7.5 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
125 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
126 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 2 76 2.6% 0.7%
127 Prospect Point 14.7 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
128 Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 10.9 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
129 Meadowlands IBA--Skeetkill Marsh 4.1 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
130 Piermont Marsh 17.6 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
131 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
132 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
133 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
134 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
135 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 2 139 1.4% 0.4%
136 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 1 45 2.2% 0.4%
137 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
138 Great Kills Park 18.0 2 150 1.3% 0.4%
139 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
140 Olympia Blvd. Pond 15.6 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
141 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
142 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 1 102 1.0% 0.2%
143 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 1 105 1.0% 0.2%
144 Fort Tilden 15.7 1 108 0.9% 0.2%
145 The Celery Farm 19.5 2 363 0.6% 0.2%
146 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 2 404 0.5% 0.1%