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Where to find Boat-tailed Grackle 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 Boat-tailed Grackle 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			Great Kills Park--Mudflats	18.1	137	167	82.0%	75.5%
2			Plumb Beach	14.0	689	915	75.3%	72.4%
3			Great Kills Park	18.0	192	269	71.4%	65.7%
4			Rockaway Community Park	15.7	11	13	84.6%	57.8%
5			Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd.	17.8	108	168	64.3%	56.8%
6			Lido Beach Passive Nature Area	23.4	290	487	59.5%	55.1%
7			Liberty SP	7.0	435	825	52.7%	49.3%
8			Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar	13.8	15	22	68.2%	47.3%
9			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	911	1892	48.2%	45.9%
10			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	357	749	47.7%	44.1%
11			Broad Channel American Park	14.8	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
12			Bay County Park	19.0	12	19	63.2%	41.0%
13			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest	13.2	55	111	49.5%	40.4%
14			Edgemere Landfill (restricted access)	15.6	18	32	56.2%	39.3%
15			Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock	13.6	12	20	60.0%	38.7%
16			Canarsie Beach Park	11.3	41	89	46.1%	36.1%
17			Dead Horse Bay, Marina	14.0	7	11	63.6%	35.4%
18			Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh	14.8	104	255	40.8%	34.9%
19			LIRR Douglaston Station	11.4	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
20			Sandy Hook	23.7	856	2381	36.0%	34.0%
21			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	258	764	33.8%	30.5%
22			Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh	14.7	8	15	53.3%	30.1%
23			Great Kills Park--Education Field Station	18.4	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
24			River Rd. marshes and RR tracks	16.5	36	94	38.3%	29.1%
25			Cow Meadow Park and Preserve	23.2	37	98	37.8%	28.8%
26			Bayswater Point SP	15.5	14	32	43.8%	28.2%
27			Oakwood Beach—Roma Ave. marsh (dead end)	17.1	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
28			Jones Beach Bay Islands	24.8	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
29			Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.)	16.6	28	74	37.8%	27.6%
30			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)	13.3	38	106	35.8%	27.4%
31			Little Neck Bay, Marsh	11.5	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
32			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end	12.7	7	15	46.7%	24.8%
33			Charles Memorial Park	11.5	20	57	35.1%	24.0%
34			Alley Pond Park--John Riedl Wildflower Meadow	11.2	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
35			Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area	24.6	34	118	28.8%	21.4%
36			Norton Basin Natural Resource Area	16.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
37			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	285	1258	22.7%	20.4%
38			Sunset Cove Park	14.7	7	18	38.9%	20.3%
39			Oakwood Beach	17.4	10	29	34.5%	19.9%
40			Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek	11.3	12	40	30.0%	18.1%
41			Liberty SP--Tidal Bay	8.0	10	32	31.2%	18.0%
42			Great Kills Park--Crookes Point	19.3	9	28	32.1%	17.9%
43			Saw Mill Creek Marsh	16.7	13	57	22.8%	13.8%
44			Nickerson Beach	23.3	68	421	16.2%	12.9%
45			Lincoln Park West	7.5	22	119	18.5%	12.5%
46			Oakwood Beach--Kissam Ave. marshes	17.4	11	55	20.0%	11.6%
47			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden	13.5	18	102	17.6%	11.5%
48			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	25	161	15.5%	10.7%
49			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	24	156	15.4%	10.6%
50			Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge	12.1	5	22	22.7%	10.1%
51			Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)	11.0	9	49	18.4%	10.0%
52			Dead Horse Point	14.4	12	72	16.7%	9.8%
53			Oakwood Beach--Riga St. marsh	17.6	7	36	19.4%	9.8%
54			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	44	369	11.9%	9.0%
55			Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches	24.3	6	34	17.6%	8.3%
56			Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline	11.4	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
57			Willet's Hassock, pool and marsh	13.7	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
58			Canarsie Pier	11.4	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
59			Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill)	10.7	7	44	15.9%	7.9%
60			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	10	75	13.3%	7.4%
61			Little Bay Park, Bayside	9.3	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
62			Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay)	18.2	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
63			Floyd Bennett Field--North Forty Preserve	13.2	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
64			Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve	23.1	8	61	13.1%	6.8%
65			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	15	140	10.7%	6.6%
66			Spring Creek Park	10.9	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
67			Four Sparrow Marsh	12.9	4	25	16.0%	6.4%
68			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end	13.6	6	44	13.6%	6.4%
69			Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive	22.9	16	157	10.2%	6.4%
70			Hudson River Waterfront Walk	8.0	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
71			Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch	13.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
72			Sweet Brook Bluebelt	20.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
73			Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West)	11.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
74			Fighting Island, west side	23.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
75			Plumb Beach--West	13.8	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
76			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	27	325	8.3%	5.8%
77			Howard Beach (Queens Co.)	10.7	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
78			Fort Totten Park	10.0	3	19	15.8%	5.5%
79			Lemon Creek Park	22.2	8	77	10.4%	5.4%
80			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden	13.2	6	53	11.3%	5.3%
81			Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh	17.7	6	55	10.9%	5.1%
82			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	12	141	8.5%	4.9%
83			Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ	13.9	4	33	12.1%	4.8%
84			Huguenot Ave. Beach	21.3	4	33	12.1%	4.8%
85			Jamaica Bay, South Shore	15.2	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
86			Lofts Pond Park	20.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
87			Jacob Riis Park--Magic Corner (S of golf course)	15.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
88			Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.)	15.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
89			Bridge Creek (Queens Co.)	17.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
90			Bayswater Park	16.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
91			Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave.	6.7	8	91	8.8%	4.5%
92			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	16	230	7.0%	4.3%
93			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	16	235	6.8%	4.2%
94			Paerdegat Basin	11.5	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
95			Marina West Town Boat Launch	23.5	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
96			Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway	10.2	3	26	11.5%	4.0%
97			Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area	23.2	5	56	8.9%	3.9%
98			Jacob Riis Park	15.5	4	42	9.5%	3.8%
99			Port Liberte	8.6	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
100			Crescent Beach Park	19.4	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
101			Point Lookout--Town Park	23.9	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
102			River Barge Park	5.1	8	134	6.0%	3.1%
103			North Woodmere Park	15.5	3	34	8.8%	3.0%
104			Baldwin Harbor Park	21.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
105			Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center	11.2	6	98	6.1%	2.8%
106			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	8	155	5.2%	2.6%
107			Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park	14.2	3	41	7.3%	2.5%
108			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	28	804	3.5%	2.4%
109			Laurel Hill Park	6.3	5	92	5.4%	2.3%
110			Point Lookout--Firemans Park	24.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
111			Lower Little Neck Bay off Cross Island Pkwy	10.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
112			Veterans Memorial Waterfront Park	14.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
113			Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn)	10.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
114			Conference House Park	24.5	8	184	4.3%	2.2%
115			LaGuardia Airport (LGA)	4.9	3	48	6.2%	2.1%
116			Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access)	18.2	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
117			Fresh Creek Park	10.5	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
118			Floyd Bennett Field--Ecology Village Area	14.1	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
119			Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh	13.3	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
120			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	48	1827	2.6%	2.0%
121			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond	13.4	3	52	5.8%	2.0%
122			Chelsea Rd. and Bloomfield Ave., wetlands	16.4	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
123			William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge	16.8	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
124			Seaside Wildlife Nature Park	19.0	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
125			Meadowlands IBA--Ballfield	6.8	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
126			Sandy Hook--Atlantic Drive	22.7	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
127			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Porpoise Bridge	6.9	2	33	6.1%	1.7%
128			Breezy Point Beach	16.1	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
129			Alley Pond Park--LIE (CIP Intersection)	11.8	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
130			Hempstead Harbor Shoreline Trail, May Newburger Cove	16.5	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
131			Fort Tilden	15.7	5	139	3.6%	1.5%
132			Idlewild Park	14.1	2	36	5.6%	1.5%
133			Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh	23.0	2	38	5.3%	1.5%
134			Sandy Hook--Nike Pond	24.1	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
135			Ferry Point Park	7.1	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
136			Trap House	21.3	2	42	4.8%	1.3%
137			Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park	14.0	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
138			Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion	21.8	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
139			Shellbank Basin	11.0	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
140			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East	7.4	2	51	3.9%	1.1%
141			Coney Island Creek Park	14.0	3	99	3.0%	1.0%
142			Cedar Grove Beach	17.0	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
143			Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake	10.9	6	297	2.0%	0.9%
144			Alley Pond Park--Brooklyn-Queens Greenway	11.9	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
145			Brookfield Park	18.2	2	64	3.1%	0.9%
146			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	4	199	2.0%	0.8%
147			Six Diamonds Ballfields	13.7	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
148			Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach	23.7	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
149			Saw Mill Creek Trail	7.5	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
150			Jacob Riis Park--Beach	15.7	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
151			Sheepshead Bay	13.8	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
152			Fort Wadsworth	13.3	2	85	2.4%	0.6%
153			Freshkills Park	18.2	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
154			Bayshore Waterfront Park	24.5	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
155			Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs	9.0	2	124	1.6%	0.4%
156			Olympia Blvd. Pond	15.6	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
157			Arden Ave. Beach	20.3	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
158			Crocheron Park	10.4	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
159			Goethals Bridge Pond	15.2	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
160			Lemon Creek, bridge at Hylan Blvd.	22.0	1	56	1.8%	0.3%
161			Miller Field	16.3	2	177	1.1%	0.3%
162			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
163			Matrix Global Logistics Park	16.1	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
164			Bridge Creek, Western Ave.	15.3	1	66	1.5%	0.3%
165			Randalls Island	2.4	2	209	1.0%	0.3%
166			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh	4.5	2	211	0.9%	0.3%
167			Goodhue Park	12.2	1	69	1.4%	0.3%
168			Neck Creek Preserve	17.4	1	70	1.4%	0.3%
169			Schmidt's Woods	4.5	2	227	0.9%	0.2%
170			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	3	437	0.7%	0.2%
171			Cemetery of the Resurrection	22.3	1	80	1.2%	0.2%
172			Owls Head Park	10.3	2	261	0.8%	0.2%
173			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	3	493	0.6%	0.2%
174			Van Vorst Park	6.1	1	87	1.1%	0.2%
175			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Queens Zoo	6.6	1	89	1.1%	0.2%
176			Clark Botanic Garden	17.1	1	89	1.1%	0.2%
177			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	5	1085	0.5%	0.2%
178			Richard A. Rutkowski Park	9.9	1	91	1.1%	0.2%
179			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point	4.5	1	109	0.9%	0.2%
180			Alley Pond Park	11.9	3	644	0.5%	0.2%
181			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	1	112	0.9%	0.2%
182			Hilltop Reservation	15.5	1	115	0.9%	0.2%
183			Hunter's Point South Park	2.7	1	123	0.8%	0.1%
184			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh	8.8	1	125	0.8%	0.1%
185			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	1	137	0.7%	0.1%
186			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	1	213	0.5%	0.1%
187			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	1	241	0.4%	0.1%
188			Valley Stream SP	16.0	1	301	0.3%	0.1%
189			Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve	20.5	1	345	0.3%	0.1%
190			Wagner College	13.3	1	424	0.2%	0.0%
191			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	2	2407	0.1%	0.0%
192			Prospect Park	8.4	4	8052	0.0%	0.0%