Bird Finder

Where to find Royal Tern in August
within 25 miles of New York City, United States

Royal Tern
© Christoph Moning / Cornell Lab Macaulay Library

This page shows which locations in the selected region historically had the highest probability of a checklist including Royal Tern in August. 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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Evidence Sampling Score
# Location Chart Dist Media Years Birders Hits Lists Freq Conf
1 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area
19.9 4 12 63 79 128 61.7% 53.1%
2 Bayshore Waterfront Park
19.5 0 7 4 47 79 59.5% 48.5%
3 Sandy Hook
19.0 12 23 145 421 849 49.6% 46.2%
4 Conaskonk Point
20.1 7 9 27 67 122 54.9% 46.1%
5 Seaside Wildlife Nature Park
14.0 2 5 8 21 43 48.8% 34.6%
6 Plumb Beach
10.3 173 13 125 312 1360 22.9% 20.8%
7 Leonardo Marina & Beach
20.3 0 1 1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
8 Parsonage Island, Oceanside
21.4 0 1 1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
9 Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch
10.5 5 2 6 8 22 36.4% 19.7%
10 Sandy Hook--North End
16.4 6 12 50 73 307 23.8% 19.4%
11 Midland Beach
10.7 1 4 6 8 23 34.8% 18.8%
12 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar
11.1 7 6 7 17 60 28.3% 18.5%
13 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point
14.3 1 7 8 19 70 27.1% 18.1%
14 Keansburg Beach
19.3 0 2 2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
15 Ceasar's Bay Bazaar
8.3 1 1 2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
16 Sandy Hook--Plum Island
21.3 0 6 11 14 61 23.0% 14.2%
17 Sandy Hook--South Beach area
21.3 0 3 6 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
18 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach
19.1 0 4 4 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
19 Sandy Hook--C Lot & Beach
20.6 0 5 7 8 31 25.8% 13.7%
20 Keyport--waterfront area
21.6 0 5 10 10 42 23.8% 13.5%
21 Cliffwood Beach Waterfront Park
21.5 3 8 13 16 78 20.5% 13.0%
22 Breezy Point Tip
11.9 8 10 25 34 208 16.3% 11.9%
23 Jacob Riis Park
12.3 3 7 19 16 88 18.2% 11.5%
24 Wolfe's Pond Park
16.8 0 8 8 32 206 15.5% 11.2%
25 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East)
9.9 2 1 3 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
26 Raritan Bay Waterfront Park & Morgan Avenue Mudflats
21.4 9 14 26 37 252 14.7% 10.8%
27 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches
19.7 0 5 9 7 33 21.2% 10.7%
28 Lemon Creek Pier
17.7 0 5 1 7 33 21.2% 10.7%
29 Great Kills Park--Bathhouse
13.8 0 1 1 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
30 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock
11.2 1 3 3 11 66 16.7% 9.6%
31 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach--North End (South Beach)
9.0 0 1 1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
32 Great Kills Park--Mudflats
13.0 1 8 13 24 182 13.2% 9.0%
33 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot
12.2 1 3 6 7 41 17.1% 8.5%
34 Old Bridge Waterfront Park
21.7 0 7 8 11 82 13.4% 7.7%
35 Nickerson Beach
22.9 3 8 20 21 193 10.9% 7.2%
36 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach
9.8 0 1 1 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
37 Atlantic Highlands Marina
20.6 0 1 3 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
38 Cedar Grove Beach
11.9 0 4 2 5 32 15.6% 6.9%
39 Miller Field
11.3 2 4 13 28 299 9.4% 6.6%
40 Floyd Bennett Field
10.3 27 8 24 43 522 8.2% 6.2%
41 Canarsie Pier
8.7 0 1 2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
42 Gravesend Bay
8.4 0 1 1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
43 Great Kills Park
13.0 3 7 10 15 155 9.7% 6.0%
44 Point Lookout
24.1 0 1 4 4 27 14.8% 5.9%
45 Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay)
16.9 0 5 3 6 50 12.0% 5.6%
46 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond
16.8 0 5 9 8 74 10.8% 5.6%
47 Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh
18.3 0 1 1 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
48 Sunset Cove Park
12.5 3 2 4 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
49 Pirates Cove
21.4 1 2 2 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
50 Jacob Riis Park--Beach
12.4 0 2 3 4 31 12.9% 5.1%
51 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd.
12.7 1 3 5 10 116 8.6% 4.7%
52 Marina West Town Boat Launch
23.2 0 1 2 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
53 Sandy Hook--Nike Pond
19.5 0 1 1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
54 Jamaica Bay, Ruler's Bar
11.9 0 1 1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
55 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion
17.1 3 3 4 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
56 South Amboy Boat Ramp
21.2 0 3 6 6 68 8.8% 4.1%
57 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge
10.5 0 1 5 6 70 8.6% 4.0%
58 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area
18.5 0 3 6 4 41 9.8% 3.9%
59 Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.)
14.2 0 2 2 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
60 Breezy Point Beach
12.1 1 3 3 4 43 9.3% 3.7%
61 Rockaway Inlet (Brooklyn)
11.0 0 1 1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
62 Lower New York Bay (Brooklyn)
11.7 0 1 1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
63 Jamaica Bay, Canarsie Pol
9.5 1 1 1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
64 Oakwood Beach
12.4 0 2 2 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
65 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West)
9.7 1 2 1 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
66 Fort Tilden
12.3 2 4 7 7 103 6.8% 3.3%
67 Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path
17.4 0 2 2 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
68 Four Sparrow Marsh
9.4 0 1 1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
69 Silver Point County Park
16.0 0 1 1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
70 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end
11.1 3 6 22 20 443 4.5% 2.9%
71 Dead Horse Point
11.0 6 4 4 6 102 5.9% 2.7%
72 Crescent Beach Park
14.4 0 1 1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
73 Oakwood Beach--Kissam Ave. marshes
12.3 0 1 1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
74 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area
21.0 2 9 12 43 1324 3.2% 2.4%
75 Hudson River Greenway--Pier 64 (W 24th St)
2.6 0 1 2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
76 Natco Lake
20.5 0 2 2 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
77 Coney Island Beach
9.9 2 3 5 6 131 4.6% 2.1%
78 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.)
14.8 0 3 4 3 53 5.7% 1.9%
79 Point Lookout--Firemans Park
24.1 0 1 1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
80 "Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court"""
17.0 0 1 2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
81 Coney Island Pier
10.1 0 2 2 2 33 6.1% 1.7%
82 Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd.
11.2 0 1 2 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
83 Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty
14.3 1 1 1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
84 Arden Ave. Beach
15.2 0 2 1 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
85 Jones Beach Bay Islands
25.0 0 1 3 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
86 Willet's Hassock, pool and marsh
10.1 1 1 1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
87 New Creek Watershed, Graham Blvd. bridge
10.4 0 1 1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
88 Wolfe's Pond Park--ballfields and parking lot
16.6 0 1 1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
89 Riis Landing
12.0 1 1 1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
90 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform
12.1 0 1 1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
91 Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.)
13.3 0 1 1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
92 Arbutus Lake
16.0 0 2 1 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
93 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond
11.3 4 5 30 19 910 2.1% 1.3%
94 Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.)
13.7 1 1 1 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
95 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond
11.5 6 9 26 19 971 2.0% 1.3%
96 Long Beach Park
19.8 0 1 1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
97 Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.)
13.0 0 1 1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
98 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty
24.6 0 1 1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
99 Fort Wadsworth
8.3 0 2 2 2 51 3.9% 1.1%
100 Coney Island Creek Park
9.2 2 2 4 3 95 3.2% 1.1%
101 Miller Field--Beach
11.3 0 1 1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
102 Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh
10.8 0 1 1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
103 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest
9.4 1 2 3 2 59 3.4% 0.9%
104 Conference House Park
19.7 0 2 2 3 115 2.6% 0.9%
105 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
11.6 4 8 30 22 1709 1.3% 0.9%
106 Joline Ave. Beach
18.9 0 1 1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
107 Plumb Beach--West
9.9 0 1 1 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
108 Lido West Town Park
21.6 0 1 1 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
109 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)
11.3 1 1 3 3 133 2.3% 0.8%
110 Huguenot Ave. Beach
16.3 0 1 1 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
111 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area
23.1 0 3 4 4 221 1.8% 0.7%
112 Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh
11.7 0 1 1 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
113 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end
11.7 0 4 6 7 650 1.1% 0.5%
114 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path
17.9 1 1 1 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
115 Lemon Creek Park
17.2 0 1 1 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
116 Veterans Memorial Pier
5.4 0 1 3 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
117 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)
9.0 1 3 2 3 226 1.3% 0.5%
118 Hartshorne Woods
22.4 0 1 1 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
119 Brooklyn Golf Center Driving Range
10.1 0 1 1 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
120 Fort Washington Park--Dyckman St. Boat Marina
11.4 0 1 1 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
121 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve
23.5 0 1 1 1 110 0.9% 0.2%
122 Mt. Loretto Unique Area
18.0 0 1 2 1 135 0.7% 0.1%
123 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park
9.1 1 1 2 2 515 0.4% 0.1%
124 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary
24.9 1 1 1 1 294 0.3% 0.1%
125 Richard W. DeKorte Park
6.9 0 2 2 2 1922 0.1% 0.0%