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Where to find Common Loon in October
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 Common Loon in October. 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			Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform	15.7	31	62	50.0%	37.9%
2			Great Kills Park--Bathhouse	18.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
3			Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot	15.9	27	60	45.0%	33.1%
4			Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes)	24.3	50	121	41.3%	32.9%
5			Point View Reservoir	19.8	15	32	46.9%	30.9%
6			Stehli Beach, Lattingtown	21.6	11	22	50.0%	30.7%
7			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	51	152	33.6%	26.5%
8			Sandy Hook	23.7	409	1737	23.5%	21.6%
9			Prospect Point	14.7	7	19	36.8%	19.1%
10			Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook	14.6	9	27	33.3%	18.6%
11			Coney Island Beach	14.5	24	97	24.7%	17.2%
12			Ceasar's Bay Bazaar	13.1	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
13			Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach	14.9	7	23	30.4%	15.6%
14			Manhattan Beach Park	14.2	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
15			Joline Ave. Beach	23.9	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
16			Gravesend Bay	13.2	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
17			Coney Island Pier	14.6	7	26	26.9%	13.7%
18			Fort Tilden	15.7	55	330	16.7%	13.0%
19			Hudson River Greenway--Pier 64 (W 24th St)	3.1	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
20			Gravesend Bay, Shore Parkway Greenway Trail	12.7	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
21			Peter Detmold Park	1.9	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
22			Midland Beach	15.8	11	63	17.5%	10.0%
23			Rockaway Inlet (Brooklyn)	14.8	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
24			Sandy Hook--Atlantic Drive	22.7	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
25			Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar	13.8	5	23	21.7%	9.7%
26			Lemon Creek Pier	22.6	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
27			Pryibil Beach	19.7	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
28			Boonton Reservoir	24.1	9	55	16.4%	8.9%
29			Fort Washington Park--Dyckman St. Boat Marina	6.4	9	56	16.1%	8.7%
30			Huguenot Ave. Beach	21.3	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
31			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	22	186	11.8%	7.9%
32			Great Kills Park	18.0	14	110	12.7%	7.7%
33			Conference House Park	24.5	18	153	11.8%	7.6%
34			Jacob Riis Park	15.5	13	105	12.4%	7.4%
35			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary	20.3	21	206	10.2%	6.8%
36			Point Lookout	24.4	8	63	12.7%	6.6%
37			Coney Island Creek Park	14.0	11	96	11.5%	6.5%
38			Stephen R. Gregg County Park	10.4	8	64	12.5%	6.5%
39			Playland Lake	20.4	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
40			Newark Bay--Old Tressel	12.6	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
41			Lake Tappan	16.9	5	35	14.3%	6.3%
42			Gravesend Bay, southern parking lot	12.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
43			Montclair Hawk Watch	13.7	25	284	8.8%	6.0%
44			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	16	171	9.4%	5.8%
45			Jacob Riis Park--Beach	15.7	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
46			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	14	152	9.2%	5.6%
47			Arden Ave. Beach	20.3	3	19	15.8%	5.5%
48			City Island, Belden Point	10.4	3	19	15.8%	5.5%
49			Plumb Beach	14.0	42	605	6.9%	5.2%
50			Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach	23.7	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
51			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	14	184	7.6%	4.6%
52			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	45	740	6.1%	4.6%
53			Ellis Rd., waterfront (Richmond Co.)	22.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
54			Sprague Ave. Waterfront	24.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
55			Verrazano Bridge Scenic View (N of bridge)	12.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
56			Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh--Duck Creek	14.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
57			Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park	14.2	5	49	10.2%	4.4%
58			Page Ave. Beach	23.7	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
59			Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access	13.4	7	82	8.5%	4.2%
60			Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area	23.2	3	25	12.0%	4.2%
61			Lake Parsippany	24.8	5	56	8.9%	3.9%
62			Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands	11.3	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
63			Great Kills Park--Crookes Point	19.3	3	28	10.7%	3.7%
64			Brighton Beach	14.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
65			Coney Island Creek	13.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
66			Jacob Riis Park--Magic Corner (S of golf course)	15.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
67			BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn)	13.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
68			Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West)	11.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
69			Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek	11.3	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
70			Riverside Park--79th St. Boat Basin	1.0	3	30	10.0%	3.5%
71			Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area	24.6	8	122	6.6%	3.4%
72			Great Kills Park--Mudflats	18.1	4	47	8.5%	3.4%
73			Charles Memorial Park	11.5	4	50	8.0%	3.2%
74			Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches	24.3	3	33	9.1%	3.1%
75			Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock	13.6	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
76			Cedar Grove Beach	17.0	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
77			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	15	298	5.0%	3.1%
78			Miller Field--Beach	16.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
79			Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.)	16.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
80			SUNY Maritime College (Fort Schuyler)	9.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
81			Oakwood Beach	17.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
82			Floyd Bennett Field--NE Corner	13.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
83			Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East)	11.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
84			Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout	14.7	22	504	4.4%	2.9%
85			Point Lookout--Town Park	23.9	4	56	7.1%	2.8%
86			Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.)	16.6	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
87			Rye Town Park	19.4	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
88			Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh	14.8	3	38	7.9%	2.7%
89			Palisades Park IBA	8.3	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
90			Glen Island Park	12.0	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
91			Centre Island Town Park	24.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
92			Hillview Reservoir (restricted access)	10.4	7	137	5.1%	2.5%
93			"Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court"""	21.7	3	42	7.1%	2.5%
94			Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh	23.0	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
95			Veterans Memorial Pier	10.5	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
96			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	5	94	5.3%	2.3%
97			Inwood Hill Park--Dyckman Fields	6.5	4	70	5.7%	2.2%
98			Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.)	15.7	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
99			Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot	10.7	5	97	5.2%	2.2%
100			Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive	22.9	4	71	5.6%	2.2%
101			Central Park--Reservoir	0.4	14	405	3.5%	2.1%
102			Sands Point Preserve	15.1	7	169	4.1%	2.0%
103			Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay)	18.2	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
104			Riis Landing	15.4	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
105			Lower New York Bay (Brooklyn)	16.4	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
106			Fort Wadsworth	13.3	5	110	4.5%	2.0%
107			Canarsie Beach Park	11.3	3	55	5.5%	1.9%
108			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	17	572	3.0%	1.9%
109			Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh	15.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
110			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ	20.4	2	31	6.5%	1.8%
111			Nickerson Beach	23.3	5	121	4.1%	1.8%
112			Hook Mountain	23.6	4	89	4.5%	1.8%
113			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	4	90	4.4%	1.7%
114			Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve	18.5	2	33	6.1%	1.7%
115			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)	13.3	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
116			Liberty SP	7.0	14	520	2.7%	1.6%
117			Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge	12.1	2	36	5.6%	1.5%
118			Randalls Island	2.4	13	508	2.6%	1.5%
119			Breezy Point Beach	16.1	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
120			Lido West Town Park	22.1	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
121			Lenoir Preserve	14.1	6	201	3.0%	1.4%
122			Liberty SP--Tidal Bay	8.0	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
123			Arverne East Nature Preserve	16.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
124			Riverside Park--South of 96th St.	1.0	3	76	3.9%	1.4%
125			Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs	9.0	4	119	3.4%	1.3%
126			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	16	758	2.1%	1.3%
127			Tibbetts Brook Park	10.9	2	43	4.7%	1.3%
128			Randalls Island--saltmarsh and backstop 42 vicinity	2.9	4	125	3.2%	1.3%
129			High Rock Park--Moses Mt.	16.1	2	46	4.3%	1.2%
130			Welwyn Preserve	18.5	2	48	4.2%	1.2%
131			Five Islands Park	13.9	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
132			Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing	6.1	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
133			Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path	22.1	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
134			Brookdale Park	12.2	2	63	3.2%	0.9%
135			Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot	12.6	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
136			Lemon Creek Park	22.2	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
137			Hudson River Greenway--22nd-29th St.	3.0	2	67	3.0%	0.8%
138			Watchung Reservation	22.7	2	68	2.9%	0.8%
139			Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion	21.8	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
140			Sheepshead Bay	13.8	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
141			Riverside Park South--Pier i, W 70th and vicinity	1.3	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
142			Ridgewood Reservoir	7.6	2	73	2.7%	0.8%
143			Dead Horse Point	14.4	2	76	2.6%	0.7%
144			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond	13.4	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
145			Dyker Beach Park	12.0	2	78	2.6%	0.7%
146			Backyard of Isaac Grant, Staten Island	11.3	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
147			Central Park	0.7	33	3478	0.9%	0.7%
148			Hudson River Greenway--Greenwich Village (W Houston-14th St.)	3.9	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
149			Bayshore Waterfront Park	24.5	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
150			LaGuardia Airport (LGA)	4.9	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
151			Trap House	21.3	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
152			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	2	103	1.9%	0.5%
153			Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline	2.9	2	107	1.9%	0.5%
154			Clarks Pond	11.6	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
155			Central Park--Harlem Meer	1.3	2	125	1.6%	0.4%
156			Fort Totten Park	10.0	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
157			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond	22.5	5	505	1.0%	0.4%
158			Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail	7.0	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
159			Floyd Bennett Field--Ecology Village Area	14.1	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
160			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	5	512	1.0%	0.4%
161			Central Park--North End	1.2	7	818	0.9%	0.4%
162			Prospect Park	8.4	21	3473	0.6%	0.4%
163			Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve	23.1	1	45	2.2%	0.4%
164			Palisades Park IBA--Green Brook Sanctuary	9.6	1	46	2.2%	0.4%
165			Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon	10.9	1	46	2.2%	0.4%
166			LIRR Station: Port Washington	15.0	1	46	2.2%	0.4%
167			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	7	914	0.8%	0.4%
168			Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill)	10.7	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
169			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	5	600	0.8%	0.4%
170			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	2	155	1.3%	0.4%
171			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	2	166	1.2%	0.3%
172			Cranford, NJ--Tulip Street	20.2	1	59	1.7%	0.3%
173			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake	8.0	1	60	1.7%	0.3%
174			Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods	13.2	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
175			Central Park--The Knoll	1.0	1	66	1.5%	0.3%
176			Miller Field	16.3	2	224	0.9%	0.2%
177			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	2	224	0.9%	0.2%
178			Planting Fields Arboretum	22.1	1	75	1.3%	0.2%
179			Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow	20.3	1	79	1.3%	0.2%
180			Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center	11.2	1	80	1.2%	0.2%
181			Laurel Hill Park	6.3	1	84	1.2%	0.2%
182			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	3	551	0.5%	0.2%
183			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	1	101	1.0%	0.2%
184			Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook	22.5	1	110	0.9%	0.2%
185			Bush Terminal Piers Park	9.2	1	121	0.8%	0.1%
186			Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path	22.3	1	124	0.8%	0.1%
187			The Landing, Dobbs Ferry	17.0	1	132	0.8%	0.1%
188			Astoria Park	2.3	1	137	0.7%	0.1%
189			Rockland Lake SP	25.0	1	154	0.6%	0.1%
190			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	1	160	0.6%	0.1%
191			Owls Head Park	10.3	1	187	0.5%	0.1%
192			Parsons Pond Park	20.0	1	190	0.5%	0.1%
193			Central Park--Sparrow Rock section	0.2	1	192	0.5%	0.1%
194			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	1	301	0.3%	0.1%
195			Central Park--The Pool	1.0	1	303	0.3%	0.1%
196			Piermont Pier	18.4	1	345	0.3%	0.1%
197			Wagner College	13.3	1	355	0.3%	0.0%
198			Battery Park, Manhattan	6.0	1	358	0.3%	0.0%
199			Kissena Park	8.6	1	497	0.2%	0.0%
200			The Celery Farm	19.5	1	1053	0.1%	0.0%
201			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	1	1867	0.1%	0.0%