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Where to find Common Loon in February
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 February. 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 Coney Island Pier 14.6 106 136 77.9% 70.3%
2 Coney Island Beach 14.5 111 143 77.6% 70.1%
3 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 51 64 79.7% 68.3%
4 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 64 82 78.0% 67.9%
5 Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park 14.0 37 46 80.4% 66.8%
6 Glen Island Park 12.0 12 13 92.3% 66.7%
7 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 39 50 78.0% 64.8%
8 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 152 220 69.1% 62.7%
9 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 24 30 80.0% 62.7%
10 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 47 64 73.4% 61.5%
11 Brighton Beach 14.3 17 21 81.0% 60.0%
12 Manhattan Beach Park 14.2 52 73 71.2% 60.0%
13 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 90 132 68.2% 59.8%
14 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 105 157 66.9% 59.2%
15 Plumb Beach 14.0 78 122 63.9% 55.1%
16 Point Lookout 24.4 191 316 60.4% 55.0%
17 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 116 190 61.1% 54.0%
18 Coney Island Creek 13.9 36 55 65.5% 52.3%
19 Plumb Beach--West 13.8 20 31 64.5% 46.9%
20 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 181 352 51.4% 46.2%
21 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 16 25 64.0% 44.5%
22 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 63 125 50.4% 41.8%
23 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 107 226 47.3% 40.9%
24 Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park (Nassau Co.) 23.6 19 34 55.9% 39.5%
25 Gravesend Bay 13.2 30 58 51.7% 39.2%
26 BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn) 13.2 13 22 59.1% 38.7%
27 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 17 31 54.8% 37.8%
28 Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty 16.3 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
29 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 20 38 52.6% 37.3%
30 Fort Tilden 15.7 55 120 45.8% 37.2%
31 Dead Horse Point 14.4 30 62 48.4% 36.4%
32 Canarsie Pier 11.4 32 67 47.8% 36.3%
33 Coney Island Creek--23rd St. overlook 14.0 23 46 50.0% 36.1%
34 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 19 37 51.4% 35.9%
35 Coney Island--Norton Pt. 14.3 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
36 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 9 15 60.0% 35.7%
37 Lower New York Bay (Brooklyn) 16.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
38 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 16 32 50.0% 33.6%
39 Rye Town Park 19.4 34 77 44.2% 33.6%
40 Sandy Hook 23.7 300 817 36.7% 33.5%
41 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 25 55 45.5% 33.0%
42 Gravesend Bay, southern parking lot 12.9 12 23 52.2% 33.0%
43 Ceasar's Bay Bazaar 13.1 18 38 47.4% 32.5%
44 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 33 78 42.3% 32.0%
45 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 61 162 37.7% 30.6%
46 Milton Point, Rye 17.9 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
47 Hoffman Island 14.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
48 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 17 39 43.6% 29.3%
49 Midland Beach 15.8 16 37 43.2% 28.7%
50 Great Kills Park--Education Field Station 18.4 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
51 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 47 142 33.1% 25.9%
52 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 41 122 33.6% 25.8%
53 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 9 20 45.0% 25.8%
54 "Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court""" 21.7 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
55 Gravesend Bay, Shore Parkway Greenway Trail 12.7 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
56 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 158 560 28.2% 24.6%
57 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ 20.4 16 43 37.2% 24.4%
58 Oyster Bay Marine Center (Sagamore Yacht Club) 23.8 41 131 31.3% 24.0%
59 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 27 83 32.5% 23.4%
60 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 14 38 36.8% 23.4%
61 City Island, Belden Point 10.4 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
62 Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.) 17.2 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
63 Long Beach Park 20.7 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
64 Five Islands Park 13.9 14 39 35.9% 22.7%
65 Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch 13.5 11 29 37.9% 22.7%
66 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 33 112 29.5% 21.8%
67 Prospect Point 14.7 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
68 Great Kills Park 18.0 69 268 25.7% 20.9%
69 Rockaway Beach--W of Beach 125th St. 15.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
70 Rockaway Beach--E of Cross Bay Blvd 15.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
71 Sandy Hook--Nike Pond 24.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
72 Playland Lake Overlook (Hawk Watch Site) 20.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
73 Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh 14.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
74 Davenport Park 12.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
75 Freeport's Nautical Mile 22.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
76 19th Drive, East Elmhurst 4.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
77 City Island, Rochelle St. and jetties 10.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
78 Pryibil Beach 19.7 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
79 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 170 759 22.4% 19.6%
80 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
81 Florence Ave, Oyster Bay 24.0 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
82 Greenwich Harbor 24.1 8 23 34.8% 18.8%
83 Six Diamonds Ballfields 13.7 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
84 Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.) 15.7 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
85 Ransom Beach, Bayville 22.0 7 20 35.0% 18.1%
86 Marina West Town Boat Launch 23.5 14 49 28.6% 17.8%
87 Grass Island Natural Area 24.0 48 213 22.5% 17.4%
88 Fort Totten Park 10.0 9 29 31.0% 17.3%
89 Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd. 14.3 7 21 33.3% 17.2%
90 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 41 181 22.7% 17.2%
91 Cedar Grove Reservoir 14.0 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
92 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 13 50 26.0% 15.9%
93 Swinburne Island 15.5 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
94 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 7 23 30.4% 15.6%
95 Byram Park 22.8 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
96 Carteret Waterfront Park 19.4 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
97 Kingsborough Community College 14.2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
98 Sprague Ave. Waterfront 24.0 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
99 Lido Beach Town Park 22.8 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
100 Allentown Ln. x Windward Ct. Waterfront 22.7 12 48 25.0% 14.9%
101 Miller Field--Beach 16.4 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
102 Rye Playland 20.0 7 26 26.9% 13.7%
103 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 16 76 21.1% 13.4%
104 Larchmont Manor Park and Beach 14.9 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
105 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 17 87 19.5% 12.6%
106 Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway 10.2 6 23 26.1% 12.5%
107 Erie Basin Park, IKEA (Brooklyn) 8.0 8 34 23.5% 12.4%
108 Page Ave. Beach 23.7 8 34 23.5% 12.4%
109 Veterans Memorial Waterfront Park 14.9 11 52 21.2% 12.2%
110 Half Moon Bay and shoreline 13.3 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
111 Floyd Bennett Field--NE Corner 13.0 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
112 Riis Landing 15.4 6 24 25.0% 12.0%
113 City Island--Kilroe St. Beach 10.6 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
114 Hudson Park and Beach 13.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
115 Centre Island Town Park 24.4 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
116 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 7 31 22.6% 11.4%
117 Pelham Bay Park--Rodmans Neck 10.1 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
118 Rockaway Inlet (Brooklyn) 14.8 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
119 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 9 46 19.6% 10.7%
120 SUNY Maritime College (Fort Schuyler) 9.2 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
121 Liberty SP 7.0 49 370 13.2% 10.2%
122 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 7 35 20.0% 10.0%
123 Garvies Point Preserve 17.4 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
124 Hempstead Harbor Park 16.5 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
125 Ferry Point Park 7.1 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
126 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
127 Playland Lake 20.4 7 37 18.9% 9.5%
128 Pelham Bay Park--Hawk Watch 10.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
129 City Island (Bronx Co.) 10.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
130 Garvies Point Preserve--beach 17.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
131 Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh 15.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
132 Veterans Park 11.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
133 Floyd Bennett Field--Fisherman's Beach 14.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
134 Throgs Neck Bridge (Bronx Co.) 9.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
135 Stepping Stone Park 11.3 5 24 20.8% 9.2%
136 Nickerson Beach 23.3 17 118 14.4% 9.2%
137 Bay County Park 19.0 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
138 The Narrows (Brooklyn) 11.9 8 48 16.7% 8.7%
139 Tarrytown Lakes Park 21.8 15 107 14.0% 8.7%
140 Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club 15.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
141 Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.) 15.9 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
142 Verrazano Bridge Scenic View (N of bridge) 12.3 5 27 18.5% 8.2%
143 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 6 36 16.7% 7.9%
144 Joline Ave. Beach 23.9 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
145 Hempstead Harbor Shoreline Trail, May Newburger Cove 16.5 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
146 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 51 554 9.2% 7.1%
147 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 5 33 15.2% 6.7%
148 Newark Bay--Old Tressel 12.6 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
149 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
150 Long Beach (Nassau Co.) 20.9 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
151 Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 10.9 4 26 15.4% 6.1%
152 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 4 26 15.4% 6.1%
153 Hudson River Greenway--29th-42nd St. 2.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
154 Point Lookout--East Marina 23.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
155 Bayswater Park 16.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
156 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 8 70 11.4% 5.9%
157 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 6 48 12.5% 5.9%
158 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 5 38 13.2% 5.8%
159 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 11 110 10.0% 5.7%
160 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
161 Tottenville Train Station (Bentley St.), Arthur Kill 23.9 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
162 Conference House Park 24.5 5 39 12.8% 5.6%
163 Liberty SP--Tidal Bay 8.0 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
164 Oakwood Beach 17.4 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
165 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing 6.1 9 99 9.1% 4.9%
166 Little Bay Park, Bayside 9.3 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
167 Tottenville Train Station (Ellis St.), Arthur Kill 23.8 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
168 Upper New York Bay (Brooklyn) 7.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
169 MacNeil Park 6.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
170 DiDomenico Park Bayonne. 11.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
171 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 7 76 9.2% 4.5%
172 Central Park--Reservoir 0.4 59 1093 5.4% 4.2%
173 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 9 117 7.7% 4.1%
174 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
175 Hudson River Greenway--Greenwich Village (W Houston-14th St.) 3.9 6 70 8.6% 4.0%
176 Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 9.8 11 158 7.0% 3.9%
177 Shore Road Park 11.7 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
178 Floyd Bennett Field--North Forty Preserve 13.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
179 Jamaica Bay, South Shore 15.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
180 Butler Manor Waterfront 23.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
181 Greenpoint, Brooklyn 3.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
182 Kensico Lake 24.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
183 Front St., Waterfront 12.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
184 Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck 16.7 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
185 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 16 307 5.2% 3.2%
186 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 4 49 8.2% 3.2%
187 Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline 2.9 5 69 7.2% 3.1%
188 Veterans Memorial Pier 10.5 6 90 6.7% 3.1%
189 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 6 91 6.6% 3.1%
190 Dead Horse Bay, Marina 14.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
191 Palisades Park IBA--Southern Section 6.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
192 Hudson River Waterfront Walk 8.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
193 Lower Little Neck Bay off Cross Island Pkwy 10.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
194 Little Neck Bay, Shore Rd. 11.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
195 Riverside Park South (59th-72nd St.) 1.2 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
196 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 11 212 5.2% 2.9%
197 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 17 367 4.6% 2.9%
198 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 3 38 7.9% 2.7%
199 Central Park 0.7 60 1730 3.5% 2.7%
200 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 4 59 6.8% 2.7%
201 Battery Park City--Robert F. Wagner Jr. Park 5.9 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
202 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 17 416 4.1% 2.6%
203 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
204 Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods 13.2 6 117 5.1% 2.4%
205 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
206 Seaside Wildlife Nature Park 19.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
207 North Shore Esplanade 11.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
208 Powells Cove Park 6.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
209 Ocean Breeze Park 14.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
210 Jones Beach Bay Islands 24.8 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
211 Randalls Island 2.4 7 184 3.8% 1.9%
212 Floyd Bennett Field--Ecology Village Area 14.1 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
213 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
214 Mill Pond, Oyster Bay 23.2 3 56 5.4% 1.8%
215 Randalls Island--Ferry Dock and environs 2.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
216 Bayside Marina (Queens Co.) 10.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
217 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 2 33 6.1% 1.7%
218 Arden Ave. Beach 20.3 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
219 Fresh Creek Park 10.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
220 Pelham Bay Park--Pelham Bridge 9.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
221 Shellbank Basin 11.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
222 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
223 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry 17.0 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
224 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 2 37 5.4% 1.5%
225 Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland 10.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
226 Bar Beach Town Park 16.6 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
227 Alvin P. Williams Park (Sewaren Marina Park) 21.8 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
228 Randalls Island--Southeast section 2.0 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
229 Central Park--Locust Grove 0.1 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
230 Randalls Island--Southwest section 1.7 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
231 Elizabeth River--1st st bridge 15.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
232 Seaview Ave. and Father Capodanno Blvd. 15.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
233 Lake Tappan 16.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
234 Riverside Park South--Pier i, W 70th and vicinity 1.3 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
235 Old Place Creek Tidal Wetlands Area 15.7 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
236 Pier 44 Waterfront Garden 7.8 2 52 3.8% 1.1%
237 Battery Park, Manhattan 6.0 4 158 2.5% 1.0%
238 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 2 56 3.6% 1.0%
239 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
240 Floyd Bennett Field--Cricket Field area 13.4 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
241 Peter Detmold Park 1.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
242 Spring Creek Park 10.9 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
243 Trap House 21.3 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
244 Morris Canal Basin 6.3 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
245 Louis Valentino Jr. Park and Pier 7.6 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
246 Roosevelt Is. 1.6 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
247 Boonton Reservoir 24.1 2 78 2.6% 0.7%
248 Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area 4.5 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
249 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
250 Owls Head Park 10.3 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
251 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 2 102 2.0% 0.5%
252 MacEchron Waterfront Park, Hastings on Hudson 15.6 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
253 Point View Reservoir 19.8 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
254 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
255 Mill Creek 23.1 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
256 Battery Park City--South Cove and environs 5.8 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
257 Van Name-Van Pelt Cove 14.0 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
258 Randalls Island--saltmarsh at Little Hell Gate Inlet 2.2 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
259 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 2 154 1.3% 0.4%
260 Arbutus Lake 21.0 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
261 West Village (approx. 14th-Houston St. W of 6th Ave.) 3.8 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
262 Baldwin Harbor Park 21.6 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
263 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 4 548 0.7% 0.3%
264 Weequahic Park 13.5 1 67 1.5% 0.3%
265 Battery Park City--Nelson A. Rockefeller Jr Park 5.1 1 76 1.3% 0.2%
266 Miller Field 16.3 1 77 1.3% 0.2%
267 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 2 246 0.8% 0.2%
268 Swindler Cove Park and Sherman Creek 5.8 1 80 1.2% 0.2%
269 Hunter's Point South Park 2.7 1 82 1.2% 0.2%
270 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 1 97 1.0% 0.2%
271 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 4 940 0.4% 0.2%
272 Riverside Park--North of 96th St. 1.8 1 109 0.9% 0.2%
273 Baisley Pond Park 11.9 1 121 0.8% 0.1%
274 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 1 133 0.8% 0.1%
275 Lake Parsippany 24.8 1 147 0.7% 0.1%
276 Overpeck County Park 6.2 1 170 0.6% 0.1%
277 Central Park--North End 1.2 1 182 0.5% 0.1%
278 Central Park--The Pond and Hallett Sanctuary 1.1 1 231 0.4% 0.1%
279 Piermont Pier 18.4 1 402 0.2% 0.0%
280 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 1 535 0.2% 0.0%
281 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 1 733 0.1% 0.0%
282 Prospect Park 8.4 1 1997 0.1% 0.0%