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Where to find Snow Goose in December
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 Snow Goose in December. 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 Matthiessen Park, Irvington 18.7 8 9 88.9% 56.5%
2 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 180 323 55.7% 50.3%
3 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 16 26 61.5% 42.5%
4 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 130 280 46.4% 40.7%
5 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 15 27 55.6% 37.3%
6 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 40 96 41.7% 32.3%
7 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 13 30 43.3% 27.4%
8 Belvedere Estate, Tarrytown 19.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
9 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh 14.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
10 Wyckoff Lake 20.4 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
11 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 28 110 25.5% 18.2%
12 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 13.6 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
13 Warinanco Park 16.7 9 30 30.0% 16.7%
14 Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone 8.7 20 105 19.0% 12.7%
15 Miller Field 16.3 16 82 19.5% 12.4%
16 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
17 Sunset Cove Park 14.7 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
18 Poly Prep Country Day School 11.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
19 Freshkills Park--West Mound 19.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
20 Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ 13.9 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
21 Coney Island Creek 13.9 8 58 13.8% 7.2%
22 Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture 23.1 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
23 Rifle Camp Park 13.4 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
24 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 43 578 7.4% 5.6%
25 Jacksons Pond 19.7 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
26 Bucks Hollow 16.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
27 Speno Memorial Park 22.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
28 Prospect Park--Parade Grounds 9.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
29 Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline 2.9 9 114 7.9% 4.2%
30 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 27 463 5.8% 4.0%
31 Dubos Point 15.5 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
32 Sandy Hook 23.7 51 1001 5.1% 3.9%
33 Rahway River Park 20.1 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
34 Jamaica Bay, South Shore 15.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
35 Silver Point County Park 17.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
36 Tribute Park, Beach Channel Drive 15.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
37 Verona Park 15.0 6 79 7.6% 3.5%
38 Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods 13.2 6 86 7.0% 3.2%
39 Freshkills Park 18.2 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
40 Alley Pond Park--LIE (CIP Intersection) 11.8 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
41 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
42 East River, Pier 11 to Pier 6 5.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
43 Prospect Park 8.4 77 2088 3.7% 3.0%
44 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 5 83 6.0% 2.6%
45 Monroe Cohen Park 10.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
46 Randalls Island 2.4 12 281 4.3% 2.5%
47 Bayswater Point SP 15.5 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
48 Florham Park Fields 22.8 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
49 Mission of Immaculate Virgin, Mt. Loretto 22.9 3 45 6.7% 2.3%
50 Canoe Brook Reservoir (Restricted Access) 20.3 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
51 Brant Point Wildlife Sanctuary 15.3 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
52 Nokia Fitness Trail 24.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
53 Page Ave. Beach 23.7 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
54 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
55 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 4 72 5.6% 2.2%
56 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 26 842 3.1% 2.1%
57 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook 22.5 5 105 4.8% 2.1%
58 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 3 51 5.9% 2.0%
59 Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh 14.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
60 Oakwood Beach 17.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
61 Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Queens 7.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
62 Columbia University, Nevis Laboratories Environs 17.8 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
63 Cemetery of the Resurrection--scrub W of maint. bldgs 22.6 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
64 Liberty SP 7.0 11 330 3.3% 1.9%
65 Caven Point Rd 8.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
66 Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline 11.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
67 Overpeck County Park--Henry Hoebel Area 6.2 4 88 4.5% 1.8%
68 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 4 93 4.3% 1.7%
69 Piermont Pier 18.4 12 413 2.9% 1.7%
70 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 4 94 4.3% 1.7%
71 Clay Pit Ponds 21.8 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
72 Davenport Park 12.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
73 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 7 211 3.3% 1.6%
74 Halifax Road 23.9 5 139 3.6% 1.5%
75 Weequahic Park 13.5 3 69 4.3% 1.5%
76 Pelham Bay Park--Pelham Bridge 9.7 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
77 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 5 148 3.4% 1.5%
78 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 3 72 4.2% 1.4%
79 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
80 Floyd Bennett Field--Community Gardens 14.0 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
81 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 3 74 4.1% 1.4%
82 Stevens Institute of Technology 3.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
83 Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh 13.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
84 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 5 159 3.1% 1.4%
85 Saddle River County Park 11.2 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
86 Otter Creek Preserve 17.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
87 Hudson River Greenway--Clinton Cove (54th-59th St.) 1.7 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
88 Lenape Park--Pond 20.1 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
89 Bridge Creek (Queens Co.) 17.4 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
90 Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill 8.8 2 47 4.3% 1.2%
91 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park 18.5 5 183 2.7% 1.2%
92 Fort Tilden 15.7 5 186 2.7% 1.2%
93 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
94 Cedarmere Preserve 16.9 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
95 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 5 196 2.6% 1.1%
96 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 3 94 3.2% 1.1%
97 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 5 198 2.5% 1.1%
98 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 2 51 3.9% 1.1%
99 Hommocks Conservation Area 15.7 2 53 3.8% 1.0%
100 Cunningham Park 10.8 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
101 Tappen Beach 16.8 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
102 Jones Beach Bay Islands 24.8 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
103 Fresh Creek Park 10.5 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
104 Alvin P. Williams Park (Sewaren Marina Park) 21.8 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
105 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
106 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 4 163 2.5% 1.0%
107 Midland Beach 15.8 3 107 2.8% 1.0%
108 Eisenhower Park 21.0 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
109 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 4 170 2.4% 0.9%
110 Mill Pond, Oyster Bay 23.2 2 62 3.2% 0.9%
111 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 2 64 3.1% 0.9%
112 Joline Ave. Beach 23.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
113 Saddle River Pathway 13.7 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
114 Public Park (West End Ave. btwn 63-64th St.) 1.3 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
115 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 4 186 2.2% 0.8%
116 Overpeck County Park 6.2 5 261 1.9% 0.8%
117 Nickerson Beach 23.3 3 125 2.4% 0.8%
118 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 3 132 2.3% 0.8%
119 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 11 819 1.3% 0.8%
120 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 2 74 2.7% 0.7%
121 Fort Washington Park--Dyckman St. Boat Marina 6.4 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
122 Brookfield Park 18.2 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
123 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 2 75 2.7% 0.7%
124 Jerome Park Reservoir 7.6 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
125 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area 23.7 4 224 1.8% 0.7%
126 Mill Creek 23.1 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
127 Playland Lake 20.4 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
128 Randalls Island--saltmarsh and backstop 42 vicinity 2.9 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
129 Five Islands Park 13.9 2 86 2.3% 0.6%
130 North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp 22.7 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
131 Pryibil Beach 19.7 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
132 Marina West Town Boat Launch 23.5 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
133 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 2 87 2.3% 0.6%
134 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 2 88 2.3% 0.6%
135 Lake Parsippany 24.8 3 164 1.8% 0.6%
136 Commonwealth Water Company Reservoir # 3 20.4 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
137 Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path 22.3 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
138 Roosevelt Is.--FDR Four Freedoms and Southpoint Park 2.1 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
139 Crystal Lake Park 6.5 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
140 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 2 95 2.1% 0.6%
141 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 3 177 1.7% 0.6%
142 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 3 181 1.7% 0.6%
143 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 5 379 1.3% 0.6%
144 Lemon Creek, bridge at Hylan Blvd. 22.0 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
145 Echo Lake Park 21.2 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
146 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meridian Rd. Circle (Museum, Unisphere etc.) 6.9 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
147 Lake Tappan 16.9 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
148 Brookville Park 14.3 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
149 Briant Park 19.9 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
150 Randalls Island--NW fields and shoreline 2.6 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
151 Blue Heron Park 20.6 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
152 Ridgewood Reservoir 7.6 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
153 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
154 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 2 133 1.5% 0.4%
155 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing 6.1 2 134 1.5% 0.4%
156 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
157 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
158 Arbutus Lake 21.0 1 45 2.2% 0.4%
159 Brookdale Park 12.2 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
160 Gravesend Bay 13.2 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
161 Matrix Global Logistics Park 16.1 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
162 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
163 Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge 5.8 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
164 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry 17.0 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
165 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
166 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 1 63 1.6% 0.3%
167 South Mountain Reservation 17.6 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
168 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 1 65 1.5% 0.3%
169 Disposal Rd. 7.7 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
170 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Parallel Pond 22.4 2 206 1.0% 0.3%
171 The Celery Farm 19.5 4 588 0.7% 0.3%
172 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 1 68 1.5% 0.3%
173 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 1 69 1.4% 0.3%
174 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 1 75 1.3% 0.2%
175 Conference House Park 24.5 1 75 1.3% 0.2%
176 Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve 20.5 1 76 1.3% 0.2%
177 Point Lookout 24.4 2 237 0.8% 0.2%
178 Hempstead Lake SP--north end 18.3 1 81 1.2% 0.2%
179 Riverside Park--South of 96th St. 1.0 1 83 1.2% 0.2%
180 Central Park--Harlem Meer 1.3 1 85 1.2% 0.2%
181 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 2 280 0.7% 0.2%
182 Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.) 12.5 1 106 0.9% 0.2%
183 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 1 116 0.9% 0.2%
184 Plumb Beach 14.0 1 119 0.8% 0.1%
185 Baisley Pond Park 11.9 1 121 0.8% 0.1%
186 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 3 785 0.4% 0.1%
187 Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake 10.9 1 151 0.7% 0.1%
188 Central Park--North End 1.2 1 175 0.6% 0.1%
189 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 2 559 0.4% 0.1%
190 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 1 185 0.5% 0.1%
191 Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 9.8 1 202 0.5% 0.1%
192 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 1 209 0.5% 0.1%
193 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 1 214 0.5% 0.1%
194 Wagner College 13.3 1 249 0.4% 0.1%
195 Central Park 0.7 3 1767 0.2% 0.1%
196 Great Kills Park 18.0 1 323 0.3% 0.1%
197 Bryant Park 2.1 1 340 0.3% 0.1%
198 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 1 366 0.3% 0.0%
199 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 1 496 0.2% 0.0%
200 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 1 704 0.1% 0.0%