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Where to find Lesser Yellowlegs 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 Lesser Yellowlegs 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 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 152 285 53.3% 47.5%
2 Clay Ave. Wetland (Tessie McNamara Park) 7.3 60 106 56.6% 47.1%
3 Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access) 18.2 21 34 61.8% 45.0%
4 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 377 822 45.9% 42.5%
5 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 88 204 43.1% 36.5%
6 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 53 121 43.8% 35.3%
7 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 15 32 46.9% 30.9%
8 Commerce Road Wetlands 19.6 24 60 40.0% 28.6%
9 Last Chance Pond Park 15.2 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
10 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 18 44 40.9% 27.7%
11 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 21 58 36.2% 25.1%
12 West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344) 19.9 13 33 39.4% 24.7%
13 Beach Channel Drive, Gravel Lot 15.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
14 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 140 600 23.3% 20.1%
15 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 62 249 24.9% 19.9%
16 Manhasset Valley County Park 13.5 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
17 Matrix Global Logistics Park 16.1 17 62 27.4% 17.9%
18 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 186 914 20.4% 17.9%
19 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 10 42 23.8% 13.5%
20 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 6 26 23.1% 11.0%
21 Lake Tappan (NY) 18.7 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
22 Whitney Pond Park 13.7 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
23 Melanie Lane Wetlands 22.5 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
24 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 34 247 13.8% 10.0%
25 Miller Field 16.3 29 224 12.9% 9.2%
26 Mary Patrick Park 24.0 12 81 14.8% 8.7%
27 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Parallel Pond 22.4 30 286 10.5% 7.4%
28 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 20 184 10.9% 7.1%
29 Aiello Park 13.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
30 Florham Park--Fish Tract 21.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
31 Staten Island Zoo 13.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
32 Bayonne Waterfront Walkway 10.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
33 Hempstead Lake SP--north end 18.3 5 38 13.2% 5.8%
34 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 11 109 10.1% 5.7%
35 Crestwood Park 19.7 14 172 8.1% 4.9%
36 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 13 160 8.1% 4.8%
37 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 12 155 7.7% 4.5%
38 North Woodmere Park 15.5 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
39 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 13 188 6.9% 4.1%
40 Linden Airport 18.2 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
41 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 18 301 6.0% 3.8%
42 Meadowlands IBA--Skeetkill Marsh 4.1 5 57 8.8% 3.8%
43 Lincoln Park Gravel Pits 20.2 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
44 Bridge Creek (Queens Co.) 17.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
45 Bluebelt Stormwater Mgmt Facility, Springfield Gardens 13.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
46 Darlington Park 22.3 5 75 6.7% 2.9%
47 Old Place Creek--Kayak Access Site 15.5 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
48 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 3 38 7.9% 2.7%
49 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 5 80 6.2% 2.7%
50 Goethals Bridge Pond--Observation Platform 15.2 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
51 Goethals Bridge Pond 15.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
52 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
53 Disposal Rd. 7.7 7 152 4.6% 2.2%
54 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 7 160 4.4% 2.1%
55 Hempstead Plains Preserve 20.4 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
56 Goethals Bridge Pond--Goethals Homes 15.3 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
57 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 3 55 5.5% 1.9%
58 IKEA--Parking Lot 12.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
59 Van Saun Park 11.1 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
60 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
61 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
62 Piermont Pier 18.4 9 345 2.6% 1.4%
63 Richmond Creek 18.2 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
64 Lincoln Park West 7.5 2 46 4.3% 1.2%
65 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 5 186 2.7% 1.2%
66 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 2 49 4.1% 1.1%
67 Florham Park Fields 22.8 3 92 3.3% 1.1%
68 Lower Little Neck Bay off Cross Island Pkwy 10.9 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
69 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 4 152 2.6% 1.0%
70 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing 6.1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
71 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 2 57 3.5% 1.0%
72 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden 13.2 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
73 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 7 380 1.8% 0.9%
74 Sandy Hook 23.7 22 1737 1.3% 0.8%
75 Saw Mill Creek Trail 7.5 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
76 Van Saun Park--Walden Pond 10.8 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
77 Brookfield Park 18.2 2 77 2.6% 0.7%
78 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond 13.4 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
79 Freshkills Park 18.2 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
80 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 2 84 2.4% 0.7%
81 Bridge Creek, Western Ave. 15.3 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
82 The Celery Farm 19.5 11 1053 1.0% 0.6%
83 Ramapo Valley County Reservation 23.6 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
84 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
85 Bronx River Pkwy Reservation--Crestwood Lake 14.2 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
86 Nickerson Beach 23.3 2 121 1.7% 0.5%
87 Freshkills Park--North Park (Phase l) 17.6 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
88 "Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court""" 21.7 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
89 Randalls Island 2.4 5 508 1.0% 0.4%
90 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 2 133 1.5% 0.4%
91 Liberty SP 7.0 5 520 1.0% 0.4%
92 Orange Reservoir 16.7 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
93 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 1 45 2.2% 0.4%
94 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
95 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
96 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 2 166 1.2% 0.3%
97 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
98 Marina West Town Boat Launch 23.5 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
99 River Barge Park 5.1 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
100 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 4 572 0.7% 0.3%
101 Randalls Island--NW fields and shoreline 2.6 1 65 1.5% 0.3%
102 Plumb Beach 14.0 4 605 0.7% 0.3%
103 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 2 224 0.9% 0.2%
104 Montclair Hawk Watch 13.7 2 284 0.7% 0.2%
105 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 1 101 1.0% 0.2%
106 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 1 103 1.0% 0.2%
107 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 1 122 0.8% 0.1%
108 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 1 152 0.7% 0.1%
109 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 1 154 0.6% 0.1%
110 Kissena Park 8.6 2 497 0.4% 0.1%
111 Overpeck County Park 6.2 1 239 0.4% 0.1%
112 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 1 512 0.2% 0.0%