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Where to find Lesser Yellowlegs in May
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 May. 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			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	141	241	58.5%	52.2%
2			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	798	1827	43.7%	41.4%
3			Melanie Lane Wetlands	22.5	49	97	50.5%	40.7%
4			Goethals Bridge Pond--Goethals Homes	15.3	30	57	52.6%	39.9%
5			Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail	7.0	49	119	41.2%	32.7%
6			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	57	141	40.4%	32.7%
7			Chelsea Rd. and Bloomfield Ave., wetlands	16.4	11	28	39.3%	23.6%
8			Saw Mill Creek Trail	7.5	10	26	38.5%	22.4%
9			Dutch Broadway Park	14.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
10			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	285	1258	22.7%	20.4%
11			New Creek Watershed, Olympia Blvd. bridge	15.4	6	15	40.0%	19.8%
12			Walker Avenue Wetlands	19.4	58	233	24.9%	19.8%
13			Goethals Bridge Pond	15.2	14	48	29.2%	18.2%
14			Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access)	18.2	8	26	30.8%	16.5%
15			Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh	17.7	14	55	25.5%	15.8%
16			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh	4.5	43	211	20.4%	15.5%
17			Bergen Beach	12.3	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
18			Lido Beach Passive Nature Area	23.4	79	487	16.2%	13.2%
19			Disposal Rd.	7.7	23	123	18.7%	12.8%
20			Goethals Bridge Pond--Observation Platform	15.2	9	43	20.9%	11.4%
21			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	222	1892	11.7%	10.4%
22			Hempstead Lake SP--north end	18.3	11	62	17.7%	10.2%
23			Flushing Airport	6.9	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
24			Oakwood Beach--Bluebelt, Lynn St.	17.4	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
25			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East	7.4	9	51	17.6%	9.6%
26			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	93	804	11.6%	9.5%
27			Van Saun Park--Walden Pond	10.8	6	31	19.4%	9.2%
28			Meadowlands--Richard Kane Natural Area (restricted access)	4.9	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
29			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	16	112	14.3%	9.0%
30			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	48	437	11.0%	8.4%
31			Bayshore Waterfront Park	24.5	6	35	17.1%	8.1%
32			Clay Ave. Wetland (Tessie McNamara Park)	7.3	9	60	15.0%	8.1%
33			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	75	749	10.0%	8.1%
34			Sandy Hook	23.7	208	2381	8.7%	7.7%
35			River Rd. marshes and RR tracks	16.5	12	94	12.8%	7.5%
36			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	22	199	11.1%	7.4%
37			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	16	137	11.7%	7.3%
38			Miller Field	16.3	19	177	10.7%	7.0%
39			Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd.	17.8	18	168	10.7%	6.9%
40			Devries Park	21.9	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
41			Bruce Museum	24.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
42			Sweet Brook Bluebelt	20.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
43			Oakwood Beach--Riga St. marsh	17.6	5	36	13.9%	6.1%
44			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	21	230	9.1%	6.0%
45			Hommocks Conservation Area	15.7	6	49	12.2%	5.7%
46			Liberty SP	7.0	59	825	7.2%	5.6%
47			Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek	11.3	5	40	12.5%	5.5%
48			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	14	155	9.0%	5.5%
49			Pugsley Creek Park	6.4	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
50			Lofts Pond Park	20.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
51			Springfield Park	13.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
52			Meadowlands IBA--Skeetkill Marsh	4.1	4	36	11.1%	4.4%
53			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh	8.8	10	125	8.0%	4.4%
54			Brookfield Park	18.2	6	64	9.4%	4.4%
55			Meadowlands IBA--Mehrhof Pond (restricted access)	5.3	3	24	12.5%	4.3%
56			Saw Mill Creek Marsh	16.7	5	57	8.8%	3.8%
57			Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave.	6.7	7	91	7.7%	3.8%
58			Hendrix Creek	10.4	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
59			Alley Pond Park--John Riedl Wildflower Meadow	11.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
60			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end	13.6	4	44	9.1%	3.6%
61			Freshkills Park	18.2	3	30	10.0%	3.5%
62			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	14	247	5.7%	3.4%
63			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	19	369	5.1%	3.3%
64			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	35	764	4.6%	3.3%
65			Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh	14.8	14	255	5.5%	3.3%
66			Hudson River Waterfront Walk	8.0	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
67			Troy Meadows Natural Area	21.6	29	620	4.7%	3.3%
68			Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing	6.1	3	32	9.4%	3.2%
69			River Barge Park	5.1	8	134	6.0%	3.1%
70			Lincoln Park Gravel Pits	20.2	3	34	8.8%	3.0%
71			Rahway River--Yacht Club Overlook	19.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
72			Silver Lake (Bergen Co.)	18.1	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
73			Cow Meadow Park and Preserve	23.2	6	98	6.1%	2.8%
74			Piermont Pier	18.4	13	282	4.6%	2.7%
75			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)	13.3	6	106	5.7%	2.6%
76			Olympia Blvd. Pond	15.6	3	40	7.5%	2.6%
77			Plumb Beach	14.0	33	915	3.6%	2.6%
78			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	8	161	5.0%	2.5%
79			Bridge Creek, Western Ave.	15.3	4	66	6.1%	2.4%
80			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	13	325	4.0%	2.4%
81			Prospect Point	14.7	3	44	6.8%	2.3%
82			Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center	11.2	5	98	5.1%	2.2%
83			LaGuardia Airport (LGA)	4.9	3	48	6.2%	2.1%
84			Whitney Pond Park	13.7	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
85			Briant Park	19.9	3	53	5.7%	1.9%
86			Oakwood Beach	17.4	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
87			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake	7.3	6	146	4.1%	1.9%
88			Oakwood Beach--Kissam Ave. marshes	17.4	3	55	5.5%	1.9%
89			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond	22.5	12	373	3.2%	1.8%
90			Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park	18.5	6	150	4.0%	1.8%
91			Meadowlands IBA--Ballfield	6.8	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
92			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	6	156	3.8%	1.8%
93			Liberty SP--Tidal Bay	8.0	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
94			Commerce Road Wetlands	19.6	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
95			North Woodmere Park	15.5	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
96			Richmond Creek	18.2	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
97			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	5	140	3.6%	1.5%
98			New Bridge Landing	9.8	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
99			Rockaway Community Park	15.7	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
100			Kearsing Parkway, Monsey	24.5	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
101			Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access	13.4	2	42	4.8%	1.3%
102			Great Kills Park--Mudflats	18.1	5	167	3.0%	1.3%
103			Kingsland Park and Yantacaw Pond	9.7	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
104			Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path	22.1	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
105			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end	12.7	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
106			Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh	14.7	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
107			Oak Ridge Park	23.4	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
108			Florham Park--Fish Tract	21.5	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
109			Nickerson Beach	23.3	9	421	2.1%	1.1%
110			Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)	11.0	2	49	4.1%	1.1%
111			Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion	21.8	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
112			Echo Lake Park	21.2	3	96	3.1%	1.1%
113			Jerome Park Reservoir	7.6	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
114			Great Neck Estates Wildlife Sanctuary	11.6	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
115			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden	13.5	3	102	2.9%	1.0%
116			Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive	22.9	4	157	2.5%	1.0%
117			Bay County Park	19.0	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
118			Lemon Creek Pier	22.6	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
119			Overpeck County Park--Henry Hoebel Area	6.2	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
120			Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock	13.6	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
121			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	2	64	3.1%	0.9%
122			Matrix Global Logistics Park	16.1	2	64	3.1%	0.9%
123			Lincoln Park West	7.5	3	119	2.5%	0.9%
124			Schlegel Lake	15.0	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
125			Five Islands Park	13.9	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
126			Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path	22.3	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
127			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	4	213	1.9%	0.7%
128			Four Sparrow Marsh	12.9	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
129			Tibbetts Brook Park	10.9	2	78	2.6%	0.7%
130			Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway	10.2	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
131			Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area	4.5	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
132			Piermont Marsh	17.6	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
133			Richard A. Rutkowski Park	9.9	2	91	2.2%	0.6%
134			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	32	3846	0.8%	0.6%
135			Alley Pond Park--Restoration Pond	11.9	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
136			Huguenot Ave. Beach	21.3	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
137			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Porpoise Bridge	6.9	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
138			Warinanco Park	16.7	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
139			Lenape Park	19.7	4	303	1.3%	0.5%
140			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point	4.5	2	109	1.8%	0.5%
141			Hillview Reservoir (restricted access)	10.4	2	111	1.8%	0.5%
142			Idlewild Park	14.1	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
143			Randalls Island	2.4	3	209	1.4%	0.5%
144			Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh	15.4	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
145			Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh	23.0	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
146			Darlington Park	22.3	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
147			Naaktpunkt Stream, Swamp & Woods	16.6	1	39	2.6%	0.5%
148			Mission of Immaculate Virgin, Mt. Loretto	22.9	1	39	2.6%	0.5%
149			Silver Lake Park (Nassau Co.)	20.4	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
150			Orange Reservoir	16.7	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
151			Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow	20.3	1	47	2.1%	0.4%
152			Crocheron Park	10.4	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
153			Saddle River County Park	11.2	1	51	2.0%	0.3%
154			Shu Swamp Nature Preserve	22.1	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
155			Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot	10.7	1	58	1.7%	0.3%
156			Brightwood Park	22.8	1	72	1.4%	0.2%
157			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	1	75	1.3%	0.2%
158			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	2	235	0.9%	0.2%
159			Fort Wadsworth	13.3	1	85	1.2%	0.2%
160			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	3	493	0.6%	0.2%
161			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	6	1383	0.4%	0.2%
162			Canarsie Beach Park	11.3	1	89	1.1%	0.2%
163			Laurel Hill Park	6.3	1	92	1.1%	0.2%
164			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake	8.0	1	106	0.9%	0.2%
165			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest	13.2	1	111	0.9%	0.2%
166			Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve	20.5	2	345	0.6%	0.2%
167			Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs	9.0	1	124	0.8%	0.1%
168			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	2	399	0.5%	0.1%
169			Central Park--Summit Rock	0.2	2	433	0.5%	0.1%
170			Overpeck County Park	6.2	1	153	0.7%	0.1%
171			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary	20.3	1	175	0.6%	0.1%
172			Pond Park, Great Neck Estates	11.8	1	179	0.6%	0.1%
173			McCarren Park	4.3	1	183	0.5%	0.1%
174			Alley Pond Park	11.9	2	644	0.3%	0.1%
175			Tenafly Nature Center	9.8	1	221	0.5%	0.1%
176			South Mountain Reservation	17.6	1	230	0.4%	0.1%
177			Teaneck Creek Conservancy	6.9	1	243	0.4%	0.1%
178			Watchung Reservation	22.7	1	263	0.4%	0.1%
179			Great Kills Park	18.0	1	269	0.4%	0.1%
180			Mary Patrick Park	24.0	1	287	0.3%	0.1%
181			Kissena Park	8.6	1	338	0.3%	0.1%
182			Halifax Road	23.9	2	1326	0.2%	0.0%
183			The Celery Farm	19.5	2	1399	0.1%	0.0%
184			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	1	757	0.1%	0.0%
185			Forest Park	8.2	1	1147	0.1%	0.0%
186			Prospect Park	8.4	1	8052	0.0%	0.0%