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Where to find Lesser Yellowlegs in July
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 July. 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 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 142 177 80.2% 73.7%
2 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 379 525 72.2% 68.2%
3 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 180 248 72.6% 66.7%
4 Flushing Airport 6.9 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
5 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 606 1084 55.9% 52.9%
6 Clay Ave. Wetland (Tessie McNamara Park) 7.3 52 108 48.1% 39.0%
7 Whitney Pond Park 13.7 10 16 62.5% 38.6%
8 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 431 1140 37.8% 35.0%
9 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 426 1377 30.9% 28.6%
10 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 132 441 29.9% 25.8%
11 Miller Field 16.3 48 149 32.2% 25.2%
12 Melanie Lane Wetlands 22.5 23 66 34.8% 24.5%
13 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 21 63 33.3% 22.9%
14 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 65 244 26.6% 21.5%
15 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 20 64 31.2% 21.2%
16 Commerce Road Wetlands 19.6 20 64 31.2% 21.2%
17 Pelham Bay Park--Hawk Watch 10.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
18 Ingraham Hassock, Reynold's Channel 22.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
19 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 27 94 28.7% 20.6%
20 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 18 63 28.6% 18.9%
21 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 61 294 20.7% 16.5%
22 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 36 167 21.6% 16.0%
23 Oceanside Park 21.1 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
24 Last Chance Pond Park 15.2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
25 West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344) 19.9 9 35 25.7% 14.2%
26 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 19 90 21.1% 14.0%
27 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 13.6 7 26 26.9% 13.7%
28 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 11 48 22.9% 13.3%
29 Nickerson Beach 23.3 73 447 16.3% 13.2%
30 Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access) 18.2 8 33 24.2% 12.8%
31 Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh 15.4 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
32 Manhasset Valley County Park 13.5 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
33 Jamaica Bay, Canarsie Pol 12.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
34 Plumb Beach 14.0 85 745 11.4% 9.3%
35 Goethals Bridge Pond 15.2 7 40 17.5% 8.7%
36 Rahway River--Yacht Club Overlook 19.8 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
37 Liberty SP 7.0 36 323 11.1% 8.2%
38 Sandy Hook 23.7 39 357 10.9% 8.1%
39 Brookfield Park 18.2 4 24 16.7% 6.7%
40 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 7 52 13.5% 6.7%
41 Briant Park 19.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
42 Corporate Park of Staten Island 15.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
43 Spring Creek, Fountain Ave. (Brooklyn) 10.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
44 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 16 165 9.7% 6.1%
45 Lincoln Park Gravel Pits 20.2 5 37 13.5% 5.9%
46 Chelsea Rd. and Bloomfield Ave., wetlands 16.4 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
47 North Woodmere Park 15.5 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
48 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 6 49 12.2% 5.7%
49 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 4 28 14.3% 5.7%
50 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 7 61 11.5% 5.7%
51 Arthur J. Hendrickson Park 16.0 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
52 Beaver Lake (Nassau Co.) 22.2 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
53 Ferry Point Park 7.1 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
54 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 7 72 9.7% 4.8%
55 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 13 162 8.0% 4.7%
56 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 4 34 11.8% 4.7%
57 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East) 11.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
58 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 10 134 7.5% 4.1%
59 Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh 17.7 5 54 9.3% 4.0%
60 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond 13.4 6 72 8.3% 3.9%
61 Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 10.9 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
62 Jerome Park Reservoir 7.6 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
63 Meadowlands IBA--Ballfield 6.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
64 Bluebelt Stormwater Mgmt Facility, Springfield Gardens 13.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
65 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 3 32 9.4% 3.2%
66 Hudson River Waterfront Walk 8.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
67 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh 14.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
68 Freshkills Park 18.2 3 36 8.3% 2.9%
69 Goethals Bridge Pond--Observation Platform 15.2 3 36 8.3% 2.9%
70 Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area 4.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
71 Freshkills Park--East Mound 17.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
72 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 5 93 5.4% 2.3%
73 Goethals Bridge Pond--Goethals Homes 15.3 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
74 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 3 45 6.7% 2.3%
75 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 3 45 6.7% 2.3%
76 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
77 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 8 184 4.3% 2.2%
78 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 4 72 5.6% 2.2%
79 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 17 491 3.5% 2.2%
80 Olympia Blvd. Pond 15.6 3 49 6.1% 2.1%
81 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
82 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 3 51 5.9% 2.0%
83 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
84 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 3 55 5.5% 1.9%
85 Old Place Creek Tidal Wetlands Area 15.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
86 Oakwood Beach--Riga St. marsh 17.6 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
87 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 3 58 5.2% 1.8%
88 River Barge Park 5.1 4 90 4.4% 1.7%
89 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
90 Cammanns Pond Park 23.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
91 Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh 13.3 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
92 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 7 243 2.9% 1.4%
93 Piermont Pier 18.4 10 407 2.5% 1.3%
94 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
95 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 5 170 2.9% 1.3%
96 Alley Pond Park 11.9 3 82 3.7% 1.3%
97 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
98 New Creek Watershed, Graham Blvd. bridge 15.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
99 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 8 392 2.0% 1.0%
100 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 3 102 2.9% 1.0%
101 Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway 10.2 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
102 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 4 168 2.4% 0.9%
103 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
104 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
105 Hilltop Reservation 15.5 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
106 South Mountain Reservation 17.6 2 75 2.7% 0.7%
107 Pelham Bay Park--Thomas Pell WS and Goose Creek Marsh 10.2 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
108 Hommocks Conservation Area 15.7 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
109 Hempstead Lake SP--north end 18.3 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
110 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
111 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
112 Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ 13.9 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
113 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
114 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
115 Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow 20.3 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
116 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 1 45 2.2% 0.4%
117 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
118 Bridge Creek, Western Ave. 15.3 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
119 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
120 The Celery Farm 19.5 3 363 0.8% 0.3%
121 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 3 390 0.8% 0.3%
122 Disposal Rd. 7.7 1 69 1.4% 0.3%
123 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park 18.5 1 97 1.0% 0.2%
124 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 1 105 1.0% 0.2%
125 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 1 115 0.9% 0.2%
126 Randalls Island 2.4 1 118 0.8% 0.1%
127 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 2 404 0.5% 0.1%
128 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 1 139 0.7% 0.1%
129 Great Kills Park 18.0 1 150 0.7% 0.1%
130 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 1 379 0.3% 0.0%