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Where to find Lesser Yellowlegs in September
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 September. 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	13.3	274	384	71.4%	66.6%
2			Walker Avenue Wetlands	19.4	282	398	70.9%	66.2%
3			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	872	1381	63.1%	60.6%
4			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end	12.7	76	109	69.7%	60.5%
5			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end	13.6	118	181	65.2%	58.0%
6			Last Chance Pond Park	15.2	10	13	76.9%	49.7%
7			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	533	1051	50.7%	47.7%
8			Commerce Road Wetlands	19.6	35	59	59.3%	46.6%
9			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	421	857	49.1%	45.8%
10			Linden Airport	18.2	27	46	58.7%	44.3%
11			Clay Ave. Wetland (Tessie McNamara Park)	7.3	41	74	55.4%	44.1%
12			Linden Blue Acres	18.1	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
13			Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail	7.0	44	84	52.4%	41.8%
14			Jerome Park Reservoir	7.6	27	50	54.0%	40.4%
15			River Rd. marshes and RR tracks	16.5	20	37	54.1%	38.4%
16			Miller Field	16.3	108	303	35.6%	30.5%
17			Hempstead Lake SP--north end	18.3	17	38	44.7%	30.1%
18			Matrix Global Logistics Park	16.1	22	52	42.3%	29.9%
19			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh	4.5	70	193	36.3%	29.8%
20			Cow Meadow Park and Preserve	23.2	13	31	41.9%	26.4%
21			Whitney Pond Park	13.7	10	23	43.5%	25.6%
22			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	17	45	37.8%	25.1%
23			Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access)	18.2	12	30	40.0%	24.6%
24			Lincoln Park Gravel Pits	20.2	23	67	34.3%	24.1%
25			Brooklyn Golf Center Driving Range	13.6	12	34	35.3%	21.5%
26			Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave.	6.7	19	60	31.7%	21.3%
27			New Creek Watershed, Olympia Blvd. bridge	15.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
28			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond	13.4	15	49	30.6%	19.5%
29			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)	13.3	11	34	32.4%	19.1%
30			Orange Reservoir	16.7	19	69	27.5%	18.4%
31			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	76	349	21.8%	17.8%
32			Van Saun Park--Walden Pond	10.8	7	21	33.3%	17.2%
33			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake	7.3	48	227	21.1%	16.3%
34			Saw Mill Creek Trail	7.5	10	36	27.8%	15.8%
35			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	58	290	20.0%	15.8%
36			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh	8.8	12	48	25.0%	14.9%
37			Goethals Bridge Pond--Goethals Homes	15.3	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
38			Ferry Point Park	7.1	10	43	23.3%	13.2%
39			Disposal Rd.	7.7	14	67	20.9%	12.9%
40			Flushing Meadows Corona Park	7.2	12	60	20.0%	11.8%
41			Brookfield Park	18.2	8	36	22.2%	11.7%
42			Nickerson Beach	23.3	32	213	15.0%	10.8%
43			Olympia Blvd. Pond	15.6	8	39	20.5%	10.8%
44			Melanie Lane Wetlands	22.5	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
45			Manhasset Valley County Park	13.5	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
46			Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access	13.4	13	75	17.3%	10.4%
47			Lido Beach Passive Nature Area	23.4	23	160	14.4%	9.8%
48			Staten Island Industrial Park--Pond (South Ave. X Glen St.)	15.4	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
49			Lake Tappan (NY), Convent Rd.	18.9	5	23	21.7%	9.7%
50			Bergen Beach	12.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
51			Landing Rd., Oyster Bay Cove	24.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
52			Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh--JoCo Creek	14.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
53			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	14	94	14.9%	9.1%
54			North Woodmere Park	15.5	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
55			Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh	13.3	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
56			Mary Patrick Park	24.0	14	103	13.6%	8.3%
57			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	14	109	12.8%	7.8%
58			Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ	13.9	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
59			Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh	14.8	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
60			Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock	13.6	5	32	15.6%	6.9%
61			West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344)	19.9	5	32	15.6%	6.9%
62			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	45	516	8.7%	6.6%
63			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	22	224	9.8%	6.6%
64			Goethals Bridge Pond--Observation Platform	15.2	4	26	15.4%	6.1%
65			Willet's Hassock, pool and marsh	13.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
66			Lincoln Park West	7.5	8	69	11.6%	6.0%
67			Plumb Beach	14.0	38	481	7.9%	5.8%
68			Stephen R. Gregg County Park	10.4	4	28	14.3%	5.7%
69			Crestwood Park	19.7	3	19	15.8%	5.5%
70			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	11	114	9.6%	5.5%
71			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden	13.5	5	40	12.5%	5.5%
72			Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center	11.2	6	56	10.7%	5.0%
73			Hudson River Waterfront Walk	8.0	3	21	14.3%	5.0%
74			Central Park-Hanover Twp./Whippany Paper Board (private)	24.7	3	21	14.3%	5.0%
75			Sandy Hook	23.7	115	1953	5.9%	4.9%
76			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meridian Rd. Circle (Museum, Unisphere etc.)	6.9	4	33	12.1%	4.8%
77			Lake Tappan (NY)	18.7	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
78			Kingfisher Pond Bluebelt	18.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
79			IKEA--Parking Lot	12.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
80			The Celery Farm	19.5	60	1052	5.7%	4.5%
81			Liberty SP	7.0	29	484	6.0%	4.2%
82			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	12	167	7.2%	4.2%
83			Richard A. Rutkowski Park	9.9	5	56	8.9%	3.9%
84			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	26	469	5.5%	3.8%
85			Goethals Bridge Pond	15.2	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
86			Miller Field--Beach	16.4	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
87			Saw Mill Creek Marsh	16.7	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
88			Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh	17.7	3	33	9.1%	3.1%
89			Jamaica Bay, South Shore	15.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
90			Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd.	17.8	4	53	7.5%	3.0%
91			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	16	336	4.8%	3.0%
92			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Parallel Pond	22.4	15	329	4.6%	2.8%
93			Overpeck County Park--Henry Hoebel Area	6.2	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
94			Florham Park--Fish Tract	21.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
95			Clay Pit Ponds State Park Preserve--The Gericke/Winant Farm	21.2	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
96			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	19	493	3.9%	2.5%
97			Hommocks Conservation Area	15.7	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
98			Idlewild Park	14.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
99			Cedar Grove Beach	17.0	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
100			South Mountain Reservation	17.6	6	125	4.8%	2.2%
101			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point	4.5	4	74	5.4%	2.1%
102			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	9	228	3.9%	2.1%
103			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	11	302	3.6%	2.0%
104			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	5	109	4.6%	2.0%
105			Alvin P. Williams Park (Sewaren Marina Park)	21.8	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
106			River Barge Park	5.1	3	55	5.5%	1.9%
107			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	6	163	3.7%	1.7%
108			Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area	4.5	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
109			Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn)	10.1	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
110			Richmond County Youth Complex	16.8	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
111			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden	13.2	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
112			Bridge Creek (Queens Co.)	17.4	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
113			Bridge Creek, Western Ave.	15.3	2	39	5.1%	1.4%
114			Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge	12.1	2	40	5.0%	1.4%
115			Hempstead Plains Preserve	20.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
116			Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing	6.1	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
117			Van Saun Park	11.1	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
118			Sunset Cove Park	14.7	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
119			Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve	23.1	2	41	4.9%	1.3%
120			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	4	121	3.3%	1.3%
121			Hillview Reservoir (restricted access)	10.4	4	122	3.3%	1.3%
122			Freshkills Park	18.2	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
123			Canarsie Beach Park	11.3	2	44	4.5%	1.3%
124			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East	7.4	2	45	4.4%	1.2%
125			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	4	133	3.0%	1.2%
126			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	4	140	2.9%	1.1%
127			Briant Park	19.9	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
128			Oakwood Beach--Riga St. marsh	17.6	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
129			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	4	159	2.5%	1.0%
130			Alley Pond Park--Restoration Pond	11.9	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
131			Alley Pond Park--Restoration Area	11.7	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
132			Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone	8.7	2	72	2.8%	0.8%
133			Van Cortlandt Park	9.1	2	84	2.4%	0.7%
134			Randalls Island	2.4	4	242	1.7%	0.6%
135			Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge	5.8	2	89	2.2%	0.6%
136			Darlington Park	22.3	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
137			Piermont Marsh	17.6	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
138			Florham Park Fields	22.8	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
139			Echo Lake Park	21.2	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
140			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	6	516	1.2%	0.5%
141			Floyd Bennett Field--Community Gardens	14.0	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
142			Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill	8.8	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
143			Neck Creek Preserve	17.4	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
144			Great Kills Park	18.0	2	119	1.7%	0.5%
145			Coney Island Creek Park	14.0	2	129	1.6%	0.4%
146			Verona Park	15.0	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
147			Piermont Pier	18.4	4	379	1.1%	0.4%
148			Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods	13.2	1	45	2.2%	0.4%
149			Boonton Reservoir	24.1	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
150			Valley Stream SP	16.0	1	51	2.0%	0.3%
151			Overpeck County Park	6.2	2	161	1.2%	0.3%
152			Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot	10.7	1	53	1.9%	0.3%
153			Fort Totten Park	10.0	1	56	1.8%	0.3%
154			Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot	15.9	1	68	1.5%	0.3%
155			Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.)	16.6	1	76	1.3%	0.2%
156			Alley Pond Park	11.9	3	463	0.6%	0.2%
157			Halifax Road	23.9	3	494	0.6%	0.2%
158			Rockland Lake SP	25.0	1	93	1.1%	0.2%
159			Kissena Park	8.6	2	307	0.7%	0.2%
160			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	3	626	0.5%	0.2%
161			Fort Tilden	15.7	1	186	0.5%	0.1%
162			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	2	610	0.3%	0.1%
163			Rutgers University Newark Campus	11.3	1	235	0.4%	0.1%
164			Troy Meadows Natural Area	21.6	1	337	0.3%	0.1%
165			Montclair Hawk Watch	13.7	1	354	0.3%	0.0%
166			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond	22.5	1	459	0.2%	0.0%
167			Prospect Park	8.4	3	4000	0.1%	0.0%
168			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	1	1927	0.1%	0.0%