Bird Finder

Where to find American Oystercatcher in August
within 25 miles of New York City, United States

American Oystercatcher
© Dorian Anderson / Cornell Lab Macaulay Library

This page shows which locations in the selected region historically had the highest probability of a checklist including American Oystercatcher in August. 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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Evidence Sampling Score
# Location Chart Dist Media Years Birders Hits Lists Freq Conf
1 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar
11.1 3 9 12 58 60 96.7% 88.6%
2 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.)
14.8 3 12 37 49 53 92.5% 82.1%
3 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East)
9.9 0 4 4 15 15 100.0% 79.6%
4 Plumb Beach
10.3 62 19 317 1098 1360 80.7% 78.6%
5 Nickerson Beach
22.9 37 15 111 161 193 83.4% 77.5%
6 Breezy Point Tip
11.9 22 19 96 171 208 82.2% 76.4%
7 Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh
11.7 0 10 5 28 31 90.3% 75.1%
8 Dead Horse Point
11.0 10 20 28 84 102 82.4% 73.8%
9 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area
19.9 4 11 74 96 128 75.0% 66.8%
10 Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh
12.2 1 6 4 15 17 88.2% 65.7%
11 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West)
9.7 0 5 4 14 16 87.5% 64.0%
12 Sandy Hook
19.0 17 24 210 563 849 66.3% 63.1%
13 Great Kills Park--Mudflats
13.0 2 15 35 127 182 69.8% 62.8%
14 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock
11.2 0 9 7 49 66 74.2% 62.6%
15 Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay)
16.9 6 13 11 37 50 74.0% 60.4%
16 Breezy Point Beach
12.1 2 8 18 32 43 74.4% 59.8%
17 Dead Horse Bay, Marina
10.5 1 7 8 9 10 90.0% 59.6%
18 Fort Tilden
12.3 6 15 63 69 103 67.0% 57.4%
19 Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh
10.8 0 6 3 14 18 77.8% 54.8%
20 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area
21.0 5 26 98 723 1324 54.6% 51.9%
21 Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.)
14.2 0 8 10 19 27 70.4% 51.5%
22 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh--JoCo Creek
13.4 0 2 2 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
23 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill)
8.8 0 6 24 26 39 66.7% 51.0%
24 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area
23.1 6 13 71 123 221 55.7% 49.1%
25 Sandy Hook--North End
16.4 18 16 103 162 307 52.8% 47.2%
26 Jacob Riis Park--Beach
12.4 1 5 22 20 31 64.5% 46.9%
27 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot
12.2 0 7 21 25 41 61.0% 45.7%
28 Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.)
13.7 0 4 7 10 14 71.4% 45.4%
29 Arverne East Nature Preserve
14.7 1 2 6 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
30 Great Kills Park
13.0 1 20 33 81 155 52.3% 44.4%
31 Jacob Riis Park
12.3 1 16 42 48 88 54.5% 44.2%
32 Jamaica Bay, Black Wall Marsh
11.7 0 2 5 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
33 Wolfe's Pond Park
16.8 1 14 23 104 206 50.5% 43.7%
34 Rockaway Beach--W of Beach 125th St.
12.7 0 2 3 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
35 Silver Point County Park
16.0 0 3 5 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
36 Lido Beach Town Park
22.3 1 2 2 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
37 Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty
14.3 1 3 6 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
38 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary
24.9 9 11 45 138 294 46.9% 41.3%
39 Bayonne Waterfront Walkway
5.7 1 3 8 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
40 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
11.6 10 26 422 727 1709 42.5% 40.2%
41 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty
24.6 0 5 14 10 16 62.5% 38.6%
42 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end
11.1 1 17 151 186 443 42.0% 37.5%
43 Fort Wadsworth
8.3 0 16 4 25 51 49.0% 35.9%
44 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform
12.1 1 6 8 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
45 Jacob Riis Park--Magic Corner (S of golf course)
12.3 0 2 3 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
46 Floyd Bennett Field--Fisherman's Beach
11.3 0 2 2 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
47 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh--Duck Creek
13.0 0 1 1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
48 Huguenot Ave. Beach
16.3 0 9 6 13 25 52.0% 33.5%
49 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands
15.9 2 7 6 15 30 50.0% 33.2%
50 Point Lookout--Town Park
23.5 1 4 5 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
51 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh
13.2 0 3 2 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
52 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond
11.5 5 20 242 326 971 33.6% 30.7%
53 Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club
11.9 0 3 6 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
54 Long Beach (Nassau Co.)
20.1 0 5 5 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
55 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)
8.7 1 6 21 20 46 43.5% 30.2%
56 Rye Town Park
24.0 0 7 10 16 37 43.2% 28.7%
57 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh
12.5 0 9 20 17 40 42.5% 28.5%
58 Long Beach Park
19.8 0 4 7 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
59 Prospect Point
18.8 0 8 1 11 24 45.8% 27.9%
60 Five Islands Park
18.6 2 5 11 11 24 45.8% 27.9%
61 Point Lookout
24.1 1 10 13 12 27 44.4% 27.6%
62 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond
11.3 5 21 310 276 910 30.3% 27.4%
63 Marshlands Conservancy
22.9 7 16 90 196 638 30.7% 27.3%
64 Jones Beach Bay Islands
25.0 1 5 20 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
65 Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.)
15.7 0 4 3 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
66 Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.)
13.5 0 7 6 8 18 44.4% 24.6%
67 Bayonne Golf Club
5.8 4 10 37 60 203 29.6% 23.7%
68 Lido West Town Park
21.6 0 7 7 9 22 40.9% 23.3%
69 Rockaway Inlet (Brooklyn)
11.0 0 1 3 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
70 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach
9.8 0 3 3 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
71 Gerritsen Beach--Shell Bank Creek
9.6 0 2 2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
72 Bay County Park
18.9 0 1 2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
73 Seguine Point
17.2 0 2 2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
74 Broad Channel American Park
12.6 0 1 2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
75 Oceanside Park
21.0 0 1 1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
76 Parsonage Island, Oceanside
21.4 0 1 1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
77 Baldwin Bay
22.5 0 1 1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
78 Shell Creek Park
20.4 0 1 1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
79 Floyd Bennett Field
10.3 4 18 34 125 522 23.9% 20.5%
80 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island
15.9 1 5 8 13 41 31.7% 19.6%
81 Sandy Hook--Plum Island
21.3 0 6 16 18 61 29.5% 19.6%
82 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest
9.4 0 9 12 17 59 28.8% 18.8%
83 Liberty SP
2.4 7 11 35 110 508 21.7% 18.3%
84 Sandy Hook--South Beach area
21.3 1 5 10 7 21 33.3% 17.2%
85 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge
10.5 0 9 25 18 70 25.7% 16.9%
86 Point Lookout--Firemans Park
24.1 0 3 7 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
87 Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch
10.5 0 4 5 7 22 31.8% 16.4%
88 Liberty SP--Tidal Bay
3.4 0 5 14 12 44 27.3% 16.3%
89 Sandy Hook--C Lot & Beach
20.6 1 7 9 9 31 29.0% 16.1%
90 Coney Island Beach
9.9 1 7 38 29 131 22.1% 15.9%
91 Allentown Ln. x Windward Ct. Waterfront
17.8 0 2 1 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
92 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area
18.5 1 6 10 11 41 26.8% 15.7%
93 Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh
12.6 1 6 20 41 199 20.6% 15.6%
94 Pelham Bay Park
14.8 1 9 7 36 173 20.8% 15.4%
95 Bayswater Point SP
14.2 0 5 2 7 24 29.2% 14.9%
96 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point
14.3 1 7 9 16 70 22.9% 14.6%
97 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park
9.1 0 18 41 87 515 16.9% 13.9%
98 Half Moon Bay and shoreline
17.4 0 3 3 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
99 Raritan Bay Waterfront Park & Morgan Avenue Mudflats
21.4 3 16 26 43 252 17.1% 12.9%
100 Sunset Cove Park
12.5 0 3 7 7 29 24.1% 12.2%
101 Loop Parkway at Jones Inlet
24.1 0 3 4 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
102 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook
9.8 0 2 2 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
103 Jamaica Bay, Canarsie Pol
9.5 0 2 3 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
104 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond
16.8 1 7 19 14 74 18.9% 11.6%
105 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd.
12.7 0 8 14 20 116 17.2% 11.4%
106 Charles Memorial Park
10.1 1 7 1 8 37 21.6% 11.4%
107 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access)
14.1 0 2 1 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
108 "Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court"""
17.0 0 3 5 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
109 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches
19.7 0 4 6 7 33 21.2% 10.7%
110 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end
11.7 4 10 98 84 650 12.9% 10.6%
111 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot
15.3 1 5 9 17 104 16.3% 10.5%
112 Mill Creek
18.2 0 6 3 7 34 20.6% 10.3%
113 Conaskonk Point
20.1 1 6 15 19 122 15.6% 10.2%
114 Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.)
13.0 1 3 3 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
115 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)
11.3 0 8 39 20 133 15.0% 10.0%
116 Oakwood Beach
12.4 0 5 6 6 29 20.7% 9.8%
117 Coney Island Creek Park
9.2 0 7 9 15 95 15.8% 9.8%
118 Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd.
11.2 0 3 5 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
119 Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline
9.8 1 3 2 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
120 Four Sparrow Marsh
9.4 0 1 1 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
121 Bergen Beach
9.3 0 1 1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
122 Butler Manor Waterfront
18.6 0 1 1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
123 Davenport Park
17.6 0 1 1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
124 Tribute Park, Beach Channel Drive
12.7 0 1 1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
125 Bayswater Park
14.7 1 1 1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
126 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Train Bridge
10.6 0 1 1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
127 Norton Basin Natural Resource Area
14.6 0 1 1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
128 Fighting Island, west side
23.8 0 1 1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
129 McGuire Fields
8.5 0 1 1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
130 Hartshorne Woods
22.4 1 3 8 9 52 17.3% 9.4%
131 Glen Island Park
16.6 2 1 2 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
132 South Amboy Boat Ramp
21.2 1 5 9 10 68 14.7% 8.2%
133 Hudson River Waterfront Walk
3.6 0 3 6 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
134 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path
17.9 0 5 3 6 37 16.2% 7.7%
135 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula
4.9 1 5 7 12 98 12.2% 7.1%
136 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion
17.1 1 3 4 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
137 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)
9.0 1 8 14 23 226 10.2% 6.9%
138 Manorhaven Town Park
17.5 0 3 4 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
139 City Island (Bronx Co.)
14.8 1 1 3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
140 Milton Point, Rye
22.5 0 1 1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
141 Dubos Point
13.8 0 2 3 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
142 Cliffwood Beach Waterfront Park
21.5 0 6 6 8 78 10.3% 5.3%
143 Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland
15.0 0 2 3 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
144 Pirates Cove
21.4 0 2 3 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
145 Cedar Grove Beach
11.9 0 3 3 4 32 12.5% 5.0%
146 Plumb Beach--West
9.9 0 3 3 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
147 Page Ave. Beach
18.7 0 2 1 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
148 Town Dock Park, Port Washington
17.8 0 1 1 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
149 Marina West Town Boat Launch
23.2 0 2 2 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
150 Willet's Hassock, pool and marsh
10.1 0 2 2 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
151 Wolfe's Pond Park--ballfields and parking lot
16.6 0 2 3 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
152 Sandy Hook--Nike Pond
19.5 0 1 1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
153 Keansburg Beach
19.3 0 1 1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
154 Waterfront Park, Freeport
22.9 0 1 1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
155 Jamaica Bay, Ruler's Bar
11.9 0 1 2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
156 Riis Landing
12.0 0 2 2 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
157 Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.)
13.3 0 2 2 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
158 Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ
11.9 1 2 4 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
159 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve
23.5 0 6 8 8 110 7.3% 3.7%
160 Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park
9.2 0 1 1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
161 Spring Creek Park
9.3 0 1 1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
162 Floyd Bennett Field--NE Corner
9.9 0 1 1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
163 Spring Creek, Fountain Ave. (Brooklyn)
8.5 0 1 1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
164 Bronx River, Mouth to Hunts Point Riverside Park
9.8 0 1 1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
165 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing
8.6 0 2 2 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
166 Coney Island Pier
10.1 0 2 4 3 33 9.1% 3.1%
167 Lemon Creek Pier
17.7 0 2 1 3 33 9.1% 3.1%
168 Miller Field--Beach
11.3 0 2 2 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
169 Larchmont Manor Park and Beach
19.5 0 2 2 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
170 Sound View Park
9.9 1 1 2 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
171 Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path
17.4 0 1 1 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
172 Rockville Centre (village)
19.5 0 1 1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
173 Rockaway Beach--E of Cross Bay Blvd
13.6 0 1 1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
174 Spanish Camp, Former
15.7 0 1 1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
175 Rockaway Beach--W of Cross Bay Blvd
13.4 0 1 1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
176 Sandy Hook--Atlantic Drive
18.0 0 1 1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
177 Great Kills Park--Bathhouse
13.8 0 1 1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
178 Bayshore Waterfront Park
19.5 0 4 3 5 79 6.3% 2.7%
179 Lemon Creek Park
17.2 0 1 1 3 39 7.7% 2.7%
180 Old Bridge Waterfront Park
21.7 1 4 3 5 82 6.1% 2.6%
181 "Sandy Hook--Hudson Rd (""The Garden"", etc)"
17.2 0 1 1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
182 Sprague Ave. Waterfront
19.1 0 1 2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
183 Bridge Creek (Queens Co.)
16.1 0 1 1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
184 Oakwood Beach--Kissam Ave. marshes
12.3 0 1 1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
185 Brighton Beach
10.0 2 1 1 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
186 Manhattan Beach Park
10.1 0 1 1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
187 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden
11.6 1 4 23 4 77 5.2% 2.0%
188 Jamaica Bay, South Shore
12.7 0 1 1 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
189 BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn)
8.5 0 1 1 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
190 Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh
18.3 0 1 2 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
191 Canarsie Beach Park
8.4 2 4 5 4 92 4.3% 1.7%
192 Arden Ave. Beach
15.2 0 2 1 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
193 Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck
21.4 0 1 1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
194 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach
19.1 0 1 1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
195 Coney Island Creek
9.2 0 1 1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
196 Six Diamonds Ballfields
9.1 1 1 1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
197 Miller Field
11.3 1 5 5 8 299 2.7% 1.4%
198 Conference House Park
19.7 0 3 2 4 115 3.5% 1.4%
199 Hommocks Conservation Area
20.4 0 1 2 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
200 Atlantic Highlands Marina
20.6 0 1 1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
201 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
23.7 0 2 1 2 57 3.5% 1.0%
202 Midland Beach
10.7 0 1 1 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
203 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond
11.5 0 1 1 2 96 2.1% 0.6%
204 Rye Nature Center
24.5 0 1 1 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
205 Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline
7.3 0 1 1 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
206 Richard A. Rutkowski Park
5.8 0 1 1 2 109 1.8% 0.5%
207 Hudson River Greenway--Greenwich Village (W Houston-14th St.)
1.5 0 1 1 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
208 Oakwood Beach--Riga St. marsh
12.5 0 1 1 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
209 Arbutus Lake
16.0 0 1 1 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
210 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access
9.1 1 1 1 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
211 Seaside Wildlife Nature Park
14.0 0 1 2 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
212 Mt. Loretto Unique Area
18.0 0 2 2 2 135 1.5% 0.4%
213 Huber Woods County Park
22.6 0 1 1 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
214 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry
22.1 2 1 2 2 154 1.3% 0.4%
215 Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon
15.5 0 1 1 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
216 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park
9.9 0 1 1 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
217 Sheepshead Bay
9.7 0 1 1 1 63 1.6% 0.3%
218 Lincoln Park West
4.5 0 1 1 1 73 1.4% 0.2%
219 Sands Point Preserve
19.0 0 1 1 1 79 1.3% 0.2%
220 MacEchron Waterfront Park, Hastings on Hudson
20.6 0 1 1 1 95 1.1% 0.2%
221 Hempstead Lake SP
19.2 0 1 1 1 126 0.8% 0.1%
222 Piermont Pier
23.4 1 1 3 3 876 0.3% 0.1%
223 Randalls Island
6.8 1 1 1 1 169 0.6% 0.1%
224 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove
14.7 0 1 1 1 250 0.4% 0.1%
225 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)
1.9 0 1 3 1 441 0.2% 0.0%
226 Clove Lakes Park
8.6 0 1 1 1 463 0.2% 0.0%
227 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn
4.4 0 1 1 1 1133 0.1% 0.0%