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Where to find American Oystercatcher in March
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 American Oystercatcher in March. 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 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 34 41 82.9% 68.7%
2 Plumb Beach 14.0 116 173 67.1% 59.7%
3 Sandy Hook 23.7 545 968 56.3% 53.2%
4 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 56 89 62.9% 52.5%
5 Dead Horse Point 14.4 44 69 63.8% 52.0%
6 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 64 107 59.8% 50.3%
7 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 515 964 53.4% 50.3%
8 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 98 189 51.9% 44.8%
9 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 51 94 54.3% 44.2%
10 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 56 105 53.3% 43.8%
11 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 21 37 56.8% 40.9%
12 Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club 15.6 7 10 70.0% 39.7%
13 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
14 Point Lookout 24.4 109 243 44.9% 38.7%
15 Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty 16.3 11 18 61.1% 38.6%
16 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 42 93 45.2% 35.4%
17 Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay) 18.2 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
18 Lido Beach Town Park 22.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
19 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 36 84 42.9% 32.8%
20 Great Kills Park 18.0 98 256 38.3% 32.5%
21 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 24 55 43.6% 31.4%
22 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 15 32 46.9% 30.9%
23 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
24 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform 15.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
25 Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.) 17.2 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
26 Bayswater Point SP 15.5 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
27 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 100 299 33.4% 28.3%
28 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 14 32 43.8% 28.2%
29 Fort Tilden 15.7 55 157 35.0% 28.0%
30 Nickerson Beach 23.3 42 120 35.0% 27.1%
31 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 29 79 36.7% 26.9%
32 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 9 21 42.9% 24.5%
33 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 12 31 38.7% 23.7%
34 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 211 818 25.8% 22.9%
35 Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch 13.5 11 30 36.7% 21.9%
36 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh--Duck Creek 14.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
37 Gerritsen Beach--Shell Bank Creek 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
38 Jacob Riis Park--Magic Corner (S of golf course) 15.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
39 Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh 14.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
40 Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh 23.0 7 19 36.8% 19.1%
41 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 7 19 36.8% 19.1%
42 Dubos Point 15.5 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
43 Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.) 16.2 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
44 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 24 91 26.4% 18.4%
45 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 7 20 35.0% 18.1%
46 Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd. 14.3 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
47 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 17 67 25.4% 16.5%
48 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 128 674 19.0% 16.2%
49 Sandy Hook--Atlantic Drive 22.7 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
50 Rockaway Community Park 15.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
51 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 14 58 24.1% 15.0%
52 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 10 39 25.6% 14.6%
53 Rye Town Park 19.4 18 83 21.7% 14.2%
54 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 105 624 16.8% 14.1%
55 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 75 440 17.0% 13.8%
56 Jamaica Bay, South Shore 15.2 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
57 Plumb Beach--West 13.8 7 27 25.9% 13.2%
58 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 22 114 19.3% 13.1%
59 Marina West Town Boat Launch 23.5 8 35 22.9% 12.1%
60 Crescent Beach Park 19.4 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
61 Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.) 15.8 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
62 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 7 37 18.9% 9.5%
63 Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline 11.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
64 Brant Point Wildlife Sanctuary 15.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
65 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
66 Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.) 15.9 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
67 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 42 383 11.0% 8.2%
68 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 6 35 17.1% 8.1%
69 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 18 148 12.2% 7.8%
70 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 25 222 11.3% 7.7%
71 Five Islands Park 13.9 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
72 Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh 15.4 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
73 Mill Creek 23.1 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
74 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 41 442 9.3% 6.9%
75 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 6 44 13.6% 6.4%
76 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
77 Rockaway Beach--W of Beach 125th St. 15.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
78 Keansburg Beach 24.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
79 Paerdegat Basin 11.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
80 Sprague Ave. Waterfront 24.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
81 Sunset Cove Park 14.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
82 City Island--Kilroe St. Beach 10.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
83 Canarsie Pier 11.4 6 47 12.8% 6.0%
84 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 5 38 13.2% 5.8%
85 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 15 163 9.2% 5.7%
86 Glen Island Park 12.0 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
87 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 5 41 12.2% 5.3%
88 Milton Point, Rye 17.9 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
89 Midland Beach 15.8 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
90 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
91 Floyd Bennett Field--NE Corner 13.0 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
92 Rockaway Inlet (Brooklyn) 14.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
93 Coney Island Beach 14.5 6 67 9.0% 4.2%
94 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 6 67 9.0% 4.2%
95 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
96 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ 20.4 5 59 8.5% 3.7%
97 "Sandy Hook--Hudson Rd (""The Garden"", etc)" 21.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
98 Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.) 15.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
99 Allentown Ln. x Windward Ct. Waterfront 22.7 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
100 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 6 81 7.4% 3.4%
101 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 4 48 8.3% 3.3%
102 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
103 Liberty SP 7.0 25 528 4.7% 3.2%
104 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 6 89 6.7% 3.1%
105 Prospect Point 14.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
106 Caven Point Rd 8.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
107 Greenbelt Nature Center 16.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
108 Sandy Hook--Nike Pond 24.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
109 Oakwood Beach 17.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
110 Swinburne Island 15.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
111 Marshlands Conservancy--parking lot area 18.3 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
112 Trap House 21.3 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
113 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 6 103 5.8% 2.7%
114 Four Sparrow Marsh 12.9 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
115 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 3 41 7.3% 2.5%
116 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 7 142 4.9% 2.4%
117 Riis Landing 15.4 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
118 Great Kills Park--Education Field Station 18.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
119 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 5 104 4.8% 2.1%
120 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 3 50 6.0% 2.1%
121 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 3 50 6.0% 2.1%
122 Conference House Park 24.5 4 78 5.1% 2.0%
123 Miller Field--Beach 16.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
124 Long Beach Park 20.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
125 Six Diamonds Ballfields 13.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
126 Playland Lake 20.4 2 33 6.1% 1.7%
127 Coney Island Creek 13.9 2 33 6.1% 1.7%
128 Coney Island Pier 14.6 4 96 4.2% 1.6%
129 Larchmont Manor Park and Beach 14.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
130 Liberty SP--Tidal Bay 8.0 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
131 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 4 110 3.6% 1.4%
132 Lido West Town Park 22.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
133 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
134 Bridge Creek (Queens Co.) 17.4 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
135 Hendrix Creek 10.4 3 90 3.3% 1.1%
136 Spring Creek Park 10.9 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
137 Seaside Wildlife Nature Park 19.0 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
138 Joline Ave. Beach 23.9 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
139 Miller Field 16.3 2 64 3.1% 0.9%
140 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 2 64 3.1% 0.9%
141 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 2 70 2.9% 0.8%
142 John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 13.4 2 74 2.7% 0.7%
143 Randalls Island 2.4 4 271 1.5% 0.6%
144 Erie Basin Park, IKEA (Brooklyn) 8.0 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
145 Arden Ave. Beach 20.3 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
146 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond 13.4 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
147 Rye Playland 20.0 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
148 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
149 Gravesend Bay 13.2 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
150 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 1 143 0.7% 0.1%
151 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 2 517 0.4% 0.1%
152 Piermont Pier 18.4 1 303 0.3% 0.1%