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Where to find American Oystercatcher 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 American Oystercatcher 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			Plumb Beach	14.0	844	915	92.2%	90.3%
2			Nickerson Beach	23.3	381	421	90.5%	87.3%
3			Dead Horse Point	14.4	66	72	91.7%	83.0%
4			Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.)	16.6	67	74	90.5%	81.7%
5			Jacob Riis Park--Beach	15.7	25	26	96.2%	81.1%
6			Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh	15.4	34	37	91.9%	78.7%
7			Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock	13.6	19	20	95.0%	76.4%
8			Lido Beach Passive Nature Area	23.4	383	487	78.6%	74.8%
9			Dead Horse Bay, Marina	14.0	11	11	100.0%	74.1%
10			Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar	13.8	20	22	90.9%	72.2%
11			Great Kills Park--Mudflats	18.1	129	167	77.2%	70.3%
12			Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh	14.7	14	15	93.3%	70.2%
13			Breezy Point Beach	16.1	29	34	85.3%	69.9%
14			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	177	235	75.3%	69.4%
15			Jacob Riis Park	15.5	35	42	83.3%	69.4%
16			Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club	15.6	8	8	100.0%	67.6%
17			Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh	14.8	186	255	72.9%	67.2%
18			Fort Tilden	15.7	103	139	74.1%	66.2%
19			Edgemere Landfill (restricted access)	15.6	26	32	81.2%	64.7%
20			Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot	15.9	23	28	82.1%	64.4%
21			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	821	1258	65.3%	62.6%
22			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	111	161	68.9%	61.4%
23			Point Lookout--Town Park	23.9	15	18	83.3%	60.8%
24			Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.)	16.2	9	10	90.0%	59.6%
25			Sandy Hook	23.7	1444	2381	60.6%	58.7%
26			Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh	13.3	8	9	88.9%	56.5%
27			Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area	24.6	75	118	63.6%	54.6%
28			Prospect Point	14.7	29	44	65.9%	51.1%
29			Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.)	17.2	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
30			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	395	749	52.7%	49.2%
31			Sunset Cove Park	14.7	13	18	72.2%	49.1%
32			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	402	764	52.6%	49.1%
33			Great Kills Park	18.0	146	269	54.3%	48.3%
34			Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay)	18.2	11	15	73.3%	48.0%
35			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	930	1892	49.2%	46.9%
36			Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill)	10.7	26	44	59.1%	44.4%
37			Broad Channel American Park	14.8	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
38			Point Lookout	24.4	13	20	65.0%	43.3%
39			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest	13.2	58	111	52.3%	43.0%
40			Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty	16.3	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
41			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	98	230	42.6%	36.4%
42			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	317	804	39.4%	36.1%
43			Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.)	15.9	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
44			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	150	369	40.7%	35.8%
45			Glen Island Park	12.0	13	24	54.2%	35.1%
46			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	59	140	42.1%	34.3%
47			Oceanside Park	21.1	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
48			Great Captain's Island	22.7	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
49			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)	13.3	45	106	42.5%	33.5%
50			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary	20.3	68	175	38.9%	31.9%
51			Bay County Park	19.0	10	19	52.6%	31.7%
52			Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches	24.3	16	34	47.1%	31.5%
53			Point Lookout--Firemans Park	24.3	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
54			Jacob Riis Park--Magic Corner (S of golf course)	15.7	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
55			Bayswater Park	16.3	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
56			Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.)	15.7	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
57			Milton Point, Rye	17.9	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
58			Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)	11.0	19	49	38.8%	26.4%
59			Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh	23.0	15	38	39.5%	25.6%
60			Jamaica Bay, South Shore	15.2	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
61			Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline	11.4	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
62			Huguenot Ave. Beach	21.3	13	33	39.4%	24.7%
63			Plumb Beach--West	13.8	8	18	44.4%	24.6%
64			Liberty SP	7.0	222	825	26.9%	24.0%
65			Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive	22.9	48	157	30.6%	23.9%
66			Four Sparrow Marsh	12.9	10	25	40.0%	23.4%
67			Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge	12.1	9	22	40.9%	23.3%
68			Half Moon Bay and shoreline	13.3	7	16	43.8%	23.1%
69			Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform	15.7	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
70			Long Beach (Nassau Co.)	20.9	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
71			Bayswater Point SP	15.5	12	32	37.5%	22.9%
72			Five Islands Park	13.9	9	23	39.1%	22.2%
73			Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area	23.2	18	56	32.1%	21.4%
74			Charles Memorial Park	11.5	18	57	31.6%	21.0%
75			Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch	13.5	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
76			Dubos Point	15.5	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
77			Ingraham Hassock, Reynold's Channel	22.0	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
78			Great Kills Park--Crookes Point	19.3	10	28	35.7%	20.7%
79			Silver Point County Park	17.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
80			Rockaway Beach--W of Cross Bay Blvd	15.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
81			Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty	25.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
82			Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East)	11.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
83			Davids' Island (site of Fort Slocum)	12.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
84			Jamaica Bay, Ruler's Bar	14.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
85			Mamaroneck Harbor, end of Rushmore Ave.	16.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
86			Jamaica Bay--Duck Point Marshes	12.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
87			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	54	213	25.4%	20.0%
88			Midland Beach	15.8	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
89			Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion	21.8	6	16	37.5%	18.5%
90			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	70	325	21.5%	17.4%
91			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	36	155	23.2%	17.3%
92			Long Beach Park	20.7	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
93			Fort Wadsworth	13.3	21	85	24.7%	16.8%
94			Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd.	17.8	37	168	22.0%	16.4%
95			Cedar Grove Beach	17.0	6	18	33.3%	16.3%
96			Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands	11.3	5	15	33.3%	15.2%
97			Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.)	15.8	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
98			Bridge Creek (Queens Co.)	17.4	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
99			Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot	10.7	14	58	24.1%	15.0%
100			Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd.	14.3	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
101			Oakwood Beach	17.4	7	29	24.1%	12.2%
102			Rye Town Park	19.4	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
103			Cow Meadow Park and Preserve	23.2	18	98	18.4%	11.9%
104			Port Liberte	8.6	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
105			Coney Island Creek Park	14.0	17	99	17.2%	11.0%
106			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	22	137	16.1%	10.9%
107			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden	13.5	17	102	16.7%	10.7%
108			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ	20.4	6	27	22.2%	10.6%
109			Coney Island Beach	14.5	7	34	20.6%	10.3%
110			Miller Field	16.3	26	177	14.7%	10.2%
111			Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.)	15.8	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
112			Rockaway Beach--W of Beach 125th St.	15.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
113			Rockaway Beach--E of Cross Bay Blvd	15.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
114			Jamaica Bay, Black Wall Marsh	13.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
115			Spring Creek, Fountain Ave. (Brooklyn)	10.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
116			Bayonne Waterfront Walkway	10.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
117			Lido Beach Town Park	22.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
118			Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve	23.1	10	61	16.4%	9.2%
119			Liberty SP--Tidal Bay	8.0	6	32	18.8%	8.9%
120			Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach	23.7	5	25	20.0%	8.9%
121			Mill Creek	23.1	5	26	19.2%	8.5%
122			Riis Landing	15.4	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
123			Canarsie Pier	11.4	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
124			Rockaway Community Park	15.7	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
125			Bayshore Waterfront Park	24.5	6	35	17.1%	8.1%
126			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	19	156	12.2%	7.9%
127			Marina West Town Boat Launch	23.5	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
128			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end	12.7	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
129			Canarsie Beach Park	11.3	11	89	12.4%	7.0%
130			"Sandy Hook--Hudson Rd (""The Garden"", etc)"	21.9	5	33	15.2%	6.7%
131			Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ	13.9	5	33	15.2%	6.7%
132			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	9	75	12.0%	6.4%
133			Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach	14.9	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
134			Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh	17.7	7	55	12.7%	6.3%
135			Hudson River Waterfront Walk	8.0	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
136			Playland Lake Overlook (Hawk Watch Site)	20.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
137			Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West)	11.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
138			Jamaica Bay, North Channel Train Bridge	12.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
139			Hudson Park and Beach	13.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
140			Blazing Star Cemetery	20.2	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
141			Bergen Beach	12.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
142			Global Terminal	9.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
143			Floyd Bennett Field--NE Corner	13.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
144			Town Dock Park, Port Washington	14.2	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
145			Joseph B. Hellman Overlook	11.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
146			West Street Waterfront, Brooklyn	3.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
147			Six Diamonds Ballfields	13.7	3	23	13.0%	4.5%
148			Lemon Creek Park	22.2	7	77	9.1%	4.5%
149			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	6	64	9.4%	4.4%
150			Hendrix Creek	10.4	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
151			Crescent Beach Park	19.4	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
152			Willow Pond, Hewlett Bay Park	17.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
153			Jamaica Bay, Canarsie Pol	12.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
154			Jones Beach Bay Islands	24.8	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
155			Spring Creek Park	10.9	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
156			Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline	2.9	3	32	9.4%	3.2%
157			Baldwin Harbor Park	21.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
158			Oakwood Beach--Kissam Ave. marshes	17.4	4	55	7.3%	2.9%
159			City Island (Bronx Co.)	10.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
160			Lido West Town Park	22.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
161			Willet's Hassock, pool and marsh	13.7	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
162			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end	13.6	3	44	6.8%	2.3%
163			Larchmont Manor Park and Beach	14.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
164			Loop Parkway at Jones Inlet	24.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
165			Floyd Bennett Field--Ecology Village Area	14.1	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
166			"Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court"""	21.7	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
167			Conference House Park	24.5	7	184	3.8%	1.9%
168			William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge	16.8	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
169			Rye Playland	20.0	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
170			Pelham Bay Park--Thomas Pell WS and Goose Creek Marsh	10.2	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
171			Joline Ave. Beach	23.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
172			Brighton Beach	14.3	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
173			Spanish Camp, Former	20.7	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
174			Howard Beach (Queens Co.)	10.7	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
175			Sandy Hook--Atlantic Drive	22.7	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
176			Marshlands Conservancy--parking lot area	18.3	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
177			Otter Creek Preserve	17.3	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
178			Centre Island Town Park	24.4	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
179			Hempstead Harbor Shoreline Trail, May Newburger Cove	16.5	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
180			Arden Ave. Beach	20.3	2	41	4.9%	1.3%
181			Paerdegat Basin	11.5	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
182			Floyd Bennett Field--North Forty Preserve	13.2	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
183			Manorhaven Town Park	13.7	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
184			Page Ave. Beach	23.7	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
185			Randalls Island--saltmarsh and backstop 42 vicinity	2.9	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
186			Peter Detmold Park	1.9	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
187			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden	13.2	2	53	3.8%	1.0%
188			Sands Point Preserve	15.1	5	218	2.3%	1.0%
189			Udalls Cove Park Preserve	11.6	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
190			Bush Terminal Piers Park	9.2	2	76	2.6%	0.7%
191			Sheepshead Bay	13.8	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
192			North Woodmere Park	15.5	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
193			Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park	14.2	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
194			Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access	13.4	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
195			Trap House	21.3	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
196			Piermont Pier	18.4	2	282	0.7%	0.2%
197			Richard A. Rutkowski Park	9.9	1	91	1.1%	0.2%
198			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point	4.5	1	109	0.9%	0.2%
199			Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs	9.0	1	124	0.8%	0.1%
200			Shore Road Park	11.7	1	145	0.7%	0.1%
201			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	1	199	0.5%	0.1%
202			Randalls Island	2.4	1	209	0.5%	0.1%
203			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	1	493	0.2%	0.0%
204			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	1	1085	0.1%	0.0%
205			Forest Park	8.2	1	1147	0.1%	0.0%