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Where to find American Oystercatcher 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 American Oystercatcher 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 Nickerson Beach 23.3 399 447 89.3% 86.0%
2 Plumb Beach 14.0 658 745 88.3% 85.8%
3 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 151 168 89.9% 84.4%
4 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 45 49 91.8% 80.8%
5 Dead Horse Point 14.4 70 80 87.5% 78.5%
6 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 21 22 95.5% 78.2%
7 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 87 102 85.3% 77.1%
8 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 22 24 91.7% 74.2%
9 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 35 40 87.5% 73.9%
10 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 108 134 80.6% 73.1%
11 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 191 244 78.3% 72.7%
12 Sandy Hook 23.7 275 357 77.0% 72.4%
13 Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh 14.7 10 10 100.0% 72.2%
14 Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh 15.4 10 10 100.0% 72.2%
15 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 13.6 23 26 88.5% 71.0%
16 Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay) 18.2 25 29 86.2% 69.4%
17 Fort Tilden 15.7 82 108 75.9% 67.1%
18 Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club 15.6 12 13 92.3% 66.7%
19 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 42 55 76.4% 63.7%
20 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 27 34 79.4% 63.2%
21 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 37 49 75.5% 61.9%
22 Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.) 16.2 9 10 90.0% 59.6%
23 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 686 1140 60.2% 57.3%
24 Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh 13.3 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
25 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 96 162 59.3% 51.6%
26 Great Kills Park 18.0 89 150 59.3% 51.3%
27 Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty 16.3 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
28 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East) 11.8 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
29 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 567 1084 52.3% 49.3%
30 Silver Point County Park 17.5 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
31 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 267 525 50.9% 46.6%
32 Long Beach Park 20.7 13 19 68.4% 46.0%
33 Five Islands Park 13.9 10 14 71.4% 45.4%
34 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
35 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 194 392 49.5% 44.6%
36 Prospect Point 14.7 16 25 64.0% 44.5%
37 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 90 177 50.8% 43.5%
38 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
39 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 17 28 60.7% 42.4%
40 Long Beach (Nassau Co.) 20.9 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
41 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
42 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 20 37 54.1% 38.4%
43 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 108 243 44.4% 38.3%
44 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West) 11.9 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
45 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 184 441 41.7% 37.2%
46 Oceanside Park 21.1 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
47 Island Beach 23.4 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
48 Plumb Beach--West 13.8 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
49 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 60 139 43.2% 35.2%
50 Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.) 17.2 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
51 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 186 491 37.9% 33.7%
52 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 16 32 50.0% 33.6%
53 Conference House Park 24.5 28 62 45.2% 33.4%
54 Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.) 15.8 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
55 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 10 19 52.6% 31.7%
56 Stewart B McKinney NWR--Calf Island 22.5 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
57 Bergen Beach 12.3 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
58 Rye Town Park 19.4 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
59 Great Captain's Island 22.7 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
60 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh 14.7 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
61 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 14 31 45.2% 29.2%
62 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
63 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 24 63 38.1% 27.1%
64 Liberty SP 7.0 103 323 31.9% 27.0%
65 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 11 25 44.0% 26.7%
66 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 14 34 41.2% 26.4%
67 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 54 165 32.7% 26.0%
68 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 21 56 37.5% 26.0%
69 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
70 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 73 248 29.4% 24.1%
71 Sunset Cove Park 14.7 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
72 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 8 19 42.1% 23.1%
73 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 14 40 35.0% 22.1%
74 Half Moon Bay and shoreline 13.3 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
75 Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.) 15.9 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
76 Hempstead Harbor Park 16.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
77 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
78 Rockaway Beach--W of Cross Bay Blvd 15.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
79 Bayswater Park 16.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
80 Lido Beach Town Park 22.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
81 Kingsborough Community College 14.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
82 Waterfront Park, Freeport 22.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
83 Greenwich -- End of Steamboat Rd 24.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
84 Ingraham Hassock, Reynold's Channel 22.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
85 City Island, Kirby St. Marina 10.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
86 Milton Point, Rye 17.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
87 Bayonne Waterfront Walkway 10.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
88 Lido West Town Park 22.1 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
89 Oakwood Beach 17.4 8 23 34.8% 18.8%
90 Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ 13.9 10 31 32.3% 18.6%
91 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 27 105 25.7% 18.3%
92 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 8 24 33.3% 18.0%
93 Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh 23.0 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
94 Miller Field--Beach 16.4 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
95 Joline Ave. Beach 23.9 14 52 26.9% 16.8%
96 Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh 17.7 14 54 25.9% 16.1%
97 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 12 45 26.7% 16.0%
98 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform 15.7 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
99 Sandy Hook--Nike Pond 24.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
100 Rockaway Beach--E of Cross Bay Blvd 15.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
101 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 7 24 29.2% 14.9%
102 Mill Creek 23.1 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
103 Point Lookout 24.4 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
104 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 10 42 23.8% 13.5%
105 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 11 48 22.9% 13.3%
106 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 11 49 22.4% 13.0%
107 Bay County Park 19.0 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
108 Riis Landing 15.4 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
109 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 17 93 18.3% 11.7%
110 Jones Beach Bay Islands 24.8 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
111 Rye Playland 20.0 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
112 Marshlands Conservancy--parking lot area 18.3 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
113 Liberty SP--Tidal Bay 8.0 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
114 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 6 29 20.7% 9.8%
115 Glen Island Park 12.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
116 Port Liberte 8.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
117 Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.) 15.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
118 Jamaica Bay, Canarsie Pol 12.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
119 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
120 Floyd Bennett Field--Fisherman's Beach 14.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
121 Hudson Park and Beach 13.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
122 Great Kills Park--Bathhouse 18.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
123 Spring Creek Park 10.9 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
124 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 6 32 18.8% 8.9%
125 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 8 48 16.7% 8.7%
126 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
127 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
128 Coney Island Beach 14.5 12 93 12.9% 7.5%
129 Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path 22.1 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
130 Allentown Ln. x Windward Ct. Waterfront 22.7 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
131 Page Ave. Beach 23.7 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
132 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 4 24 16.7% 6.7%
133 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 17 170 10.0% 6.3%
134 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ 20.4 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
135 Kirby Lane Ponds, Rye 20.8 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
136 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
137 Oakwood Beach--Kissam Ave. marshes 17.4 4 26 15.4% 6.1%
138 Floyd Bennett Field--North Forty Preserve 13.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
139 Keansburg Beach 24.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
140 Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline 11.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
141 Rockaway Community Park 15.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
142 Wolfe's Pond Park--Acme Pond 21.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
143 Bruce Museum 24.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
144 Willet's Hassock, pool and marsh 13.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
145 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond 13.4 8 72 11.1% 5.7%
146 Bayswater Point SP 15.5 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
147 Marina West Town Boat Launch 23.5 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
148 Four Sparrow Marsh 12.9 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
149 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 4 33 12.1% 4.8%
150 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
151 Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.) 15.7 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
152 Miller Field 16.3 12 149 8.1% 4.7%
153 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 6 61 9.8% 4.6%
154 Canarsie Pier 11.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
155 Dubos Point 15.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
156 Jacob Riis Park--Magic Corner (S of golf course) 15.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
157 Hendrix Creek 10.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
158 Freeport's Nautical Mile 22.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
159 Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn) 10.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
160 Lower New York Bay (Brooklyn) 16.4 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
161 Blazing Star Cemetery 20.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
162 Veterans Memorial Pier 10.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
163 Davenport Park 12.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
164 Sandy Hook--Gunnison Lot 22.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
165 Hudson River Waterfront Walk 8.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
166 Otter Creek Preserve 17.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
167 Paerdegat Basin 11.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
168 Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck 16.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
169 Byram Park 22.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
170 Bridge Creek (Queens Co.) 17.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
171 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 4 72 5.6% 2.2%
172 Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 10.9 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
173 Midland Beach 15.8 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
174 BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn) 13.2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
175 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
176 Larchmont Manor Park and Beach 14.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
177 Barretto Point Park 4.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
178 Sound View Park 5.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
179 Coney Island Pier 14.6 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
180 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 2 51 3.9% 1.1%
181 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
182 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 2 62 3.2% 0.9%
183 Grass Island Natural Area 24.0 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
184 Coney Island Creek 13.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
185 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
186 Randalls Island--saltmarsh and backstop 42 vicinity 2.9 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
187 Hommocks Conservation Area 15.7 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
188 Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline 2.9 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
189 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 2 87 2.3% 0.6%
190 Oakwood Beach--Riga St. marsh 17.6 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
191 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
192 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 1 82 1.2% 0.2%
193 John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 13.4 1 83 1.2% 0.2%
194 Randalls Island 2.4 1 118 0.8% 0.1%
195 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 1 379 0.3% 0.0%