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Where to find American Oystercatcher in August
within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

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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Rank	Map	Pics	Location	Distance	Observed	Sampled	Frequency	Confidence
1			Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar	13.8	58	60	96.7%	88.6%
2			Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.)	16.6	49	53	92.5%	82.1%
3			Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East)	11.8	15	15	100.0%	79.6%
4			Plumb Beach	14.0	1095	1356	80.8%	78.6%
5			Nickerson Beach	23.3	161	192	83.9%	78.0%
6			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	170	207	82.1%	76.3%
7			Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh	15.4	28	31	90.3%	75.1%
8			Dead Horse Point	14.4	84	102	82.4%	73.8%
9			Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area	24.6	92	124	74.2%	65.8%
10			Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh	14.7	15	17	88.2%	65.7%
11			Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West)	11.9	14	16	87.5%	64.0%
12			Sandy Hook	23.7	563	847	66.5%	63.2%
13			Great Kills Park--Mudflats	18.1	127	182	69.8%	62.8%
14			Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock	13.6	49	66	74.2%	62.6%
15			Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay)	18.2	37	50	74.0%	60.4%
16			Breezy Point Beach	16.1	32	43	74.4%	59.8%
17			Dead Horse Bay, Marina	14.0	9	10	90.0%	59.6%
18			Fort Tilden	15.7	67	100	67.0%	57.3%
19			Island Beach	23.4	10	12	83.3%	55.2%
20			Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh	13.3	14	18	77.8%	54.8%
21			Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.)	16.2	19	27	70.4%	51.5%
22			Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh--JoCo Creek	14.9	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
23			Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill)	10.7	26	39	66.7%	51.0%
24			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	680	1278	53.2%	50.5%
25			Lido Beach Passive Nature Area	23.4	123	220	55.9%	49.3%
26			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	161	306	52.6%	47.0%
27			Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot	15.9	25	41	61.0%	45.7%
28			Jacob Riis Park--Beach	15.7	19	30	63.3%	45.5%
29			Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.)	15.9	10	14	71.4%	45.4%
30			Arverne East Nature Preserve	16.4	7	9	77.8%	45.3%
31			Great Kills Park	18.0	81	155	52.3%	44.4%
32			Jacob Riis Park	15.5	48	88	54.5%	44.2%
33			Jamaica Bay, Black Wall Marsh	13.9	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
34			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	104	206	50.5%	43.7%
35			Rockaway Beach--W of Beach 125th St.	15.7	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
36			Silver Point County Park	17.5	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
37			Lido Beach Town Park	22.8	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
38			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary	20.3	138	294	46.9%	41.3%
39			Bayonne Waterfront Walkway	10.4	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
40			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	719	1688	42.6%	40.3%
41			Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty	16.3	7	10	70.0%	39.7%
42			Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty	25.0	10	16	62.5%	38.6%
43			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end	12.7	187	439	42.6%	38.1%
44			Fort Wadsworth	13.3	25	51	49.0%	35.9%
45			Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform	15.7	8	13	61.5%	35.5%
46			Jacob Riis Park--Magic Corner (S of golf course)	15.7	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
47			Floyd Bennett Field--Fisherman's Beach	14.6	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
48			Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh--Duck Creek	14.4	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
49			Huguenot Ave. Beach	21.3	13	25	52.0%	33.5%
50			Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands	11.3	15	30	50.0%	33.2%
51			Point Lookout--Town Park	23.9	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
52			Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh	14.7	6	10	60.0%	31.3%
53			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	325	967	33.6%	30.7%
54			Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club	15.6	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
55			Long Beach (Nassau Co.)	20.9	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
56			Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)	11.0	20	46	43.5%	30.2%
57			Rye Town Park	19.4	16	37	43.2%	28.7%
58			Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh	14.8	17	40	42.5%	28.5%
59			Long Beach Park	20.7	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
60			Prospect Point	14.7	11	24	45.8%	27.9%
61			Five Islands Park	13.9	11	24	45.8%	27.9%
62			Point Lookout	24.4	12	27	44.4%	27.6%
63			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	276	908	30.4%	27.5%
64			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	196	636	30.8%	27.4%
65			Jones Beach Bay Islands	24.8	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
66			Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.)	17.2	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
67			Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.)	15.8	8	18	44.4%	24.6%
68			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	60	203	29.6%	23.7%
69			Lido West Town Park	22.1	9	22	40.9%	23.3%
70			Rockaway Inlet (Brooklyn)	14.8	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
71			Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach	14.9	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
72			Gerritsen Beach--Shell Bank Creek	13.5	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
73			Bay County Park	19.0	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
74			Seguine Point	22.2	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
75			Broad Channel American Park	14.8	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
76			Oceanside Park	21.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
77			Parsonage Island, Oceanside	21.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
78			Baldwin Bay	22.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
79			Shell Creek Park	20.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
80			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	125	522	23.9%	20.5%
81			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	13	41	31.7%	19.6%
82			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest	13.2	17	58	29.3%	19.2%
83			Liberty SP	7.0	110	502	21.9%	18.5%
84			Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge	12.1	18	69	26.1%	17.2%
85			Point Lookout--Firemans Park	24.3	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
86			Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch	13.5	7	22	31.8%	16.4%
87			Coney Island Beach	14.5	29	129	22.5%	16.1%
88			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	37	174	21.3%	15.8%
89			Allentown Ln. x Windward Ct. Waterfront	22.7	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
90			Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area	23.2	11	41	26.8%	15.7%
91			Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh	17.7	41	199	20.6%	15.6%
92			Liberty SP--Tidal Bay	8.0	11	43	25.6%	14.9%
93			Bayswater Point SP	15.5	7	24	29.2%	14.9%
94			Great Kills Park--Crookes Point	19.3	16	70	22.9%	14.6%
95			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	87	515	16.9%	13.9%
96			Half Moon Bay and shoreline	13.3	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
97			Sunset Cove Park	14.7	7	29	24.1%	12.2%
98			Loop Parkway at Jones Inlet	24.1	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
99			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	14	72	19.4%	12.0%
100			Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook	14.6	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
101			Jamaica Bay, Canarsie Pol	12.1	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
102			Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd.	17.8	20	116	17.2%	11.4%
103			Charles Memorial Park	11.5	8	37	21.6%	11.4%
104			Edgemere Landfill (restricted access)	15.6	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
105			"Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court"""	21.7	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
106			Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches	24.3	7	33	21.2%	10.7%
107			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end	13.6	84	648	13.0%	10.6%
108			Mill Creek	23.1	7	34	20.6%	10.3%
109			Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.)	15.7	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
110			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)	13.3	20	133	15.0%	10.0%
111			Oakwood Beach	17.4	6	29	20.7%	9.8%
112			Coney Island Creek Park	14.0	15	95	15.8%	9.8%
113			Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot	10.7	16	103	15.5%	9.8%
114			Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd.	14.3	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
115			Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline	11.4	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
116			Four Sparrow Marsh	12.9	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
117			Bergen Beach	12.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
118			Butler Manor Waterfront	23.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
119			Davenport Park	12.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
120			Tribute Park, Beach Channel Drive	15.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
121			Bayswater Park	16.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
122			Jamaica Bay, North Channel Train Bridge	12.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
123			Norton Basin Natural Resource Area	16.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
124			Fighting Island, west side	23.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
125			McGuire Fields	11.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
126			Glen Island Park	12.0	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
127			Hudson River Waterfront Walk	8.0	4	21	19.0%	7.7%
128			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	6	37	16.2%	7.7%
129			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	12	98	12.2%	7.1%
130			Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion	21.8	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
131			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	23	225	10.2%	6.9%
132			Manorhaven Town Park	13.7	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
133			City Island (Bronx Co.)	10.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
134			Milton Point, Rye	17.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
135			Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland	10.5	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
136			Dubos Point	15.5	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
137			Great Captain's Island	22.7	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
138			Marina West Town Boat Launch	23.5	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
139			Wolfe's Pond Park--ballfields and parking lot	21.6	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
140			Cedar Grove Beach	17.0	4	32	12.5%	5.0%
141			Plumb Beach--West	13.8	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
142			Page Ave. Beach	23.7	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
143			Town Dock Park, Port Washington	14.2	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
144			Willet's Hassock, pool and marsh	13.7	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
145			Sandy Hook--Nike Pond	24.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
146			Keansburg Beach	24.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
147			Waterfront Park, Freeport	22.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
148			Jamaica Bay, Ruler's Bar	14.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
149			Riis Landing	15.4	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
150			Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.)	15.8	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
151			Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ	13.9	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
152			Cow Meadow Park and Preserve	23.2	8	110	7.3%	3.7%
153			Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park	14.0	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
154			Spring Creek Park	10.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
155			Stewart B McKinney NWR--Calf Island	22.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
156			Floyd Bennett Field--NE Corner	13.0	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
157			Kirby Lane Ponds, Rye	20.8	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
158			Spring Creek, Fountain Ave. (Brooklyn)	10.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
159			Bronx River, Mouth to Hunts Point Riverside Park	5.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
160			Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing	6.1	3	30	10.0%	3.5%
161			Coney Island Pier	14.6	3	33	9.1%	3.1%
162			Lemon Creek Pier	22.6	3	33	9.1%	3.1%
163			Miller Field--Beach	16.4	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
164			Larchmont Manor Park and Beach	14.9	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
165			Sound View Park	5.4	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
166			Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path	22.1	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
167			Rockville Centre (village)	19.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
168			Rockaway Beach--E of Cross Bay Blvd	15.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
169			Spanish Camp, Former	20.7	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
170			Rockaway Beach--W of Cross Bay Blvd	15.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
171			Sandy Hook--Atlantic Drive	22.7	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
172			Great Kills Park--Bathhouse	18.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
173			Bayshore Waterfront Park	24.5	5	78	6.4%	2.8%
174			Lemon Creek Park	22.2	3	39	7.7%	2.7%
175			"Sandy Hook--Hudson Rd (""The Garden"", etc)"	21.9	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
176			Sprague Ave. Waterfront	24.0	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
177			Bridge Creek (Queens Co.)	17.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
178			Oakwood Beach--Kissam Ave. marshes	17.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
179			Brighton Beach	14.3	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
180			Manhattan Beach Park	14.2	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
181			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden	13.5	4	77	5.2%	2.0%
182			Jamaica Bay, South Shore	15.2	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
183			BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn)	13.2	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
184			Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh	23.0	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
185			Canarsie Beach Park	11.3	4	92	4.3%	1.7%
186			Arden Ave. Beach	20.3	2	36	5.6%	1.5%
187			Coney Island Creek	13.9	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
188			Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck	16.7	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
189			Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach	23.7	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
190			Six Diamonds Ballfields	13.7	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
191			Miller Field	16.3	8	299	2.7%	1.4%
192			Conference House Park	24.5	4	115	3.5%	1.4%
193			Hommocks Conservation Area	15.7	2	42	4.8%	1.3%
194			Harts Brook Nature Preserve	18.2	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
195			Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve	23.1	2	57	3.5%	1.0%
196			Midland Beach	15.8	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
197			Grass Island Natural Area	24.0	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
198			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond	13.4	2	96	2.1%	0.6%
199			Rye Nature Center	19.8	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
200			Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline	2.9	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
201			Richard A. Rutkowski Park	9.9	2	109	1.8%	0.5%
202			Hudson River Greenway--Greenwich Village (W Houston-14th St.)	3.9	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
203			Oakwood Beach--Riga St. marsh	17.6	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
204			Arbutus Lake	21.0	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
205			Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access	13.4	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
206			Seaside Wildlife Nature Park	19.0	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
207			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	2	135	1.5%	0.4%
208			The Landing, Dobbs Ferry	17.0	2	154	1.3%	0.4%
209			Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon	10.9	1	53	1.9%	0.3%
210			Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park	14.2	1	59	1.7%	0.3%
211			Sheepshead Bay	13.8	1	63	1.6%	0.3%
212			Lincoln Park West	7.5	1	73	1.4%	0.2%
213			Sands Point Preserve	15.1	1	79	1.3%	0.2%
214			MacEchron Waterfront Park, Hastings on Hudson	15.6	1	95	1.1%	0.2%
215			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	1	126	0.8%	0.1%
216			Piermont Pier	18.4	3	876	0.3%	0.1%
217			Randalls Island	2.4	1	169	0.6%	0.1%
218			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	1	250	0.4%	0.1%
219			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	1	441	0.2%	0.0%
220			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	1	463	0.2%	0.0%
221			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	1	1130	0.1%	0.0%