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Where to find American Oystercatcher in August
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 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	38	40	95.0%	83.5%
2			Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.)	16.6	35	38	92.1%	79.2%
3			Nickerson Beach	23.3	134	158	84.8%	78.4%
4			Plumb Beach	14.0	835	1042	80.1%	77.6%
5			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	126	151	83.4%	76.7%
6			Dead Horse Point	14.4	77	93	82.8%	73.9%
7			Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area	24.6	62	77	80.5%	70.3%
8			Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh	14.7	14	15	93.3%	70.2%
9			Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh	15.4	21	24	87.5%	69.0%
10			Sandy Hook	23.7	491	724	67.8%	64.3%
11			Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock	13.6	33	44	75.0%	60.6%
12			Dead Horse Bay, Marina	14.0	9	10	90.0%	59.6%
13			Great Kills Park--Mudflats	18.1	67	97	69.1%	59.3%
14			Jacob Riis Park	15.5	28	38	73.7%	58.0%
15			Breezy Point Beach	16.1	23	31	74.2%	56.8%
16			Fort Tilden	15.7	42	64	65.6%	53.4%
17			Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay)	18.2	26	38	68.4%	52.5%
18			Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill)	10.7	22	32	68.8%	51.4%
19			Lido Beach Town Park	22.8	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
20			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	617	1147	53.8%	50.9%
21			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	131	239	54.8%	48.5%
22			Lido Beach Passive Nature Area	23.4	100	180	55.6%	48.3%
23			Great Kills Park	18.0	67	121	55.4%	46.5%
24			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary	20.3	94	183	51.4%	44.2%
25			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	646	1388	46.5%	43.9%
26			Rockaway Beach--W of Beach 125th St.	15.7	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
27			Jamaica Bay, Black Wall Marsh	13.9	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
28			Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East)	11.8	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
29			Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh--JoCo Creek	14.9	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
30			Silver Point County Park	17.5	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
31			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	91	179	50.8%	43.6%
32			Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh	13.3	8	11	72.7%	43.4%
33			Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty	25.0	8	11	72.7%	43.4%
34			Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot	15.9	12	19	63.2%	41.0%
35			Jacob Riis Park--Beach	15.7	12	19	63.2%	41.0%
36			Island Beach	23.4	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
37			Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.)	16.2	8	12	66.7%	39.1%
38			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end	12.7	137	316	43.4%	38.0%
39			Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West)	11.9	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
40			Fort Wadsworth	13.3	24	48	50.0%	36.4%
41			Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.)	15.9	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
42			Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh	14.7	6	9	66.7%	35.4%
43			Jacob Riis Park--Magic Corner (S of golf course)	15.7	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
44			Bayonne Waterfront Walkway	10.4	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
45			Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh--Duck Creek	14.4	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
46			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	298	815	36.6%	33.3%
47			Rye Town Park	19.4	14	29	48.3%	31.4%
48			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	203	582	34.9%	31.1%
49			Huguenot Ave. Beach	21.3	11	22	50.0%	30.7%
50			Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club	15.6	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
51			Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty	16.3	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
52			Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)	11.0	16	36	44.4%	29.5%
53			Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh	14.8	17	39	43.6%	29.3%
54			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	158	473	33.4%	29.3%
55			Point Lookout--Town Park	23.9	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
56			Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform	15.7	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
57			Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands	11.3	10	22	45.5%	26.9%
58			Prospect Point	14.7	10	23	43.5%	25.6%
59			Long Beach (Nassau Co.)	20.9	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
60			Five Islands Park	13.9	8	18	44.4%	24.6%
61			Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.)	15.8	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
62			Lido West Town Park	22.1	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
63			Rye Playland	20.0	7	16	43.8%	23.1%
64			Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.)	17.2	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
65			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	54	188	28.7%	22.7%
66			Point Lookout	24.4	9	23	39.1%	22.2%
67			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	13	37	35.1%	21.8%
68			Gerritsen Beach--Shell Bank Creek	13.5	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
69			Marshlands Conservancy--parking lot area	18.3	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
70			Oceanside Park	21.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
71			Playland Lake Overlook (Hawk Watch Site)	20.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
72			Davenport Park	12.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
73			Parsonage Island, Oceanside	21.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
74			Baldwin Bay	22.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
75			Shell Creek Park	20.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
76			Bayswater Park	16.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
77			Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area	23.2	9	26	34.6%	19.4%
78			Jones Beach Bay Islands	24.8	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
79			Point Lookout--Firemans Park	24.3	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
80			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest	13.2	15	52	28.8%	18.3%
81			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	93	423	22.0%	18.3%
82			Coney Island Beach	14.5	27	115	23.5%	16.7%
83			Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge	12.1	12	44	27.3%	16.3%
84			Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches	24.3	6	18	33.3%	16.3%
85			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	81	410	19.8%	16.2%
86			Glen Island Park	12.0	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
87			Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook	14.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
88			Great Kills Park--Crookes Point	19.3	13	53	24.5%	14.9%
89			Liberty SP	7.0	69	376	18.4%	14.8%
90			Oakwood Beach	17.4	6	20	30.0%	14.5%
91			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	25	127	19.7%	13.7%
92			Half Moon Bay and shoreline	13.3	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
93			"Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court"""	21.7	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
94			Edgemere Landfill (restricted access)	15.6	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
95			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ	20.4	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
96			Bayswater Point SP	15.5	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
97			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end	13.6	60	406	14.8%	11.7%
98			Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline	11.4	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
99			Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd.	17.8	14	82	17.1%	10.5%
100			Long Beach Park	20.7	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
101			Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh	17.7	21	144	14.6%	9.7%
102			Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch	13.5	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
103			Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach	14.9	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
104			Allentown Ln. x Windward Ct. Waterfront	22.7	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
105			Keansburg Beach	24.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
106			Butler Manor Waterfront	23.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
107			Loop Parkway at Jones Inlet	24.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
108			Tribute Park, Beach Channel Drive	15.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
109			Jamaica Bay, North Channel Train Bridge	12.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
110			Milton Point, Rye	17.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
111			Fighting Island, west side	23.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
112			Liberty SP--Tidal Bay	8.0	5	24	20.8%	9.2%
113			Charles Memorial Park	11.5	6	31	19.4%	9.2%
114			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)	13.3	10	63	15.9%	8.9%
115			Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.)	15.7	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
116			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	6	35	17.1%	8.1%
117			Mill Creek	23.1	5	29	17.2%	7.6%
118			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	7	47	14.9%	7.4%
119			Coney Island Creek Park	14.0	10	76	13.2%	7.3%
120			Great Captain's Island	22.7	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
121			Cow Meadow Park and Preserve	23.2	6	41	14.6%	6.9%
122			Riis Landing	15.4	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
123			Marina West Town Boat Launch	23.5	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
124			Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion	21.8	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
125			City Island (Bronx Co.)	10.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
126			Rockaway Beach--E of Cross Bay Blvd	15.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
127			Kirby Lane Ponds, Rye	20.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
128			Jamaica Bay, Canarsie Pol	12.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
129			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	16	166	9.6%	6.0%
130			Hudson River Waterfront Walk	8.0	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
131			Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.)	15.8	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
132			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	9	93	9.7%	5.2%
133			Manorhaven Town Park	13.7	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
134			Larchmont Manor Park and Beach	14.9	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
135			Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot	10.7	8	87	9.2%	4.7%
136			Page Ave. Beach	23.7	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
137			Town Dock Park, Port Washington	14.2	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
138			Sunset Cove Park	14.7	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
139			Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park	14.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
140			Dubos Point	15.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
141			Manhattan Beach Park	14.2	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
142			Spring Creek, Fountain Ave. (Brooklyn)	10.2	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
143			Jamaica Bay, Ruler's Bar	14.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
144			Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ	13.9	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
145			Miller Field--Beach	16.4	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
146			Spring Creek Park	10.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
147			Stewart B McKinney NWR--Calf Island	22.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
148			Rockaway Beach--W of Cross Bay Blvd	15.8	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
149			Bayshore Waterfront Park	24.5	3	30	10.0%	3.5%
150			Coney Island Pier	14.6	3	31	9.7%	3.3%
151			Lemon Creek Park	22.2	3	33	9.1%	3.1%
152			"Sandy Hook--Hudson Rd (""The Garden"", etc)"	21.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
153			Rockville Centre (village)	19.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
154			Spanish Camp, Former	20.7	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
155			Bridge Creek (Queens Co.)	17.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
156			Brighton Beach	14.3	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
157			Hommocks Conservation Area	15.7	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
158			Canarsie Beach Park	11.3	3	39	7.7%	2.7%
159			Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland	10.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
160			Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing	6.1	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
161			Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh	23.0	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
162			BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn)	13.2	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
163			Arden Ave. Beach	20.3	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
164			Conference House Park	24.5	4	77	5.2%	2.0%
165			Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd.	14.3	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
166			Jamaica Bay, South Shore	15.2	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
167			Coney Island Creek	13.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
168			Harts Brook Nature Preserve	18.2	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
169			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden	13.5	2	38	5.3%	1.5%
170			Miller Field	16.3	7	273	2.6%	1.2%
171			Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve	23.1	2	47	4.3%	1.2%
172			Plumb Beach--West	13.8	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
173			Cedar Grove Beach	17.0	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
174			Midland Beach	15.8	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
175			Oakwood Beach--Riga St. marsh	17.6	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
176			Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline	2.9	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
177			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond	13.4	2	86	2.3%	0.6%
178			Lemon Creek Pier	22.6	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
179			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	2	90	2.2%	0.6%
180			Hudson River Greenway--Greenwich Village (W Houston-14th St.)	3.9	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
181			Seaside Wildlife Nature Park	19.0	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
182			Arbutus Lake	21.0	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
183			Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access	13.4	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
184			Sheepshead Bay	13.8	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
185			Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon	10.9	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
186			Sands Point Preserve	15.1	1	54	1.9%	0.3%
187			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	1	114	0.9%	0.2%
188			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	1	350	0.3%	0.1%
189			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	1	411	0.2%	0.0%