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Where to find American Oystercatcher in September
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 September. 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	24	24	100.0%	86.2%
2			Nickerson Beach	23.3	175	213	82.2%	76.5%
3			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	97	121	80.2%	72.2%
4			Plumb Beach	14.0	365	481	75.9%	71.9%
5			Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.)	16.6	62	76	81.6%	71.4%
6			Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty	16.3	8	8	100.0%	67.6%
7			Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot	15.9	51	68	75.0%	63.6%
8			Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area	24.6	87	121	71.9%	63.3%
9			Jacob Riis Park--Beach	15.7	18	24	75.0%	55.1%
10			Dead Horse Point	14.4	48	73	65.8%	54.3%
11			Breezy Point Beach	16.1	16	24	66.7%	46.7%
12			Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform	15.7	23	37	62.2%	46.1%
13			Sandy Hook	23.7	901	1953	46.1%	43.9%
14			Plumb Beach--West	13.8	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
15			Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East)	11.8	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
16			Jamaica Bay--Duck Point Marshes	12.5	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
17			Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay)	18.2	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
18			Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh	14.7	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
19			Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock	13.6	19	32	59.4%	42.3%
20			Arverne East Nature Preserve	16.4	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
21			Point Lookout--Town Park	23.9	12	21	57.1%	36.5%
22			Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh	14.7	6	9	66.7%	35.4%
23			Jacob Riis Park	15.5	26	58	44.8%	32.7%
24			Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh	13.3	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
25			Lido West Town Park	22.1	10	19	52.6%	31.7%
26			Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club	15.6	7	13	53.8%	29.1%
27			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	111	336	33.0%	28.2%
28			Fort Tilden	15.7	62	186	33.3%	27.0%
29			Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.)	16.2	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
30			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	252	857	29.4%	26.5%
31			Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh	14.8	10	23	43.5%	25.6%
32			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end	12.7	36	109	33.0%	24.9%
33			Point Lookout--Firemans Park	24.3	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
34			Silver Point County Park	17.5	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
35			Five Islands Park	13.9	10	26	38.5%	22.4%
36			Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh	15.4	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
37			Island Beach	23.4	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
38			Oceanside Park	21.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
39			Jacob Riis Park--Magic Corner (S of golf course)	15.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
40			Greenwich -- End of Steamboat Rd	24.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
41			Ingraham Hassock, Reynold's Channel	22.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
42			Floyd Bennett Field--Fisherman's Beach	14.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
43			Seguine Point	22.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
44			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	87	384	22.7%	18.8%
45			Great Kills Park--Mudflats	18.1	18	64	28.1%	18.6%
46			Lido Beach Passive Nature Area	23.4	38	160	23.8%	17.8%
47			Point Lookout	24.4	7	21	33.3%	17.2%
48			Fort Wadsworth	13.3	14	51	27.5%	17.1%
49			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	194	1051	18.5%	16.2%
50			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	69	349	19.8%	15.9%
51			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	24	109	22.0%	15.3%
52			Jamaica Bay, Canarsie Pol	12.1	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
53			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	34	167	20.4%	15.0%
54			Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)	11.0	8	34	23.5%	12.4%
55			Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh	23.0	6	24	25.0%	12.0%
56			Great Kills Park	18.0	20	119	16.8%	11.2%
57			Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.)	17.2	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
58			Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands	11.3	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
59			Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.)	15.9	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
60			Loop Parkway at Jones Inlet	24.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
61			Point Lookout--East Marina	23.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
62			Jamaica Bay, North Channel Train Bridge	12.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
63			Sandy Hook--Atlantic Drive	22.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
64			Bayshore Waterfront Park	24.5	6	32	18.8%	8.9%
65			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)	13.3	6	34	17.6%	8.3%
66			Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area	23.2	5	29	17.2%	7.6%
67			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end	13.6	20	181	11.0%	7.3%
68			Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge	12.1	6	40	15.0%	7.1%
69			Jones Beach Bay Islands	24.8	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
70			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	17	159	10.7%	6.8%
71			Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches	24.3	7	52	13.5%	6.7%
72			Long Beach Park	20.7	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
73			Sandy Hook--Nike Pond	24.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
74			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden	13.5	5	40	12.5%	5.5%
75			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	33	493	6.7%	4.8%
76			Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach	23.7	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
77			Charles Memorial Park	11.5	5	46	10.9%	4.7%
78			Prospect Point	14.7	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
79			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	7	74	9.5%	4.7%
80			Dubos Point	15.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
81			Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck	16.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
82			Milton Point, Rye	17.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
83			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest	13.2	6	62	9.7%	4.5%
84			Sunset Cove Park	14.7	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
85			Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd.	14.3	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
86			Edgemere Landfill (restricted access)	15.6	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
87			Glen Island Park	12.0	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
88			Keansburg Beach	24.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
89			Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.)	15.8	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
90			Liberty SP	7.0	24	484	5.0%	3.4%
91			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	22	469	4.7%	3.1%
92			Jamaica Bay, South Shore	15.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
93			SUNY Maritime College (Fort Schuyler)	9.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
94			Pelham Bay Park--Hawk Watch	10.8	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
95			Page Ave. Beach	23.7	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
96			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	8	163	4.9%	2.5%
97			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	19	516	3.7%	2.4%
98			Riis Landing	15.4	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
99			Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ	13.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
100			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary	20.3	6	129	4.7%	2.1%
101			Sandy Hook--Gunnison Lot	22.3	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
102			Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach	14.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
103			Coney Island Beach	14.5	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
104			Coney Island Creek Park	14.0	5	129	3.9%	1.7%
105			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden	13.2	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
106			Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive	22.9	3	71	4.2%	1.4%
107			Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook	14.6	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
108			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond	13.4	2	49	4.1%	1.1%
109			Rye Town Park	19.4	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
110			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	2	55	3.6%	1.0%
111			Huguenot Ave. Beach	21.3	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
112			Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill)	10.7	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
113			Marina West Town Boat Launch	23.5	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
114			Conference House Park	24.5	3	148	2.0%	0.7%
115			Allentown Ln. x Windward Ct. Waterfront	22.7	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
116			River Rd. marshes and RR tracks	16.5	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
117			John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK)	13.4	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
118			Canarsie Beach Park	11.3	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
119			Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot	10.7	1	53	1.9%	0.3%
120			Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center	11.2	1	56	1.8%	0.3%
121			Fort Totten Park	10.0	1	56	1.8%	0.3%
122			Bush Terminal Piers Park	9.2	1	61	1.6%	0.3%
123			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	2	228	0.9%	0.2%
124			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	1	94	1.1%	0.2%
125			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	1	140	0.7%	0.1%
126			Miller Field	16.3	1	303	0.3%	0.1%