Where to find Black Skimmer in August
within 25 miles of New York City, United States
This page shows which locations in the selected region historically had the highest probability of a checklist including Black Skimmer 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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| Evidence | Sampling | Score | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Location | Chart | Dist | Media | Years | Birders | Hits | Lists | Freq | Conf | |
| 1 | Nickerson Beach |
|
22.9 | 45 | 17 | 123 | 179 | 193 | 92.7% | 88.2% | |
| 2 | Lido Beach Passive Nature Area |
|
23.1 | 8 | 14 | 111 | 171 | 221 | 77.4% | 71.4% | |
| 3 | Breezy Point Tip |
|
11.9 | 17 | 17 | 79 | 135 | 208 | 64.9% | 58.2% | |
| 4 | Plumb Beach |
|
10.3 | 79 | 18 | 280 | 822 | 1360 | 60.4% | 57.8% | |
| 5 | Point Lookout--Town Park |
|
23.5 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 83.3% | 55.2% | |
| 6 | Silver Point County Park |
|
16.0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 83.3% | 43.6% | |
| 7 | Lido Beach Town Park |
|
22.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 83.3% | 43.6% | |
| 8 | Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area |
|
21.0 | 9 | 26 | 92 | 539 | 1324 | 40.7% | 38.1% | |
| 9 | Loop Parkway at Jones Inlet |
|
24.1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 66.7% | 35.4% | |
| 10 | Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot |
|
12.2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 41 | 46.3% | 32.1% | |
| 11 | Willet's Hassock, pool and marsh |
|
10.1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 58.3% | 32.0% | |
| 12 | Sheepshead Bay |
|
9.7 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 63 | 39.7% | 28.5% | |
| 13 | Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay) |
|
16.9 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 50 | 40.0% | 27.6% | |
| 14 | Point Lookout |
|
24.1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 40.7% | 24.5% | |
| 15 | Breezy Point Beach |
|
12.1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 37.2% | 24.4% | |
| 16 | Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end |
|
11.1 | 4 | 16 | 93 | 121 | 443 | 27.3% | 23.4% | |
| 17 | Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar |
|
11.1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 60 | 33.3% | 22.7% | |
| 18 | Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) |
|
14.8 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 53 | 32.1% | 21.1% | |
| 19 | Marine Parkway Bridge (Queens Co.) |
|
11.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 20.7% | |
| 20 | Parsonage Island, Oceanside |
|
21.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 20.7% | |
| 21 | Ingraham Hassock, Reynold's Channel |
|
21.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 20.7% | |
| 22 | Baldwin Bay |
|
22.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 20.7% | |
| 23 | Point Lookout--Firemans Park |
|
24.1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 40.0% | 16.8% | |
| 24 | Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park |
|
9.1 | 3 | 19 | 52 | 102 | 515 | 19.8% | 16.6% | |
| 25 | Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.) |
|
15.7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 42.9% | 15.8% | |
| 26 | Dead Horse Point |
|
11.0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 102 | 22.5% | 15.5% | |
| 27 | Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge |
|
11.6 | 20 | 26 | 237 | 279 | 1709 | 16.3% | 14.6% | |
| 28 | Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock |
|
11.2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 66 | 22.7% | 14.3% | |
| 29 | Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond |
|
11.3 | 11 | 20 | 198 | 150 | 910 | 16.5% | 14.2% | |
| 30 | Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty |
|
24.6 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 31.2% | 14.2% | |
| 31 | Manhattan Beach Park |
|
10.1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 37.5% | 13.7% | |
| 32 | Long Beach (Nassau Co.) |
|
20.1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 37.5% | 13.7% | |
| 33 | Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end |
|
11.7 | 10 | 12 | 129 | 104 | 650 | 16.0% | 13.4% | |
| 34 | Sandy Hook |
|
19.0 | 5 | 19 | 62 | 133 | 849 | 15.7% | 13.4% | |
| 35 | Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest |
|
9.4 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 59 | 22.0% | 13.4% | |
| 36 | Lido West Town Park |
|
21.6 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 27.3% | 13.2% | |
| 37 | Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond |
|
11.5 | 5 | 18 | 110 | 142 | 971 | 14.6% | 12.5% | |
| 38 | Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) |
|
9.0 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 38 | 226 | 16.8% | 12.5% | |
| 39 | Canarsie Beach Park |
|
8.4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 92 | 17.4% | 11.0% | |
| 40 | Great Kills Park--Mudflats |
|
13.0 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 182 | 15.4% | 10.9% | |
| 41 | Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula |
|
4.9 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 98 | 16.3% | 10.3% | |
| 42 | Long Beach Park |
|
19.8 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 25.0% | 10.2% | |
| 43 | Fort Tilden |
|
12.3 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 103 | 15.5% | 9.8% | |
| 44 | Global Terminal |
|
4.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 9.5% | |
| 45 | Marine Parkway Bridge (Brooklyn) |
|
11.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 9.5% | |
| 46 | Norton Basin Natural Resource Area |
|
14.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 9.5% | |
| 47 | Fighting Island, west side |
|
23.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 9.5% | |
| 48 | Floyd Bennett Field--Fisherman's Beach |
|
11.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | 9.5% | |
| 49 | Bayswater Point SP |
|
14.2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 20.8% | 9.2% | |
| 50 | Coney Island Creek Park |
|
9.2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 95 | 14.7% | 9.0% | |
| 51 | Liberty SP |
|
2.4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 58 | 508 | 11.4% | 8.9% | |
| 52 | Marina West Town Boat Launch |
|
23.2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 25.0% | 8.9% | |
| 53 | Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) |
|
11.3 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 18 | 133 | 13.5% | 8.7% | |
| 54 | Coney Island Pier |
|
10.1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 18.2% | 8.6% | |
| 55 | Floyd Bennett Field |
|
10.3 | 2 | 14 | 33 | 57 | 522 | 10.9% | 8.5% | |
| 56 | Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform |
|
12.1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 23.1% | 8.2% | |
| 57 | Sunset Cove Park |
|
12.5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 17.2% | 7.6% | |
| 58 | Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch |
|
10.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 18.2% | 7.3% | |
| 59 | Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club |
|
11.9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 25.0% | 7.1% | |
| 60 | Great Kills Park--Education Field Station |
|
13.3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 25.0% | 7.1% | |
| 61 | Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh |
|
11.7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 31 | 16.1% | 7.1% | |
| 62 | Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East) |
|
9.9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 20.0% | 7.0% | |
| 63 | Sandy Hook--Plum Island |
|
21.3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 13.1% | 6.8% | |
| 64 | Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.) |
|
13.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18.8% | 6.6% | |
| 65 | Coney Island Beach |
|
9.9 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 131 | 10.7% | 6.5% | |
| 66 | Bay County Park |
|
18.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 6.1% | |
| 67 | Lister Park |
|
18.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 6.1% | |
| 68 | Gravesend Bay |
|
8.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 6.1% | |
| 69 | Broad Channel American Park |
|
12.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 33.3% | 6.1% | |
| 70 | Sandy Hook--North End |
|
16.4 | 2 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 307 | 8.8% | 6.1% | |
| 71 | Bayshore Waterfront Park |
|
19.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 79 | 11.4% | 6.1% | |
| 72 | Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve |
|
23.7 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 57 | 12.3% | 6.1% | |
| 73 | Dead Horse Bay, Marina |
|
10.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 20.0% | 5.7% | |
| 74 | Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) |
|
8.8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 12.8% | 5.6% | |
| 75 | Great Kills Park |
|
13.0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 155 | 8.4% | 5.0% | |
| 76 | Lemon Creek Pier |
|
17.7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 12.1% | 4.8% | |
| 77 | Brighton Beach |
|
10.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13.6% | 4.7% | |
| 78 | Plumb Beach--West |
|
9.9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13.6% | 4.7% | |
| 79 | Waterfront Park, Freeport |
|
22.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 4.6% | |
| 80 | Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh--JoCo Creek |
|
13.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 4.6% | |
| 81 | Cow Meadow Park and Preserve |
|
23.5 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 110 | 8.2% | 4.4% | |
| 82 | Coney Island Creek |
|
9.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15.4% | 4.3% | |
| 83 | Charles Memorial Park |
|
10.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 10.8% | 4.3% | |
| 84 | Jacob Riis Park |
|
12.3 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 88 | 8.0% | 3.9% | |
| 85 | Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.) |
|
14.2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 11.1% | 3.9% | |
| 86 | Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area |
|
19.9 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 128 | 7.0% | 3.7% | |
| 87 | Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park |
|
9.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20.0% | 3.6% | |
| 88 | Rockaway Inlet (Brooklyn) |
|
11.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20.0% | 3.6% | |
| 89 | Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook |
|
9.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20.0% | 3.6% | |
| 90 | Jamaica Bay, Canarsie Pol |
|
9.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20.0% | 3.6% | |
| 91 | Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden |
|
11.6 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 6 | 77 | 7.8% | 3.6% | |
| 92 | Bayonne Golf Club |
|
5.8 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 203 | 5.9% | 3.4% | |
| 93 | Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh |
|
12.2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11.8% | 3.3% | |
| 94 | Rockaway Beach--E of Cross Bay Blvd |
|
13.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16.7% | 3.0% | |
| 95 | Paerdegat Basin Natural Area and Ecology Park |
|
8.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16.7% | 3.0% | |
| 96 | Great Kills Park--Bathhouse |
|
13.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 16.7% | 3.0% | |
| 97 | Raritan Bay Waterfront Park & Morgan Avenue Mudflats |
|
21.4 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 252 | 4.8% | 2.7% | |
| 98 | Veterans Memorial Pier |
|
5.4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 7.7% | 2.7% | |
| 99 | Crescent Beach Park |
|
14.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14.3% | 2.6% | |
| 100 | Great Kills Park--Crookes Point |
|
14.3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 70 | 5.7% | 2.2% | |
| 101 | Old Glory Lookout, The Narrows (80th St. Overpass & vicinity) |
|
6.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12.5% | 2.2% | |
| 102 | Jamaica Bay, South Shore |
|
12.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11.1% | 2.0% | |
| 103 | East River, 34th St. to Pier 11 |
|
2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11.1% | 2.0% | |
| 104 | Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) |
|
14.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0% | 1.8% | |
| 105 | Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh |
|
13.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10.0% | 1.8% | |
| 106 | Sandy Hook--C Lot & Beach |
|
20.6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 6.5% | 1.8% | |
| 107 | Jacob Riis Park--Beach |
|
12.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 6.5% | 1.8% | |
| 108 | Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh |
|
12.6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 199 | 3.5% | 1.7% | |
| 109 | Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches |
|
19.7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 6.1% | 1.7% | |
| 110 | Jones Beach Bay Islands |
|
25.0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 8.3% | 1.5% | |
| 111 | Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach |
|
19.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8.3% | 1.5% | |
| 112 | Lemon Creek Park |
|
17.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 5.1% | 1.4% | |
| 113 | Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh |
|
12.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 5.0% | 1.4% | |
| 114 | Riis Landing |
|
12.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7.7% | 1.4% | |
| 115 | Idlewild Park |
|
13.8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7.7% | 1.4% | |
| 116 | Wolfe's Pond Park |
|
16.8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 206 | 2.9% | 1.3% | |
| 117 | Cliffwood Beach Waterfront Park |
|
21.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 78 | 3.8% | 1.3% | |
| 118 | Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ |
|
11.9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 7.1% | 1.3% | |
| 119 | Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.) |
|
13.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7.1% | 1.3% | |
| 120 | Liberty SP--Tidal Bay |
|
3.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 44 | 4.5% | 1.3% | |
| 121 | Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) |
|
8.7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 4.3% | 1.2% | |
| 122 | The Narrows (Brooklyn) |
|
6.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6.2% | 1.1% | |
| 123 | Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West) |
|
9.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6.2% | 1.1% | |
| 124 | Upper New York Bay (Brooklyn) |
|
2.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5.6% | 1.0% | |
| 125 | Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh |
|
10.8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 5.6% | 1.0% | |
| 126 | Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. |
|
12.7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 116 | 2.6% | 0.9% | |
| 127 | Sandy Hook--South Beach area |
|
21.3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 4.8% | 0.8% | |
| 128 | Hudson River Waterfront Walk |
|
3.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 4.8% | 0.8% | |
| 129 | Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden |
|
11.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4.5% | 0.8% | |
| 130 | Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge |
|
10.5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 70 | 2.9% | 0.8% | |
| 131 | Goethals Bridge Pond--Goethals Homes |
|
10.8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 3.7% | 0.7% | |
| 132 | Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway |
|
13.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 3.6% | 0.6% | |
| 133 | Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier 1 |
|
1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 3.6% | 0.6% | |
| 134 | Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh |
|
18.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 3.4% | 0.6% | |
| 135 | Cedar Grove Beach |
|
11.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 3.1% | 0.6% | |
| 136 | New Creek Watershed, Olympia Blvd. bridge |
|
10.3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 3.0% | 0.5% | |
| 137 | Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path |
|
17.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 2.7% | 0.5% | |
| 138 | Conaskonk Point |
|
20.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 122 | 1.6% | 0.5% | |
| 139 | Seaside Wildlife Nature Park |
|
14.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 2.3% | 0.4% | |
| 140 | Mt. Loretto Unique Area |
|
18.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 135 | 1.5% | 0.4% | |
| 141 | Cemetery of the Resurrection |
|
17.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 2.0% | 0.4% | |
| 142 | Fort Wadsworth |
|
8.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 2.0% | 0.3% | |
| 143 | Flushing Meadows Corona Park |
|
8.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 1.7% | 0.3% | |
| 144 | Meadowlands District IBA |
|
7.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 1.5% | 0.3% | |
| 145 | Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East |
|
5.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | 1.4% | 0.3% | |
| 146 | Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond |
|
16.8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 1.4% | 0.2% | |
| 147 | Sands Point Preserve |
|
19.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 1.3% | 0.2% | |
| 148 | Old Bridge Waterfront Park |
|
21.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 82 | 1.2% | 0.2% | |
| 149 | Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond |
|
11.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 96 | 1.0% | 0.2% | |
| 150 | Richard W. DeKorte Park |
|
6.9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1922 | 0.2% | 0.1% | |
| 151 | Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary |
|
24.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 294 | 0.3% | 0.1% | |
| 152 | Central Park |
|
4.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1958 | 0.1% | 0.0% | |