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Where to find Black Skimmer 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 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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Rank Map Pics Location Distance Observed Sampled Frequency Confidence
1 Nickerson Beach 23.3 145 158 91.8% 86.4%
2 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 146 180 81.1% 74.8%
3 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 100 151 66.2% 58.4%
4 Plumb Beach 14.0 590 1042 56.6% 53.6%
5 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
6 Lido Beach Town Park 22.8 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
7 Silver Point County Park 17.5 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
8 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 452 1147 39.4% 36.6%
9 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 21 48 43.8% 30.7%
10 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 16 38 42.1% 27.9%
11 Point Lookout 24.4 10 23 43.5% 25.6%
12 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 12 31 38.7% 23.7%
13 Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay) 18.2 14 38 36.8% 23.4%
14 Lido West Town Park 22.1 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
15 Marine Parkway Bridge (Brooklyn) 14.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
16 Lister Park 18.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
17 Parsonage Island, Oceanside 21.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
18 Ingraham Hassock, Reynold's Channel 22.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
19 Baldwin Bay 22.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
20 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 7 19 36.8% 19.1%
21 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
22 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 70 316 22.2% 17.9%
23 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 81 410 19.8% 16.2%
24 Long Beach (Nassau Co.) 20.9 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
25 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
26 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 12 52 23.1% 13.7%
27 Dead Horse Point 14.4 19 93 20.4% 13.5%
28 Sandy Hook 23.7 115 724 15.9% 13.4%
29 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 193 1388 13.9% 12.2%
30 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 116 815 14.2% 12.0%
31 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 7 30 23.3% 11.8%
32 Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.) 17.2 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
33 Willet's Hassock, pool and marsh 13.7 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
34 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 26 166 15.7% 10.9%
35 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 16 93 17.2% 10.9%
36 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 8 40 20.0% 10.5%
37 Liberty SP 7.0 51 376 13.6% 10.5%
38 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform 15.7 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
39 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 13.6 8 44 18.2% 9.5%
40 Global Terminal 9.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
41 Loop Parkway at Jones Inlet 24.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
42 Fighting Island, west side 23.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
43 Coney Island Pier 14.6 6 31 19.4% 9.2%
44 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 48 406 11.8% 9.0%
45 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 63 582 10.8% 8.6%
46 Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.) 15.7 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
47 Fort Tilden 15.7 9 64 14.1% 7.6%
48 Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club 15.6 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
49 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 6 41 14.6% 6.9%
50 Plumb Beach--West 13.8 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
51 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 9 76 11.8% 6.4%
52 Marina West Town Boat Launch 23.5 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
53 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 22 239 9.2% 6.2%
54 Rockaway Beach--E of Cross Bay Blvd 15.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
55 Gravesend Bay 13.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
56 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh--JoCo Creek 14.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
57 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 34 423 8.0% 5.8%
58 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 4 28 14.3% 5.7%
59 Dead Horse Bay, Marina 14.0 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
60 Coney Island Beach 14.5 11 115 9.6% 5.4%
61 Long Beach Park 20.7 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
62 Coney Island Creek 13.9 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
63 Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park 14.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
64 Manhattan Beach Park 14.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
65 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
66 Great Kills Park 18.0 10 121 8.3% 4.6%
67 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 7 77 9.1% 4.5%
68 Veterans Memorial Pier 10.5 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
69 Bayswater Point SP 15.5 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
70 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 12 188 6.4% 3.7%
71 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 7 97 7.2% 3.5%
72 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 3 32 9.4% 3.2%
73 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
74 Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch 13.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
75 Upper New York Bay (Brooklyn) 7.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
76 East River, 34th St. to Pier 11 4.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
77 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
78 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 3 38 7.9% 2.7%
79 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 3 39 7.7% 2.7%
80 Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.) 15.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
81 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 4 63 6.3% 2.5%
82 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 3 47 6.4% 2.2%
83 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
84 Jamaica Bay, South Shore 15.2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
85 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh 14.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
86 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
87 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 2 33 6.1% 1.7%
88 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 6 179 3.4% 1.5%
89 Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.) 16.2 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
90 Sunset Cove Park 14.7 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
91 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
92 Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ 13.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
93 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden 13.2 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
94 Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh 14.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
95 The Narrows (Brooklyn) 11.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
96 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 2 53 3.8% 1.0%
97 Brighton Beach 14.3 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
98 Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway 10.2 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
99 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 2 82 2.4% 0.7%
100 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 2 90 2.2% 0.6%
101 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
102 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
103 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
104 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
105 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
106 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
107 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
108 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
109 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
110 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
111 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 4 1632 0.2% 0.1%
112 Central Park 0.7 1 1560 0.1% 0.0%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJan-2024. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jan 2024.