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Where to find Merlin in February
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 Merlin in February. 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 Most Holy Trinity Cemetery, Brooklyn 7.2 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
2 Hart Island (Park Ranger tours, non-birding: 2x/month) 11.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
3 Great Neck Estates Wildlife Sanctuary 11.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
4 Bayside Cemetery 9.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
5 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 23 112 20.5% 14.1%
6 Morgan Memorial Park 17.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
7 East River, Brooklyn Bridge to Colears Hook 5.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
8 Lincoln Square (West 59th-72nd St.; Hudson River-Central Park) 1.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
9 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 100 885 11.3% 9.4%
10 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 16 119 13.4% 8.4%
11 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 9 58 15.5% 8.4%
12 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 7 48 14.6% 7.2%
13 Sandy Hook 23.7 79 928 8.5% 6.9%
14 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 19 190 10.0% 6.5%
15 Harlem River, 107th-125th St. 2.1 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
16 Brooklyn College 10.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
17 Pelham Bay Park--Landfill 9.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
18 Memorial Park (Fair Lawn) 13.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
19 Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn 7.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
20 Central Park--The Mall and Literary Walk 0.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
21 Jones Beach Bay Islands 24.8 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
22 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 45 640 7.0% 5.3%
23 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
24 Disposal Rd. 7.7 14 166 8.4% 5.1%
25 Floyd Bennett Field--Cricket Field area 13.4 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
26 Prospect Park 8.4 167 2898 5.8% 5.0%
27 Clarks Pond 11.6 4 34 11.8% 4.7%
28 City Island (Bronx Co.) 10.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
29 Kissena Corridor Park--East 9.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
30 Randalls Island--Urban Farm and Scylla Playground 2.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
31 Speno Memorial Park 22.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
32 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 6 64 9.4% 4.4%
33 St. John Cemetery (Queens Co.) 6.9 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
34 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 61 1100 5.5% 4.3%
35 Meadowlands IBA--Ballfield 6.8 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
36 Hunts Point Landing 5.1 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
37 Earth School, East Village 4.1 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
38 Grasslands Reservation, Valhalla 22.6 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
39 John Paul Jones Park 12.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
40 Bridge Creek (Queens Co.) 17.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
41 St. Michael’s Cemetery, East Elmhurst 3.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
42 Tompkins Square Park 3.9 11 172 6.4% 3.6%
43 Lincoln Park Gravel Pits 20.2 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
44 Pelham Bay Park--Rodmans Neck 10.1 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
45 Marina West Town Boat Launch 23.5 5 64 7.8% 3.4%
46 Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge 5.8 4 50 8.0% 3.2%
47 Gerritsen Beach--Shell Bank Creek 13.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
48 Jefferson Market Garden 3.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
49 Stone Barns Center--Trails and Fields 23.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
50 Troy Meadows--Alan Dr. access, gas-line trails and deer exclosure 22.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
51 Great Kills Park 18.0 16 347 4.6% 2.9%
52 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 12 243 4.9% 2.8%
53 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 4 57 7.0% 2.8%
54 Miller Field 16.3 5 83 6.0% 2.6%
55 Bayswater Point SP 15.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
56 White's Pond 18.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
57 Juniper Valley Park 6.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
58 Matthiessen Park, Irvington 18.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
59 Maple Grove Cemetery, Queens 9.0 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
60 Midland Beach 15.8 3 41 7.3% 2.5%
61 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 3 42 7.1% 2.5%
62 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 15 386 3.9% 2.4%
63 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 13 340 3.8% 2.2%
64 Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh 17.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
65 Forest City Community Park 24.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
66 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
67 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 4 72 5.6% 2.2%
68 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 7 169 4.1% 2.0%
69 Kissena Park 8.6 6 138 4.3% 2.0%
70 Naaktpunkt Stream, Swamp & Woods 16.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
71 Kensico Lake 24.1 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
72 Florence Ave, Oyster Bay 24.0 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
73 Suzanne Lake 24.0 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
74 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 24 846 2.8% 1.9%
75 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 23 813 2.8% 1.9%
76 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 3 56 5.4% 1.8%
77 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 14 461 3.0% 1.8%
78 Hudson Park and Beach 13.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
79 Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area 4.5 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
80 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 8 232 3.4% 1.8%
81 College of Staten Island 15.7 3 59 5.1% 1.7%
82 Randalls Island 2.4 8 235 3.4% 1.7%
83 River Barge Park 5.1 5 124 4.0% 1.7%
84 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
85 Manhasset Valley County Park 13.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
86 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 12 435 2.8% 1.6%
87 Maplewood Memorial Park 16.5 5 137 3.6% 1.6%
88 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 6 181 3.3% 1.5%
89 North Hudson Park 2.3 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
90 Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path 22.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
91 Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek Hawk Watch 11.2 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
92 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 5 146 3.4% 1.5%
93 Lenape Park 19.7 3 71 4.2% 1.4%
94 Brookville Park 14.3 3 72 4.2% 1.4%
95 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 4 111 3.6% 1.4%
96 Hempstead Lake SP--north end 18.3 3 73 4.1% 1.4%
97 Garden City (Nassau Co.) 17.7 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
98 Central Park--The Lake (Lower Lobe aka Wagner Cove) 0.6 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
99 "Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court""" 21.7 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
100 Wood Duck Pond Bluebelt 19.0 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
101 Cemetery of the Evergreens 7.7 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
102 Smith Pond, Rockville Center 18.3 5 166 3.0% 1.3%
103 Central Park--Compost Area 1.1 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
104 Otter Creek Preserve 17.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
105 Seaside Wildlife Nature Park 19.0 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
106 Central Park--The Dene (65th-72nd St. E of E Drive) 0.7 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
107 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 3 82 3.7% 1.3%
108 Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve 20.5 3 83 3.6% 1.2%
109 Liberty SP 7.0 10 445 2.2% 1.2%
110 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 3 86 3.5% 1.2%
111 Nickerson Beach 23.3 4 132 3.0% 1.2%
112 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 8 348 2.3% 1.2%
113 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 5 187 2.7% 1.1%
114 Point Lookout 24.4 8 364 2.2% 1.1%
115 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 3 92 3.3% 1.1%
116 Brookdale Park 12.2 2 50 4.0% 1.1%
117 Overpeck County Park--Palisades Park 5.4 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
118 Oak Ridge Park 23.4 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
119 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 3 101 3.0% 1.0%
120 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 2 55 3.6% 1.0%
121 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 5 216 2.3% 1.0%
122 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 11 621 1.8% 1.0%
123 Elizabeth River--1st st bridge 15.5 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
124 Woodlawn Cemetery 9.0 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
125 Queens County Farm Museum 13.0 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
126 Grant's Tomb and Claremont Park Playground 2.3 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
127 Halifax Road 23.9 6 284 2.1% 1.0%
128 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 2 58 3.4% 1.0%
129 Coney Island Creek 13.9 2 58 3.4% 1.0%
130 Sims Municipal Recycling, Sunset Park 8.5 3 109 2.8% 0.9%
131 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 2 60 3.3% 0.9%
132 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
133 Gravesend Bay 13.2 2 62 3.2% 0.9%
134 Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow 20.3 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
135 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 3 118 2.5% 0.9%
136 Alley Pond Park--LIE (CIP Intersection) 11.8 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
137 Central Park--Locust Grove 0.1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
138 Middle Village Cemetery 6.6 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
139 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 4 185 2.2% 0.8%
140 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
141 Roosevelt Is.--FDR Four Freedoms and Southpoint Park 2.1 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
142 Planting Fields Arboretum 22.1 2 69 2.9% 0.8%
143 Alley Pond Park--Restoration Pond 11.9 2 69 2.9% 0.8%
144 Queens College 8.3 2 71 2.8% 0.8%
145 Branch Brook Park--South 11.5 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
146 Randalls Island--Waters Edge Garden (103rd St. Brg.-Little Hell Gate) 1.8 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
147 Lake Tappan (NY) 18.7 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
148 Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek 11.3 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
149 Overpeck County Park 6.2 4 204 2.0% 0.8%
150 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 3 135 2.2% 0.8%
151 Flat Rock Brook Nature Center 6.5 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
152 South Brooklyn Marine Terminal 8.7 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
153 Tibbetts Brook Park 10.9 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
154 All Faiths Cemetery 6.2 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
155 Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline 2.9 2 78 2.6% 0.7%
156 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 3 148 2.0% 0.7%
157 Conference House Park 24.5 2 80 2.5% 0.7%
158 Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway 10.2 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
159 Hillside Woods & Children's Village 15.6 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
160 Meadowlands--Richard Kane Natural Area (restricted access) 4.9 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
161 Fort Greene Park 6.2 2 81 2.5% 0.7%
162 Parsons Pond Park 20.0 2 86 2.3% 0.6%
163 Pascack Brook County Park 14.6 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
164 Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone 8.7 2 87 2.3% 0.6%
165 Baisley Pond Park 11.9 3 162 1.9% 0.6%
166 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 4 249 1.6% 0.6%
167 Schmidt's Woods 4.5 2 90 2.2% 0.6%
168 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 2 91 2.2% 0.6%
169 Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path 22.3 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
170 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
171 Overpeck County Park--Henry Hoebel Area 6.2 2 99 2.0% 0.6%
172 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
173 McCarren Park 4.3 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
174 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
175 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 2 101 2.0% 0.5%
176 Hommocks Conservation Area 15.7 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
177 Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access) 18.2 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
178 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 7 641 1.1% 0.5%
179 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 4 300 1.3% 0.5%
180 Central Park 0.7 17 2129 0.8% 0.5%
181 Hackensack--Foschini Park 8.1 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
182 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Eagle Hill area 22.8 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
183 Lister Park 18.5 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
184 Lake Tappan (NY), Convent Rd. 18.9 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
185 New York City Marble Cemetery 4.1 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
186 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 2 127 1.6% 0.4%
187 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
188 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry 17.0 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
189 Maplecrest Park 15.8 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
190 Oyster Bay Marine Center (Sagamore Yacht Club) 23.8 2 131 1.5% 0.4%
191 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
192 Five Islands Park 13.9 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
193 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
194 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
195 Lincoln Park West 7.5 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
196 Fort Totten Park 10.0 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
197 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 2 148 1.4% 0.4%
198 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 2 150 1.3% 0.4%
199 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 2 152 1.3% 0.4%
200 McGolrick Park 4.1 2 152 1.3% 0.4%
201 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
202 Alley Pond Park 11.9 2 154 1.3% 0.4%
203 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
204 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
205 Cemetery of the Resurrection--N entrance 22.2 3 299 1.0% 0.3%
206 Commonwealth Water Company Reservoir # 3 20.4 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
207 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
208 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park 18.5 2 169 1.2% 0.3%
209 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
210 Brooklyn Botanic Garden 7.8 2 182 1.1% 0.3%
211 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
212 Baldwin Harbor Park 21.6 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
213 Brookfield Park 18.2 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
214 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
215 Ridgewood Reservoir 7.6 1 65 1.5% 0.3%
216 Rahway River Park 20.1 1 67 1.5% 0.3%
217 Glen Island Park 12.0 1 67 1.5% 0.3%
218 Packanack Lake 18.5 1 67 1.5% 0.3%
219 Echo Lake Park 21.2 1 69 1.4% 0.3%
220 Piermont Pier 18.4 4 611 0.7% 0.3%
221 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
222 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 3 435 0.7% 0.2%
223 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 1 76 1.3% 0.2%
224 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 3 441 0.7% 0.2%
225 Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake 10.9 2 245 0.8% 0.2%
226 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook 22.5 1 81 1.2% 0.2%
227 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 2 255 0.8% 0.2%
228 Newark Liberty International Airport 12.8 1 83 1.2% 0.2%
229 Arbutus Lake 21.0 1 85 1.2% 0.2%
230 Weequahic Park 13.5 1 87 1.1% 0.2%
231 The Celery Farm 19.5 4 802 0.5% 0.2%
232 Swindler Cove Park and Sherman Creek 5.8 1 95 1.1% 0.2%
233 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 1 96 1.0% 0.2%
234 Hendrix Creek 10.4 1 97 1.0% 0.2%
235 Bronx Zoo 6.7 2 307 0.7% 0.2%
236 Veterans Memorial Pier 10.5 1 99 1.0% 0.2%
237 Verona Park 15.0 1 100 1.0% 0.2%
238 Mary Patrick Park 24.0 1 108 0.9% 0.2%
239 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 1 118 0.8% 0.1%
240 Moravian Cemetery 15.9 1 123 0.8% 0.1%
241 Forest Park 8.2 1 128 0.8% 0.1%
242 Warinanco Park 16.7 1 131 0.8% 0.1%
243 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 1 136 0.7% 0.1%
244 Washington Square Park 3.8 1 142 0.7% 0.1%
245 Fort Tilden 15.7 1 144 0.7% 0.1%
246 Cammanns Pond Park 23.5 1 154 0.6% 0.1%
247 Rockefeller SP Preserve 23.6 1 165 0.6% 0.1%
248 Plumb Beach 14.0 1 168 0.6% 0.1%
249 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 1 171 0.6% 0.1%
250 Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 9.8 1 172 0.6% 0.1%
251 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 1 181 0.6% 0.1%
252 Central Park--The Pool 1.0 1 184 0.5% 0.1%
253 Lake Parsippany 24.8 1 189 0.5% 0.1%
254 Mill Pond Park, Bellmore 24.7 1 196 0.5% 0.1%
255 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 1 196 0.5% 0.1%
256 Wagner College 13.3 1 200 0.5% 0.1%
257 Central Park--North End 1.2 1 221 0.5% 0.1%
258 Grass Island Natural Area 24.0 1 245 0.4% 0.1%
259 Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch) 1.1 1 247 0.4% 0.1%
260 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 1 262 0.4% 0.1%
261 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 2 878 0.2% 0.1%
262 Central Park--Reservoir 0.4 2 1349 0.1% 0.0%
263 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 1 688 0.1% 0.0%