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Where to find Merlin in February
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 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	4	75.0%	30.1%
2			Great Neck Estates Wildlife Sanctuary	11.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
3			Bayside Cemetery	9.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
4			Hillview Reservoir (restricted access)	10.4	21	97	21.6%	14.6%
5			Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs	9.0	9	46	19.6%	10.7%
6			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	67	560	12.0%	9.5%
7			East River, Brooklyn Bridge to Colears Hook	5.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
8			Memorial Park (Fair Lawn)	13.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
9			Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave.	6.7	17	117	14.5%	9.3%
10			Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches	24.3	6	36	16.7%	7.9%
11			Sandy Hook	23.7	78	817	9.5%	7.7%
12			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	17	154	11.0%	7.0%
13			Harlem River, 107th-125th St.	2.1	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
14			Brooklyn College	10.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
15			Kissena Corridor Park--East	9.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
16			Pelham Bay Park--Landfill	9.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
17			St. Michael’s Cemetery, East Elmhurst	3.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
18			Jones Beach Bay Islands	24.8	4	28	14.3%	5.7%
19			St. John Cemetery (Queens Co.)	6.9	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
20			Disposal Rd.	7.7	13	150	8.7%	5.1%
21			Prospect Park	8.4	120	1997	6.0%	5.0%
22			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	38	560	6.8%	5.0%
23			Floyd Bennett Field--Cricket Field area	13.4	3	21	14.3%	5.0%
24			Clarks Pond	11.6	4	32	12.5%	5.0%
25			White's Pond	18.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
26			Anderson Creek Marsh	6.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
27			Randalls Island--Urban Farm and Scylla Playground	2.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
28			Speno Memorial Park	22.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
29			Matthiessen Park, Irvington	18.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
30			Marina West Town Boat Launch	23.5	5	49	10.2%	4.4%
31			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	54	940	5.7%	4.4%
32			Tompkins Square Park	3.9	11	145	7.6%	4.3%
33			Meadowlands IBA--Ballfield	6.8	3	25	12.0%	4.2%
34			Pelham Bay Park--Rodmans Neck	10.1	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
35			Earth School, East Village	4.1	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
36			Grasslands Reservation, Valhalla	22.6	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
37			Bayswater Point SP	15.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
38			Jefferson Market Garden	3.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
39			Stone Barns Center--Trails and Fields	23.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
40			Kensico Lake	24.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
41			Juniper Valley Park	6.0	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
42			Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh	17.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
43			Troy Meadows--Alan Dr. access, gas-line trails and deer exclosure	22.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
44			Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge	5.8	4	46	8.7%	3.4%
45			Great Kills Park	18.0	15	268	5.6%	3.4%
46			Lincoln Park Gravel Pits	20.2	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
47			Gerritsen Beach--Shell Bank Creek	13.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
48			Forest City Community Park	24.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
49			Suzanne Lake	24.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
50			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	15	307	4.9%	3.0%
51			Stephen R. Gregg County Park	10.4	4	56	7.1%	2.8%
52			Miller Field	16.3	5	77	6.5%	2.8%
53			Welwyn Preserve	18.5	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
54			Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path	22.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
55			"Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court"""	21.7	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
56			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	9	187	4.8%	2.6%
57			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	4	62	6.5%	2.5%
58			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	3	41	7.3%	2.5%
59			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	20	535	3.7%	2.4%
60			Maplewood Memorial Park	16.5	5	92	5.4%	2.3%
61			Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail	7.0	3	45	6.7%	2.3%
62			Seaside Wildlife Nature Park	19.0	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
63			All Faiths Cemetery	6.2	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
64			College of Staten Island	15.7	3	48	6.2%	2.1%
65			Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area	4.5	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
66			River Barge Park	5.1	5	102	4.9%	2.1%
67			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	14	416	3.4%	2.0%
68			Kissena Park	8.6	5	108	4.6%	2.0%
69			Naaktpunkt Stream, Swamp & Woods	16.6	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
70			Central Park--The Dene (65th-72nd St. E of E Drive)	0.7	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
71			Florence Ave, Oyster Bay	24.0	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
72			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	6	142	4.2%	2.0%
73			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	9	246	3.7%	1.9%
74			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	7	181	3.9%	1.9%
75			Edgemere Landfill (restricted access)	15.6	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
76			Otter Creek Preserve	17.3	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
77			Woodlawn Cemetery	9.0	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
78			Manhasset Valley County Park	13.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
79			Grant's Tomb and Claremont Park Playground	2.3	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
80			Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion	21.8	2	31	6.5%	1.8%
81			Hempstead Lake SP--north end	18.3	3	58	5.2%	1.8%
82			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	10	312	3.2%	1.8%
83			Brookdale Park	12.2	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
84			North Hudson Park	2.3	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
85			Queens County Farm Museum	13.0	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
86			Smith Pond, Rockville Center	18.3	5	137	3.6%	1.6%
87			Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center	11.2	2	36	5.6%	1.5%
88			Lenape Park	19.7	3	67	4.5%	1.5%
89			Randalls Island	2.4	6	184	3.3%	1.5%
90			Playland Lake	20.4	2	37	5.4%	1.5%
91			Midland Beach	15.8	2	37	5.4%	1.5%
92			Cedar Grove Beach	17.0	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
93			Oak Ridge Park	23.4	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
94			Liberty SP	7.0	10	370	2.7%	1.5%
95			Glen Island Park	12.0	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
96			Garden City (Nassau Co.)	17.7	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
97			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	5	157	3.2%	1.4%
98			Nickerson Beach	23.3	4	118	3.4%	1.3%
99			Overpeck County Park--Palisades Park	5.4	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
100			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh	4.5	4	123	3.3%	1.3%
101			Elizabeth River--1st st bridge	15.5	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
102			Middle Village Cemetery	6.6	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
103			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	3	87	3.4%	1.2%
104			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest	13.2	2	48	4.2%	1.2%
105			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point	4.5	3	92	3.3%	1.1%
106			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake	7.3	4	141	2.8%	1.1%
107			Halifax Road	23.9	6	250	2.4%	1.1%
108			Great Kills Park--Crookes Point	19.3	2	50	4.0%	1.1%
109			Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands	11.3	2	50	4.0%	1.1%
110			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	7	313	2.2%	1.1%
111			Point Lookout	24.4	7	316	2.2%	1.1%
112			Roosevelt Is.--FDR Four Freedoms and Southpoint Park	2.1	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
113			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	2	53	3.8%	1.0%
114			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	13	759	1.7%	1.0%
115			Coney Island Creek	13.9	2	55	3.6%	1.0%
116			McCarren Park	4.3	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
117			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	10	554	1.8%	1.0%
118			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	4	162	2.5%	1.0%
119			Gravesend Bay	13.2	2	58	3.4%	1.0%
120			Alley Pond Park--LIE (CIP Intersection)	11.8	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
121			Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek	11.3	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
122			Queens College	8.3	2	60	3.3%	0.9%
123			Alley Pond Park--Restoration Pond	11.9	2	62	3.2%	0.9%
124			Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access)	18.2	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
125			Schmidt's Woods	4.5	2	63	3.2%	0.9%
126			Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty	25.0	2	64	3.1%	0.9%
127			Baisley Pond Park	11.9	3	121	2.5%	0.8%
128			Hommocks Conservation Area	15.7	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
129			Pascack Brook County Park	14.6	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
130			Lake Tappan (NY), Convent Rd.	18.9	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
131			Central Park--Compost Area	1.1	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
132			Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve	20.5	2	66	3.0%	0.8%
133			Flat Rock Brook Nature Center	6.5	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
134			Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh	14.8	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
135			Commonwealth Water Company Reservoir # 3	20.4	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
136			Randalls Island--Waters Edge Garden (103rd St. Brg.-Little Hell Gate)	1.8	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
137			Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline	2.9	2	69	2.9%	0.8%
138			Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway	10.2	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
139			Hillside Woods & Children's Village	15.6	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
140			Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach	23.7	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
141			Rockland Lake SP	25.0	3	133	2.3%	0.8%
142			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meridian Rd. Circle (Museum, Unisphere etc.)	6.9	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
143			Great Kills Park--Mudflats	18.1	2	76	2.6%	0.7%
144			Richard A. Rutkowski Park	9.9	2	76	2.6%	0.7%
145			Point Lookout--Firemans Park	24.3	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
146			Meadowlands--Richard Kane Natural Area (restricted access)	4.9	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
147			Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path	22.3	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
148			Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot	10.7	2	83	2.4%	0.7%
149			Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive	22.9	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
150			Overpeck County Park	6.2	3	170	1.8%	0.6%
151			Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access	13.4	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
152			Hackensack--Foschini Park	8.1	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
153			Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach	14.9	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
154			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
155			Lincoln Park West	7.5	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
156			New York City Marble Cemetery	4.1	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
157			Lister Park	18.5	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
158			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Eagle Hill area	22.8	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
159			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	2	110	1.8%	0.5%
160			Cemetery of the Evergreens	7.7	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
161			The Landing, Dobbs Ferry	17.0	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
162			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	3	212	1.4%	0.5%
163			Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area	23.2	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
164			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
165			Brooklyn Botanic Garden	7.8	2	115	1.7%	0.5%
166			Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)	11.0	2	117	1.7%	0.5%
167			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
168			Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot	15.9	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
169			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	3	220	1.4%	0.5%
170			Conference House Park	24.5	1	39	2.6%	0.5%
171			Five Islands Park	13.9	1	39	2.6%	0.5%
172			Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park	14.2	2	122	1.6%	0.5%
173			Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot	12.6	2	125	1.6%	0.4%
174			Ridgewood Reservoir	7.6	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
175			Packanack Lake	18.5	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
176			Brookville Park	14.3	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
177			Oyster Bay Marine Center (Sagamore Yacht Club)	23.8	2	131	1.5%	0.4%
178			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ	20.4	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
179			Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park	18.5	2	143	1.4%	0.4%
180			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
181			Central Park	0.7	11	1730	0.6%	0.4%
182			Cemetery of the Resurrection--N entrance	22.2	3	299	1.0%	0.3%
183			Cemetery of the Resurrection	22.3	1	53	1.9%	0.3%
184			Rahway River Park	20.1	1	54	1.9%	0.3%
185			Newark Liberty International Airport	12.8	1	58	1.7%	0.3%
186			Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area	24.6	1	59	1.7%	0.3%
187			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh	8.8	1	60	1.7%	0.3%
188			Point Lookout--Town Park	23.9	2	190	1.1%	0.3%
189			Baldwin Harbor Park	21.6	1	62	1.6%	0.3%
190			Bush Terminal Piers Park	9.2	3	367	0.8%	0.3%
191			Verona Park	15.0	1	66	1.5%	0.3%
192			Weequahic Park	13.5	1	67	1.5%	0.3%
193			Fort Greene Park	6.2	1	68	1.5%	0.3%
194			Lemon Creek Park	22.2	1	70	1.4%	0.3%
195			The Celery Farm	19.5	4	628	0.6%	0.2%
196			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond	22.5	3	420	0.7%	0.2%
197			Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook	22.5	1	80	1.2%	0.2%
198			Swindler Cove Park and Sherman Creek	5.8	1	80	1.2%	0.2%
199			Overpeck County Park--Henry Hoebel Area	6.2	1	84	1.2%	0.2%
200			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	1	86	1.2%	0.2%
201			Van Cortlandt Park	9.1	1	87	1.1%	0.2%
202			Veterans Memorial Pier	10.5	1	90	1.1%	0.2%
203			Hendrix Creek	10.4	1	91	1.1%	0.2%
204			Bronx Zoo	6.7	2	283	0.7%	0.2%
205			Mary Patrick Park	24.0	1	102	1.0%	0.2%
206			Moravian Cemetery	15.9	1	111	0.9%	0.2%
207			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary	20.3	2	352	0.6%	0.2%
208			Rockefeller SP Preserve	23.6	1	115	0.9%	0.2%
209			Washington Square Park	3.8	1	115	0.9%	0.2%
210			Fort Tilden	15.7	1	120	0.8%	0.1%
211			Alley Pond Park	11.9	1	120	0.8%	0.1%
212			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	1	129	0.8%	0.1%
213			Piermont Pier	18.4	2	402	0.5%	0.1%
214			Warinanco Park	16.7	1	131	0.8%	0.1%
215			Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes)	24.3	1	132	0.8%	0.1%
216			Cammanns Pond Park	23.5	1	135	0.7%	0.1%
217			Lake Parsippany	24.8	1	147	0.7%	0.1%
218			Troy Meadows Natural Area	21.6	1	157	0.6%	0.1%
219			Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4	9.8	1	158	0.6%	0.1%
220			Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake	10.9	1	159	0.6%	0.1%
221			Central Park--North End	1.2	1	182	0.5%	0.1%
222			Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch)	1.1	1	187	0.5%	0.1%
223			Wagner College	13.3	1	199	0.5%	0.1%
224			Grass Island Natural Area	24.0	1	213	0.5%	0.1%
225			Sheepshead Bay	13.8	1	226	0.4%	0.1%
226			Central Park--The Ramble	0.3	2	733	0.3%	0.1%
227			Brooklyn Bridge Park	5.9	1	548	0.2%	0.0%
228			Central Park--Reservoir	0.4	1	1093	0.1%	0.0%