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Where to find Merlin in April
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 April. 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			Sandy Hook	23.7	492	1500	32.8%	30.5%
2			Montclair Hawk Watch	13.7	47	122	38.5%	30.4%
3			Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek	11.3	30	95	31.6%	23.1%
4			Hook Mountain	23.6	16	64	25.0%	16.0%
5			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	16	74	21.6%	13.8%
6			Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive	22.9	12	62	19.4%	11.4%
7			Mills Reservation	13.7	21	135	15.6%	10.4%
8			Queens Hospital Center	9.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
9			DiDomenico Park Bayonne.	11.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
10			Galloping Hill Park	17.3	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
11			Oakwood Beach—Roma Ave. marsh (dead end)	17.1	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
12			Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path	22.1	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
13			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	11	100	11.0%	6.3%
14			Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area	24.6	11	100	11.0%	6.3%
15			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	42	506	8.3%	6.2%
16			Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform	15.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
17			Pelham Bay Park--Aileen B. Ryan Recreational Complex	8.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
18			Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach	23.7	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
19			Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion	21.8	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
20			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	137	2294	6.0%	5.1%
21			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	23	323	7.1%	4.8%
22			Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area	23.2	5	46	10.9%	4.7%
23			East River, Pier 11 to Pier 6	5.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
24			Sixth St. and Ave. B Community Garden	4.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
25			William Cullen Bryant Preserve	17.2	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
26			"Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court"""	21.7	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
27			Stephen R. Gregg County Park	10.4	7	93	7.5%	3.7%
28			Black Meadows--Morristown Airport	23.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
29			BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn)	13.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
30			Monastery Square (private school)	11.6	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
31			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	10	161	6.2%	3.4%
32			Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.)	16.6	4	47	8.5%	3.4%
33			Cow Meadow Park and Preserve	23.2	9	153	5.9%	3.1%
34			Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd.	17.8	7	130	5.4%	2.6%
35			Hillview Reservoir (restricted access)	10.4	6	108	5.6%	2.6%
36			Davenport Park	12.9	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
37			Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty	25.0	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
38			Nickerson Beach	23.3	7	134	5.2%	2.6%
39			Prospect Park	8.4	205	7240	2.8%	2.5%
40			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	5	90	5.6%	2.4%
41			Fort Tilden	15.7	6	118	5.1%	2.4%
42			Cemetery of the Evergreens	7.7	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
43			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	27	814	3.3%	2.3%
44			Lido Beach Passive Nature Area	23.4	16	439	3.6%	2.3%
45			Grasslands Reservation, Valhalla	22.6	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
46			Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline	2.9	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
47			Bayshore Waterfront Park	24.5	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
48			Coney Island Creek Park	14.0	4	74	5.4%	2.1%
49			Field of Dreams Greenbelt	17.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
50			Greenpoint, Brooklyn	3.5	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
51			All Faiths Cemetery	6.2	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
52			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	52	2031	2.6%	2.0%
53			Five Islands Park	13.9	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
54			Oakwood Beach	17.4	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
55			Meadowlands IBA--Ballfield	6.8	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
56			Hackensack--Foschini Park	8.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
57			Stone Barns Center--Trails and Fields	23.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
58			Weequahic Park	13.5	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
59			Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access	13.4	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
60			Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs	9.0	5	128	3.9%	1.7%
61			Welwyn Preserve	18.5	3	63	4.8%	1.6%
62			Brookdale Park	12.2	4	96	4.2%	1.6%
63			Green-Wood Cemetery--Sylvan Water	9.0	4	96	4.2%	1.6%
64			Lincoln Terrace - Arthur S. Somers Park	8.2	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
65			Kingsland Park and Yantacaw Pond	9.7	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
66			Middle Village Cemetery	6.6	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
67			Union Field Cemetery	7.5	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
68			Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh	23.0	2	36	5.6%	1.5%
69			Sandy Hook--Nike Pond	24.1	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
70			Eisenhower Park	21.0	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
71			Elizabeth River--1st st bridge	15.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
72			Midland Beach	15.8	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
73			Sound View Park	5.4	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
74			Burke Estate, Hastings-on-Hudson	15.3	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
75			Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve	23.1	3	74	4.1%	1.4%
76			Dubos Point	15.5	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
77			Hendrix Creek	10.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
78			Shellbank Basin	11.0	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
79			Liberty SP	7.0	15	688	2.2%	1.3%
80			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	5	162	3.1%	1.3%
81			Corporate Park of Staten Island	15.7	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
82			Charles Memorial Park	11.5	2	44	4.5%	1.3%
83			Fort Wadsworth	13.3	3	82	3.7%	1.3%
84			Wave Hill	8.5	2	45	4.4%	1.2%
85			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	13	628	2.1%	1.2%
86			Owls Head Park	10.3	6	228	2.6%	1.2%
87			Swindler Cove Park and Sherman Creek	5.8	3	85	3.5%	1.2%
88			Palisades Park IBA	8.3	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
89			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	20	1116	1.8%	1.2%
90			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	15	816	1.8%	1.1%
91			Beltagh Ave., woodlands	24.5	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
92			Hempstead Lake SP--north end	18.3	2	50	4.0%	1.1%
93			Troy Meadows Natural Area	21.6	9	432	2.1%	1.1%
94			Canarsie Beach Park	11.3	2	51	3.9%	1.1%
95			Oakwood Beach--Kissam Ave. marshes	17.4	2	52	3.8%	1.1%
96			Liberty SP--Tidal Bay	8.0	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
97			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	2	55	3.6%	1.0%
98			Floyd Bennett Field--Ecology Village Area	14.1	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
99			Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge	12.1	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
100			Arthur J. Hendrickson Park	16.0	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
101			Point Lookout	24.4	2	59	3.4%	0.9%
102			Crocheron Park	10.4	2	60	3.3%	0.9%
103			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	4	174	2.3%	0.9%
104			Melanie Lane Wetlands	22.5	3	115	2.6%	0.9%
105			Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches	24.3	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
106			Edgemere Landfill (restricted access)	15.6	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
107			Ridgewood Reservoir	7.6	3	117	2.6%	0.9%
108			Halifax Road	23.9	10	628	1.6%	0.9%
109			Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes)	24.3	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
110			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	14	995	1.4%	0.8%
111			Central Park	0.7	66	6195	1.1%	0.8%
112			Fort Tryon Park	5.8	7	417	1.7%	0.8%
113			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	7	419	1.7%	0.8%
114			Kissena Park	8.6	5	270	1.9%	0.8%
115			Backyard of Isaac Grant, Staten Island	11.3	2	72	2.8%	0.8%
116			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	4	208	1.9%	0.8%
117			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	13	1052	1.2%	0.7%
118			Willowbrook Park	16.0	2	77	2.6%	0.7%
119			Aiello Park	13.1	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
120			Piermont Pier	18.4	4	230	1.7%	0.7%
121			Idlewild Park	14.1	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
122			Humes Preserve	21.5	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
123			Willson's Woods Park	12.1	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
124			Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center	11.2	2	88	2.3%	0.6%
125			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	12	1153	1.0%	0.6%
126			Miller Field	16.3	2	93	2.2%	0.6%
127			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	3	175	1.7%	0.6%
128			Conference House Park	24.5	3	183	1.6%	0.6%
129			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	3	183	1.6%	0.6%
130			Hamilton Park	5.6	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
131			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	2	103	1.9%	0.5%
132			Brooklyn Botanic Garden	7.8	5	407	1.2%	0.5%
133			Baisley Pond Park	11.9	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
134			Great Kills Park--Crookes Point	19.3	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
135			Riverside Park	1.2	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
136			Oakwood Beach--Riga St. marsh	17.6	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
137			North Hudson Park	2.3	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
138			Central Park--SW from 65th St. transv.-Center Dr.	1.0	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
139			Prospect Park--Vale of Cashmere	7.8	3	216	1.4%	0.5%
140			Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir)	15.6	3	220	1.4%	0.5%
141			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	6	602	1.0%	0.5%
142			Wagner College	13.3	4	342	1.2%	0.5%
143			West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344)	19.9	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
144			Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden	12.0	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
145			Valley Stream SP	16.0	4	366	1.1%	0.4%
146			Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh	14.8	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
147			Disposal Rd.	7.7	2	131	1.5%	0.4%
148			St. John Cemetery (Queens Co.)	6.9	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
149			Garvies Point Preserve	17.4	1	47	2.1%	0.4%
150			Dead Horse Point	14.4	1	47	2.1%	0.4%
151			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	2	146	1.4%	0.4%
152			Tompkins Square Park	3.9	3	272	1.1%	0.4%
153			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake	7.3	2	147	1.4%	0.4%
154			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Rockwood Hall	23.7	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
155			Plumb Beach	14.0	3	291	1.0%	0.4%
156			McCarren Park	4.3	1	51	2.0%	0.3%
157			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake	8.0	2	160	1.2%	0.3%
158			Fort Greene Park	6.2	3	299	1.0%	0.3%
159			Coney Island Beach	14.5	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
160			Central Park--North End	1.2	9	1406	0.6%	0.3%
161			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary	20.3	3	317	0.9%	0.3%
162			Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake	10.9	4	499	0.8%	0.3%
163			New York Botanical Garden	7.3	3	330	0.9%	0.3%
164			Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill)	10.7	1	58	1.7%	0.3%
165			Maplewood Memorial Park	16.5	2	183	1.1%	0.3%
166			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	3	343	0.9%	0.3%
167			Cranford, NJ--Tulip Street	20.2	1	61	1.6%	0.3%
168			The Landing, Dobbs Ferry	17.0	1	62	1.6%	0.3%
169			Central Park--Compost Area	1.1	1	62	1.6%	0.3%
170			Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot	12.6	1	67	1.5%	0.3%
171			Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot	10.7	1	67	1.5%	0.3%
172			Central Park--Great Lawn	0.0	1	69	1.4%	0.3%
173			Schmidt's Woods	4.5	2	215	0.9%	0.3%
174			Central Park--The Ramble	0.3	15	3568	0.4%	0.3%
175			Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve	20.5	2	217	0.9%	0.3%
176			Washington Square Village and Silver Towers Complex	4.1	1	73	1.4%	0.2%
177			Central Park--Belvedere Castle	0.2	1	74	1.4%	0.2%
178			Dyker Beach Park	12.0	1	75	1.3%	0.2%
179			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest	13.2	1	77	1.3%	0.2%
180			Blue Heron Park	20.6	1	80	1.2%	0.2%
181			Schlegel Lake	15.0	1	81	1.2%	0.2%
182			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh	8.8	1	83	1.2%	0.2%
183			Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.)	12.5	1	83	1.2%	0.2%
184			River Barge Park	5.1	1	84	1.2%	0.2%
185			The Celery Farm	19.5	7	1652	0.4%	0.2%
186			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	4	769	0.5%	0.2%
187			Central Park--North Meadow	0.8	1	89	1.1%	0.2%
188			River Rd. marshes and RR tracks	16.5	1	91	1.1%	0.2%
189			Richard A. Rutkowski Park	9.9	1	91	1.1%	0.2%
190			Central Park--Harlem Meer	1.3	2	285	0.7%	0.2%
191			Central Park--Evodia Field	0.3	1	93	1.1%	0.2%
192			Bush Terminal Piers Park	9.2	1	99	1.0%	0.2%
193			Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout	14.7	1	108	0.9%	0.2%
194			North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp	22.7	1	111	0.9%	0.2%
195			Central Park--Turtle Pond	0.1	3	653	0.5%	0.2%
196			Sands Point Preserve	15.1	1	117	0.9%	0.2%
197			Overpeck County Park	6.2	1	117	0.9%	0.2%
198			Hillside Woods & Children's Village	15.6	1	118	0.8%	0.1%
199			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	3	690	0.4%	0.1%
200			Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods	13.2	1	121	0.8%	0.1%
201			Central Park--The Lake (Upper Lobe)	0.3	1	121	0.8%	0.1%
202			Echo Lake Park	21.2	1	123	0.8%	0.1%
203			Lemon Creek Park	22.2	1	125	0.8%	0.1%
204			Rockland Lake SP	25.0	1	125	0.8%	0.1%
205			Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park	18.5	1	127	0.8%	0.1%
206			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	1	135	0.7%	0.1%
207			Central Park--Shakespeare Garden	0.2	1	136	0.7%	0.1%
208			Tenafly Nature Center	9.8	1	137	0.7%	0.1%
209			Central Park--The Oven and The Point	0.4	1	140	0.7%	0.1%
210			Stuyvesant Town	3.5	1	149	0.7%	0.1%
211			Rockefeller SP Preserve	23.6	2	501	0.4%	0.1%
212			Central Park--Blockhouse	1.3	1	163	0.6%	0.1%
213			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	1	178	0.6%	0.1%
214			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh	4.5	1	194	0.5%	0.1%
215			Central Park--Great Hill	1.2	1	203	0.5%	0.1%
216			Central Park--The Pool	1.0	2	638	0.3%	0.1%
217			Great Kills Park	18.0	1	220	0.5%	0.1%
218			Lenape Park	19.7	1	244	0.4%	0.1%
219			Randalls Island	2.4	1	248	0.4%	0.1%
220			Tarrytown Lakes Park	21.8	1	264	0.4%	0.1%
221			Bronx Zoo	6.7	1	347	0.3%	0.1%
222			Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch)	1.1	2	1082	0.2%	0.1%
223			Alley Pond Park	11.9	1	409	0.2%	0.0%
224			Central Park--The Pond and Hallett Sanctuary	1.1	1	466	0.2%	0.0%
225			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond	22.5	1	481	0.2%	0.0%
226			Brooklyn Bridge Park	5.9	1	728	0.1%	0.0%