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Where to find Merlin in May
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 May. 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	553	2381	23.2%	21.6%
2			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	35	155	22.6%	16.7%
3			Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach	23.7	5	25	20.0%	8.9%
4			Montclair Hawk Watch	13.7	9	59	15.3%	8.2%
5			"Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court"""	21.7	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
6			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	15	161	9.3%	5.7%
7			Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive	22.9	14	157	8.9%	5.4%
8			Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area	24.6	8	118	6.8%	3.5%
9			Mills Reservation	13.7	6	86	7.0%	3.2%
10			Old Mill Road, LaTourette Park	17.3	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
11			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	8	140	5.7%	2.9%
12			Central Park-Hanover Twp./Whippany Paper Board (private)	24.7	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
13			Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach	14.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
14			Monk Parakeet Nest--Carteret	19.7	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
15			Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot	15.9	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
16			Huguenot Ave. Beach	21.3	2	33	6.1%	1.7%
17			Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches	24.3	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
18			Flushing Airport	6.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
19			Oakwood Beach—Roma Ave. marsh (dead end)	17.1	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
20			Fort Tilden	15.7	5	139	3.6%	1.5%
21			William Warren County Park	23.4	8	277	2.9%	1.5%
22			Lincoln Terrace - Arthur S. Somers Park	8.2	2	40	5.0%	1.4%
23			Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path	22.1	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
24			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	33	1892	1.7%	1.2%
25			Hillside Woods & Children's Village	15.6	5	175	2.9%	1.2%
26			Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion	21.8	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
27			Spring Creek Park	10.9	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
28			Hook Mountain	23.6	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
29			Coney Island Creek Park	14.0	3	99	3.0%	1.0%
30			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	13	749	1.7%	1.0%
31			Charles Memorial Park	11.5	2	57	3.5%	1.0%
32			Bay County Park	19.0	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
33			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	5	235	2.1%	0.9%
34			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	28	2407	1.2%	0.8%
35			St. John Cemetery (Queens Co.)	6.9	2	71	2.8%	0.8%
36			Six Diamonds Ballfields	13.7	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
37			Queens Botanical Garden	7.4	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
38			Prospect Park--Zoo	8.0	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
39			Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout	14.7	3	149	2.0%	0.7%
40			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	5	325	1.5%	0.7%
41			Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area	4.5	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
42			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	33	3846	0.9%	0.6%
43			Oakwood Beach	17.4	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
44			Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd.	17.8	3	168	1.8%	0.6%
45			Owls Head Park	10.3	4	261	1.5%	0.6%
46			Prospect Park	8.4	55	8052	0.7%	0.5%
47			North Woodmere Park	15.5	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
48			Sunset Park (Brooklyn)	9.4	2	106	1.9%	0.5%
49			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point	4.5	2	109	1.8%	0.5%
50			Hilltop Reservation	15.5	2	115	1.7%	0.5%
51			Plumb Beach	14.0	8	915	0.9%	0.4%
52			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	4	369	1.1%	0.4%
53			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	4	388	1.0%	0.4%
54			Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.)	12.5	1	50	2.0%	0.4%
55			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond	13.4	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
56			Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area	23.2	1	56	1.8%	0.3%
57			Kissena Park	8.6	3	338	0.9%	0.3%
58			Tallman Mountain SP	17.2	1	60	1.7%	0.3%
59			Cobble Hill Park	6.6	1	60	1.7%	0.3%
60			East River Park, Manhattan	4.3	1	63	1.6%	0.3%
61			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	5	764	0.7%	0.3%
62			Sands Point Preserve	15.1	2	218	0.9%	0.3%
63			Alley Pond Park	11.9	4	644	0.6%	0.2%
64			Wave Hill	8.5	1	74	1.4%	0.2%
65			Mill Pond Park, Bellmore	24.7	1	76	1.3%	0.2%
66			Hudson River Greenway--Clinton Cove (54th-59th St.)	1.7	1	76	1.3%	0.2%
67			Bush Terminal Piers Park	9.2	1	76	1.3%	0.2%
68			Great Kills Park	18.0	2	269	0.7%	0.2%
69			Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave.	6.7	1	91	1.1%	0.2%
70			Halifax Road	23.9	5	1326	0.4%	0.2%
71			High Rock Park	15.9	1	111	0.9%	0.2%
72			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest	13.2	1	111	0.9%	0.2%
73			Hillview Reservoir (restricted access)	10.4	1	111	0.9%	0.2%
74			Van Cortlandt Park	9.1	1	112	0.9%	0.2%
75			Central Park	0.7	21	8750	0.2%	0.2%
76			Lincoln Park West	7.5	1	119	0.8%	0.1%
77			Ramapo Valley County Reservation	23.6	1	125	0.8%	0.1%
78			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	3	804	0.4%	0.1%
79			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	1	141	0.7%	0.1%
80			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	4	1258	0.3%	0.1%
81			Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods	13.2	1	144	0.7%	0.1%
82			Shore Road Park	11.7	1	145	0.7%	0.1%
83			Stephen R. Gregg County Park	10.4	1	148	0.7%	0.1%
84			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	5	1827	0.3%	0.1%
85			Brooklyn Bridge Park	5.9	3	890	0.3%	0.1%
86			Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook	22.5	1	157	0.6%	0.1%
87			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	2	493	0.4%	0.1%
88			Central Park--The Ramble	0.3	11	5687	0.2%	0.1%
89			Pond Park, Great Neck Estates	11.8	1	179	0.6%	0.1%
90			Lenoir Preserve	14.1	1	183	0.5%	0.1%
91			McCarren Park	4.3	1	183	0.5%	0.1%
92			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	1	199	0.5%	0.1%
93			Prospect Park--Vale of Cashmere	7.8	2	657	0.3%	0.1%
94			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	1	230	0.4%	0.1%
95			Walker Avenue Wetlands	19.4	1	233	0.4%	0.1%
96			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	1	241	0.4%	0.1%
97			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	2	757	0.3%	0.1%
98			Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh	14.8	1	255	0.4%	0.1%
99			Watchung Reservation	22.7	1	263	0.4%	0.1%
100			Rye Nature Center	19.8	1	264	0.4%	0.1%
101			Liberty SP	7.0	2	825	0.2%	0.1%
102			Central Park--North Woods	1.3	1	273	0.4%	0.1%
103			Valley Stream SP	16.0	1	301	0.3%	0.1%
104			New York Botanical Garden	7.3	1	320	0.3%	0.1%
105			Forest Park	8.2	2	1147	0.2%	0.0%
106			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond	22.5	1	373	0.3%	0.0%
107			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	1	399	0.3%	0.0%
108			Brooklyn Botanic Garden	7.8	1	402	0.2%	0.0%
109			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	1	437	0.2%	0.0%
110			The Celery Farm	19.5	2	1399	0.1%	0.0%
111			Lido Beach Passive Nature Area	23.4	1	487	0.2%	0.0%
112			Forest Park--Waterhole	8.4	1	518	0.2%	0.0%
113			Central Park--North End	1.2	2	1771	0.1%	0.0%
114			Central Park--Strawberry Field	0.6	1	595	0.2%	0.0%
115			Troy Meadows Natural Area	21.6	1	620	0.2%	0.0%
116			Rockefeller SP Preserve	23.6	1	863	0.1%	0.0%