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Where to find Merlin in August
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 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 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform 15.7 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
2 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 6 69 8.7% 4.0%
3 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 8 130 6.2% 3.2%
4 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 50 1688 3.0% 2.3%
5 Freshkills Park 18.2 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
6 Oakwood Beach 17.4 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
7 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
8 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 15 522 2.9% 1.7%
9 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
10 Sandy Hook 23.7 22 847 2.6% 1.7%
11 Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd. 14.3 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
12 Hilltop Reservation--Courter Lane 15.8 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
13 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 21 908 2.3% 1.5%
14 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 2 37 5.4% 1.5%
15 All Faiths Cemetery 6.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
16 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
17 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 19 967 2.0% 1.3%
18 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 3 86 3.5% 1.2%
19 Hackensack--Foschini Park 8.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
20 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 9 439 2.1% 1.1%
21 Last Chance Pond Park 15.2 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
22 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 5 207 2.4% 1.0%
23 Powells Cove Park 6.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
24 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 6 306 2.0% 0.9%
25 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 18 1278 1.4% 0.9%
26 West Essex Wetlands 19.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
27 Bayswater Point SP 15.5 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
28 Ramapo Mountain SF 23.5 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
29 Columbia University, Nevis Laboratories Environs 17.8 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
30 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 8 648 1.2% 0.6%
31 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 2 88 2.3% 0.6%
32 Fort Tilden 15.7 2 100 2.0% 0.6%
33 Dead Horse Point 14.4 2 102 2.0% 0.5%
34 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 2 102 2.0% 0.5%
35 New Creek Watershed, Olympia Blvd. bridge 15.4 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
36 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 7 636 1.1% 0.5%
37 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
38 Prospect Park 8.4 19 2681 0.7% 0.5%
39 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
40 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry 17.0 2 154 1.3% 0.4%
41 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
42 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 2 172 1.2% 0.3%
43 Jerome Park Reservoir 7.6 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
44 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 2 203 1.0% 0.3%
45 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 2 206 1.0% 0.3%
46 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 1 78 1.3% 0.2%
47 Inwood Hill Park--Spuyten Duyvil Creek 6.9 1 78 1.3% 0.2%
48 Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout 14.7 2 274 0.7% 0.2%
49 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 2 294 0.7% 0.2%
50 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 1 95 1.1% 0.2%
51 MacEchron Waterfront Park, Hastings on Hudson 15.6 1 95 1.1% 0.2%
52 Miller Field 16.3 2 299 0.7% 0.2%
53 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 1 98 1.0% 0.2%
54 Piermont Pier 18.4 4 876 0.5% 0.2%
55 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 1 103 1.0% 0.2%
56 Plumb Beach 14.0 5 1356 0.4% 0.2%
57 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 1 116 0.9% 0.2%
58 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 1 126 0.8% 0.1%
59 Liberty SP 7.0 2 502 0.4% 0.1%
60 Clay Ave. Wetland (Tessie McNamara Park) 7.3 1 172 0.6% 0.1%
61 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 1 174 0.6% 0.1%
62 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 1 182 0.5% 0.1%
63 Nickerson Beach 23.3 1 192 0.5% 0.1%
64 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 1 203 0.5% 0.1%
65 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 4 1913 0.2% 0.1%
66 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 1 265 0.4% 0.1%
67 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 2 944 0.2% 0.1%
68 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 2 1130 0.2% 0.0%
69 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 1 441 0.2% 0.0%
70 Rockefeller SP Preserve 23.6 1 442 0.2% 0.0%
71 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 1 451 0.2% 0.0%
72 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 1 515 0.2% 0.0%
73 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 1 592 0.2% 0.0%
74 The Celery Farm 19.5 1 915 0.1% 0.0%
75 Central Park 0.7 1 1921 0.1% 0.0%