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Where to find Forster's Tern in August
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 Forster's Tern 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			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	809	1147	70.5%	67.8%
2			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end	12.7	212	316	67.1%	61.7%
3			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	837	1388	60.3%	57.7%
4			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	477	815	58.5%	55.1%
5			Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock	13.6	30	44	68.2%	53.4%
6			Charles Memorial Park	11.5	22	31	71.0%	53.4%
7			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point	4.5	73	123	59.3%	50.5%
8			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	316	582	54.3%	50.2%
9			Marina West Town Boat Launch	23.5	7	9	77.8%	45.3%
10			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end	13.6	201	406	49.5%	44.7%
11			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	764	1632	46.8%	44.4%
12			Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh--JoCo Creek	14.9	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
13			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake	7.3	32	58	55.2%	42.5%
14			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)	13.3	32	63	50.8%	38.8%
15			Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West)	11.9	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
16			Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)	11.0	19	36	52.8%	37.0%
17			Hempstead Lake SP--north end	18.3	20	39	51.3%	36.2%
18			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	31	66	47.0%	35.4%
19			Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing	6.1	12	22	54.5%	34.7%
20			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	49	114	43.0%	34.3%
21			Fighting Island, west side	23.4	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
22			Bayonne Waterfront Walkway	10.4	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
23			Sunset Cove Park	14.7	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
24			Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail	7.0	38	92	41.3%	31.8%
25			Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill)	10.7	15	32	46.9%	30.9%
26			Hempstead Harbor Shoreline Trail, May Newburger Cove	16.5	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
27			Powells Cove Park	6.9	7	14	50.0%	26.8%
28			Seaside Wildlife Nature Park	19.0	14	34	41.2%	26.4%
29			Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar	13.8	16	40	40.0%	26.3%
30			Plumb Beach	14.0	297	1042	28.5%	25.8%
31			Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon	10.9	18	49	36.7%	24.7%
32			Hudson River Waterfront Walk	8.0	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
33			Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ	13.9	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
34			River Barge Park	5.1	26	81	32.1%	22.9%
35			Sandy Hook	23.7	186	724	25.7%	22.6%
36			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	23	73	31.5%	22.0%
37			Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh	13.3	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
38			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	36	127	28.3%	21.2%
39			Flushing Airport	6.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
40			Jamaica Bay, Black Wall Marsh	13.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
41			Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East)	11.8	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
42			Oceanside Park	21.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
43			Fresh Creek Park	10.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
44			Little Neck Bay, Shore Rd.	11.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
45			Parsonage Island, Oceanside	21.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
46			Ingraham Hassock, Reynold's Channel	22.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
47			Baldwin Bay	22.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
48			Shell Creek Park	20.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
49			Larchmont Harbor, end of Walnut Ave.	15.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
50			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	98	410	23.9%	20.0%
51			Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge	12.1	14	44	31.8%	20.0%
52			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake	8.0	11	34	32.4%	19.1%
53			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	41	166	24.7%	18.8%
54			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	45	188	23.9%	18.4%
55			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh	4.5	60	265	22.6%	18.0%
56			Great Kills Park--Crookes Point	19.3	15	53	28.3%	18.0%
57			Cow Meadow Park and Preserve	23.2	12	41	29.3%	17.6%
58			Lido Beach Passive Nature Area	23.4	41	180	22.8%	17.3%
59			Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh	14.8	11	39	28.2%	16.5%
60			Lower Little Neck Bay off Cross Island Pkwy	10.9	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
61			Udall's Mill Pond	11.5	6	18	33.3%	16.3%
62			Freshkills Park--East Mound	17.5	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
63			Cedarmere Preserve	16.9	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
64			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	90	473	19.0%	15.7%
65			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East	7.4	14	57	24.6%	15.2%
66			Tappen Beach	16.8	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
67			Bar Beach Town Park	16.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
68			Spring Creek, Fountain Ave. (Brooklyn)	10.2	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
69			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh	8.8	13	53	24.5%	14.9%
70			Veterans Memorial Pier	10.5	7	25	28.0%	14.3%
71			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	34	179	19.0%	13.9%
72			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	39	214	18.2%	13.6%
73			Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve	23.1	11	47	23.4%	13.6%
74			Saw Mill Creek Trail	7.5	12	53	22.6%	13.5%
75			Liberty SP	7.0	63	376	16.8%	13.3%
76			Jones Beach Bay Islands	24.8	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
77			Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd.	14.3	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
78			Edgemere Landfill (restricted access)	15.6	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
79			Freshkills Park	18.2	6	24	25.0%	12.0%
80			Bayshore Waterfront Park	24.5	7	30	23.3%	11.8%
81			Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area	24.6	14	77	18.2%	11.2%
82			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden	13.5	8	38	21.1%	11.1%
83			Flushing Meadows Corona Park	7.2	8	39	20.5%	10.8%
84			Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway	10.2	5	21	23.8%	10.6%
85			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	23	151	15.2%	10.4%
86			Coney Island Creek Park	14.0	13	76	17.1%	10.3%
87			Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch	13.5	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
88			Richmond Creek	18.2	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
89			City Island, Belden Point	10.4	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
90			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	32	239	13.4%	9.6%
91			Keansburg Beach	24.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
92			Bensonhurst Park	12.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
93			William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge--Travis Ave. bridge	16.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
94			Loop Parkway at Jones Inlet	24.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
95			Tribute Park, Beach Channel Drive	15.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
96			Milton Point, Rye	17.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
97			Little Neck Bay, Marsh	11.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
98			Great Kills Park--Education Field Station	18.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
99			Great Kills Park--Bathhouse	18.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
100			Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh--Duck Creek	14.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
101			Dead Horse Point	14.4	14	93	15.1%	9.2%
102			Fort Washington Park--Dyckman St. Boat Marina	6.4	8	46	17.4%	9.1%
103			Town Dock Park, Port Washington	14.2	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
104			Oradell Reservoir--Mudflats	13.9	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
105			Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.)	15.9	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
106			Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach	23.7	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
107			Coney Island Beach	14.5	15	115	13.0%	8.1%
108			Piermont Pier	18.4	57	555	10.3%	8.0%
109			Lemon Creek Pier	22.6	5	28	17.9%	7.9%
110			Whitney Pond Park	13.7	4	21	19.0%	7.7%
111			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden	13.2	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
112			Bayswater Point SP	15.5	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
113			Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.)	16.6	6	38	15.8%	7.4%
114			Lemon Creek, bridge at Hylan Blvd.	22.0	8	57	14.0%	7.3%
115			Canarsie Beach Park	11.3	6	39	15.4%	7.2%
116			Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh	14.7	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
117			Prospect Point	14.7	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
118			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	11	93	11.8%	6.7%
119			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest	13.2	7	52	13.5%	6.7%
120			Great Kills Park--Mudflats	18.1	11	97	11.3%	6.5%
121			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meridian Rd. Circle (Museum, Unisphere etc.)	6.9	4	25	16.0%	6.4%
122			Great Kills Park	18.0	13	121	10.7%	6.4%
123			Point Lookout--Firemans Park	24.3	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
124			Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh	14.7	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
125			Port Liberte	8.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
126			Rockaway Beach--E of Cross Bay Blvd	15.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
127			Gravesend Bay	13.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
128			Titus Millpond	12.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
129			Ceasar's Bay Bazaar	13.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
130			Paerdegat Basin Natural Area and Ecology Park	11.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
131			Narrows Botanical Gardens	10.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
132			Hoboken - Pier C	4.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
133			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	35	423	8.3%	6.0%
134			Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches	24.3	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
135			Arthur J. Hendrickson Park	16.0	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
136			Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot	10.7	9	87	10.3%	5.5%
137			Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot	15.9	3	19	15.8%	5.5%
138			Jacob Riis Park--Beach	15.7	3	19	15.8%	5.5%
139			Nickerson Beach	23.3	14	158	8.9%	5.4%
140			Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park (Nassau Co.)	23.6	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
141			Coney Island Pier	14.6	4	31	12.9%	5.1%
142			Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd.	17.8	8	82	9.8%	5.0%
143			Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park	14.2	5	45	11.1%	4.8%
144			Lemon Creek Park	22.2	4	33	12.1%	4.8%
145			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	15	192	7.8%	4.8%
146			Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.)	16.2	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
147			Dosoris Pond, Glen Cove	19.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
148			Caven Point Rd	8.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
149			Dubos Point	15.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
150			Hendrix Creek	10.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
151			Manhattan Beach Park	14.2	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
152			Sprague Ave. Waterfront	24.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
153			Lumber Rd. slough	16.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
154			Columbia St. Pier	8.2	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
155			Carteret Waterfront Park	19.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
156			Bayside Marina (Queens Co.)	10.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
157			Jamaica Bay, Ruler's Bar	14.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
158			Fort Tilden	15.7	6	64	9.4%	4.4%
159			Liberty SP--Tidal Bay	8.0	3	24	12.5%	4.3%
160			Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.)	15.7	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
161			Jacob Riis Park	15.5	4	38	10.5%	4.2%
162			Sands Point Preserve	15.1	5	54	9.3%	4.0%
163			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond	13.4	7	86	8.1%	4.0%
164			Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center	11.2	4	41	9.8%	3.9%
165			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Porpoise Bridge	6.9	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
166			Inwood Hill Park--Dyckman Fields	6.5	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
167			Richard A. Rutkowski Park	9.9	6	81	7.4%	3.4%
168			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	4	47	8.5%	3.4%
169			Cammanns Pond Park	23.5	3	34	8.8%	3.0%
170			Erie Basin Park, IKEA (Brooklyn)	8.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
171			Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach	14.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
172			Allentown Ln. x Windward Ct. Waterfront	22.7	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
173			Oakwood Beach	17.4	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
174			Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay)	18.2	3	38	7.9%	2.7%
175			Saw Mill Creek Marsh	16.7	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
176			Little Bay Park, Bayside	9.3	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
177			Louis Valentino Jr. Park and Pier	7.6	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
178			Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck	16.7	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
179			Long Beach (Nassau Co.)	20.9	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
180			Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area	4.5	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
181			Huguenot Ave. Beach	21.3	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
182			Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs	9.0	6	110	5.5%	2.5%
183			Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh	23.0	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
184			Bush Terminal Piers Park	9.2	3	45	6.7%	2.3%
185			Half Moon Bay and shoreline	13.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
186			John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK)	13.4	4	75	5.3%	2.1%
187			Laurel Hill Park	6.3	2	27	7.4%	2.1%
188			Meadowlands IBA--Mehrhof Pond (restricted access)	5.3	2	27	7.4%	2.1%
189			Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path	22.1	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
190			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary	20.3	7	183	3.8%	1.9%
191			Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline	11.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
192			Paerdegat Basin	11.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
193			Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.)	15.8	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
194			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Ilse Metzger Sitting Area	8.4	2	33	6.1%	1.7%
195			River Rd. marshes and RR tracks	16.5	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
196			Point Lookout--Town Park	23.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
197			Coney Island Creek	13.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
198			Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4	9.8	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
199			Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty	25.0	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
200			Clay Ave. Wetland (Tessie McNamara Park)	7.3	4	103	3.9%	1.5%
201			LaGuardia Airport (LGA)	4.9	2	37	5.4%	1.5%
202			Eisenhower Park	21.0	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
203			Beaver Lake (Nassau Co.)	22.2	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
204			Page Ave. Beach	23.7	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
205			Point View Reservoir	19.8	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
206			Brookville Park	14.3	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
207			Conference House Park	24.5	3	77	3.9%	1.3%
208			Prospect Park	8.4	36	1968	1.8%	1.3%
209			Pelham Bay Park--Bartow-Pell Mansion	10.5	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
210			Veterans Memorial Waterfront Park	14.9	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
211			Pelham Bay Park--Thomas Pell WS and Goose Creek Marsh	10.2	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
212			Joline Ave. Beach	23.9	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
213			North Woodmere Park	15.5	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
214			Sheepshead Bay	13.8	2	48	4.2%	1.2%
215			Fort Wadsworth	13.3	2	48	4.2%	1.2%
216			Plumb Beach--West	13.8	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
217			Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion	21.8	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
218			Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge	5.8	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
219			Brighton Beach	14.3	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
220			Old Place Creek--Kayak Access Site	15.5	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
221			Cedar Grove Beach	17.0	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
222			Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave.	6.7	2	59	3.4%	0.9%
223			Anderson Creek Marsh	6.1	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
224			Overpeck County Park	6.2	3	117	2.6%	0.9%
225			Disposal Rd.	7.7	2	65	3.1%	0.8%
226			Roslyn Pond Town Park	16.7	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
227			Meadowlands IBA--Skeetkill Marsh	4.1	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
228			Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands	11.3	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
229			Schmidt's Woods	4.5	2	69	2.9%	0.8%
230			Point Lookout	24.4	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
231			Oakwood Beach--Riga St. marsh	17.6	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
232			Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh	17.7	3	144	2.1%	0.7%
233			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	3	150	2.0%	0.7%
234			Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area	23.2	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
235			Arden Ave. Beach	20.3	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
236			Piermont Marsh	17.6	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
237			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	2	90	2.2%	0.6%
238			Crocheron Park	10.4	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
239			Rye Town Park	19.4	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
240			Breezy Point Beach	16.1	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
241			Riverside Park South--Pier i, W 70th and vicinity	1.3	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
242			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
243			Matrix Global Logistics Park	16.1	2	105	1.9%	0.5%
244			Arbutus Lake	21.0	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
245			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
246			Stephen R. Gregg County Park	10.4	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
247			Brookfield Park	18.2	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
248			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
249			Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access	13.4	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
250			Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods	13.2	1	45	2.2%	0.4%
251			Bridge Creek, Western Ave.	15.3	1	45	2.2%	0.4%
252			Miller Field	16.3	3	273	1.1%	0.4%
253			Owls Head Park	10.3	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
254			Lincoln Park West	7.5	1	50	2.0%	0.4%
255			MacEchron Waterfront Park, Hastings on Hudson	15.6	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
256			Alley Pond Park	11.9	2	180	1.1%	0.3%
257			Lincoln Park Gravel Pits	20.2	1	80	1.2%	0.2%
258			Hillview Reservoir (restricted access)	10.4	1	104	1.0%	0.2%
259			Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake	10.9	1	106	0.9%	0.2%
260			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	2	350	0.6%	0.2%
261			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	1	119	0.8%	0.1%
262			Brooklyn Bridge Park	5.9	2	438	0.5%	0.1%
263			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond	22.5	2	445	0.4%	0.1%
264			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	2	728	0.3%	0.1%
265			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	1	533	0.2%	0.0%
266			The Celery Farm	19.5	1	673	0.1%	0.0%
267			Central Park	0.7	1	1560	0.1%	0.0%