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Where to find Forster's Tern in September
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 Forster's Tern in September. 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 Marina West Town Boat Launch 23.5 25 30 83.3% 66.4%
2 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 13.6 32 45 71.1% 56.6%
3 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 123 232 53.0% 46.6%
4 City Island, Belden Point 10.4 13 19 68.4% 46.0%
5 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 451 1128 40.0% 37.2%
6 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 224 566 39.6% 35.6%
7 Kingsborough Community College 14.2 23 47 48.9% 35.3%
8 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 397 1063 37.3% 34.5%
9 Clason Point 6.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
10 Point Lookout--East Marina 23.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
11 Freshkills Park--Main Creek Bridge (restricted access) 18.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
12 Plumb Beach 14.0 199 574 34.7% 30.9%
13 Freshkills Park--North Park (Phase l) 17.6 11 22 50.0% 30.7%
14 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East) 11.8 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
15 Broad Channel American Park 14.8 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
16 Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh 13.3 9 18 50.0% 29.0%
17 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 12 26 46.2% 28.8%
18 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 111 345 32.2% 27.5%
19 Sunset Cove Park 14.7 11 25 44.0% 26.7%
20 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 23 67 34.3% 24.1%
21 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 146 532 27.4% 23.8%
22 Verrazano Bridge Scenic View (N of bridge) 12.3 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
23 Great Kills Park--Bathhouse 18.9 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
24 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 17 50 34.0% 22.4%
25 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 59 215 27.4% 21.9%
26 Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh 14.7 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
27 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 15 45 33.3% 21.4%
28 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 40 145 27.6% 21.0%
29 MacNeil Park 6.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
30 Jamaica Bay--Duck Point Marshes 12.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
31 Oceanside Park 21.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
32 City Island (Bronx Co.) 10.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
33 Great Neck Estates Park 11.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
34 Seguine Pond and waterfront 20.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
35 Coney Island--Norton Pt. 14.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
36 Baldwin Bay 22.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
37 Memorial Field, Douglaston 11.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
38 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 12 37 32.4% 19.6%
39 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform 15.7 15 50 30.0% 19.1%
40 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 36 142 25.4% 18.9%
41 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 17 59 28.8% 18.8%
42 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing 6.1 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
43 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 57 258 22.1% 17.5%
44 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 96 459 20.9% 17.4%
45 Fort Totten Park 10.0 19 78 24.4% 16.2%
46 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West) 11.9 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
47 Point Lookout 24.4 8 28 28.6% 15.3%
48 Freshkills Park--North Mound 17.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
49 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 19 85 22.4% 14.8%
50 Sandy Hook 23.7 374 2304 16.2% 14.8%
51 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 17 75 22.7% 14.7%
52 Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd. 14.3 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
53 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 13 57 22.8% 13.8%
54 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
55 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 92 579 15.9% 13.1%
56 Joline Ave. Beach 23.9 6 23 26.1% 12.5%
57 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 10 45 22.2% 12.5%
58 Jones Beach Bay Islands 24.8 5 19 26.3% 11.8%
59 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 39 255 15.3% 11.4%
60 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 13 70 18.6% 11.2%
61 Seaside Wildlife Nature Park 19.0 7 32 21.9% 11.0%
62 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
63 Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ 13.9 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
64 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh 14.7 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
65 Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway 10.2 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
66 Lower New York Bay (Staten Island) 20.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
67 Van Brunt St. Pier, Red Hook 8.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
68 BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn) 13.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
69 Loop Parkway at Jones Inlet 24.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
70 Little Neck Bay, Marsh 11.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
71 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 68 585 11.6% 9.3%
72 Coney Island Pier 14.6 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
73 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
74 Bay County Park 19.0 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
75 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 12 83 14.5% 8.5%
76 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 12 90 13.3% 7.8%
77 Fort Tilden 15.7 24 221 10.9% 7.4%
78 Piermont Pier 18.4 58 617 9.4% 7.3%
79 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake 8.0 10 78 12.8% 7.1%
80 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 22 208 10.6% 7.1%
81 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
82 Nickerson Beach 23.3 29 303 9.6% 6.7%
83 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 124 1584 7.8% 6.6%
84 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
85 Larchmont Manor Park and Beach 14.9 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
86 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 12 112 10.7% 6.2%
87 Fighting Island, west side 23.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
88 McGuire Fields 11.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
89 Hudson River Greenway--Greenwich Village (W Houston-14th St.) 3.9 4 28 14.3% 5.7%
90 Pelham Bay Park--Bartow-Pell Mansion 10.5 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
91 Liberty SP 7.0 44 602 7.3% 5.5%
92 Dead Horse Point 14.4 8 77 10.4% 5.4%
93 Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty 16.3 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
94 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 9 98 9.2% 4.9%
95 Lower Little Neck Bay off Cross Island Pkwy 10.9 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
96 Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn) 10.1 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
97 Ceasar's Bay Bazaar 13.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
98 Little Neck Bay, Shore Rd. 11.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
99 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 5 48 10.4% 4.5%
100 Midland Beach 15.8 4 36 11.1% 4.4%
101 Anderson Creek Marsh 6.1 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
102 Prospect Point 14.7 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
103 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
104 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
105 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 6 75 8.0% 3.7%
106 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 20 357 5.6% 3.7%
107 Bar Beach Town Park 16.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
108 Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.) 15.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
109 Jacob Riis Park--Magic Corner (S of golf course) 15.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
110 Powells Cove Park 6.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
111 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 12 196 6.1% 3.5%
112 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 4 46 8.7% 3.4%
113 Hempstead Lake SP--north end 18.3 4 46 8.7% 3.4%
114 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden 13.2 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
115 Arverne East Nature Preserve 16.4 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
116 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 12 218 5.5% 3.2%
117 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 5 69 7.2% 3.1%
118 Louis Valentino Jr. Park and Pier 7.6 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
119 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 10 181 5.5% 3.0%
120 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 15 304 4.9% 3.0%
121 Bergen Beach 12.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
122 Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.) 17.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
123 Dubos Point 15.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
124 Jamaica Bay, South Shore 15.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
125 Great Neck Estates Wildlife Sanctuary 11.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
126 Ferry Point Park 7.1 4 53 7.5% 3.0%
127 Great Kills Park 18.0 8 140 5.7% 2.9%
128 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond 13.4 4 54 7.4% 2.9%
129 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 6 96 6.2% 2.9%
130 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 14 291 4.8% 2.9%
131 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 11 220 5.0% 2.8%
132 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 7 122 5.7% 2.8%
133 Rye Town Park 19.4 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
134 Gravesend Bay 13.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
135 Shellbank Basin 11.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
136 Stepping Stone Park 11.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
137 Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.) 15.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
138 Veterans Memorial Pier 10.5 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
139 Coney Island Beach 14.5 3 42 7.1% 2.5%
140 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 5 88 5.7% 2.5%
141 Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 10.9 4 68 5.9% 2.3%
142 Pelham Bay Park--Hawk Watch 10.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
143 Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 9.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
144 Alley Pond Park--Southern Woodlands 12.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
145 Conference House Park 24.5 9 218 4.1% 2.2%
146 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 3 49 6.1% 2.1%
147 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 4 77 5.2% 2.0%
148 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 3 51 5.9% 2.0%
149 Pryibil Beach 19.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
150 Westchester Country Club (private property) 20.5 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
151 LaGuardia Airport (LGA) 4.9 3 53 5.7% 1.9%
152 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 3 53 5.7% 1.9%
153 Six Diamonds Ballfields 13.7 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
154 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 5 114 4.4% 1.9%
155 Lido West Town Park 22.1 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
156 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
157 Seaview Ave. and Father Capodanno Blvd. 15.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
158 Narrows Botanical Gardens 10.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
159 Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay) 18.2 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
160 Meadowlands--Richard Kane Natural Area (restricted access) 4.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
161 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 5 139 3.6% 1.5%
162 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 3 67 4.5% 1.5%
163 Smith Pond, Rockville Center 18.3 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
164 The Narrows (Brooklyn) 11.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
165 Willow Pond, Hewlett Bay Park 17.5 4 110 3.6% 1.4%
166 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 3 74 4.1% 1.4%
167 Great Kills Park--Education Field Station 18.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
168 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meridian Rd. Circle (Museum, Unisphere etc.) 6.9 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
169 Beaver Lake (Nassau Co.) 22.2 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
170 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 6 207 2.9% 1.3%
171 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 14 643 2.2% 1.3%
172 Pier 44 Waterfront Garden 7.8 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
173 Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek 11.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
174 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 13 634 2.1% 1.2%
175 Goethals Bridge Pond 15.2 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
176 Brighton Beach 14.3 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
177 Tern Pier 3.6 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
178 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 3 96 3.1% 1.1%
179 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 3 99 3.0% 1.0%
180 Arden Ave. Beach 20.3 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
181 Riverside Park--79th St. Boat Basin 1.0 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
182 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 4 159 2.5% 1.0%
183 Oakwood Beach 17.4 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
184 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
185 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
186 River Barge Park 5.1 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
187 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
188 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 4 176 2.3% 0.9%
189 Boonton Reservoir 24.1 2 64 3.1% 0.9%
190 Leeds Pond Preserve 14.1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
191 Riverside Park South--Pier i, W 70th and vicinity 1.3 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
192 Alley Pond Park--Restoration Area 11.7 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
193 Lemon Creek, bridge at Hylan Blvd. 22.0 2 67 3.0% 0.8%
194 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 3 128 2.3% 0.8%
195 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
196 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
197 Hudson River Waterfront Walk 8.0 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
198 Liberty SP--Tidal Bay 8.0 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
199 Columbia University, Nevis Laboratories Environs 17.8 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
200 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 2 78 2.6% 0.7%
201 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Porpoise Bridge 6.9 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
202 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 2 89 2.2% 0.6%
203 Fort Washington Park--Dyckman St. Boat Marina 6.4 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
204 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
205 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
206 Randalls Island 2.4 5 376 1.3% 0.6%
207 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
208 Brooklyn Golf Center Driving Range 13.6 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
209 Arbutus Lake 21.0 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
210 Miller Field 16.3 3 313 1.0% 0.3%
211 Saw Mill Creek Trail 7.5 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
212 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 2 188 1.1% 0.3%
213 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 1 61 1.6% 0.3%
214 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
215 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 1 78 1.3% 0.2%
216 Alley Pond Park 11.9 3 506 0.6% 0.2%
217 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 2 275 0.7% 0.2%
218 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry 17.0 1 89 1.1% 0.2%
219 Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge 5.8 1 95 1.1% 0.2%
220 Disposal Rd. 7.7 1 104 1.0% 0.2%
221 "Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court""" 21.7 1 128 0.8% 0.1%
222 Overpeck County Park 6.2 1 177 0.6% 0.1%
223 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 3 1069 0.3% 0.1%
224 Garvies Point Preserve 17.4 1 401 0.2% 0.0%
225 Kissena Park 8.6 1 467 0.2% 0.0%
226 Prospect Park 8.4 3 5232 0.1% 0.0%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relSep-2025. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Sep 2025.