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Where to find Forster's Tern in September
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 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			Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock	13.6	25	32	78.1%	61.2%
2			Marina West Town Boat Launch	23.5	20	25	80.0%	60.9%
3			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	417	1051	39.7%	36.8%
4			Point Lookout--East Marina	23.8	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
5			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	311	857	36.3%	33.1%
6			Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)	11.0	15	34	44.1%	28.9%
7			Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge	12.1	17	40	42.5%	28.5%
8			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	116	349	33.2%	28.5%
9			Plumb Beach	14.0	146	481	30.4%	26.4%
10			Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh	14.8	10	23	43.5%	25.6%
11			Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh	13.3	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
12			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)	13.3	13	34	38.2%	23.9%
13			Lido Beach Passive Nature Area	23.4	48	160	30.0%	23.4%
14			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	106	384	27.6%	23.4%
15			Great Kills Park--Bathhouse	18.9	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
16			Charles Memorial Park	11.5	16	46	34.8%	22.7%
17			Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform	15.7	13	37	35.1%	21.8%
18			Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East)	11.8	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
19			Verrazano Bridge Scenic View (N of bridge)	12.3	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
20			Jamaica Bay--Duck Point Marshes	12.5	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
21			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake	7.3	59	227	26.0%	20.7%
22			Oceanside Park	21.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
23			City Island (Bronx Co.)	10.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
24			Great Neck Estates Park	11.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
25			Seguine Pond and waterfront	20.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
26			Coney Island--Norton Pt.	14.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
27			Baldwin Bay	22.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
28			Fighting Island, west side	23.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
29			City Island, Belden Point	10.4	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
30			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end	12.7	29	109	26.6%	19.2%
31			Stehli Beach, Lattingtown	21.6	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
32			Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh	14.7	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
33			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	31	121	25.6%	18.7%
34			Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar	13.8	8	24	33.3%	18.0%
35			Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing	6.1	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
36			Sunset Cove Park	14.7	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
37			Coney Island Creek Park	14.0	29	129	22.5%	16.1%
38			Fort Totten Park	10.0	14	56	25.0%	15.5%
39			Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot	15.9	16	68	23.5%	15.0%
40			Jacob Riis Park	15.5	14	58	24.1%	15.0%
41			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	62	336	18.5%	14.7%
42			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end	13.6	34	181	18.8%	13.8%
43			Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ	13.9	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
44			Flushing Meadows Corona Park	7.2	13	60	21.7%	13.1%
45			Sandy Hook	23.7	285	1953	14.6%	13.1%
46			Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh	14.7	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
47			Jones Beach Bay Islands	24.8	4	15	26.7%	10.9%
48			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	64	469	13.6%	10.8%
49			Point Lookout	24.4	5	21	23.8%	10.6%
50			Coney Island Pier	14.6	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
51			Freshkills Park--North Mound	17.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
52			BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn)	13.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
53			Loop Parkway at Jones Inlet	24.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
54			Narrows Botanical Gardens	10.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
55			Broad Channel American Park	14.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
56			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	30	228	13.2%	9.4%
57			Seaside Wildlife Nature Park	19.0	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
58			Bay County Park	19.0	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
59			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake	8.0	11	71	15.5%	8.9%
60			Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook	14.6	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
61			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	54	516	10.5%	8.1%
62			Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd.	14.3	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
63			Edgemere Landfill (restricted access)	15.6	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
64			Fort Tilden	15.7	21	186	11.3%	7.5%
65			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	118	1381	8.5%	7.2%
66			Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty	16.3	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
67			Hudson River Greenway--Greenwich Village (W Houston-14th St.)	3.9	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
68			Pelham Bay Park--Bartow-Pell Mansion	10.5	4	24	16.7%	6.7%
69			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	12	109	11.0%	6.4%
70			Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.)	16.6	9	76	11.8%	6.4%
71			Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot	12.6	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
72			Ceasar's Bay Bazaar	13.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
73			Lower Little Neck Bay off Cross Island Pkwy	10.9	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
74			Anderson Creek Marsh	6.1	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
75			Great Kills Park--Mudflats	18.1	7	64	10.9%	5.4%
76			Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve	23.1	5	41	12.2%	5.3%
77			Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area	24.6	11	121	9.1%	5.2%
78			Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn)	10.1	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
79			Liberty SP	7.0	34	484	7.0%	5.1%
80			Point Lookout--Town Park	23.9	3	21	14.3%	5.0%
81			Dead Horse Point	14.4	7	73	9.6%	4.7%
82			Prospect Point	14.7	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
83			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden	13.2	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
84			Louis Valentino Jr. Park and Pier	7.6	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
85			Bar Beach Town Park	16.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
86			Dubos Point	15.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
87			Little Neck Bay, Shore Rd.	11.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
88			Jacob Riis Park--Beach	15.7	3	24	12.5%	4.3%
89			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	20	302	6.6%	4.3%
90			Nickerson Beach	23.3	14	213	6.6%	4.0%
91			Point Lookout--Firemans Park	24.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
92			Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.)	15.8	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
93			Larchmont Manor Park and Beach	14.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
94			Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave.	6.7	5	60	8.3%	3.6%
95			Bush Terminal Piers Park	9.2	5	61	8.2%	3.6%
96			Rye Town Park	19.4	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
97			Bayshore Waterfront Park	24.5	3	32	9.4%	3.2%
98			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh	4.5	11	193	5.7%	3.2%
99			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	15	290	5.2%	3.2%
100			Pier 44 Waterfront Garden	7.8	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
101			LaGuardia Airport (LGA)	4.9	3	34	8.8%	3.0%
102			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	7	114	6.1%	3.0%
103			Rye Playland	20.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
104			Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.)	17.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
105			Playland Lake	20.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
106			Jamaica Bay, South Shore	15.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
107			Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.)	15.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
108			Jersey Gardens Mall--Wetland Mitigation North Side	13.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
109			Midland Beach	15.8	3	35	8.6%	3.0%
110			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	5	74	6.8%	2.9%
111			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point	4.5	5	74	6.8%	2.9%
112			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	9	167	5.4%	2.9%
113			Hempstead Lake SP--north end	18.3	3	38	7.9%	2.7%
114			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary	20.3	7	129	5.4%	2.7%
115			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden	13.5	3	40	7.5%	2.6%
116			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	8	159	5.0%	2.6%
117			Pelham Bay Park--Hawk Watch	10.8	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
118			Gravesend Bay	13.2	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
119			Shellbank Basin	11.0	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
120			Stepping Stone Park	11.3	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
121			Alley Pond Park--Southern Woodlands	12.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
122			Great Kills Park--Crookes Point	19.3	3	41	7.3%	2.5%
123			Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs	9.0	10	226	4.4%	2.4%
124			Ferry Point Park	7.1	3	43	7.0%	2.4%
125			Great Kills Park	18.0	6	119	5.0%	2.3%
126			Breezy Point Beach	16.1	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
127			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	3	45	6.7%	2.3%
128			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East	7.4	3	45	6.7%	2.3%
129			Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway	10.2	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
130			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond	13.4	3	49	6.1%	2.1%
131			Westchester Country Club (private property)	20.5	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
132			Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail	7.0	4	84	4.8%	1.9%
133			Piermont Pier	18.4	12	379	3.2%	1.8%
134			Arden Ave. Beach	20.3	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
135			Smith Pond, Rockville Center	18.3	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
136			Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach	14.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
137			Seaview Ave. and Father Capodanno Blvd.	15.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
138			Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek	11.3	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
139			Great Kills Park--Education Field Station	18.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
140			Cow Meadow Park and Preserve	23.2	2	31	6.5%	1.8%
141			Coney Island Beach	14.5	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
142			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	14	493	2.8%	1.7%
143			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meridian Rd. Circle (Museum, Unisphere etc.)	6.9	2	33	6.1%	1.7%
144			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest	13.2	3	62	4.8%	1.7%
145			Beaver Lake (Nassau Co.)	22.2	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
146			The Narrows (Brooklyn)	11.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
147			Veterans Memorial Pier	10.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
148			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	13	516	2.5%	1.5%
149			Brighton Beach	14.3	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
150			Oakwood Beach	17.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
151			Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park	14.2	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
152			Liberty SP--Tidal Bay	8.0	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
153			Leeds Pond Preserve	14.1	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
154			Riverside Park--79th St. Boat Basin	1.0	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
155			Canarsie Beach Park	11.3	2	44	4.5%	1.3%
156			Goethals Bridge Pond	15.2	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
157			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	3	94	3.2%	1.1%
158			Fort Wadsworth	13.3	2	51	3.9%	1.1%
159			Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot	10.7	2	53	3.8%	1.0%
160			Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon	10.9	2	54	3.7%	1.0%
161			River Barge Park	5.1	2	55	3.6%	1.0%
162			Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center	11.2	2	56	3.6%	1.0%
163			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	4	163	2.5%	1.0%
164			Lemon Creek, bridge at Hylan Blvd.	22.0	2	58	3.4%	1.0%
165			Willow Pond, Hewlett Bay Park	17.5	3	109	2.8%	0.9%
166			Lido West Town Park	22.1	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
167			Huguenot Ave. Beach	21.3	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
168			Alley Pond Park--Restoration Area	11.7	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
169			Hudson River Waterfront Walk	8.0	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
170			Riverside Park South--Pier i, W 70th and vicinity	1.3	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
171			Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill)	10.7	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
172			Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach	23.7	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
173			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Porpoise Bridge	6.9	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
174			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	3	133	2.3%	0.8%
175			Laurel Hill Park	6.3	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
176			Cedar Grove Beach	17.0	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
177			Conference House Park	24.5	3	148	2.0%	0.7%
178			Fort Washington Park--Dyckman St. Boat Marina	6.4	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
179			Brooklyn Golf Center Driving Range	13.6	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
180			Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion	21.8	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
181			Saw Mill Creek Trail	7.5	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
182			Sands Point Preserve	15.1	2	136	1.5%	0.4%
183			Arbutus Lake	21.0	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
184			Boonton Reservoir	24.1	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
185			Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches	24.3	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
186			Miller Field	16.3	3	303	1.0%	0.3%
187			The Landing, Dobbs Ferry	17.0	1	66	1.5%	0.3%
188			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	2	224	0.9%	0.2%
189			Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access	13.4	1	75	1.3%	0.2%
190			Alley Pond Park	11.9	3	463	0.6%	0.2%
191			Welwyn Preserve	18.5	1	86	1.2%	0.2%
192			Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge	5.8	1	89	1.1%	0.2%
193			Brooklyn Bridge Park	5.9	3	810	0.4%	0.1%
194			Overpeck County Park	6.2	1	161	0.6%	0.1%
195			Garvies Point Preserve	17.4	1	342	0.3%	0.1%
196			Prospect Park	8.4	3	4000	0.1%	0.0%