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Where to find Least Tern in August
within 25 miles of New York City, United States

Least Tern
© Sam Miller / Cornell Lab Macaulay Library

This page shows which locations in the selected region historically had the highest probability of a checklist including Least 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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Evidence Sampling Score
# Location Chart Dist Media Years Birders Hits Lists Freq Conf
1 Plumb Beach
10.3 127 18 292 887 1360 65.2% 62.6%
2 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar
11.1 3 9 10 36 60 60.0% 47.4%
3 Breezy Point Tip
11.9 10 12 73 110 208 52.9% 46.1%
4 Sandy Hook
19.0 4 23 119 269 849 31.7% 28.6%
5 Breezy Point Beach
12.1 1 8 10 18 43 41.9% 28.4%
6 Nickerson Beach
22.9 5 12 42 63 193 32.6% 26.4%
7 Prospect Point
18.8 0 6 1 10 24 41.7% 24.5%
8 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.)
14.8 0 8 22 19 53 35.8% 24.3%
9 Point Lookout--Firemans Park
24.1 0 4 5 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
10 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty
24.6 1 5 10 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
11 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area
23.1 1 10 54 63 221 28.5% 23.0%
12 Lemon Creek Pier
17.7 0 6 1 12 33 36.4% 22.2%
13 Conaskonk Point
20.1 5 6 24 36 122 29.5% 22.1%
14 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point
14.3 0 6 13 22 70 31.4% 21.8%
15 Cliffwood Beach Waterfront Park
21.5 0 9 11 24 78 30.8% 21.6%
16 Wolfe's Pond Park
16.8 0 12 17 54 206 26.2% 20.7%
17 Oceanside Park
21.0 0 1 1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
18 Marine Parkway Bridge (Queens Co.)
11.7 0 1 1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
19 Parsonage Island, Oceanside
21.4 0 1 1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
20 Baldwin Bay
22.5 0 1 1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
21 Loop Parkway at Jones Inlet
24.1 0 3 5 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
22 Sandy Hook--C Lot & Beach
20.6 0 7 11 10 31 32.3% 18.6%
23 Old Bridge Waterfront Park
21.7 0 7 8 22 82 26.8% 18.4%
24 Raritan Bay Waterfront Park & Morgan Avenue Mudflats
21.4 1 14 38 57 252 22.6% 17.9%
25 Sandy Hook--North End
16.4 6 12 42 67 307 21.8% 17.6%
26 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area
21.0 2 24 39 246 1324 18.6% 16.6%
27 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock
11.2 1 6 3 16 66 24.2% 15.5%
28 Pirates Cove
21.4 0 3 4 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
29 Huguenot Ave. Beach
16.3 0 5 5 7 25 28.0% 14.3%
30 Sandy Hook--South Beach area
21.3 0 5 5 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
31 Point Lookout--Town Park
23.5 0 3 3 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
32 Half Moon Bay and shoreline
17.4 0 2 3 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
33 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
11.6 0 26 198 256 1709 15.0% 13.4%
34 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area
19.9 1 7 23 24 128 18.8% 12.9%
35 Bayshore Waterfront Park
19.5 0 3 3 16 79 20.3% 12.9%
36 Riis Landing
12.0 0 4 4 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
37 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot
12.2 0 5 7 9 41 22.0% 12.0%
38 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond
11.3 3 18 158 120 910 13.2% 11.1%
39 Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.)
14.2 0 3 4 6 27 22.2% 10.6%
40 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)
11.3 0 5 41 21 133 15.8% 10.6%
41 Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty
14.3 0 1 2 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
42 Lido Beach Town Park
22.3 0 1 2 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
43 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond
11.5 2 16 89 110 971 11.3% 9.5%
44 Jacob Riis Park--Magic Corner (S of golf course)
12.3 0 1 2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
45 Clason Point
10.0 0 1 1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
46 Floyd Bennett Field--Fisherman's Beach
11.3 0 1 1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
47 Mamaroneck Harbor, end of Rushmore Ave.
21.3 0 1 1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
48 McGuire Fields
8.5 0 1 1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
49 Sandy Hook--Plum Island
21.3 0 5 10 10 61 16.4% 9.2%
50 Great Kills Park
13.0 1 10 12 21 155 13.5% 9.0%
51 Fort Tilden
12.3 0 7 14 15 103 14.6% 9.0%
52 Lemon Creek Park
17.2 0 4 3 7 39 17.9% 9.0%
53 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach
19.1 0 2 3 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
54 New Creek Watershed, Olympia Blvd. bridge
10.3 0 1 4 6 33 18.2% 8.6%
55 Freshkills Park--North Park (Phase l)
12.8 0 2 1 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
56 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end
11.7 0 13 95 64 650 9.8% 7.8%
57 Rye Town Park
24.0 0 2 4 6 37 16.2% 7.7%
58 Plumb Beach--West
9.9 0 3 4 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
59 Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club
11.9 0 1 2 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
60 Manhattan Beach Park
10.1 0 2 2 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
61 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end
11.1 1 11 39 42 443 9.5% 7.1%
62 Lower Little Neck Bay off Cross Island Pkwy
13.5 0 3 2 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
63 Arbutus Lake
16.0 0 5 3 6 41 14.6% 6.9%
64 Dead Horse Point
11.0 0 8 7 12 102 11.8% 6.9%
65 Great Kills Park--Mudflats
13.0 0 5 11 19 182 10.4% 6.8%
66 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches
19.7 0 4 6 5 33 15.2% 6.7%
67 Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh
12.2 0 3 2 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
68 Bay County Park
18.9 0 1 2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
69 Seguine Point
17.2 0 1 1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
70 Charles Memorial Park
10.1 2 3 1 5 37 13.5% 5.9%
71 Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay)
16.9 0 4 2 6 50 12.0% 5.6%
72 Richard W. DeKorte Park
6.9 17 14 64 125 1922 6.5% 5.5%
73 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail
7.0 2 6 11 12 130 9.2% 5.4%
74 Jacob Riis Park--Beach
12.4 0 3 4 4 31 12.9% 5.1%
75 Lido West Town Park
21.6 0 3 3 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
76 Willet's Hassock, pool and marsh
10.1 0 2 2 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
77 Coney Island Creek--23rd St. overlook
9.4 0 1 1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
78 Compton Creek Bridge
20.1 0 1 1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
79 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion
17.1 2 3 4 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
80 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path
17.9 0 2 2 4 37 10.8% 4.3%
81 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill)
8.8 1 3 4 4 39 10.3% 4.1%
82 Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.)
13.7 0 2 2 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
83 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area
18.5 0 3 5 4 41 9.8% 3.9%
84 Point Lookout
24.1 0 3 3 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
85 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East)
9.9 0 1 2 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
86 Jamaica Bay, Canarsie Pol
9.5 0 1 1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
87 Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.)
13.0 0 2 2 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
88 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West)
9.7 0 1 2 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
89 Jacob Riis Park
12.3 0 3 10 6 88 6.8% 3.2%
90 Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.)
13.5 0 2 1 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
91 Sound View Park
9.9 0 1 3 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
92 Inwood Hill Park--Dyckman Fields
11.6 0 1 2 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
93 Great Kills Park--Bathhouse
13.8 0 1 1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
94 Conference House Park
19.7 0 3 7 7 115 6.1% 3.0%
95 Marshlands Conservancy
22.9 1 7 16 25 638 3.9% 2.7%
96 Joline Ave. Beach
18.9 0 2 1 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
97 Coney Island Beach
9.9 1 4 8 7 131 5.3% 2.6%
98 Sprague Ave. Waterfront
19.1 0 1 2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
99 Oakwood Beach--Kissam Ave. marshes
12.3 0 1 1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
100 Matrix Global Logistics Park
11.5 0 1 6 6 113 5.3% 2.5%
101 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)
9.0 0 3 10 10 226 4.4% 2.4%
102 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)
8.7 0 3 3 3 46 6.5% 2.2%
103 Sayreville Marsh (Ken Buchanan Riverfront Park)
24.7 0 1 1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
104 Hudson River Greenway--Pier 64 (W 24th St)
2.6 0 1 2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
105 Long Beach (Nassau Co.)
20.1 0 1 1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
106 Brant Point Wildlife Sanctuary
13.4 0 1 1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
107 Great Kills Park--Education Field Station
13.3 0 1 3 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
108 Bayonne Waterfront Walkway
5.7 0 1 2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
109 Old Glory Lookout, The Narrows (80th St. Overpass & vicinity)
6.1 1 1 1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
110 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary
24.9 0 3 6 11 294 3.7% 2.1%
111 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden
11.6 0 4 2 4 77 5.2% 2.0%
112 Bayonne Golf Club
5.8 0 5 11 8 203 3.9% 2.0%
113 Arverne East Nature Preserve
14.7 0 1 2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
114 Oakwood Beach
12.4 0 2 2 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
115 Sunset Cove Park
12.5 0 1 2 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
116 Floyd Bennett Field
10.3 0 7 10 16 522 3.1% 1.9%
117 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh
7.4 0 3 3 3 58 5.2% 1.8%
118 Cedar Grove Beach
11.9 0 2 2 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
119 Coney Island Creek Park
9.2 1 3 6 4 95 4.2% 1.6%
120 Sheepshead Bay
9.7 0 3 3 3 63 4.8% 1.6%
121 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake
9.1 0 1 2 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
122 Arden Ave. Beach
15.2 0 2 3 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
123 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake
8.8 1 3 4 4 104 3.8% 1.5%
124 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East
5.9 0 2 2 3 69 4.3% 1.5%
125 Jones Beach Bay Islands
25.0 1 1 16 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
126 Marina West Town Boat Launch
23.2 0 1 1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
127 Coney Island Creek
9.2 0 1 1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
128 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform
12.1 0 1 1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
129 Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.)
13.3 0 1 1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
130 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd.
12.7 0 2 2 4 116 3.4% 1.3%
131 Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ
11.9 0 1 1 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
132 Liberty SP--Tidal Bay
3.4 0 1 6 2 44 4.5% 1.3%
133 Atlantic Highlands Marina
20.6 0 1 2 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
134 Mt. Loretto Unique Area
18.0 0 4 3 4 135 3.0% 1.2%
135 Manorhaven Town Park
17.5 0 1 1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
136 Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path
17.4 0 1 2 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
137 Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh
10.8 0 1 1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
138 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
23.7 0 2 2 2 57 3.5% 1.0%
139 North Woodmere Park
15.0 0 1 1 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
140 Liberty SP
2.4 1 8 7 9 508 1.8% 0.9%
141 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest
9.4 0 2 2 2 59 3.4% 0.9%
142 Morris Canal Basin
1.9 0 1 1 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
143 Hudson River Waterfront Walk
3.6 0 1 1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
144 South Amboy Boat Ramp
21.2 0 2 2 2 68 2.9% 0.8%
145 Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch
10.5 0 1 1 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
146 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park
9.1 0 6 5 8 515 1.6% 0.8%
147 Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh
12.6 0 1 3 4 199 2.0% 0.8%
148 Bayswater Point SP
14.2 0 1 1 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
149 Natco Lake
20.5 0 1 1 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
150 Saw Mill Creek Trail
7.3 0 2 2 2 82 2.4% 0.7%
151 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point
6.7 1 2 6 3 161 1.9% 0.6%
152 Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh
18.3 0 1 1 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
153 Canarsie Beach Park
8.4 0 1 2 2 92 2.2% 0.6%
154 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands
15.9 1 1 1 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
155 Olympia Blvd. Pond
10.5 0 1 1 2 96 2.1% 0.6%
156 Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh
11.7 0 1 1 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
157 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula
4.9 0 2 2 2 98 2.0% 0.6%
158 Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline
7.3 1 1 2 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
159 Richard A. Rutkowski Park
5.8 0 1 1 2 109 1.8% 0.5%
160 Veterans Memorial Pier
5.4 0 1 1 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
161 Riverside Park South--Pier i, W 70th and vicinity
4.6 0 1 1 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
162 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh
12.5 0 1 1 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
163 Laurel Hill Park
5.2 0 1 1 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
164 Hempstead Lake SP
19.2 0 1 2 2 126 1.6% 0.4%
165 Cemetery of the Resurrection
17.4 0 1 1 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
166 Hartshorne Woods
22.4 0 1 1 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
167 Flushing Meadows Corona Park
8.8 0 1 1 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
168 LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
8.2 0 1 1 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
169 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park
9.9 0 1 1 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
170 Brookfield Park
13.3 0 1 1 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
171 Meadowlands District IBA
7.6 0 1 1 1 65 1.5% 0.3%
172 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge
10.5 0 1 2 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
173 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond
16.8 0 1 1 1 74 1.4% 0.2%
174 Treasure Lake
21.4 0 1 1 1 88 1.1% 0.2%
175 Miller Field
11.3 0 2 2 2 299 0.7% 0.2%
176 Cheesequake State Park
23.6 0 1 1 1 101 1.0% 0.2%
177 River Barge Park
7.0 0 1 1 1 105 1.0% 0.2%
178 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve
23.5 0 1 1 1 110 0.9% 0.2%
179 Pelham Bay Park
14.8 1 1 1 1 173 0.6% 0.1%
180 Clay Ave. Wetland (Tessie McNamara Park)
7.9 0 1 1 1 173 0.6% 0.1%
181 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh
6.1 0 1 1 1 318 0.3% 0.1%
182 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)
1.9 0 1 1 1 441 0.2% 0.0%
183 Piermont Pier
23.4 0 1 1 1 876 0.1% 0.0%
184 Inwood Hill Park
11.7 0 1 1 1 945 0.1% 0.0%
185 Prospect Park
4.2 0 1 1 1 2691 0.0% 0.0%