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Where to find Least Tern in June
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 Least Tern in June. 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 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 63 75 84.0% 74.1%
2 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 16 17 94.1% 73.0%
3 Plumb Beach 14.0 452 607 74.5% 70.8%
4 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 149 207 72.0% 65.5%
5 Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty 16.3 6 6 100.0% 61.0%
6 Nickerson Beach 23.3 787 1259 62.5% 59.8%
7 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 34 46 73.9% 59.7%
8 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 63 98 64.3% 54.4%
9 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 651 1199 54.3% 51.5%
10 Sandy Hook 23.7 221 396 55.8% 50.9%
11 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 234 433 54.0% 49.3%
12 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 17 27 63.0% 44.2%
13 Dubos Point 15.5 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
14 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 12 19 63.2% 41.0%
15 Half Moon Bay and shoreline 13.3 10 16 62.5% 38.6%
16 Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.) 16.2 10 16 62.5% 38.6%
17 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 33 68 48.5% 37.1%
18 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
19 Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay) 18.2 14 26 53.8% 35.5%
20 Norton Basin Natural Resource Area 16.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
21 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 11 20 55.0% 34.2%
22 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 183 487 37.6% 33.4%
23 Prospect Point 14.7 13 27 48.1% 30.7%
24 Plumb Beach--West 13.8 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
25 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 23 54 42.6% 30.3%
26 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
27 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 281 878 32.0% 29.0%
28 Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh 23.0 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
29 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
30 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 13.6 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
31 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 227 761 29.8% 26.7%
32 Dead Horse Point 14.4 30 84 35.7% 26.3%
33 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 14 38 36.8% 23.4%
34 Dead Horse Bay, Marina 14.0 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
35 Four Sparrow Marsh 12.9 10 26 38.5% 22.4%
36 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 15 43 34.9% 22.4%
37 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 103 390 26.4% 22.3%
38 Hoffman Island 14.7 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
39 Marine Parkway Bridge (Brooklyn) 14.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
40 Silver Point County Park 17.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
41 Ingraham Hassock, Reynold's Channel 22.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
42 Great Kills Park--Bathhouse 18.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
43 Fort Tilden 15.7 35 127 27.6% 20.5%
44 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 39 151 25.8% 19.5%
45 Miller Field--Beach 16.4 7 19 36.8% 19.1%
46 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
47 Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh 14.7 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
48 Lower New York Bay (Brooklyn) 16.4 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
49 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
50 Coney Island Pier 14.6 7 20 35.0% 18.1%
51 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 7 20 35.0% 18.1%
52 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 20 76 26.3% 17.7%
53 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
54 Lido West Town Park 22.1 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
55 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 17 68 25.0% 16.2%
56 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 9 31 29.0% 16.1%
57 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 10 36 27.8% 15.8%
58 Lido Beach Town Park 22.8 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
59 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 9 32 28.1% 15.6%
60 Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club 15.6 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
61 Marine Parkway Bridge (Queens Co.) 15.0 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
62 Manhattan Beach Park 14.2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
63 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 28 134 20.9% 14.9%
64 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 10 39 25.6% 14.6%
65 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 10 40 25.0% 14.2%
66 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 9 35 25.7% 14.2%
67 Midland Beach 15.8 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
68 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 14 64 21.9% 13.5%
69 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 38 211 18.0% 13.4%
70 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 17 82 20.7% 13.4%
71 Great Kills Park 18.0 36 199 18.1% 13.4%
72 Essex County Riverfront Park in Newark 9.9 7 27 25.9% 13.2%
73 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 15 79 19.0% 11.9%
74 Point Lookout 24.4 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
75 Bayswater Point SP 15.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
76 Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh 13.3 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
77 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
78 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 26 166 15.7% 10.9%
79 Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch 13.5 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
80 Gerritsen Beach--Shell Bank Creek 13.5 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
81 Swinburne Island 15.5 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
82 Arden Ave. Beach 20.3 6 29 20.7% 9.8%
83 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 13 80 16.2% 9.7%
84 Joline Ave. Beach 23.9 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
85 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 11 66 16.7% 9.6%
86 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
87 Bayswater Park 16.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
88 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh 14.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
89 Lincoln Park West 7.5 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
90 Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park 14.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
91 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden 13.2 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
92 Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.) 15.8 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
93 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
94 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
95 Jamaica Bay, South Shore 15.2 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
96 Goethals Bridge Pond--Goethals Homes 15.3 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
97 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 6 45 13.3% 6.3%
98 Arbutus Lake 21.0 4 26 15.4% 6.1%
99 Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.) 17.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
100 Rockaway Community Park 15.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
101 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 5 40 12.5% 5.5%
102 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 8 84 9.5% 4.9%
103 Sandy Hook--Gunnison Lot 22.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
104 Coney Island Creek--23rd St. overlook 14.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
105 Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.) 15.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
106 Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.) 15.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
107 Hoboken - Pier C 4.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
108 Coney Island Beach 14.5 4 39 10.3% 4.1%
109 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
110 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
111 Willet's Hassock, pool and marsh 13.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
112 Oakwood Beach--Kissam Ave. marshes 17.4 4 44 9.1% 3.6%
113 Seaside Wildlife Nature Park 19.0 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
114 Oceanside Park 21.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
115 Brighton Beach 14.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
116 Canarsie Pier 11.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
117 Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline 11.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
118 BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn) 13.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
119 Broad Channel American Park 14.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
120 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
121 Paerdegat Basin 11.5 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
122 Jacob Riis Park--Magic Corner (S of golf course) 15.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
123 Morris Canal Basin 6.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
124 "Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court""" 21.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
125 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 5 87 5.7% 2.5%
126 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 5 88 5.7% 2.5%
127 Marina West Town Boat Launch 23.5 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
128 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 3 48 6.2% 2.1%
129 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
130 Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh 15.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
131 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 3 53 5.7% 1.9%
132 Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck 16.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
133 Little Neck Bay, Marsh 11.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
134 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
135 Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park (Nassau Co.) 23.6 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
136 Sunset Cove Park 14.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
137 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 2 35 5.7% 1.6%
138 Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.) 15.7 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
139 Richmond Creek 18.2 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
140 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
141 Clay Ave. Wetland (Tessie McNamara Park) 7.3 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
142 Bay County Park 19.0 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
143 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
144 Miller Field 16.3 3 88 3.4% 1.2%
145 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 2 49 4.1% 1.1%
146 Mill Creek 23.1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
147 Shellbank Basin 11.0 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
148 Matrix Global Logistics Park 16.1 2 50 4.0% 1.1%
149 Leeds Pond Preserve 14.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
150 Saw Mill Creek Trail 7.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
151 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 4 150 2.7% 1.0%
152 Newark Liberty International Airport 12.8 2 57 3.5% 1.0%
153 Upper New York Bay (Brooklyn) 7.9 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
154 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 2 65 3.1% 0.8%
155 Jones Beach Bay Islands 24.8 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
156 Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek 11.3 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
157 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond 13.4 2 66 3.0% 0.8%
158 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 2 67 3.0% 0.8%
159 Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ 13.9 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
160 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 2 69 2.9% 0.8%
161 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 6 370 1.6% 0.7%
162 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
163 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 3 172 1.7% 0.6%
164 Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh 17.7 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
165 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 5 440 1.1% 0.5%
166 Conference House Park 24.5 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
167 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
168 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
169 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 2 152 1.3% 0.4%
170 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
171 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
172 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
173 Liberty Island, onshore (New York Co.) 7.5 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
174 Liberty SP 7.0 3 371 0.8% 0.3%
175 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 3 395 0.8% 0.3%
176 Disposal Rd. 7.7 1 76 1.3% 0.2%
177 River Barge Park 5.1 1 80 1.2% 0.2%
178 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 6.9 1 93 1.1% 0.2%
179 Battery Park, Manhattan 6.0 1 127 0.8% 0.1%
180 Prospect Park 8.4 4 1193 0.3% 0.1%
181 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 1 178 0.6% 0.1%