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Where to find Caspian 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 Caspian 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 Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 47 109 43.1% 34.2%
2 Sprague Ave. Waterfront 24.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
3 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 94 384 24.5% 20.4%
4 Anderson Creek Marsh 6.1 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
5 Piermont Pier 18.4 53 379 14.0% 10.9%
6 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 9 46 19.6% 10.7%
7 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 155 1381 11.2% 9.7%
8 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform 15.7 7 37 18.9% 9.5%
9 Sandy Hook 23.7 208 1953 10.7% 9.4%
10 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 17 121 14.0% 9.0%
11 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 7 40 17.5% 8.7%
12 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 16 121 13.2% 8.3%
13 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 85 857 9.9% 8.1%
14 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 9 68 13.2% 7.1%
15 Plumb Beach 14.0 43 481 8.9% 6.7%
16 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 18 181 9.9% 6.4%
17 Ridgefield Park--Bell Drive 4.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
18 Willet's Hassock, pool and marsh 13.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
19 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
20 River Barge Park 5.1 5 55 9.1% 3.9%
21 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 4 41 9.8% 3.9%
22 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 19 336 5.7% 3.6%
23 Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.) 15.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
24 Silver Point County Park 17.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
25 Great Kills Park--Bathhouse 18.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
26 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 4 45 8.9% 3.5%
27 Overpeck County Park 6.2 10 161 6.2% 3.4%
28 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
29 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 3 32 9.4% 3.2%
30 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 3 34 8.8% 3.0%
31 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 5 74 6.8% 2.9%
32 Saw Mill Creek Trail 7.5 3 36 8.3% 2.9%
33 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 5 84 6.0% 2.6%
34 Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park (Nassau Co.) 23.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
35 Shellbank Basin 11.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
36 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
37 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 8 167 4.8% 2.4%
38 Conference House Park 24.5 7 148 4.7% 2.3%
39 Fort Washington Park--Dyckman St. Boat Marina 6.4 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
40 Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch 13.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
41 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 11 349 3.2% 1.8%
42 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 3 60 5.0% 1.7%
43 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 9 290 3.1% 1.6%
44 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
45 Joline Ave. Beach 23.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
46 Hastings Meadowlands & Rowley's Bridge Trail 14.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
47 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 3 64 4.7% 1.6%
48 City Island, Belden Point 10.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
49 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 6 193 3.1% 1.4%
50 Oakwood Beach 17.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
51 Inwood Hill Park--Dyckman Fields 6.5 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
52 Sunset Cove Park 14.7 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
53 Great Kills Park 18.0 4 119 3.4% 1.3%
54 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 6 224 2.7% 1.2%
55 Rye Town Park 19.4 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
56 Floyd Bennett Field--Ecology Village Area 14.1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
57 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 2 52 3.8% 1.1%
58 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 2 58 3.4% 1.0%
59 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 2 62 3.2% 0.9%
60 Point Lookout 24.4 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
61 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
62 Meadowlands IBA--Mehrhof Pond (restricted access) 5.3 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
63 Riverside Park South--Pier i, W 70th and vicinity 1.3 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
64 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
65 Lincoln Park West 7.5 2 69 2.9% 0.8%
66 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 3 129 2.3% 0.8%
67 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
68 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
69 Nickerson Beach 23.3 4 213 1.9% 0.7%
70 Overpeck County Park--Palisades Park 5.4 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
71 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 3 159 1.9% 0.6%
72 Piermont Marsh 17.6 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
73 Astoria Park 2.3 2 98 2.0% 0.6%
74 Coney Island Beach 14.5 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
75 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 13.6 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
76 MacEchron Waterfront Park, Hastings on Hudson 15.6 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
77 Allentown Ln. x Windward Ct. Waterfront 22.7 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
78 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
79 Arbutus Lake 21.0 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
80 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
81 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond 13.4 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
82 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 4 469 0.9% 0.3%
83 Liberty SP 7.0 4 484 0.8% 0.3%
84 Fort Totten Park 10.0 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
85 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 4 516 0.8% 0.3%
86 Fort Tilden 15.7 2 186 1.1% 0.3%
87 Disposal Rd. 7.7 1 67 1.5% 0.3%
88 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 2 228 0.9% 0.2%
89 Randalls Island 2.4 2 242 0.8% 0.2%
90 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 1 94 1.1% 0.2%
91 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 1 109 0.9% 0.2%
92 Prospect Park 8.4 10 4000 0.2% 0.1%
93 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 1 163 0.6% 0.1%
94 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 1 218 0.5% 0.1%
95 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 1 227 0.4% 0.1%
96 Miller Field 16.3 1 303 0.3% 0.1%
97 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 1 610 0.2% 0.0%
98 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 1 1051 0.1% 0.0%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJan-2024. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jan 2024.