Bird Finder

Where to find Surf Scoter in January
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 Surf Scoter in January. 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 Coney Island Pier 14.6 118 230 51.3% 44.9%
2 Sandy Hook 23.7 525 1185 44.3% 41.5%
3 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 105 289 36.3% 31.0%
4 Great Kills Park--Bathhouse 18.9 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
5 Coney Island Beach 14.5 91 259 35.1% 29.6%
6 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 12 26 46.2% 28.8%
7 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 19 47 40.4% 27.6%
8 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 47 143 32.9% 25.7%
9 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 27 79 34.2% 24.7%
10 City Island, Belden Point 10.4 11 28 39.3% 23.6%
11 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 29 90 32.2% 23.5%
12 Sandy Hook--Gunnison Lot 22.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
13 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 30 108 27.8% 20.2%
14 Pelham Bay Park--Pelham Bridge 9.7 8 22 36.4% 19.7%
15 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 9 28 32.1% 17.9%
16 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 51 230 22.2% 17.3%
17 Pelham Bay Park--Rodmans Neck 10.1 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
18 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 12 45 26.7% 16.0%
19 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 20 85 23.5% 15.8%
20 Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club 15.6 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
21 Pryibil Beach 19.7 10 38 26.3% 15.0%
22 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 8 29 27.6% 14.7%
23 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 14 61 23.0% 14.2%
24 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 32 164 19.5% 14.2%
25 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 46 255 18.0% 13.8%
26 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 8 31 25.8% 13.7%
27 Ransom Beach, Bayville 22.0 13 58 22.4% 13.6%
28 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 17 82 20.7% 13.4%
29 Rockaway Inlet (Brooklyn) 14.8 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
30 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 18 97 18.6% 12.1%
31 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 14 77 18.2% 11.2%
32 Brighton Beach 14.3 13 72 18.1% 10.9%
33 Point Lookout 24.4 84 638 13.2% 10.8%
34 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 12 66 18.2% 10.7%
35 Manhattan Beach Park 14.2 17 110 15.5% 9.9%
36 Bayswater Point SP 15.5 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
37 Joline Ave. Beach 23.9 7 37 18.9% 9.5%
38 Arden Ave. Beach 20.3 20 140 14.3% 9.4%
39 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 51 456 11.2% 8.6%
40 Swinburne Island 15.5 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
41 "Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court""" 21.7 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
42 City Island (Bronx Co.) 10.5 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
43 Dead Horse Point 14.4 16 123 13.0% 8.2%
44 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 51 554 9.2% 7.1%
45 Fort Tilden 15.7 23 224 10.3% 6.9%
46 Page Ave. Beach 23.7 6 43 14.0% 6.6%
47 Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay) 18.2 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
48 Silver Point County Park 17.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
49 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 7 58 12.1% 6.0%
50 Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland 10.5 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
51 Nickerson Beach 23.3 20 245 8.2% 5.3%
52 Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.) 15.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
53 Sandy Hook--Atlantic Drive 22.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
54 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 9 107 8.4% 4.5%
55 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 7 77 9.1% 4.5%
56 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 14 204 6.9% 4.1%
57 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 8 101 7.9% 4.1%
58 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
59 Midland Beach 15.8 9 123 7.3% 3.9%
60 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 7 92 7.6% 3.7%
61 Rockaway Beach (Beach 9th-149th St.) 15.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
62 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 14 236 5.9% 3.6%
63 Plumb Beach 14.0 11 177 6.2% 3.5%
64 Coney Island Creek 13.9 7 98 7.1% 3.5%
65 Plumb Beach--West 13.8 4 46 8.7% 3.4%
66 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 6 83 7.2% 3.4%
67 Centre Island Town Park 24.4 5 66 7.6% 3.3%
68 Prospect Point 14.7 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
69 Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park 14.0 5 71 7.0% 3.0%
70 Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.) 15.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
71 John Paul Jones Park 12.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
72 Arverne East Nature Preserve 16.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
73 Spanish Camp, Former 20.7 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
74 Captains Cove 17.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
75 Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh 15.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
76 Long Beach (Nassau Co.) 20.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
77 Seaview Ave. and Father Capodanno Blvd. 15.1 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
78 Fort Totten Park 10.0 4 63 6.3% 2.5%
79 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 5 93 5.4% 2.3%
80 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 4 68 5.9% 2.3%
81 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 3 46 6.5% 2.2%
82 Gravesend Bay, southern parking lot 12.9 3 46 6.5% 2.2%
83 Lower New York Bay (Brooklyn) 16.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
84 Oakwood Beach 17.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
85 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 3 60 5.0% 1.7%
86 Half Moon Bay and shoreline 13.3 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
87 Six Diamonds Ballfields 13.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
88 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
89 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 4 99 4.0% 1.6%
90 Ceasar's Bay Bazaar 13.1 3 68 4.4% 1.5%
91 Gravesend Bay, Shore Parkway Greenway Trail 12.7 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
92 Great Kills Park 18.0 8 284 2.8% 1.4%
93 Pelham Bay Park--Landfill 9.5 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
94 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform 15.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
95 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 4 140 2.9% 1.1%
96 Lido West Town Park 22.1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
97 Playland Lake 20.4 2 50 4.0% 1.1%
98 Rye Playland 20.0 2 51 3.9% 1.1%
99 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 2 51 3.9% 1.1%
100 Stepping Stone Park 11.3 2 53 3.8% 1.0%
101 Long Beach Park 20.7 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
102 Milton Point, Rye 17.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
103 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ 20.4 2 58 3.4% 1.0%
104 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 6 291 2.1% 0.9%
105 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 2 64 3.1% 0.9%
106 Riis Landing 15.4 2 72 2.8% 0.8%
107 Davenport Park 12.9 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
108 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 7 507 1.4% 0.7%
109 Liberty SP 7.0 7 540 1.3% 0.6%
110 Larchmont Manor Park and Beach 14.9 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
111 Miller Field--Beach 16.4 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
112 Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 9.8 3 185 1.6% 0.6%
113 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 2 103 1.9% 0.5%
114 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 4 317 1.3% 0.5%
115 BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn) 13.2 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
116 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
117 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 6 761 0.8% 0.4%
118 The Narrows (Brooklyn) 11.9 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
119 Conference House Park 24.5 1 82 1.2% 0.2%
120 Gravesend Bay 13.2 1 85 1.2% 0.2%
121 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 3 628 0.5% 0.2%
122 Miller Field 16.3 1 137 0.7% 0.1%
123 Rye Town Park 19.4 1 153 0.7% 0.1%
124 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 1 448 0.2% 0.0%