Bird Finder

Where to find Surf Scoter in October
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 October. 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 Port Liberte 8.6 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
2 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform 15.7 23 62 37.1% 26.2%
3 Jamaica Bay, Ruler's Bar 14.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
4 Jamaica Bay--Duck Point Marshes 12.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
5 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 14 49 28.6% 17.8%
6 Kensico Lake 24.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
7 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 24 152 15.8% 10.8%
8 Sandy Hook 23.7 203 1737 11.7% 10.3%
9 Great Kills Park--Bathhouse 18.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
10 Prospect Point 14.7 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
11 City Island, Belden Point 10.4 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
12 Lake Tappan 16.9 6 35 17.1% 8.1%
13 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 13 105 12.4% 7.4%
14 Coney Island Beach 14.5 12 97 12.4% 7.2%
15 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 8 60 13.3% 6.9%
16 Sandy Hook--Nike Pond 24.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
17 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
18 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 4 33 12.1% 4.8%
19 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
20 Coney Island Pier 14.6 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
21 Hudson River Greenway--Pier 64 (W 24th St) 3.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
22 Brighton Beach 14.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
23 River Barge Park 5.1 5 62 8.1% 3.5%
24 Fort Tilden 15.7 17 330 5.2% 3.2%
25 Lower New York Bay (Staten Island) 20.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
26 SUNY Maritime College (Fort Schuyler) 9.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
27 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East) 11.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
28 Fort Washington Park--Dyckman St. Boat Marina 6.4 4 56 7.1% 2.8%
29 Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh 14.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
30 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
31 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 7 152 4.6% 2.2%
32 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
33 Liberty SP 7.0 17 520 3.3% 2.1%
34 Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay) 18.2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
35 Playland Lake 20.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
36 Lower New York Bay (Brooklyn) 16.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
37 Midland Beach 15.8 3 63 4.8% 1.6%
38 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 4 96 4.2% 1.6%
39 Manhattan Beach Park 14.2 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
40 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
41 Plumb Beach 14.0 14 605 2.3% 1.4%
42 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
43 Arverne East Nature Preserve 16.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
44 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 3 97 3.1% 1.1%
45 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 5 206 2.4% 1.0%
46 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
47 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 2 56 3.6% 1.0%
48 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
49 Point Lookout 24.4 2 63 3.2% 0.9%
50 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 3 121 2.5% 0.8%
51 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
52 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 4 186 2.2% 0.8%
53 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
54 Inwood Hill Park--Dyckman Fields 6.5 2 70 2.9% 0.8%
55 Ridgewood Reservoir 7.6 2 73 2.7% 0.8%
56 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 3 137 2.2% 0.7%
57 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 3 160 1.9% 0.6%
58 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 2 90 2.2% 0.6%
59 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 3 169 1.8% 0.6%
60 Jerome Park Reservoir 7.6 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
61 Riverside Park--79th St. Boat Basin 1.0 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
62 Prospect Park 8.4 25 3473 0.7% 0.5%
63 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 7 740 0.9% 0.5%
64 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 2 122 1.6% 0.5%
65 MacEchron Waterfront Park, Hastings on Hudson 15.6 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
66 Fort Totten Park 10.0 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
67 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry 17.0 2 132 1.5% 0.4%
68 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 2 166 1.2% 0.3%
69 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
70 McCarren Park 4.3 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
71 Hudson River Greenway--22nd-29th St. 3.0 1 67 1.5% 0.3%
72 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 1 71 1.4% 0.2%
73 Dead Horse Point 14.4 1 76 1.3% 0.2%
74 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 2 285 0.7% 0.2%
75 Fort Tryon Park 5.8 2 307 0.7% 0.2%
76 Great Kills Park 18.0 1 110 0.9% 0.2%
77 Nickerson Beach 23.3 1 121 0.8% 0.1%
78 Conference House Park 24.5 1 153 0.7% 0.1%
79 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 1 171 0.6% 0.1%
80 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 1 184 0.5% 0.1%
81 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 1 298 0.3% 0.1%
82 Piermont Pier 18.4 1 345 0.3% 0.1%
83 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 1 505 0.2% 0.0%
84 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 1 758 0.1% 0.0%
85 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 1 914 0.1% 0.0%