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Where to find Surf Scoter in October
within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

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 25 69 36.2% 25.9%
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 53 26.4% 16.4%
6 Kensico Lake 24.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
7 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 27 170 15.9% 11.2%
8 Sandy Hook 23.7 225 1905 11.8% 10.4%
9 Great Kills Park--Bathhouse 18.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
10 Lido Beach Town Park 22.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
11 Prospect Point 14.7 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
12 City Island, Belden Point 10.4 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
13 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 5 27 18.5% 8.2%
14 Coney Island Beach 14.5 13 106 12.3% 7.3%
15 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 13 110 11.8% 7.0%
16 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 8 64 12.5% 6.5%
17 Lake Tappan 16.9 5 34 14.7% 6.4%
18 Seguine Point 22.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
19 Coney Island Pier 14.6 4 27 14.8% 5.9%
20 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
21 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 5 41 12.2% 5.3%
22 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 4 34 11.8% 4.7%
23 Sandy Hook--Nike Pond 24.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
24 Fort Tilden 15.7 21 362 5.8% 3.8%
25 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
26 Brighton Beach 14.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
27 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 10 176 5.7% 3.1%
28 Lower New York Bay (Staten Island) 20.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
29 SUNY Maritime College (Fort Schuyler) 9.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
30 Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh 14.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
31 River Barge Park 5.1 4 66 6.1% 2.4%
32 Fort Washington Park--Dyckman St. Boat Marina 6.4 4 66 6.1% 2.4%
33 Hudson River Greenway--Pier 64 (W 24th St) 3.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
34 Kingsborough Community College 14.2 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
35 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 5 101 5.0% 2.1%
36 Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay) 18.2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
37 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
38 Lower New York Bay (Brooklyn) 16.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
39 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East) 11.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
40 Arverne East Nature Preserve 16.4 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
41 Liberty SP 7.0 17 638 2.7% 1.7%
42 Midland Beach 15.8 3 67 4.5% 1.5%
43 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 5 156 3.2% 1.4%
44 Manhattan Beach Park 14.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
45 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 6 212 2.8% 1.3%
46 Plumb Beach 14.0 14 665 2.1% 1.3%
47 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
48 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
49 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 6 270 2.2% 1.0%
50 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 3 102 2.9% 1.0%
51 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 2 64 3.1% 0.9%
52 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
53 Point Lookout 24.4 2 67 3.0% 0.8%
54 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
55 Rye Town Park 19.4 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
56 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 3 129 2.3% 0.8%
57 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
58 Fort Totten Park 10.0 2 72 2.8% 0.8%
59 Inwood Hill Park--Dyckman Fields 6.5 2 73 2.7% 0.8%
60 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 3 148 2.0% 0.7%
61 Sprague Ave. Waterfront 24.0 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
62 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 3 164 1.8% 0.6%
63 Arden Ave. Beach 20.3 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
64 Ridgewood Reservoir 7.6 2 91 2.2% 0.6%
65 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
66 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 2 94 2.1% 0.6%
67 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 3 181 1.7% 0.6%
68 Riverside Park--79th St. Boat Basin 1.0 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
69 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 3 203 1.5% 0.5%
70 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 7 778 0.9% 0.4%
71 Prospect Park 8.4 26 4109 0.6% 0.4%
72 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 4 361 1.1% 0.4%
73 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry 17.0 2 138 1.4% 0.4%
74 MacEchron Waterfront Park, Hastings on Hudson 15.6 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
75 Jerome Park Reservoir 7.6 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
76 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 2 190 1.1% 0.3%
77 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 1 65 1.5% 0.3%
78 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 2 206 1.0% 0.3%
79 Hudson River Greenway--22nd-29th St. 3.0 1 71 1.4% 0.2%
80 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 1 76 1.3% 0.2%
81 Dead Horse Point 14.4 1 80 1.2% 0.2%
82 McCarren Park 4.3 1 88 1.1% 0.2%
83 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 2 313 0.6% 0.2%
84 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 2 347 0.6% 0.2%
85 Fort Tryon Park 5.8 2 368 0.5% 0.1%
86 Nickerson Beach 23.3 1 128 0.8% 0.1%
87 Great Kills Park 18.0 1 130 0.8% 0.1%
88 Conference House Park 24.5 1 179 0.6% 0.1%
89 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 2 658 0.3% 0.1%
90 Piermont Pier 18.4 1 406 0.2% 0.0%
91 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 1 508 0.2% 0.0%
92 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 1 975 0.1% 0.0%
93 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 1 1017 0.1% 0.0%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relSep-2025. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Sep 2025.