Bird Finder

Where to find Surf Scoter in November
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 November. 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 City Island, Belden Point 10.4 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
2 Sandy Hook 23.7 475 1335 35.6% 33.1%
3 Coney Island Pier 14.6 22 60 36.7% 25.6%
4 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 42 131 32.1% 24.7%
5 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 57 203 28.1% 22.3%
6 Ceasar's Bay Bazaar 13.1 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
7 Coney Island Beach 14.5 43 172 25.0% 19.1%
8 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform 15.7 12 40 30.0% 18.1%
9 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 18 72 25.0% 16.4%
10 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 13 49 26.5% 16.2%
11 Gravesend Bay, southern parking lot 12.9 6 19 31.6% 15.4%
12 Keansburg Beach 24.3 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
13 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 13 56 23.2% 14.1%
14 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 41 234 17.5% 13.2%
15 Fort Tilden 15.7 34 196 17.3% 12.7%
16 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 28 175 16.0% 11.3%
17 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 6 28 21.4% 10.2%
18 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 19 122 15.6% 10.2%
19 Sprague Ave. Waterfront 24.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
20 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 14 94 14.9% 9.1%
21 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 16 112 14.3% 9.0%
22 Manhattan Beach Park 14.2 7 39 17.9% 9.0%
23 Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.) 16.2 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
24 Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.) 15.7 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
25 Stepping Stone Park 11.3 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
26 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 6 38 15.8% 7.4%
27 Long Beach Park 20.7 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
28 Point Lookout 24.4 16 146 11.0% 6.9%
29 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 6 44 13.6% 6.4%
30 Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay) 18.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
31 Dead Horse Point 14.4 10 94 10.6% 5.9%
32 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 7 60 11.7% 5.8%
33 Joline Ave. Beach 23.9 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
34 Brighton Beach 14.3 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
35 Arverne East Nature Preserve 16.4 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
36 Plumb Beach 14.0 17 235 7.2% 4.6%
37 Rockaway Beach--W of Beach 125th St. 15.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
38 Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.) 15.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
39 Burke Estate, Hastings-on-Hudson 15.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
40 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 4 38 10.5% 4.2%
41 Port Liberte 8.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
42 City Island (Bronx Co.) 10.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
43 Lower New York Bay (Brooklyn) 16.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
44 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 13 221 5.9% 3.5%
45 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 7 100 7.0% 3.4%
46 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 13.6 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
47 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 7 113 6.2% 3.0%
48 Prospect Point 14.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
49 Veterans Park 11.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
50 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 4 53 7.5% 3.0%
51 Jacob Riis Park--Magic Corner (S of golf course) 15.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
52 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
53 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
54 Liberty SP 7.0 17 439 3.9% 2.4%
55 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 5 94 5.3% 2.3%
56 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 4 70 5.7% 2.2%
57 Ransom Beach, Bayville 22.0 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
58 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 3 50 6.0% 2.1%
59 Sandy Hook--Atlantic Drive 22.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
60 Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland 10.5 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
61 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
62 Veterans Memorial Waterfront Park 14.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
63 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
64 Arden Ave. Beach 20.3 2 35 5.7% 1.6%
65 Lake Parsippany 24.8 6 184 3.3% 1.5%
66 Hastings Meadowlands & Rowley's Bridge Trail 14.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
67 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 4 109 3.7% 1.4%
68 Page Ave. Beach 23.7 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
69 Nickerson Beach 23.3 4 129 3.1% 1.2%
70 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 6 230 2.6% 1.2%
71 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 9 399 2.3% 1.2%
72 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 4 136 2.9% 1.1%
73 Baxter Pond Park 14.5 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
74 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
75 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
76 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
77 Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh 23.0 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
78 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 3 140 2.1% 0.7%
79 Coney Island Creek 13.9 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
80 Gravesend Bay 13.2 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
81 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 2 89 2.2% 0.6%
82 Marina West Town Boat Launch 23.5 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
83 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
84 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
85 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
86 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 2 128 1.6% 0.4%
87 Great Kills Park 18.0 2 135 1.5% 0.4%
88 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry 17.0 1 45 2.2% 0.4%
89 Astoria Park 2.3 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
90 Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 10.9 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
91 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
92 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 5 698 0.7% 0.3%
93 Veterans Memorial Pier 10.5 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
94 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
95 Midland Beach 15.8 1 65 1.5% 0.3%
96 Lido West Town Park 22.1 1 69 1.4% 0.3%
97 Inwood Hill Park--Dyckman Fields 6.5 1 86 1.2% 0.2%
98 Conference House Park 24.5 1 105 1.0% 0.2%
99 Fort Washington Park--Dyckman St. Boat Marina 6.4 1 107 0.9% 0.2%
100 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 1 145 0.7% 0.1%
101 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 1 646 0.2% 0.0%
102 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 1 682 0.1% 0.0%
103 Prospect Park 8.4 1 2145 0.0% 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.