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Where to find Surf Scoter in December
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 December. 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 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach--North End (South Beach) 14.1 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
2 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 42 82 51.2% 40.6%
3 Sandy Hook 23.7 443 1094 40.5% 37.6%
4 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 40 108 37.0% 28.5%
5 Coney Island Beach 14.5 57 163 35.0% 28.1%
6 Brighton Beach 14.3 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
7 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 17 41 41.5% 27.8%
8 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 38 105 36.2% 27.6%
9 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 11 26 42.3% 25.5%
10 City Island, Belden Point 10.4 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
11 Silver Point County Park 17.5 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
12 Joline Ave. Beach 23.9 10 24 41.7% 24.5%
13 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 68 230 29.6% 24.0%
14 Coney Island Pier 14.6 25 75 33.3% 23.7%
15 Lower New York Bay (Brooklyn) 16.4 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
16 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 16 46 34.8% 22.7%
17 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 63 228 27.6% 22.2%
18 Keansburg Beach 24.3 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
19 City Island (Bronx Co.) 10.5 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
20 Coney Island--Norton Pt. 14.3 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
21 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 12 39 30.8% 18.6%
22 Pelham Bay Park--Pelham Bridge 9.7 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
23 Pelham Bay Park--Rodmans Neck 10.1 8 25 32.0% 17.2%
24 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 13 47 27.7% 16.9%
25 Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay) 18.2 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
26 Fort Tilden 15.7 42 201 20.9% 15.8%
27 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 14 58 24.1% 15.0%
28 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 13 54 24.1% 14.6%
29 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 22 106 20.8% 14.1%
30 Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.) 16.2 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
31 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 15 70 21.4% 13.4%
32 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 31 181 17.1% 12.3%
33 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 17 93 18.3% 11.7%
34 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 10 50 20.0% 11.2%
35 Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club 15.6 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
36 Manhattan Beach Park 14.2 11 59 18.6% 10.7%
37 Ransom Beach, Bayville 22.0 7 33 21.2% 10.7%
38 Pelham Bay Park--Landfill 9.5 6 27 22.2% 10.6%
39 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 6 28 21.4% 10.2%
40 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 17 107 15.9% 10.2%
41 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 26 180 14.4% 10.1%
42 Point Lookout 24.4 35 263 13.3% 9.7%
43 Pelham Bay Park--Central Woodland 10.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
44 Long Beach (Nassau Co.) 20.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
45 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 27 204 13.2% 9.3%
46 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
47 Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland 10.5 5 27 18.5% 8.2%
48 Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty 16.3 5 30 16.7% 7.3%
49 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 7 49 14.3% 7.1%
50 Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh 15.4 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
51 Plumb Beach 14.0 15 134 11.2% 6.9%
52 Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.) 17.2 9 72 12.5% 6.7%
53 Midland Beach 15.8 13 116 11.2% 6.7%
54 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 8 63 12.7% 6.6%
55 Sandy Hook--Nike Pond 24.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
56 City Island--Kilroe St. Beach 10.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
57 Seguine Point 22.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
58 New York Aquarium, Coney Island 14.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
59 Gravesend Bay 13.2 6 47 12.8% 6.0%
60 Pryibil Beach 19.7 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
61 Arden Ave. Beach 20.3 5 41 12.2% 5.3%
62 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 8 81 9.9% 5.1%
63 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 44 694 6.3% 4.8%
64 Centre Island Town Park 24.4 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
65 Ceasar's Bay Bazaar 13.1 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
66 Gravesend Bay, Shore Parkway Greenway Trail 12.7 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
67 Jamaica Bay, South Shore 15.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
68 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
69 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 5 77 6.5% 2.8%
70 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 9 209 4.3% 2.3%
71 Half Moon Bay and shoreline 13.3 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
72 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 9 214 4.2% 2.2%
73 Fort Totten Park 10.0 3 49 6.1% 2.1%
74 Long Beach Park 20.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
75 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 4 80 5.0% 2.0%
76 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 4 87 4.6% 1.8%
77 Wolfe's Pond Park--Acme Pond 21.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
78 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
79 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 3 62 4.8% 1.7%
80 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 4 106 3.8% 1.5%
81 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 3 70 4.3% 1.5%
82 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
83 The Narrows (Staten Island) 12.1 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
84 Arverne East Nature Preserve 16.4 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
85 Nickerson Beach 23.3 4 133 3.0% 1.2%
86 Liberty SP 7.0 8 388 2.1% 1.0%
87 BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn) 13.2 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
88 Sunset Cove Park 14.7 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
89 Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park 14.0 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
90 Coney Island Creek 13.9 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
91 Tappen Beach 16.8 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
92 Dead Horse Point 14.4 2 70 2.9% 0.8%
93 Morgan Memorial Park 17.4 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
94 Page Ave. Beach 23.7 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
95 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
96 Lido West Town Park 22.1 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
97 Gravesend Bay, southern parking lot 12.9 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
98 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
99 Little Bay Park, Bayside 9.3 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
100 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 4 324 1.2% 0.5%
101 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 3 218 1.4% 0.5%
102 Great Kills Park 18.0 4 349 1.1% 0.4%
103 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
104 The Narrows (Brooklyn) 11.9 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
105 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
106 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
107 Rye Town Park 19.4 1 90 1.1% 0.2%
108 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 1 96 1.0% 0.2%
109 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 2 315 0.6% 0.2%
110 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 1 116 0.9% 0.2%
111 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 1 119 0.8% 0.1%
112 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 1 350 0.3% 0.1%
113 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 1 607 0.2% 0.0%
114 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 1 889 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.