Bird Finder

Where to find Surf Scoter in February
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 February. 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 75 136 55.1% 46.8%
2 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 41 83 49.4% 38.9%
3 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 13 23 56.5% 36.8%
4 Coney Island Beach 14.5 62 143 43.4% 35.5%
5 City Island (Bronx Co.) 10.5 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
6 City Island, Belden Point 10.4 9 16 56.2% 33.2%
7 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 23 50 46.0% 33.0%
8 Sandy Hook 23.7 288 817 35.3% 32.1%
9 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 26 64 40.6% 29.5%
10 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 12 32 37.5% 22.9%
11 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 11 31 35.5% 21.1%
12 Sandy Hook--Nike Pond 24.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
13 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 10 36 27.8% 15.8%
14 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 45 220 20.5% 15.7%
15 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 10 37 27.0% 15.4%
16 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 19 82 23.2% 15.4%
17 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 30 142 21.1% 15.2%
18 Pryibil Beach 19.7 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
19 Pelham Bay Park--Pelham Bridge 9.7 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
20 Brighton Beach 14.3 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
21 Prospect Point 14.7 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
22 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 12 55 21.8% 12.9%
23 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 7 30 23.3% 11.8%
24 Ransom Beach, Bayville 22.0 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
25 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 28 190 14.7% 10.4%
26 Manhattan Beach Park 14.2 12 73 16.4% 9.7%
27 Lower New York Bay (Brooklyn) 16.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
28 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 7 38 18.4% 9.2%
29 Ceasar's Bay Bazaar 13.1 7 38 18.4% 9.2%
30 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
31 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 9 64 14.1% 7.6%
32 Pelham Bay Park--Rodmans Neck 10.1 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
33 Half Moon Bay and shoreline 13.3 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
34 Fort Tilden 15.7 12 120 10.0% 5.8%
35 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 5 38 13.2% 5.8%
36 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 4 31 12.9% 5.1%
37 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 15 181 8.3% 5.1%
38 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 13 157 8.3% 4.9%
39 Point Lookout 24.4 23 316 7.3% 4.9%
40 Joline Ave. Beach 23.9 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
41 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 4 35 11.4% 4.5%
42 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 23 352 6.5% 4.4%
43 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 12 162 7.4% 4.3%
44 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 4 39 10.3% 4.1%
45 Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty 16.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
46 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 3 33 9.1% 3.1%
47 Arden Ave. Beach 20.3 3 34 8.8% 3.0%
48 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
49 Gravesend Bay 13.2 4 58 6.9% 2.7%
50 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 4 59 6.8% 2.7%
51 Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club 15.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
52 Swinburne Island 15.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
53 "Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court""" 21.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
54 Gravesend Bay, southern parking lot 12.9 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
55 Co-op City, Section 5 (Greenway) 9.5 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
56 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 3 46 6.5% 2.2%
57 Newark Bay--Old Tressel 12.6 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
58 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 6 125 4.8% 2.2%
59 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 4 78 5.1% 2.0%
60 Long Beach (Nassau Co.) 20.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
61 Coney Island Creek 13.9 3 55 5.5% 1.9%
62 Nickerson Beach 23.3 5 118 4.2% 1.8%
63 Rockaway Inlet (Brooklyn) 14.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
64 Dead Horse Point 14.4 3 62 4.8% 1.7%
65 Hempstead Harbor Park 16.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
66 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 7 226 3.1% 1.5%
67 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 2 37 5.4% 1.5%
68 Midland Beach 15.8 2 37 5.4% 1.5%
69 Miller Field--Beach 16.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
70 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 3 70 4.3% 1.5%
71 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
72 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 3 76 3.9% 1.4%
73 Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park 14.0 2 46 4.3% 1.2%
74 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
75 Trap House 21.3 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
76 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
77 Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 10.9 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
78 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
79 Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch 13.5 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
80 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
81 Great Kills Park 18.0 4 268 1.5% 0.6%
82 Plumb Beach--West 13.8 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
83 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
84 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 2 110 1.8% 0.5%
85 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry 17.0 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
86 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 2 112 1.8% 0.5%
87 Conference House Park 24.5 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
88 Plumb Beach 14.0 2 122 1.6% 0.5%
89 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 2 122 1.6% 0.5%
90 Coney Island Creek--23rd St. overlook 14.0 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
91 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
92 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
93 Miller Field 16.3 1 77 1.3% 0.2%
94 Rye Town Park 19.4 1 77 1.3% 0.2%
95 Veterans Memorial Pier 10.5 1 90 1.1% 0.2%
96 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 2 560 0.4% 0.1%
97 Liberty SP 7.0 1 370 0.3% 0.0%