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Where to find Surf Scoter in March
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 March. 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 60 104 57.7% 48.1%
2 Lower New York Bay (Brooklyn) 16.4 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
3 Coney Island Beach 14.5 62 125 49.6% 41.0%
4 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 18 33 54.5% 38.0%
5 Sandy Hook 23.7 419 1144 36.6% 33.9%
6 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 24 54 44.4% 32.0%
7 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 52 130 40.0% 32.0%
8 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 15 33 45.5% 29.8%
9 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 33 87 37.9% 28.5%
10 Prospect Point 14.7 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
11 Manhattan Beach Park 14.2 23 71 32.4% 22.7%
12 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 33 122 27.0% 20.0%
13 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 54 227 23.8% 18.7%
14 City Island, Belden Point 10.4 9 28 32.1% 17.9%
15 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 27 110 24.5% 17.5%
16 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 11 41 26.8% 15.7%
17 City Island (Bronx Co.) 10.5 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
18 Swinburne Island 15.5 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
19 Pryibil Beach 19.7 6 24 25.0% 12.0%
20 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 30 184 16.3% 11.7%
21 Pelham Bay Park--Pelham Bridge 9.7 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
22 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 11 58 19.0% 10.9%
23 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 14 79 17.7% 10.9%
24 Pelham Bay Park--Rodmans Neck 10.1 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
25 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 6 27 22.2% 10.6%
26 Kingsborough Community College 14.2 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
27 Lower New York Bay (Staten Island) 20.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
28 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 15 101 14.9% 9.2%
29 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 11 73 15.1% 8.6%
30 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 7 42 16.7% 8.3%
31 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 20 159 12.6% 8.3%
32 Oakwood Beach 17.4 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
33 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 6 38 15.8% 7.4%
34 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 9 67 13.4% 7.2%
35 Hoffman Island 14.7 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
36 Brighton Beach 14.3 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
37 Sandy Hook--Nike Pond 24.1 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
38 Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh 15.4 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
39 Arden Ave. Beach 20.3 6 47 12.8% 6.0%
40 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 30 358 8.4% 5.9%
41 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 7 61 11.5% 5.7%
42 Ransom Beach, Bayville 22.0 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
43 Sandy Hook--Atlantic Drive 22.7 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
44 Great Kills Park--Bathhouse 18.9 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
45 Plumb Beach 14.0 19 237 8.0% 5.2%
46 Fort Tilden 15.7 15 188 8.0% 4.9%
47 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 13 171 7.6% 4.5%
48 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 10 127 7.9% 4.3%
49 Point Lookout 24.4 18 280 6.4% 4.1%
50 Rockaway Inlet (Brooklyn) 14.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
51 Sprague Ave. Waterfront 24.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
52 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
53 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 9 139 6.5% 3.4%
54 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 9 145 6.2% 3.3%
55 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 7 108 6.5% 3.2%
56 Coney Island Creek 13.9 3 33 9.1% 3.1%
57 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 6 90 6.7% 3.1%
58 Keansburg Beach 24.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
59 Coney Island--Norton Pt. 14.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
60 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 5 73 6.8% 3.0%
61 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
62 Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.) 15.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
63 Wolfe's Pond Park--ballfields and parking lot 21.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
64 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 3 41 7.3% 2.5%
65 Great Kills Park 18.0 13 311 4.2% 2.5%
66 Stepping Stone Park 11.3 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
67 Joline Ave. Beach 23.9 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
68 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 4 75 5.3% 2.1%
69 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 5 115 4.3% 1.9%
70 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 7 184 3.8% 1.9%
71 Long Beach Park 20.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
72 Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland 10.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
73 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 18 734 2.5% 1.6%
74 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 8 265 3.0% 1.5%
75 Gravesend Bay 13.2 3 74 4.1% 1.4%
76 Dead Horse Point 14.4 3 79 3.8% 1.3%
77 Crescent Beach Park 19.4 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
78 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 4 132 3.0% 1.2%
79 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 2 49 4.1% 1.1%
80 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 2 49 4.1% 1.1%
81 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 2 51 3.9% 1.1%
82 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 2 53 3.8% 1.0%
83 Centre Island Town Park 24.4 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
84 SUNY Maritime College (Fort Schuyler) 9.2 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
85 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
86 Great Kills Park--Education Field Station 18.4 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
87 Page Ave. Beach 23.7 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
88 Nickerson Beach 23.3 3 153 2.0% 0.7%
89 Oakwood Beach--Kissam Ave. marshes 17.4 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
90 Midland Beach 15.8 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
91 BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn) 13.2 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
92 Ceasar's Bay Bazaar 13.1 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
93 Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path 22.1 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
94 Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.) 17.2 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
95 The Narrows (Brooklyn) 11.9 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
96 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
97 Fort Totten Park 10.0 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
98 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
99 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
100 Liberty SP 7.0 4 638 0.6% 0.2%
101 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 1 96 1.0% 0.2%
102 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 3 808 0.4% 0.1%
103 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 2 574 0.3% 0.1%
104 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 1 239 0.4% 0.1%
105 Overpeck County Park 6.2 1 247 0.4% 0.1%
106 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 1 728 0.1% 0.0%
107 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 1 922 0.1% 0.0%