Bird Finder

Where to find Surf Scoter in March
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 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 56 96 58.3% 48.3%
2 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 13 22 59.1% 38.7%
3 Sandy Hook 23.7 358 968 37.0% 34.0%
4 Prospect Point 14.7 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
5 Lower New York Bay (Brooklyn) 16.4 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
6 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 27 89 30.3% 21.8%
7 Coney Island Beach 14.5 21 67 31.3% 21.5%
8 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 27 94 28.7% 20.6%
9 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 22 79 27.8% 19.2%
10 City Island, Belden Point 10.4 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
11 City Island (Bronx Co.) 10.5 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
12 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
13 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 8 31 25.8% 13.7%
14 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 33 189 17.5% 12.7%
15 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 29 163 17.8% 12.7%
16 Pelham Bay Park--Pelham Bridge 9.7 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
17 Sandy Hook--Nike Pond 24.1 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
18 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 10 58 17.2% 9.6%
19 Manhattan Beach Park 14.2 9 51 17.6% 9.6%
20 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
21 Pryibil Beach 19.7 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
22 Ransom Beach, Bayville 22.0 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
23 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 5 31 16.1% 7.1%
24 Arden Ave. Beach 20.3 5 34 14.7% 6.4%
25 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 9 81 11.1% 6.0%
26 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 7 67 10.4% 5.2%
27 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 12 148 8.1% 4.7%
28 Fort Tilden 15.7 12 157 7.6% 4.4%
29 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 5 50 10.0% 4.3%
30 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 4 37 10.8% 4.3%
31 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 4 37 10.8% 4.3%
32 Brighton Beach 14.3 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
33 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
34 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 7 103 6.8% 3.3%
35 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 4 50 8.0% 3.2%
36 Point Lookout 24.4 13 243 5.3% 3.2%
37 Coney Island Creek 13.9 3 33 9.1% 3.1%
38 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 5 70 7.1% 3.1%
39 Stepping Stone Park 11.3 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
40 Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.) 15.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
41 Sandy Hook--Atlantic Drive 22.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
42 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 12 299 4.0% 2.3%
43 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 15 440 3.4% 2.1%
44 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 5 105 4.8% 2.1%
45 Long Beach Park 20.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
46 Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland 10.5 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
47 Crescent Beach Park 19.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
48 Pelham Bay Park--Rodmans Neck 10.1 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
49 Plumb Beach 14.0 7 173 4.0% 2.0%
50 SUNY Maritime College (Fort Schuyler) 9.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
51 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
52 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
53 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 3 64 4.7% 1.6%
54 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 7 222 3.2% 1.5%
55 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 3 67 4.5% 1.5%
56 Dead Horse Point 14.4 3 69 4.3% 1.5%
57 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
58 Centre Island Town Park 24.4 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
59 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 4 134 3.0% 1.2%
60 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 3 89 3.4% 1.2%
61 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 3 104 2.9% 1.0%
62 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 3 114 2.6% 0.9%
63 Nickerson Beach 23.3 3 120 2.5% 0.9%
64 Page Ave. Beach 23.7 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
65 Fort Totten Park 10.0 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
66 BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn) 13.2 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
67 Ceasar's Bay Bazaar 13.1 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
68 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 2 107 1.9% 0.5%
69 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
70 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
71 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
72 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
73 The Narrows (Brooklyn) 11.9 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
74 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
75 Great Kills Park 18.0 3 256 1.2% 0.4%
76 Gravesend Bay 13.2 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
77 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
78 Liberty SP 7.0 3 528 0.6% 0.2%
79 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 2 442 0.5% 0.1%
80 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 1 143 0.7% 0.1%
81 Overpeck County Park 6.2 1 203 0.5% 0.1%
82 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 2 674 0.3% 0.1%
83 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 1 624 0.2% 0.0%
84 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 1 818 0.1% 0.0%