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Where to find Common Tern in September
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 Common Tern in September. 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 Nickerson Beach 23.3 153 303 50.5% 44.9%
2 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 68 142 47.9% 39.8%
3 Plumb Beach 14.0 245 574 42.7% 38.7%
4 Van Brunt St. Pier, Red Hook 8.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
5 BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn) 13.2 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
6 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 177 459 38.6% 34.2%
7 Marina West Town Boat Launch 23.5 15 30 50.0% 33.2%
8 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 56 145 38.6% 31.1%
9 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
10 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 24 59 40.7% 29.1%
11 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 9 18 50.0% 29.0%
12 Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay) 18.2 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
13 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
14 Tern Pier 3.6 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
15 Sandy Hook 23.7 673 2304 29.2% 27.4%
16 City Island, Belden Point 10.4 9 19 47.4% 27.3%
17 Point Lookout 24.4 11 28 39.3% 23.6%
18 Liberty SP--Tidal Bay 8.0 10 25 40.0% 23.4%
19 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 68 255 26.7% 21.6%
20 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 13.6 15 45 33.3% 21.4%
21 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 17 53 32.1% 21.1%
22 Coney Island--Norton Pt. 14.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
23 Ingraham Hassock, Reynold's Channel 22.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
24 Whitney Museum (Hudson River Overlook, Upper Stories) 3.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
25 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 26 90 28.9% 20.5%
26 Seaside Wildlife Nature Park 19.0 11 32 34.4% 20.4%
27 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 21 75 28.0% 19.1%
28 Great Kills Park 18.0 35 140 25.0% 18.6%
29 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 22 85 25.9% 17.8%
30 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 11 37 29.7% 17.5%
31 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 13 46 28.3% 17.3%
32 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
33 Dead Horse Point 14.4 19 77 24.7% 16.4%
34 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
35 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 23 98 23.5% 16.2%
36 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 195 1063 18.3% 16.1%
37 Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.) 15.9 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
38 Jones Beach Bay Islands 24.8 6 19 31.6% 15.4%
39 Hudson River Park--Pier 57 (Rooftop Park, W 15th-16th St.) 3.5 6 19 31.6% 15.4%
40 Ceasar's Bay Bazaar 13.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
41 Fort Tilden 15.7 43 221 19.5% 14.8%
42 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 108 634 17.0% 14.3%
43 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 12 50 24.0% 14.3%
44 Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd. 14.3 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
45 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 34 181 18.8% 13.8%
46 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 7 26 26.9% 13.7%
47 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 22 112 19.6% 13.3%
48 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 17 83 20.5% 13.2%
49 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 37 208 17.8% 13.2%
50 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 13 61 21.3% 12.9%
51 Great Captain's Island 22.7 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
52 Lower New York Bay (Brooklyn) 16.4 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
53 Verrazano Bridge Scenic View (N of bridge) 12.3 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
54 Great Kills Park--Bathhouse 18.9 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
55 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
56 Liberty SP 7.0 82 602 13.6% 11.1%
57 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 32 215 14.9% 10.7%
58 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform 15.7 9 50 18.0% 9.8%
59 Midland Beach 15.8 7 36 19.4% 9.8%
60 Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh 15.4 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
61 Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty 16.3 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
62 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 71 585 12.1% 9.7%
63 Gravesend Bay, Shore Parkway Greenway Trail 12.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
64 Hoboken - Pier C 4.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
65 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh--JoCo Creek 14.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
66 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 12 75 16.0% 9.4%
67 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 8 45 17.8% 9.3%
68 Coney Island Pier 14.6 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
69 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 62 566 11.0% 8.6%
70 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 58 532 10.9% 8.5%
71 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
72 Oakwood Beach 17.4 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
73 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
74 Coney Island Beach 14.5 7 42 16.7% 8.3%
75 Lido Beach Town Park 22.8 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
76 St. George Ferry Terminal 11.0 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
77 Pier 44 Waterfront Garden 7.8 7 43 16.3% 8.1%
78 Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh 14.7 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
79 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 12 99 12.1% 7.1%
80 Brighton Beach 14.3 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
81 Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.) 15.8 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
82 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 48 579 8.3% 6.3%
83 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 6 45 13.3% 6.3%
84 Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park 14.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
85 J. Owen Grundy Park 5.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
86 Manhattan Beach Park 14.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
87 Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.) 15.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
88 Fighting Island, west side 23.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
89 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 6 48 12.5% 5.9%
90 Louis Valentino Jr. Park and Pier 7.6 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
91 Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh 13.3 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
92 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 76 1069 7.1% 5.7%
93 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
94 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 20 232 8.6% 5.6%
95 Upper New York Bay (Brooklyn) 7.9 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
96 Riis Landing 15.4 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
97 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 4 31 12.9% 5.1%
98 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 72 1128 6.4% 5.1%
99 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 17 218 7.8% 4.9%
100 East River, Brooklyn Bridge to S.I. Ferry 5.7 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
101 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 7 74 9.5% 4.7%
102 Ellis Island (NJ) 6.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
103 Coney Island Creek 13.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
104 Plumb Beach--West 13.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
105 Little Neck Bay, Shore Rd. 11.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
106 Beczak Enviromental Education Center 11.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
107 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
108 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 6 67 9.0% 4.2%
109 Sunset Cove Park 14.7 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
110 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 21 345 6.1% 4.0%
111 Prospect Point 14.7 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
112 Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club 15.6 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
113 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 5 57 8.8% 3.8%
114 Port Liberte 8.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
115 Keansburg Beach 24.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
116 Floyd Bennett Field--NE Corner 13.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
117 Silver Point County Park 17.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
118 Six Diamonds Ballfields 13.7 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
119 Boonton Reservoir 24.1 5 64 7.8% 3.4%
120 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
121 Arverne East Nature Preserve 16.4 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
122 Long Beach Park 20.7 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
123 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 6 88 6.8% 3.2%
124 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 5 69 7.2% 3.1%
125 Hudson River Greenway--Chambers to W Houston St. 4.6 9 158 5.7% 3.0%
126 Captains Cove 17.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
127 Jamaica Bay, South Shore 15.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
128 Hudson River Greenway--Pier 84 (W 44th St.) 2.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
129 Willet's Hassock, pool and marsh 13.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
130 Conference House Park 24.5 11 218 5.0% 2.8%
131 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 10 196 5.1% 2.8%
132 Upper New York Bay (Staten Island) 10.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
133 Crescent Beach Park 19.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
134 Cedarmere Preserve 16.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
135 Veterans Memorial Waterfront Park 14.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
136 Veterans Memorial Pier 10.5 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
137 Miller Field 16.3 13 313 4.2% 2.4%
138 Joline Ave. Beach 23.9 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
139 Liberty Island, onshore (New York Co.) 7.5 3 44 6.8% 2.3%
140 South St. Seaport 5.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
141 Page Ave. Beach 23.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
142 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East) 11.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
143 Hudson River Waterfront Walk 8.0 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
144 Kingsborough Community College 14.2 3 47 6.4% 2.2%
145 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 4 73 5.5% 2.2%
146 Pugsley Creek Park 6.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
147 Pryibil Beach 19.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
148 Bayonne Waterfront Walkway 10.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
149 Shore Road Park 11.7 5 117 4.3% 1.8%
150 Erie Basin Park, IKEA (Brooklyn) 8.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
151 Seaview Ave. and Father Capodanno Blvd. 15.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
152 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh 14.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
153 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 3 61 4.9% 1.7%
154 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 5 128 3.9% 1.7%
155 Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway 10.2 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
156 Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.) 16.2 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
157 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 3 67 4.5% 1.5%
158 Owls Head Park 10.3 5 143 3.5% 1.5%
159 The Narrows (Brooklyn) 11.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
160 Byram Park 22.8 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
161 Brooklyn Golf Center Driving Range 13.6 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
162 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 2 40 5.0% 1.4%
163 Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch 13.5 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
164 Great Kills Park--Education Field Station 18.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
165 Upper New York Bay (Manhattan) 6.5 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
166 Kirby Lane Ponds, Rye 20.8 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
167 Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier 1 5.7 3 81 3.7% 1.3%
168 Freshkills Park 18.2 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
169 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
170 Gowanus Canal 7.4 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
171 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 2 48 4.2% 1.2%
172 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 5 188 2.7% 1.1%
173 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing 6.1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
174 Peter Detmold Park 1.9 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
175 Lyndhurst Mansion (grounds), Tarrytown 19.6 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
176 LaGuardia Airport (LGA) 4.9 2 53 3.8% 1.0%
177 Riverside Park--North of 96th St. 1.8 3 100 3.0% 1.0%
178 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond 13.4 2 54 3.7% 1.0%
179 Arden Ave. Beach 20.3 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
180 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
181 Riverside Park--79th St. Boat Basin 1.0 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
182 Rye Town Park 19.4 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
183 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 10 643 1.6% 0.8%
184 Miller Field--Beach 16.4 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
185 Riverside Park South--Pier i, W 70th and vicinity 1.3 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
186 Lemon Creek, bridge at Hylan Blvd. 22.0 2 67 3.0% 0.8%
187 Bayswater Point SP 15.5 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
188 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
189 Veterans Park 11.3 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
190 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 2 77 2.6% 0.7%
191 Piermont Pier 18.4 8 617 1.3% 0.7%
192 Hudson River Greenway--Greenwich Village (W Houston-14th St.) 3.9 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
193 Lido West Town Park 22.1 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
194 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 3 176 1.7% 0.6%
195 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden 13.2 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
196 Randalls Island 2.4 5 376 1.3% 0.6%
197 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 4 291 1.4% 0.5%
198 Lincoln Park West 7.5 2 104 1.9% 0.5%
199 Beaver Lake (Nassau Co.) 22.2 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
200 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 3 258 1.2% 0.4%
201 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
202 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 2 159 1.3% 0.3%
203 Ferry Point Park 7.1 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
204 Hudson River Greenway--22nd-29th St. 3.0 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
205 Crocheron Park 10.4 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
206 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
207 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
208 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 2 207 1.0% 0.3%
209 Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 10.9 1 68 1.5% 0.3%
210 John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 13.4 1 77 1.3% 0.2%
211 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 1 78 1.3% 0.2%
212 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 1 89 1.1% 0.2%
213 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 1 96 1.0% 0.2%
214 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 1 96 1.0% 0.2%
215 Carl Schurz Park 1.3 1 107 0.9% 0.2%
216 Willow Pond, Hewlett Bay Park 17.5 1 110 0.9% 0.2%
217 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 1 122 0.8% 0.1%
218 "Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court""" 21.7 1 128 0.8% 0.1%
219 Battery Park, Manhattan 6.0 2 402 0.5% 0.1%
220 Alley Pond Park 11.9 2 506 0.4% 0.1%
221 Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake 10.9 1 193 0.5% 0.1%
222 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 1 357 0.3% 0.0%
223 Central Park--North End 1.2 1 1183 0.1% 0.0%
224 Prospect Park 8.4 1 5232 0.0% 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.