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Where to find American Wigeon in January
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 American Wigeon in January. 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 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 429 507 84.6% 81.2%
2 Baisley Pond Park 11.9 209 252 82.9% 77.8%
3 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 489 628 77.9% 74.5%
4 Allentown Ln. x Windward Ct. Waterfront 22.7 44 59 74.6% 62.2%
5 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 40 59 67.8% 55.1%
6 Mill Pond, Oyster Bay 23.2 106 172 61.6% 54.2%
7 Smith Pond, Rockville Center 18.3 102 171 59.6% 52.2%
8 Tottenville Train Station (Bentley St.), Arthur Kill 23.9 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
9 Mill Creek 23.1 33 53 62.3% 48.8%
10 Tottenville Train Station (Ellis St.), Arthur Kill 23.8 10 14 71.4% 45.4%
11 DiDomenico Park Bayonne. 11.9 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
12 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 50 94 53.2% 43.2%
13 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 194 423 45.9% 41.2%
14 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 69 140 49.3% 41.1%
15 BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn) 13.2 22 39 56.4% 41.0%
16 Dosoris Pond, Glen Cove 19.3 15 26 57.7% 38.9%
17 Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 9.8 78 185 42.2% 35.3%
18 Hart Island (Park Ranger tours, non-birding: 2x/month) 11.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
19 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 127 337 37.7% 32.7%
20 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 107 291 36.8% 31.4%
21 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 108 298 36.2% 31.0%
22 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 38 103 36.9% 28.2%
23 Larchmont Manor Park and Beach 14.9 13 30 43.3% 27.4%
24 Spring Creek, Fountain Ave. (Brooklyn) 10.2 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
25 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 20 59 33.9% 23.1%
26 Milburn Pond Park 21.0 19 56 33.9% 22.9%
27 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 27 85 31.8% 22.8%
28 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 56 196 28.6% 22.7%
29 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 26 85 30.6% 21.8%
30 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 34 116 29.3% 21.8%
31 Grant Park, Hewlett 17.4 12 34 35.3% 21.5%
32 Veterans Memorial Waterfront Park 14.9 13 38 34.2% 21.2%
33 Point View Reservoir 19.8 20 68 29.4% 19.9%
34 Morgan Memorial Park 17.4 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
35 Coney Island Creek 13.9 27 98 27.6% 19.7%
36 Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd. 14.3 7 19 36.8% 19.1%
37 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 167 761 21.9% 19.1%
38 Pryibil Beach 19.7 12 38 31.6% 19.1%
39 Spring Creek Park 10.9 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
40 Bush Terminal waterfront, 51st St. access 9.5 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
41 Mamaroneck Harbor, Orienta Ave. X Flagler Dr. Overlook 16.0 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
42 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 15 51 29.4% 18.7%
43 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 14 48 29.2% 18.2%
44 Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch 13.5 16 57 28.1% 18.1%
45 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 54 236 22.9% 18.0%
46 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 43 204 21.1% 16.0%
47 Darlington Park 22.3 13 50 26.0% 15.9%
48 Bayswater Park 16.3 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
49 Fresh Creek Park 10.5 6 19 31.6% 15.4%
50 Mill Pond Park, Bellmore 24.7 84 452 18.6% 15.3%
51 Newark Bay--Old Tressel 12.6 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
52 Kings Point Pond Preserve 11.9 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
53 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
54 Kirby Lane Ponds, Rye 20.8 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
55 Hendrix Creek 10.4 24 113 21.2% 14.7%
56 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 130 801 16.2% 13.8%
57 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 42 230 18.3% 13.8%
58 Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn) 10.1 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
59 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
60 Liberty SP 7.0 75 540 13.9% 11.2%
61 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 23 143 16.1% 11.0%
62 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 23 155 14.8% 10.1%
63 Franklin Lake 19.5 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
64 Premium Mill Pond 14.3 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
65 Twin Lakes Preserve 24.7 12 73 16.4% 9.7%
66 Lawrence Marsh incl. Pond X 17.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
67 Society Hill Walkway--Droyer's Point 8.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
68 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West) 11.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
69 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 22 164 13.4% 9.0%
70 Fort Washington Park (W 155th St. to Dyckman St.) 4.9 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
71 North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh 22.6 11 76 14.5% 8.3%
72 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
73 Staten Island Zoo 13.3 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
74 Commonwealth Water Company Reservoir # 3 20.4 9 60 15.0% 8.1%
75 Hommocks Conservation Area 15.7 7 44 15.9% 7.9%
76 Four Sparrow Marsh 12.9 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
77 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
78 Veterans Memorial Pier 10.5 20 192 10.4% 6.8%
79 Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline 11.4 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
80 Francis Pond Preserve 21.8 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
81 Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path 22.3 4 26 15.4% 6.1%
82 Rockaway Community Park 15.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
83 Garvies Point Preserve--beach 17.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
84 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 30 364 8.2% 5.8%
85 Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland 10.5 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
86 Prospect Park 8.4 174 2779 6.3% 5.4%
87 Bayswater Point SP 15.5 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
88 Bunker Ponds Park 21.1 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
89 Sunset Cove Park 14.7 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
90 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 4 32 12.5% 5.0%
91 Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park 14.0 7 71 9.9% 4.9%
92 Riis Landing 15.4 7 72 9.7% 4.8%
93 Dubos Point 15.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
94 Faber Park 13.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
95 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 14 188 7.4% 4.5%
96 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 8 92 8.7% 4.5%
97 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 34 554 6.1% 4.4%
98 Playland Lake 20.4 5 50 10.0% 4.3%
99 Silver Lake Golf Course 13.3 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
100 East Meadow Pond 22.5 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
101 Sandy Hook 23.7 60 1185 5.1% 4.0%
102 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 19 323 5.9% 3.8%
103 Lower Little Neck Bay off Cross Island Pkwy 10.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
104 Thomas Mundy Peterson Park 24.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
105 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 15 255 5.9% 3.6%
106 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 20 387 5.2% 3.4%
107 North Woodmere Park 15.5 3 32 9.4% 3.2%
108 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 49 1167 4.2% 3.2%
109 Coney Island Creek--23rd St. overlook 14.0 5 68 7.4% 3.2%
110 Rye Playland 20.0 4 51 7.8% 3.1%
111 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden 13.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
112 Arbutus Lake 21.0 5 75 6.7% 2.9%
113 Hempstead Lake SP--north end 18.3 4 56 7.1% 2.8%
114 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 7 125 5.6% 2.7%
115 Plumb Beach 14.0 9 177 5.1% 2.7%
116 Captains Cove 17.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
117 Freshkills Park--North Park (Phase l) 17.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
118 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 4 63 6.3% 2.5%
119 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 7 147 4.8% 2.3%
120 Ceasar's Bay Bazaar 13.1 4 68 5.9% 2.3%
121 Dead Horse Point 14.4 6 123 4.9% 2.3%
122 Pelham Bay Park--Thomas Pell WS and Goose Creek Marsh 10.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
123 Chatham Sewage Ponds 21.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
124 Bayonne Waterfront Walkway 10.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
125 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 3 47 6.4% 2.2%
126 Liberty SP--Tidal Bay 8.0 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
127 Bruce Park (Greenwich) 24.8 3 50 6.0% 2.1%
128 Lofts Pond Park 20.1 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
129 Dead Horse Bay, Marina 14.0 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
130 Lister Park 18.5 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
131 Gravesend Bay 13.2 4 85 4.7% 1.8%
132 Brooklyn Golf Center Driving Range 13.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
133 Sea Cliff Beach 17.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
134 Sharrotts Shoreline 22.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
135 Bridge Creek (Queens Co.) 17.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
136 Stapleton Waterfront Park 11.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
137 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
138 Ransom Beach, Bayville 22.0 3 58 5.2% 1.8%
139 Grass Island Natural Area 24.0 12 389 3.1% 1.8%
140 Pier 44 Waterfront Garden 7.8 3 59 5.1% 1.7%
141 Bailey Arboretum 21.3 3 59 5.1% 1.7%
142 Five Islands Park 13.9 4 91 4.4% 1.7%
143 Six Diamonds Ballfields 13.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
144 North Shore Esplanade 11.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
145 Paerdegat Basin 11.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
146 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 3 64 4.7% 1.6%
147 Arden Ave. Beach 20.3 5 140 3.6% 1.5%
148 Louis Valentino Jr. Park and Pier 7.6 2 37 5.4% 1.5%
149 Landing Rd., Oyster Bay Cove 24.8 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
150 Kensico Lake 24.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
151 Gravesend Bay, Shore Parkway Greenway Trail 12.7 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
152 Rockaway Inlet (Brooklyn) 14.8 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
153 Bensonhurst Park 12.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
154 Byram Park 22.8 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
155 Last Chance Pond Park 15.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
156 MacNeil Park 6.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
157 Glen Island Park 12.0 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
158 Page Ave. Beach 23.7 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
159 Van Brunt St. Pier, Red Hook 8.0 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
160 Pelham Bay Park--Rodmans Neck 10.1 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
161 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 3 82 3.7% 1.3%
162 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 2 45 4.4% 1.2%
163 Cammanns Pond Park 23.5 10 446 2.2% 1.2%
164 Newark Bay at Richmond Terr. & Western Ave. 14.8 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
165 Ferry Point Park 7.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
166 Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.) 12.5 4 135 3.0% 1.2%
167 The Celery Farm 19.5 17 930 1.8% 1.1%
168 Morris Canal Basin 6.3 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
169 Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve 18.5 2 50 4.0% 1.1%
170 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 3 93 3.2% 1.1%
171 Caven Point Rd 8.3 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
172 Silver Lake Park (Nassau Co.) 20.4 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
173 Sound View Park 5.4 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
174 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 3 99 3.0% 1.0%
175 Rye Town Park 19.4 4 153 2.6% 1.0%
176 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing 6.1 5 211 2.4% 1.0%
177 Prospect Point 14.7 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
178 Garvies Point Preserve 17.4 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
179 Long Beach Park 20.7 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
180 Milton Point, Rye 17.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
181 Parsons Pond Park 20.0 2 57 3.5% 1.0%
182 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 3 107 2.8% 1.0%
183 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ 20.4 2 58 3.4% 1.0%
184 Bar Beach Town Park 16.6 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
185 Red Hook Recreation Area 7.8 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
186 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 2 60 3.3% 0.9%
187 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 3 116 2.6% 0.9%
188 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 4 178 2.2% 0.9%
189 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 2 63 3.2% 0.9%
190 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 2 68 2.9% 0.8%
191 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 4 199 2.0% 0.8%
192 Great Kills Park 18.0 5 284 1.8% 0.8%
193 Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake 10.9 4 207 1.9% 0.8%
194 Alice Austen Park 12.5 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
195 Crestwood Lake, Yonkers 15.0 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
196 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
197 Conference House Park 24.5 2 82 2.4% 0.7%
198 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 2 83 2.4% 0.7%
199 Front St., Waterfront 12.3 2 83 2.4% 0.7%
200 Canarsie Pier 11.4 2 85 2.4% 0.6%
201 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
202 City Island, Belden Point 10.4 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
203 Aiello Park 13.1 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
204 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
205 Twin Lakes Park, Eastchester 14.4 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
206 Columbia St. Pier 8.2 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
207 Leeds Pond Preserve 14.1 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
208 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 2 101 2.0% 0.5%
209 Arthur J. Hendrickson Park 16.0 3 191 1.6% 0.5%
210 Owls Head Park 10.3 2 103 1.9% 0.5%
211 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 2 108 1.9% 0.5%
212 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Parallel Pond 22.4 3 218 1.4% 0.5%
213 Packanack Lake 18.5 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
214 Greenwich Harbor 24.1 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
215 Mary Patrick Park 24.0 2 120 1.7% 0.5%
216 Echo Lake Park 21.2 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
217 Bradys Pond 13.5 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
218 Beaver Lake (Nassau Co.) 22.2 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
219 Lake Parsippany 24.8 2 146 1.4% 0.4%
220 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 3 289 1.0% 0.4%
221 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
222 Shu Swamp Nature Preserve 22.1 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
223 Willowbrook Park 16.0 1 63 1.6% 0.3%
224 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
225 Erie Basin Park, IKEA (Brooklyn) 8.0 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
226 Centre Island Town Park 24.4 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
227 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 2 212 0.9% 0.3%
228 Blue Heron Park 20.6 1 74 1.4% 0.2%
229 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 3 446 0.7% 0.2%
230 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 1 79 1.3% 0.2%
231 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 1 81 1.2% 0.2%
232 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 1 82 1.2% 0.2%
233 Boonton Reservoir 24.1 1 85 1.2% 0.2%
234 Van Name-Van Pelt Cove 14.0 1 85 1.2% 0.2%
235 John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 13.4 1 88 1.1% 0.2%
236 Weequahic Park 13.5 1 93 1.1% 0.2%
237 Schlegel Lake 15.0 1 108 0.9% 0.2%
238 Prospect Park--Feeders 8.5 1 149 0.7% 0.1%
239 Moravian Cemetery 15.9 1 154 0.6% 0.1%
240 Disposal Rd. 7.7 1 173 0.6% 0.1%
241 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park 18.5 1 203 0.5% 0.1%
242 Fort Tilden 15.7 1 224 0.4% 0.1%
243 Coney Island Pier 14.6 1 230 0.4% 0.1%
244 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 2 800 0.2% 0.1%
245 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 2 803 0.2% 0.1%
246 Central Park 0.7 4 2751 0.1% 0.1%
247 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 1 317 0.3% 0.1%
248 Halifax Road 23.9 1 357 0.3% 0.0%
249 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 1 448 0.2% 0.0%
250 Point Lookout 24.4 1 638 0.2% 0.0%
251 Central Park--Reservoir 0.4 1 1560 0.1% 0.0%