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Where to find American Wigeon in October
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 October. 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			Mill Pond, Oyster Bay	23.2	14	14	100.0%	78.5%
2			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	141	204	69.1%	62.5%
3			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	101	155	65.2%	57.4%
4			Baisley Pond Park	11.9	19	25	76.0%	56.6%
5			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	339	600	56.5%	52.5%
6			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end	13.6	72	121	59.5%	50.6%
7			Darlington Park	22.3	35	75	46.7%	35.8%
8			Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn)	10.1	7	11	63.6%	35.4%
9			Mill Creek	23.1	16	31	51.6%	34.8%
10			Commonwealth Water Company Reservoir # 3	20.4	12	22	54.5%	34.7%
11			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end	12.7	21	44	47.7%	33.8%
12			Arbutus Lake	21.0	17	38	44.7%	30.1%
13			Richard A. Rutkowski Park	9.9	19	49	38.8%	26.4%
14			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	93	301	30.9%	25.9%
15			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	45	160	28.1%	21.7%
16			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)	13.3	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
17			Stephen R. Gregg County Park	10.4	20	64	31.2%	21.2%
18			Spring Creek, Fountain Ave. (Brooklyn)	10.2	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
19			Twin Ponds Park, Valley Cottage	24.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
20			Smith Pond, Rockville Center	18.3	6	15	40.0%	19.8%
21			Bush Terminal Piers Park	9.2	30	121	24.8%	18.0%
22			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	99	512	19.3%	16.1%
23			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	33	224	14.7%	10.7%
24			Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve	18.5	7	33	21.2%	10.7%
25			Rockland Lake SP	25.0	22	154	14.3%	9.6%
26			Liberty SP	7.0	61	520	11.7%	9.2%
27			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond	13.4	5	25	20.0%	8.9%
28			The Celery Farm	19.5	108	1053	10.3%	8.6%
29			Allentown Ln. x Windward Ct. Waterfront	22.7	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
30			Lincoln Park Gravel Pits	20.2	5	29	17.2%	7.6%
31			Lake Tappan (NY)	18.7	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
32			Mary Patrick Park	24.0	10	81	12.3%	6.8%
33			Central Park--Harlem Meer	1.3	14	125	11.2%	6.8%
34			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	12	109	11.0%	6.4%
35			Anderson Creek Marsh	6.1	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
36			Lake Tappan	16.9	5	35	14.3%	6.3%
37			Florham Park--Fish Tract	21.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
38			Barbour Pond Park	18.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
39			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	26	298	8.7%	6.0%
40			Prospect Park	8.4	208	3473	6.0%	5.2%
41			Twin Lakes Preserve	24.7	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
42			Walker Avenue Wetlands	19.4	22	285	7.7%	5.2%
43			Ellis Rd., waterfront (Richmond Co.)	22.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
44			Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh--Duck Creek	14.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
45			Overpeck County Park	6.2	17	239	7.1%	4.5%
46			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest	13.2	4	37	10.8%	4.3%
47			Hempstead Lake SP--north end	18.3	4	38	10.5%	4.2%
48			North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp	22.7	4	40	10.0%	4.0%
49			Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform	15.7	5	62	8.1%	3.5%
50			Twin Lakes Park, Eastchester	14.4	4	46	8.7%	3.4%
51			Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park	14.2	4	49	8.2%	3.2%
52			West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344)	19.9	3	33	9.1%	3.1%
53			Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock	13.6	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
54			Francis Pond Preserve	21.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
55			Wood Dale County Park	16.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
56			Mill Pond Park, Bellmore	24.7	4	53	7.5%	3.0%
57			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden	13.2	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
58			Fisher Lane (Westchester Co.)	21.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
59			Melanie Lane Wetlands	22.5	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
60			Fort Totten Park	10.0	3	41	7.3%	2.5%
61			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	12	285	4.2%	2.4%
62			Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake	10.9	7	142	4.9%	2.4%
63			Van Cortlandt Park	9.1	5	93	5.4%	2.3%
64			Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon	10.9	3	46	6.5%	2.2%
65			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	26	822	3.2%	2.2%
66			Freshkills Park	18.2	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
67			Weequahic Park	13.5	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
68			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	7	184	3.8%	1.9%
69			Cow Meadow Park and Preserve	23.2	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
70			Point View Reservoir	19.8	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
71			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	11	372	3.0%	1.7%
72			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake	7.3	5	133	3.8%	1.6%
73			Roslyn Pond Town Park	16.7	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
74			Pryibil Beach	19.7	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
75			Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4	9.8	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
76			Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave.	6.7	2	38	5.3%	1.5%
77			Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone	8.7	4	109	3.7%	1.4%
78			Hudson River Waterfront Walk	8.0	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
79			Page Ave. Beach	23.7	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
80			Brookfield Park	18.2	3	77	3.9%	1.3%
81			Sandy Hook	23.7	31	1737	1.8%	1.3%
82			Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands	11.3	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
83			Central Park--The Pool	1.0	7	303	2.3%	1.1%
84			Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne	23.2	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
85			Prospect Point	14.7	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
86			City Island, Belden Point	10.4	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
87			Great Kills Park	18.0	3	110	2.7%	0.9%
88			Central Park--North End	1.2	13	818	1.6%	0.9%
89			Commerce Road Wetlands	19.6	2	60	3.3%	0.9%
90			Matrix Global Logistics Park	16.1	2	62	3.2%	0.9%
91			Rye Town Park	19.4	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
92			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	5	247	2.0%	0.9%
93			Crystal Lake Park	6.5	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
94			Central Park--Reservoir	0.4	7	405	1.7%	0.8%
95			Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar	13.8	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
96			Riverside Park South--Pier i, W 70th and vicinity	1.3	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
97			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden	13.5	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
98			Veterans Memorial Pier	10.5	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
99			Central Park	0.7	33	3478	0.9%	0.7%
100			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	3	152	2.0%	0.7%
101			Leeds Pond Preserve	14.1	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
102			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Queens Zoo	6.6	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
103			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh	4.5	4	249	1.6%	0.6%
104			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	2	90	2.2%	0.6%
105			Trap House	21.3	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
106			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	9	914	1.0%	0.5%
107			Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch)	1.1	4	314	1.3%	0.5%
108			Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge	12.1	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
109			Freshkills Park--North Park (Phase l)	17.6	1	39	2.6%	0.5%
110			Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path	22.3	2	124	1.6%	0.4%
111			Cammanns Pond Park	23.5	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
112			Veterans Park	11.3	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
113			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	4	380	1.1%	0.4%
114			Lincoln Park West	7.5	1	46	2.2%	0.4%
115			Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge	5.8	2	147	1.4%	0.4%
116			Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill)	10.7	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
117			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	2	152	1.3%	0.4%
118			Conference House Park	24.5	2	153	1.3%	0.4%
119			Boonton Reservoir	24.1	1	55	1.8%	0.3%
120			Fort Washington Park--Dyckman St. Boat Marina	6.4	1	56	1.8%	0.3%
121			Flushing Meadows Corona Park	7.2	1	57	1.8%	0.3%
122			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	2	186	1.1%	0.3%
123			Parsons Pond Park	20.0	2	190	1.1%	0.3%
124			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	5	740	0.7%	0.3%
125			Troy Meadows Natural Area	21.6	3	377	0.8%	0.3%
126			Meadowlands IBA--Mehrhof Pond (restricted access)	5.3	1	68	1.5%	0.3%
127			Inwood Hill Park--Dyckman Fields	6.5	1	70	1.4%	0.3%
128			Ridgewood Reservoir	7.6	1	73	1.4%	0.2%
129			Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow	20.3	1	79	1.3%	0.2%
130			Central Park--Turtle Pond	0.1	2	263	0.8%	0.2%
131			Central Park--The Ramble	0.3	6	1392	0.4%	0.2%
132			Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.)	12.5	1	102	1.0%	0.2%
133			Halifax Road	23.9	2	370	0.5%	0.1%
134			Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes)	24.3	1	121	0.8%	0.1%
135			Disposal Rd.	7.7	1	152	0.7%	0.1%
136			Sands Point Preserve	15.1	1	169	0.6%	0.1%
137			Plumb Beach	14.0	2	605	0.3%	0.1%
138			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary	20.3	1	206	0.5%	0.1%
139			Central Park--Compost Area	1.1	1	211	0.5%	0.1%
140			Piermont Pier	18.4	1	345	0.3%	0.1%
141			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond	22.5	1	505	0.2%	0.0%
142			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	1	572	0.2%	0.0%
143			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	1	1867	0.1%	0.0%