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Where to find American Wigeon in December
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 December. 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	245	279	87.8%	83.5%
2			Mill Pond, Oyster Bay	23.2	53	62	85.5%	74.7%
3			Baisley Pond Park	11.9	99	121	81.8%	74.0%
4			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	357	463	77.1%	73.1%
5			Tottenville Train Station (Ellis St.), Arthur Kill	23.8	8	8	100.0%	67.6%
6			Mill Creek	23.1	21	27	77.8%	59.2%
7			Smith Pond, Rockville Center	18.3	61	94	64.9%	54.8%
8			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest	13.2	45	69	65.2%	53.4%
9			Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4	9.8	111	202	55.0%	48.1%
10			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	163	323	50.5%	45.0%
11			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	136	280	48.6%	42.8%
12			Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh	15.4	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
13			Allentown Ln. x Windward Ct. Waterfront	22.7	17	29	58.6%	40.7%
14			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	26	51	51.0%	37.7%
15			Bush Terminal waterfront, 51st St. access	9.5	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
16			Stephen R. Gregg County Park	10.4	10	17	58.8%	36.0%
17			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	89	220	40.5%	34.2%
18			BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn)	13.2	9	16	56.2%	33.2%
19			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)	13.3	15	30	50.0%	33.2%
20			Grant Park, Hewlett	17.4	15	30	50.0%	33.2%
21			Dosoris Pond, Glen Cove	19.3	8	14	57.1%	32.6%
22			Kings Point Pond Preserve	11.9	6	10	60.0%	31.3%
23			Coney Island Creek	13.9	25	58	43.1%	31.2%
24			Richard A. Rutkowski Park	9.9	21	48	43.8%	30.7%
25			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	70	196	35.7%	29.3%
26			Darlington Park	22.3	22	54	40.7%	28.7%
27			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	36	96	37.5%	28.5%
28			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	62	177	35.0%	28.4%
29			Kirby Lane Ponds, Rye	20.8	9	19	47.4%	27.3%
30			Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park	14.2	24	66	36.4%	25.8%
31			Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill)	10.7	23	68	33.8%	23.7%
32			Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline	11.4	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
33			Premium Mill Pond	14.3	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
34			Hommocks Conservation Area	15.7	18	53	34.0%	22.7%
35			Francis Pond Preserve	21.8	8	20	40.0%	21.9%
36			Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh	14.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
37			Veterans Memorial Waterfront Park	14.9	6	15	40.0%	19.8%
38			Edgemere Landfill (restricted access)	15.6	9	26	34.6%	19.4%
39			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end	13.6	9	27	33.3%	18.6%
40			Pryibil Beach	19.7	9	28	32.1%	17.9%
41			Packanack Lake	18.5	9	29	31.0%	17.3%
42			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	23	94	24.5%	16.9%
43			Point View Reservoir	19.8	17	67	25.4%	16.5%
44			DiDomenico Park Bayonne.	11.9	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
45			Liberty SP	7.0	60	330	18.2%	14.4%
46			Twin Lakes Preserve	24.7	11	45	24.4%	14.2%
47			Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn)	10.1	7	26	26.9%	13.7%
48			Spring Creek Park	10.9	6	22	27.3%	13.2%
49			Tappen Beach	16.8	5	18	27.8%	12.5%
50			Mill Pond Park, Bellmore	24.7	38	232	16.4%	12.2%
51			Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands	11.3	13	65	20.0%	12.1%
52			Twin Ponds Park, Valley Cottage	24.1	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
53			Bayonne Waterfront Walkway	10.4	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
54			Bailey Arboretum	21.3	7	31	22.6%	11.4%
55			Bayswater Park	16.3	6	26	23.1%	11.0%
56			Fort Wadsworth	13.3	17	100	17.0%	10.9%
57			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	77	578	13.3%	10.8%
58			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden	13.5	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
59			Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch	13.5	6	27	22.2%	10.6%
60			Coney Island Creek Park	14.0	14	88	15.9%	9.7%
61			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	24	170	14.1%	9.7%
62			Tottenville Train Station (Bentley St.), Arthur Kill	23.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
63			Jersey Gardens Mall--Wetland Mitigation North Side	13.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
64			Jamaica Bay--Duck Point Marshes	12.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
65			Ceasar's Bay Bazaar	13.1	5	24	20.8%	9.2%
66			Milburn Pond Park	21.0	6	31	19.4%	9.2%
67			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary	20.3	57	496	11.5%	9.0%
68			Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park	14.0	9	55	16.4%	8.9%
69			Titus Millpond	12.9	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
70			Rye Playland	20.0	8	54	14.8%	7.7%
71			Prospect Park	8.4	179	2088	8.6%	7.4%
72			Bergen Beach	12.3	4	22	18.2%	7.3%
73			Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd.	14.3	4	22	18.2%	7.3%
74			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end	12.7	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
75			Bunker Ponds Park	21.1	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
76			Spring Creek, Fountain Ave. (Brooklyn)	10.2	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
77			The Celery Farm	19.5	54	588	9.2%	7.1%
78			Lincoln Park West	7.5	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
79			North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh	22.6	5	32	15.6%	6.9%
80			Larchmont Manor Park and Beach	14.9	5	32	15.6%	6.9%
81			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	34	366	9.3%	6.7%
82			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	69	842	8.2%	6.5%
83			Newark Bay--Old Tressel	12.6	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
84			Arbutus Lake	21.0	6	45	13.3%	6.3%
85			Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock	13.6	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
86			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	19	214	8.9%	5.8%
87			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	15	163	9.2%	5.7%
88			Shu Swamp Nature Preserve	22.1	5	40	12.5%	5.5%
89			Hempstead Lake SP--north end	18.3	8	81	9.9%	5.1%
90			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	16	198	8.1%	5.0%
91			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	21	280	7.5%	5.0%
92			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake	7.3	10	122	8.2%	4.5%
93			Lake Tappan (NY), Convent Rd.	18.9	4	36	11.1%	4.4%
94			Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland	10.5	3	24	12.5%	4.3%
95			Van Brunt St. Pier, Red Hook	8.0	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
96			Fort Tilden	15.7	13	186	7.0%	4.1%
97			Playland Lake	20.4	3	27	11.1%	3.9%
98			26th Ward Wastewater Treatment Plant	10.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
99			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	7	95	7.4%	3.6%
100			Hendrix Creek	10.4	4	44	9.1%	3.6%
101			Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path	22.3	3	29	10.3%	3.6%
102			Van Name-Van Pelt Cove	14.0	5	64	7.8%	3.4%
103			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	37	819	4.5%	3.3%
104			Sound View Park	5.4	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
105			MacNeil Park	6.1	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
106			Ransom Beach, Bayville	22.0	3	33	9.1%	3.1%
107			Walker Avenue Wetlands	19.4	5	69	7.2%	3.1%
108			Fresh Creek Park	10.5	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
109			Huguenot Ave. Beach	21.3	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
110			Floyd Bennett Field--North Forty Preserve	13.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
111			Playland Lake Overlook (Hawk Watch Site)	20.3	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
112			Clason Point	6.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
113			North Shore Esplanade	11.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
114			Coney Island Creek--23rd St. overlook	14.0	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
115			Overpeck County Park	6.2	12	261	4.6%	2.6%
116			City Island (Bronx Co.)	10.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
117			Red Hook Recreation Area	7.8	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
118			Aiello Park	13.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
119			Dead Horse Point	14.4	4	68	5.9%	2.3%
120			Francis Lewis Park	7.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
121			Canoe Brook Reservoir (Restricted Access)	20.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
122			SUNY Maritime College (Fort Schuyler)	9.2	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
123			Norton Basin Natural Resource Area	16.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
124			Brant Point Wildlife Sanctuary	15.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
125			Bruce Park (Greenwich)	24.8	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
126			Pelham Bay Park--Landfill	9.5	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
127			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	8	185	4.3%	2.2%
128			LaGuardia Airport (LGA)	4.9	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
129			Arden Ave. Beach	20.3	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
130			Long Pond Park--Beaver Pond	23.2	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
131			Oakwood Beach	17.4	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
132			Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir)	15.6	3	52	5.8%	2.0%
133			Glen Island Park	12.0	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
134			Commonwealth Water Company Reservoir # 3	20.4	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
135			Little Bay Park, Bayside	9.3	2	30	6.7%	1.8%
136			Five Islands Park	13.9	4	86	4.7%	1.8%
137			Prospect Point	14.7	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
138			Rockaway Community Park	15.7	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
139			Six Diamonds Ballfields	13.7	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
140			Beaver Lake (Nassau Co.)	22.2	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
141			Sandy Hook	23.7	26	1001	2.6%	1.8%
142			Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot	10.7	4	93	4.3%	1.7%
143			Cemetery of the Resurrection	22.3	3	63	4.8%	1.6%
144			Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier 3	6.0	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
145			Rockland Lake SP	25.0	6	181	3.3%	1.5%
146			Welwyn Preserve	18.5	2	37	5.4%	1.5%
147			East Meadow Pond	22.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
148			North Woodmere Park	15.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
149			Veterans Memorial Pier	10.5	4	107	3.7%	1.5%
150			Central Park--Reservoir	0.4	17	734	2.3%	1.5%
151			Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.)	17.2	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
152			Clark Reservoir	21.2	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
153			Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh	13.3	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
154			Kathryn Gorman Ponds Park	24.9	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
155			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East	7.4	2	42	4.8%	1.3%
156			Newark Bay at Richmond Terr. & Western Ave.	14.8	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
157			Lakeside Park (Pompton Lake)	22.6	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
158			Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access)	18.2	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
159			Gravesend Bay	13.2	2	47	4.3%	1.2%
160			Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar	13.8	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
161			River Rd. marshes and RR tracks	16.5	2	51	3.9%	1.1%
162			Larchmont (Westchester Co.)	15.1	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
163			Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake	10.9	4	151	2.6%	1.0%
164			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	5	211	2.4%	1.0%
165			Byram Park	22.8	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
166			Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access	13.4	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
167			Liberty SP--Tidal Bay	8.0	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
168			Cammanns Pond Park	23.5	4	161	2.5%	1.0%
169			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	2	58	3.4%	1.0%
170			Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier 1	5.7	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
171			Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)	11.0	2	64	3.1%	0.9%
172			Plumb Beach	14.0	3	119	2.5%	0.9%
173			Joline Ave. Beach	23.9	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
174			John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK)	13.4	2	67	3.0%	0.8%
175			Morris Canal Basin	6.3	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
176			Hackensack--Foschini Park	8.1	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
177			Weequahic Park	13.5	2	69	2.9%	0.8%
178			Pelham Bay Park--Rodmans Neck	10.1	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
179			Owls Head Park	10.3	3	133	2.3%	0.8%
180			Lofts Pond Park	20.1	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
181			Ramapo Valley County Reservation	23.6	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
182			Marshlands Conservancy--parking lot area	18.3	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
183			Page Ave. Beach	23.7	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
184			Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes)	24.3	3	148	2.0%	0.7%
185			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ	20.4	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
186			Pier 44 Waterfront Garden	7.8	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
187			North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp	22.7	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
188			Gravesend Bay, southern parking lot	12.9	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
189			Trap House	21.3	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
190			Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck	16.7	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
191			Arthur J. Hendrickson Park	16.0	2	98	2.0%	0.6%
192			Valley Stream SP	16.0	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
193			Lake Tappan	16.9	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
194			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Porpoise Bridge	6.9	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
195			Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon	10.9	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
196			Sea Cliff Beach	17.3	1	39	2.6%	0.5%
197			Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail	7.0	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
198			Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve	23.1	2	126	1.6%	0.4%
199			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	1	45	2.2%	0.4%
200			Matrix Global Logistics Park	16.1	1	47	2.1%	0.4%
201			Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area	23.2	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
202			Lake Tappan (NY)	18.7	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
203			Parsons Pond Park	20.0	1	55	1.8%	0.3%
204			Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area	24.6	2	172	1.2%	0.3%
205			Troy Meadows Natural Area	21.6	2	186	1.1%	0.3%
206			South Mountain Reservation	17.6	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
207			Disposal Rd.	7.7	1	66	1.5%	0.3%
208			Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot	12.6	2	209	1.0%	0.3%
209			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	1	72	1.4%	0.2%
210			Flushing Meadows Corona Park	7.2	1	74	1.4%	0.2%
211			Great Kills Park--Mudflats	18.1	1	75	1.3%	0.2%
212			Mary Patrick Park	24.0	1	76	1.3%	0.2%
213			Rye Town Park	19.4	1	84	1.2%	0.2%
214			Central Park--Harlem Meer	1.3	1	85	1.2%	0.2%
215			Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion	21.8	1	87	1.1%	0.2%
216			New York Botanical Garden	7.3	1	100	1.0%	0.2%
217			Grass Island Natural Area	24.0	1	104	1.0%	0.2%
218			Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.)	12.5	1	106	0.9%	0.2%
219			Sheepshead Bay	13.8	1	112	0.9%	0.2%
220			Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline	2.9	1	114	0.9%	0.2%
221			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond	22.5	2	379	0.5%	0.1%
222			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh	4.5	1	132	0.8%	0.1%
223			Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing	6.1	1	134	0.7%	0.1%
224			Coney Island Beach	14.5	1	145	0.7%	0.1%
225			Central Park	0.7	5	1767	0.3%	0.1%
226			Lake Parsippany	24.8	1	164	0.6%	0.1%
227			Point Lookout--Town Park	23.9	1	164	0.6%	0.1%
228			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	2	785	0.3%	0.1%
229			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	1	559	0.2%	0.0%