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Where to find American Wigeon 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 American Wigeon 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 Baisley Pond Park 11.9 78 84 92.9% 85.3%
2 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 433 517 83.8% 80.3%
3 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 536 818 65.5% 62.2%
4 Veterans Memorial Waterfront Park 14.9 17 24 70.8% 50.8%
5 Bush Terminal waterfront, 51st St. access 9.5 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
6 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh--Duck Creek 14.4 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
7 Darlington Park 22.3 42 79 53.2% 42.3%
8 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 30 55 54.5% 41.5%
9 Mill Creek 23.1 14 23 60.9% 40.8%
10 BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn) 13.2 15 26 57.7% 38.9%
11 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 189 436 43.3% 38.8%
12 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 35 74 47.3% 36.3%
13 Brightwood Park 22.8 9 15 60.0% 35.7%
14 Butler Manor Waterfront 23.6 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
15 Tottenville Train Station (Bentley St.), Arthur Kill 23.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
16 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 85 222 38.3% 32.1%
17 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 27 73 37.0% 26.8%
18 Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 9.8 34 98 34.7% 26.0%
19 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 20 56 35.7% 24.5%
20 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 64 215 29.8% 24.1%
21 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 87 302 28.8% 24.0%
22 Allentown Ln. x Windward Ct. Waterfront 22.7 11 29 37.9% 22.7%
23 Kings Point Pond Preserve 11.9 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
24 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 33 114 28.9% 21.4%
25 Faber Park 13.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
26 Veterans Park 11.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
27 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 42 162 25.9% 19.8%
28 Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch 13.5 10 30 33.3% 19.2%
29 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 87 383 22.7% 18.8%
30 Playland Lake Overlook (Hawk Watch Site) 20.3 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
31 Tottenville Train Station (Ellis St.), Arthur Kill 23.8 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
32 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 136 624 21.8% 18.7%
33 Lincoln Park Gravel Pits 20.2 13 48 27.1% 16.6%
34 Arbutus Lake 21.0 19 77 24.7% 16.4%
35 Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn) 10.1 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
36 MacNeil Park 6.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
37 Lincoln Park East 7.2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
38 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 19 84 22.6% 15.0%
39 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 119 674 17.7% 15.0%
40 Liberty SP 7.0 95 528 18.0% 15.0%
41 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 54 299 18.1% 14.1%
42 Grant Park, Hewlett 17.4 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
43 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 19 91 20.9% 13.8%
44 Fort Tilden--Rocky Point Marsh 15.4 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
45 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 27 148 18.2% 12.9%
46 Pier 44 Waterfront Garden 7.8 8 33 24.2% 12.8%
47 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 13 62 21.0% 12.7%
48 Gravesend Bay 13.2 14 70 20.0% 12.3%
49 Dosoris Pond, Glen Cove 19.3 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
50 Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland 10.5 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
51 Commonwealth Water Company Reservoir # 3 20.4 10 47 21.3% 12.0%
52 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 15 79 19.0% 11.9%
53 Industry City, Sunset Park 8.9 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
54 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 19 110 17.3% 11.3%
55 Pryibil Beach 19.7 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
56 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 125 964 13.0% 11.0%
57 Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake 10.9 40 274 14.6% 10.9%
58 Smith Pond, Rockville Center 18.3 11 59 18.6% 10.7%
59 Packanack Lake 18.5 13 74 17.6% 10.6%
60 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 89 693 12.8% 10.6%
61 Florham Park Fields 22.8 9 48 18.8% 10.2%
62 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 17 107 15.9% 10.2%
63 Leeds Pond Preserve 14.1 7 35 20.0% 10.0%
64 North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh 22.6 16 104 15.4% 9.7%
65 Barbour Pond Park 18.7 5 23 21.7% 9.7%
66 West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344) 19.9 7 37 18.9% 9.5%
67 The Celery Farm 19.5 119 1059 11.2% 9.5%
68 Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline 11.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
69 Landing Rd., Oyster Bay Cove 24.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
70 Marine Parkway Bridge (Queens Co.) 15.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
71 Prospect Park 8.4 330 3313 10.0% 9.0%
72 Mary Patrick Park 24.0 26 203 12.8% 8.9%
73 Coney Island Creek 13.9 6 33 18.2% 8.6%
74 Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve 18.5 11 74 14.9% 8.5%
75 Echo Lake Park 21.2 13 94 13.8% 8.3%
76 Kathryn Gorman Ponds Park 24.9 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
77 Hendrix Creek 10.4 12 90 13.3% 7.8%
78 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 13 103 12.6% 7.5%
79 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 9 67 13.4% 7.2%
80 Bar Beach Town Park 16.6 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
81 Dead Horse Point 14.4 9 69 13.0% 7.0%
82 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 6 41 14.6% 6.9%
83 Rye Town Park 19.4 10 83 12.0% 6.7%
84 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 7 53 13.2% 6.5%
85 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 15 142 10.6% 6.5%
86 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 36 414 8.7% 6.3%
87 Hamilton Beach (Queens Co.) 11.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
88 DiDomenico Park Bayonne. 11.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
89 Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd. 14.3 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
90 Spring Creek, Fountain Ave. (Brooklyn) 10.2 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
91 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 6 50 12.0% 5.6%
92 Central Park--Harlem Meer 1.3 17 197 8.6% 5.5%
93 Great Kills Park 18.0 21 256 8.2% 5.4%
94 Lake Tappan (NY) 18.7 4 30 13.3% 5.3%
95 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park 18.5 16 188 8.5% 5.3%
96 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 14 163 8.6% 5.2%
97 Tarrytown Lakes Park 21.8 19 240 7.9% 5.1%
98 Garvies Point Preserve 17.4 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
99 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 30 440 6.8% 4.8%
100 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 58 944 6.1% 4.8%
101 Melanie Lane Wetlands 22.5 6 59 10.2% 4.7%
102 Larchmont Manor Park and Beach 14.9 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
103 Rockaway Inlet (Brooklyn) 14.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
104 Rockaway Community Park 15.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
105 Premium Mill Pond 14.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
106 Pocantico Lake County Park 24.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
107 Franklin Lake 19.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
108 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 4 35 11.4% 4.5%
109 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 4 37 10.8% 4.3%
110 Rye Playland 20.0 4 38 10.5% 4.2%
111 Boonton Reservoir 24.1 14 214 6.5% 3.9%
112 Veterans Memorial Pier 10.5 6 73 8.2% 3.8%
113 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ 20.4 5 59 8.5% 3.7%
114 Blue Heron Park--Butterfly Pond 20.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
115 Lower New York Bay (Brooklyn) 16.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
116 Ridgefield Park--Bell Drive 4.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
117 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 5 62 8.1% 3.5%
118 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 5 62 8.1% 3.5%
119 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
120 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 6 81 7.4% 3.4%
121 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
122 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 22 442 5.0% 3.3%
123 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 20 411 4.9% 3.2%
124 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 5 69 7.2% 3.1%
125 Greenbelt Nature Center 16.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
126 Bayswater Point SP 15.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
127 Sandy Hook 23.7 39 968 4.0% 3.0%
128 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 3 37 8.1% 2.8%
129 Parsons Pond Park 20.0 4 57 7.0% 2.8%
130 Plumb Beach 14.0 9 173 5.2% 2.8%
131 Stepping Stone Park 11.3 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
132 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 3 39 7.7% 2.7%
133 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 7 130 5.4% 2.6%
134 Port Liberte 8.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
135 Hawtree Creek at Howard Beach Station 11.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
136 Coney Island Creek--23rd St. overlook 14.0 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
137 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 7 138 5.1% 2.5%
138 Milburn Pond Park 21.0 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
139 Riis Landing 15.4 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
140 North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp 22.7 4 68 5.9% 2.3%
141 Ransom Beach, Bayville 22.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
142 Florham Park--Fish Tract 21.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
143 Van Name-Van Pelt Cove 14.0 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
144 Central Park--Reservoir 0.4 21 676 3.1% 2.0%
145 Piermont Pier 18.4 11 303 3.6% 2.0%
146 Manhattan Beach Park 14.2 3 51 5.9% 2.0%
147 Lake Parsippany 24.8 12 342 3.5% 2.0%
148 Conference House Park 24.5 4 78 5.1% 2.0%
149 Hudson River Waterfront Walk 8.0 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
150 Six Diamonds Ballfields 13.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
151 Hudson Park and Beach 13.5 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
152 Udall's Mill Pond 11.5 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
153 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
154 Lincoln Park West 7.5 3 59 5.1% 1.7%
155 Playland Lake 20.4 2 33 6.1% 1.7%
156 Hempstead Lake SP--north end 18.3 2 33 6.1% 1.7%
157 Mill Pond Park, Bellmore 24.7 5 133 3.8% 1.6%
158 Liberty SP--Tidal Bay 8.0 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
159 Rainey Park (Queens Co.) 1.7 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
160 Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve 20.5 4 111 3.6% 1.4%
161 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 7 242 2.9% 1.4%
162 Commerce Road Wetlands 19.6 2 40 5.0% 1.4%
163 The Narrows (Brooklyn) 11.9 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
164 Lake Tappan 16.9 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
165 Red Hook Recreation Area 7.8 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
166 Randalls Island--Southeast section 2.0 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
167 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 3 81 3.7% 1.3%
168 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 3 81 3.7% 1.3%
169 Bradys Pond 13.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
170 Grass Island Natural Area 24.0 4 134 3.0% 1.2%
171 Fresh Creek Park 10.5 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
172 Gravesend Bay, Shore Parkway Greenway Trail 12.7 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
173 Cameron Lake 13.8 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
174 Springfield Park 13.6 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
175 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 4 143 2.8% 1.1%
176 Pelham Bay Park--Bartow-Pell Mansion 10.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
177 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
178 Potash Lake 22.6 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
179 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 4 158 2.5% 1.0%
180 Newport Yacht Club and Marina 5.2 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
181 South Brooklyn Marine Terminal 8.7 2 56 3.6% 1.0%
182 Glen Island Park 12.0 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
183 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
184 Stevens Institute of Technology 3.9 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
185 Kirby Lane Ponds, Rye 20.8 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
186 Otter Creek Preserve 17.3 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
187 Lister Park 18.5 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
188 Milton Point, Rye 17.9 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
189 Mariners Marsh 14.7 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
190 Page Ave. Beach 23.7 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
191 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 3 125 2.4% 0.8%
192 Four Sparrow Marsh 12.9 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
193 Louis Valentino Jr. Park and Pier 7.6 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
194 Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park 14.0 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
195 Disposal Rd. 7.7 3 143 2.1% 0.7%
196 North Woodmere Park 15.5 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
197 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 2 81 2.5% 0.7%
198 Roslyn Pond Town Park 16.7 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
199 Plumb Beach--West 13.8 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
200 Fort Tilden 15.7 3 157 1.9% 0.7%
201 Bruce Park (Greenwich) 24.8 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
202 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 2 89 2.2% 0.6%
203 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 2 89 2.2% 0.6%
204 Ceasar's Bay Bazaar 13.1 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
205 Floyd Bennett Field--Ecology Village Area 14.1 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
206 Twin Lakes Preserve 24.7 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
207 Randalls Island 2.4 4 271 1.5% 0.6%
208 Erie Basin Park, IKEA (Brooklyn) 8.0 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
209 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
210 Rahway River Park 20.1 2 103 1.9% 0.5%
211 Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.) 12.5 2 103 1.9% 0.5%
212 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 2 104 1.9% 0.5%
213 Ramapo Valley County Reservation 23.6 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
214 Arden Ave. Beach 20.3 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
215 Central Park 0.7 20 2549 0.8% 0.5%
216 Goethals Bridge Pond--Observation Platform 15.2 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
217 MacEchron Waterfront Park, Hastings on Hudson 15.6 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
218 Verrazano Bridge Scenic View (N of bridge) 12.3 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
219 Central Park--North End 1.2 5 453 1.1% 0.5%
220 Owls Head Park 10.3 2 118 1.7% 0.5%
221 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 2 134 1.5% 0.4%
222 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
223 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 6.9 2 161 1.2% 0.3%
224 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
225 Meadowlands IBA--Mehrhof Pond (restricted access) 5.3 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
226 Jacksons Pond 19.7 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
227 Miller Field 16.3 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
228 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
229 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 1 67 1.5% 0.3%
230 Coney Island Beach 14.5 1 67 1.5% 0.3%
231 Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill 8.8 1 68 1.5% 0.3%
232 Blue Heron Park 20.6 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
233 Point View Reservoir 19.8 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
234 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 2 224 0.9% 0.2%
235 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area 23.7 2 246 0.8% 0.2%
236 Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek 11.3 1 82 1.2% 0.2%
237 Prospect Park--Feeders 8.5 1 85 1.2% 0.2%
238 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Parallel Pond 22.4 2 280 0.7% 0.2%
239 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 1 94 1.1% 0.2%
240 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 1 109 0.9% 0.2%
241 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 1 112 0.9% 0.2%
242 Prospect Park--Vale of Cashmere 7.8 1 131 0.8% 0.1%
243 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 5 1585 0.3% 0.1%
244 Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir) 15.6 1 155 0.6% 0.1%
245 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 1 189 0.5% 0.1%
246 Halifax Road 23.9 1 349 0.3% 0.1%
247 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 1 714 0.1% 0.0%