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Where to find American Wigeon in April
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 April. 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 63 99 63.6% 53.8%
2 Baisley Pond Park 11.9 18 34 52.9% 36.7%
3 BJs Wholesale Club Waterfront (Brooklyn) 13.2 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
4 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 24 91 26.4% 18.4%
5 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 167 816 20.5% 17.8%
6 Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd. 14.3 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
7 Darlington Park 22.3 10 43 23.3% 13.2%
8 Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve 18.5 14 79 17.7% 10.9%
9 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 15 93 16.1% 10.0%
10 Lakeside Park (Pompton Lake) 22.6 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
11 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 76 814 9.3% 7.5%
12 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 104 1153 9.0% 7.5%
13 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 31 306 10.1% 7.2%
14 Playland Lake Overlook (Hawk Watch Site) 20.3 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
15 Veterans Memorial Waterfront Park 14.9 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
16 Mill Creek 23.1 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
17 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 6 44 13.6% 6.4%
18 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 9 77 11.7% 6.3%
19 Liberty SP 7.0 55 688 8.0% 6.2%
20 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 10 103 9.7% 5.4%
21 Commonwealth Water Company Reservoir # 3 20.4 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
22 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 24 323 7.4% 5.0%
23 Brooklyn Army Terminal Pier 4 9.8 4 33 12.1% 4.8%
24 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 61 1052 5.8% 4.5%
25 Leeds Pond Preserve 14.1 6 64 9.4% 4.4%
26 Hendrix Creek 10.4 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
27 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 11 162 6.8% 3.8%
28 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 4 43 9.3% 3.7%
29 Newark Bay at Richmond Terr. & Western Ave. 14.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
30 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 6 77 7.8% 3.6%
31 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 11 178 6.2% 3.5%
32 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 20 419 4.8% 3.1%
33 Lake Tappan (NY) 18.7 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
34 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 3 34 8.8% 3.0%
35 Allentown Ln. x Windward Ct. Waterfront 22.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
36 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 25 602 4.2% 2.8%
37 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 8 147 5.4% 2.8%
38 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 69 2031 3.4% 2.7%
39 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 7 130 5.4% 2.6%
40 Dead Horse Bay, Marina 14.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
41 Gypsy Pond Park 16.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
42 Tarrytown Lakes Park 21.8 11 264 4.2% 2.3%
43 Van Name-Van Pelt Cove 14.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
44 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 13 343 3.8% 2.2%
45 Brightwood Park 22.8 4 71 5.6% 2.2%
46 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 4 82 4.9% 1.9%
47 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 4 83 4.8% 1.9%
48 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 4 91 4.4% 1.7%
49 Mary Patrick Park 24.0 8 237 3.4% 1.7%
50 Gravesend Bay 13.2 2 33 6.1% 1.7%
51 Lincoln Park West 7.5 3 62 4.8% 1.7%
52 Larchmont Manor Park and Beach 14.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
53 Coney Island Creek--23rd St. overlook 14.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
54 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 13 506 2.6% 1.5%
55 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 9 317 2.8% 1.5%
56 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 24 1116 2.2% 1.4%
57 Playland Lake 20.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
58 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 5 174 2.9% 1.2%
59 Prospect Park 8.4 104 7240 1.4% 1.2%
60 Spring Creek Park 10.9 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
61 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 2 55 3.6% 1.0%
62 Great Kills Park 18.0 5 220 2.3% 1.0%
63 Melanie Lane Wetlands 22.5 3 115 2.6% 0.9%
64 Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch 13.5 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
65 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
66 Coney Island Creek 13.9 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
67 Rye Playland 20.0 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
68 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park 18.5 3 127 2.4% 0.8%
69 Ramapo Mountain SF 23.5 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
70 Mill Pond Park, Bellmore 24.7 2 74 2.7% 0.7%
71 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 2 78 2.6% 0.7%
72 Lake Tappan 16.9 2 80 2.5% 0.7%
73 Four Sparrow Marsh 12.9 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
74 Goethals Bridge Pond--Goethals Homes 15.3 2 84 2.4% 0.7%
75 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
76 Boonton Reservoir 24.1 4 247 1.6% 0.6%
77 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
78 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ 20.4 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
79 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 3 175 1.7% 0.6%
80 Central Park--Harlem Meer 1.3 4 285 1.4% 0.5%
81 Lake Tappan (NY), Convent Rd. 18.9 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
82 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 3 194 1.5% 0.5%
83 Wolfe's Pond Park--Acme Pond 21.5 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
84 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 3 208 1.4% 0.5%
85 Lincoln Park Gravel Pits 20.2 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
86 West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344) 19.9 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
87 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 2 125 1.6% 0.4%
88 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 2 125 1.6% 0.4%
89 Lenape Park 19.7 3 244 1.2% 0.4%
90 Arbutus Lake 21.0 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
91 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
92 Saw Mill Creek Marsh 16.7 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
93 Oakwood Beach--Kissam Ave. marshes 17.4 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
94 Brookfield Park 18.2 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
95 Packanack Lake 18.5 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
96 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
97 Hook Mountain 23.6 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
98 Lake Parsippany 24.8 2 202 1.0% 0.3%
99 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 1 74 1.4% 0.2%
100 Sandy Hook 23.7 7 1500 0.5% 0.2%
101 Blue Heron Park 20.6 1 80 1.2% 0.2%
102 The Celery Farm 19.5 7 1652 0.4% 0.2%
103 Central Park--North End 1.2 6 1406 0.4% 0.2%
104 Halifax Road 23.9 3 628 0.5% 0.2%
105 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 3 628 0.5% 0.2%
106 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 1 117 0.9% 0.2%
107 Shu Swamp Nature Preserve 22.1 1 147 0.7% 0.1%
108 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 1 161 0.6% 0.1%
109 Conference House Park 24.5 1 183 0.5% 0.1%
110 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 2 690 0.3% 0.1%
111 Piermont Pier 18.4 1 230 0.4% 0.1%
112 Randalls Island 2.4 1 248 0.4% 0.1%
113 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 1 372 0.3% 0.0%
114 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 1 481 0.2% 0.0%
115 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 1 728 0.1% 0.0%
116 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 2 2294 0.1% 0.0%
117 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 1 769 0.1% 0.0%
118 Central Park 0.7 2 6195 0.0% 0.0%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJan-2024. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jan 2024.