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Where to find Hooded Merganser 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 Hooded Merganser 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			Cammanns Pond Park	23.5	10	40	25.0%	14.2%
2			Arbutus Lake	21.0	9	38	23.7%	13.0%
3			Central Park--Reservoir	0.4	65	405	16.0%	12.8%
4			Silver Lake (Bergen Co.)	18.1	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
5			Mill Pond, Oyster Bay	23.2	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
6			Matrix Global Logistics Park	16.1	12	62	19.4%	11.4%
7			Whitney Pond Park	13.7	5	21	23.8%	10.6%
8			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)	13.3	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
9			Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn)	10.1	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
10			Suzanne Lake	24.0	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
11			Meadowlands IBA--Skeetkill Marsh	4.1	9	57	15.8%	8.5%
12			Tarrytown Lakes Park	21.8	17	149	11.4%	7.2%
13			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	52	600	8.7%	6.7%
14			Mill Pond Park, Bellmore	24.7	7	53	13.2%	6.5%
15			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Porpoise Bridge	6.9	4	25	16.0%	6.4%
16			Lake Tappan	16.9	5	35	14.3%	6.3%
17			Spring Creek, Fountain Ave. (Brooklyn)	10.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
18			Ridgewood Reservoir	7.6	8	73	11.0%	5.7%
19			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary	20.3	18	206	8.7%	5.6%
20			Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir)	15.6	5	45	11.1%	4.8%
21			Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve	18.5	4	33	12.1%	4.8%
22			Ellis Rd., waterfront (Richmond Co.)	22.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
23			Lake Tappan (NY), Convent Rd.	18.9	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
24			Kirby Lane Ponds, Rye	20.8	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
25			Baisley Pond Park	11.9	3	25	12.0%	4.2%
26			Freshkills Park	18.2	3	26	11.5%	4.0%
27			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	8	109	7.3%	3.8%
28			Silver Lake Park (Nassau Co.)	20.4	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
29			Central Park-Hanover Twp./Whippany Paper Board (private)	24.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
30			Clarkstown Landfill	21.4	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
31			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	17	301	5.6%	3.6%
32			Alley Pond Park--Restoration Pond	11.9	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
33			Bridge Creek, Western Ave.	15.3	3	30	10.0%	3.5%
34			Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.)	12.5	7	102	6.9%	3.4%
35			Five Islands Park	13.9	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
36			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	35	822	4.3%	3.1%
37			Alley Pond Park--LIE (CIP Intersection)	11.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
38			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	10	204	4.9%	2.7%
39			Mary Patrick Park	24.0	5	81	6.2%	2.7%
40			Freshkills Park--North Park (Phase l)	17.6	3	39	7.7%	2.7%
41			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	15	372	4.0%	2.5%
42			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end	12.7	3	44	6.8%	2.3%
43			Central Park	0.7	97	3478	2.8%	2.3%
44			Twin Lakes Park, Eastchester	14.4	3	46	6.5%	2.2%
45			Cameron Lake	13.8	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
46			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	9	224	4.0%	2.1%
47			Leeds Pond Preserve	14.1	2	27	7.4%	2.1%
48			Bradys Pond	13.5	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
49			Rye Playland	20.0	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
50			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end	13.6	5	121	4.1%	1.8%
51			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	3	58	5.2%	1.8%
52			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	8	247	3.2%	1.7%
53			Schlegel Lake	15.0	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
54			Pocantico Lake County Park--Lake Outflow	23.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
55			Pryibil Beach	19.7	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
56			Halifax Road	23.9	10	370	2.7%	1.5%
57			Hempstead Lake SP--north end	18.3	2	38	5.3%	1.5%
58			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	10	380	2.6%	1.4%
59			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	8	298	2.7%	1.4%
60			Tibbetts Brook Park	10.9	2	43	4.7%	1.3%
61			Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture	23.1	2	43	4.7%	1.3%
62			Richmond Creek	18.2	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
63			Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon	10.9	2	46	4.3%	1.2%
64			Nature Study Woods, New Rochelle	13.5	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
65			Manhasset Valley County Park	13.5	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
66			The Celery Farm	19.5	19	1053	1.8%	1.2%
67			Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill)	10.7	2	48	4.2%	1.2%
68			Packanack Lake	18.5	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
69			Grass Island Natural Area	24.0	2	52	3.8%	1.1%
70			Jacksons Pond	19.7	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
71			Lower Little Neck Bay off Cross Island Pkwy	10.9	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
72			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	3	101	3.0%	1.0%
73			Boonton Reservoir	24.1	2	55	3.6%	1.0%
74			Lemon Creek Pier	22.6	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
75			Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing	6.1	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
76			Lake Parsippany	24.8	2	56	3.6%	1.0%
77			Flushing Meadows Corona Park	7.2	2	57	3.5%	1.0%
78			Jefferson Rd. Pond	23.8	2	58	3.4%	1.0%
79			Prospect Park	8.4	44	3473	1.3%	0.9%
80			Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone	8.7	3	109	2.8%	0.9%
81			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake	8.0	2	60	3.3%	0.9%
82			Bronx Zoo	6.7	6	305	2.0%	0.9%
83			Twin Lakes Preserve	24.7	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
84			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	4	184	2.2%	0.8%
85			Goethals Bridge Pond--Observation Platform	15.2	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
86			Parsons Pond Park	20.0	4	190	2.1%	0.8%
87			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh	8.8	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
88			Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.)	0.5	2	73	2.7%	0.8%
89			Brookfield Park	18.2	2	77	2.6%	0.7%
90			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond	13.4	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
91			Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve	20.5	3	149	2.0%	0.7%
92			River Rd. marshes and RR tracks	16.5	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
93			Tenafly Nature Center	9.8	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
94			Weequahic Park	13.5	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
95			Van Cortlandt Park	9.1	2	93	2.2%	0.6%
96			Jerome Park Reservoir	7.6	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
97			Central Park--Spector Playground and vicinity	0.2	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
98			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ	20.4	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
99			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meridian Rd. Circle (Museum, Unisphere etc.)	6.9	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
100			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	3	188	1.6%	0.5%
101			Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access)	18.2	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
102			Ramapo Valley County Reservation	23.6	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
103			Clarks Pond	11.6	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
104			Lenape Park	19.7	2	112	1.8%	0.5%
105			Bronx River Pkwy Reservation--Crestwood Lake	14.2	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
106			Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave.	6.7	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
107			Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes)	24.3	2	121	1.7%	0.5%
108			Waterlands Park	16.0	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
109			Sandy Hook	23.7	13	1737	0.7%	0.4%
110			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East	7.4	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
111			Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail	7.0	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
112			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake	7.3	2	133	1.5%	0.4%
113			Cedar Grove Reservoir	14.0	1	45	2.2%	0.4%
114			Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve	23.1	1	45	2.2%	0.4%
115			Lincoln Park West	7.5	1	46	2.2%	0.4%
116			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	7	914	0.8%	0.4%
117			Disposal Rd.	7.7	2	152	1.3%	0.4%
118			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	3	285	1.1%	0.4%
119			Rockland Lake SP	25.0	2	154	1.3%	0.4%
120			Central Park--Belvedere Castle	0.2	1	55	1.8%	0.3%
121			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	2	171	1.2%	0.3%
122			Fort Washington Park--Dyckman St. Boat Marina	6.4	1	56	1.8%	0.3%
123			Central Park--Arthur Ross Pinetum	0.2	3	353	0.8%	0.3%
124			Watchung Reservation	22.7	1	68	1.5%	0.3%
125			Closter Nature Center	13.5	1	71	1.4%	0.2%
126			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh	4.5	2	249	0.8%	0.2%
127			Swindler Cove Park and Sherman Creek	5.8	1	85	1.2%	0.2%
128			Kissena Park	8.6	3	497	0.6%	0.2%
129			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	4	758	0.5%	0.2%
130			Central Park--Triplets Br. area (btwn 77th-79th St. transv.)	0.3	1	87	1.1%	0.2%
131			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	3	512	0.6%	0.2%
132			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	1	90	1.1%	0.2%
133			Walker Avenue Wetlands	19.4	2	285	0.7%	0.2%
134			Central Park--The Pool	1.0	2	303	0.7%	0.2%
135			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	3	572	0.5%	0.2%
136			Clay Ave. Wetland (Tessie McNamara Park)	7.3	1	106	0.9%	0.2%
137			Hillview Reservoir (restricted access)	10.4	1	137	0.7%	0.1%
138			Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake	10.9	1	142	0.7%	0.1%
139			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	1	152	0.7%	0.1%
140			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	1	152	0.7%	0.1%
141			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	1	155	0.6%	0.1%
142			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	1	166	0.6%	0.1%
143			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	1	186	0.5%	0.1%
144			Central Park--Sparrow Rock section	0.2	1	192	0.5%	0.1%
145			Overpeck County Park	6.2	1	239	0.4%	0.1%
146			Central Park--The Ramble	0.3	3	1392	0.2%	0.1%
147			Central Park--North End	1.2	2	818	0.2%	0.1%
148			Liberty SP	7.0	1	520	0.2%	0.0%
149			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area	23.7	1	606	0.2%	0.0%