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Where to find Purple Sandpiper 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 Purple Sandpiper 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 Hudson River Park--Pier 26 (featuring a Tide Deck, TriBeCa) 4.9 45 61 73.8% 61.6%
2 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 27 44 61.4% 46.6%
3 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 102 209 48.8% 42.1%
4 Silver Point County Park 17.5 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
5 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 27 58 46.6% 34.3%
6 Coney Island Beach 14.5 59 145 40.7% 33.0%
7 Gravesend Bay, Shore Parkway Greenway Trail 12.7 8 14 57.1% 32.6%
8 Gravesend Bay 13.2 21 47 44.7% 31.4%
9 Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty 16.3 12 25 48.0% 30.0%
10 Manhattan Beach Park 14.2 23 56 41.1% 29.2%
11 The Narrows (Brooklyn) 11.9 17 41 41.5% 27.8%
12 Morgan Memorial Park 17.4 9 19 47.4% 27.3%
13 Rye Town Park 19.4 26 84 31.0% 22.1%
14 Point Lookout 24.4 62 237 26.2% 21.0%
15 Hudson River Greenway--Pier 25 (N Moore St.) 4.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
16 Lido West Town Park 22.1 8 23 34.8% 18.8%
17 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 50 211 23.7% 18.5%
18 Brighton Beach 14.3 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
19 Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay) 18.2 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
20 Midland Beach 15.8 24 107 22.4% 15.6%
21 Long Beach Park 20.7 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
22 Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.) 16.2 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
23 Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.) 15.9 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
24 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 31 164 18.9% 13.6%
25 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 30 159 18.9% 13.5%
26 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 6 23 26.1% 12.5%
27 Fort Tilden 15.7 30 186 16.1% 11.5%
28 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 10 53 18.9% 10.6%
29 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 7 34 20.6% 10.3%
30 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 5 25 20.0% 8.9%
31 Owls Head Water Pollution Control Plant 10.3 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
32 Rye Playland 20.0 8 54 14.8% 7.7%
33 Veterans Memorial Pier 10.5 13 107 12.1% 7.2%
34 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
35 Shore Road Park 11.7 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
36 Arverne East Nature Preserve 16.4 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
37 Rockaway Beach--E of Cross Bay Blvd 15.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
38 Coney Island Pier 14.6 8 72 11.1% 5.7%
39 Gravesend Bay, southern parking lot 12.9 4 28 14.3% 5.7%
40 Prospect Point 14.7 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
41 Davenport Park 12.9 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
42 Joline Ave. Beach 23.9 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
43 Larchmont Manor Park and Beach 14.9 4 32 12.5% 5.0%
44 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 14 198 7.1% 4.3%
45 Hudson River Greenway--Chambers to W Houston St. 4.6 10 130 7.7% 4.2%
46 Bensonhurst Park 12.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
47 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 26 496 5.2% 3.6%
48 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 5 65 7.7% 3.3%
49 Playland Lake Overlook (Hawk Watch Site) 20.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
50 Coney Island--Norton Pt. 14.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
51 Milton Point, Rye 17.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
52 Conference House Park 24.5 5 75 6.7% 2.9%
53 Red Hook Recreation Area 7.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
54 Brooklyn Bridge Walkway, Brooklyn 5.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
55 Alley Pond Park--Little Alley Pond 12.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
56 Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.) 15.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
57 Arden Ave. Beach 20.3 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
58 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 4 75 5.3% 2.1%
59 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
60 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform 15.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
61 Miller Field--Beach 16.4 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
62 "Sandy Hook--Hudson Rd (""The Garden"", etc)" 21.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
63 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 3 82 3.7% 1.3%
64 Nickerson Beach 23.3 4 125 3.2% 1.3%
65 Great Kills Park 18.0 7 323 2.2% 1.1%
66 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 4 170 2.4% 0.9%
67 Coney Island Creek--23rd St. overlook 14.0 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
68 Sandy Hook 23.7 14 1001 1.4% 0.8%
69 Pelham Bay Park--Rodmans Neck 10.1 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
70 Marshlands Conservancy--parking lot area 18.3 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
71 Page Ave. Beach 23.7 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
72 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ 20.4 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
73 Louis Valentino Jr. Park and Pier 7.6 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
74 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 2 88 2.3% 0.6%
75 Little Bay Park, Bayside 9.3 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
76 Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck 16.7 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
77 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 2 100 2.0% 0.6%
78 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
79 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
80 Owls Head Park 10.3 2 133 1.5% 0.4%
81 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
82 Goodhue Park 12.2 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
83 Piermont Pier 18.4 4 413 1.0% 0.4%
84 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
85 Coney Island Creek 13.9 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
86 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
87 Five Islands Park 13.9 1 86 1.2% 0.2%
88 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 1 93 1.1% 0.2%