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Where to find Purple Sandpiper in December
within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

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 63 71.4% 59.3%
2 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 28 50 56.0% 42.3%
3 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 105 218 48.2% 41.6%
4 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 34 70 48.6% 37.2%
5 Coney Island Beach 14.5 71 163 43.6% 36.2%
6 Silver Point County Park 17.5 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
7 Rockaway Beach--Beach 59th St. Jetty 16.3 15 30 50.0% 33.2%
8 Gravesend Bay 13.2 21 47 44.7% 31.4%
9 Gravesend Bay, Shore Parkway Greenway Trail 12.7 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
10 The Narrows (Brooklyn) 11.9 19 44 43.2% 29.7%
11 Manhattan Beach Park 14.2 24 59 40.7% 29.1%
12 Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.) 16.2 10 21 47.6% 28.3%
13 Rye Town Park 19.4 29 90 32.2% 23.5%
14 Point Lookout 24.4 72 263 27.4% 22.3%
15 Morgan Memorial Park 17.4 9 24 37.5% 21.2%
16 Hudson River Greenway--Pier 25 (N Moore St.) 4.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
17 Long Beach Park 20.7 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
18 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 53 230 23.0% 18.1%
19 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 46 204 22.5% 17.4%
20 Atlantic Beach (village, beach & bay) 18.2 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
21 Lido West Town Park 22.1 8 28 28.6% 15.3%
22 Midland Beach 15.8 25 116 21.6% 15.0%
23 Brighton Beach 14.3 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
24 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 9 39 23.1% 12.6%
25 Rockaway Beach--Hammels (Beach 73rd-94th St.) 15.9 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
26 Fort Tilden 15.7 30 201 14.9% 10.7%
27 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 30 201 14.9% 10.7%
28 Jacob Riis Park--Beach 15.7 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
29 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 10 63 15.9% 8.9%
30 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 7 41 17.1% 8.5%
31 Owls Head Water Pollution Control Plant 10.3 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
32 Milton Point, Rye 17.9 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
33 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 5 28 17.9% 7.9%
34 Veterans Memorial Pier 10.5 14 117 12.0% 7.3%
35 Shore Road Park 11.7 5 33 15.2% 6.7%
36 Coney Island Pier 14.6 9 75 12.0% 6.4%
37 Rockaway Beach--E of Cross Bay Blvd 15.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
38 Sprague Ave. Waterfront 24.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
39 City Island--Kilroe St. Beach 10.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
40 New York Aquarium, Coney Island 14.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
41 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 9 82 11.0% 5.9%
42 Gravesend Bay, southern parking lot 12.9 4 32 12.5% 5.0%
43 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 17 228 7.5% 4.7%
44 Prospect Point 14.7 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
45 Davenport Park 12.9 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
46 Rockaway Beach--Seaside (Beach 94th-108th St.) 15.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
47 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 41 694 5.9% 4.4%
48 Joline Ave. Beach 23.9 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
49 Larchmont Manor Park and Beach 14.9 4 38 10.5% 4.2%
50 Arverne East Nature Preserve 16.4 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
51 Rockaway Beach--W of Beach 125th St. 15.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
52 Bensonhurst Park 12.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
53 Hudson River Greenway--Chambers to W Houston St. 4.6 10 163 6.1% 3.4%
54 Alley Pond Park--Little Alley Pond 12.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
55 Coney Island--Norton Pt. 14.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
56 Conference House Park 24.5 5 78 6.4% 2.8%
57 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 5 81 6.2% 2.7%
58 Red Hook Recreation Area 7.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
59 Brooklyn Bridge Walkway, Brooklyn 5.5 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
60 Rockaway Beach--Rockaway Park (Beach 108th-125th St.) 15.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
61 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform 15.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
62 Nickerson Beach 23.3 5 133 3.8% 1.6%
63 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 6 180 3.3% 1.5%
64 Miller Field--Beach 16.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
65 "Sandy Hook--Hudson Rd (""The Garden"", etc)" 21.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
66 Arden Ave. Beach 20.3 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
67 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
68 Sandy Hook 23.7 22 1094 2.0% 1.3%
69 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 3 90 3.3% 1.1%
70 Great Kills Park 18.0 6 349 1.7% 0.8%
71 Coney Island Creek--23rd St. overlook 14.0 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
72 Page Ave. Beach 23.7 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
73 Pelham Bay Park--Rodmans Neck 10.1 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
74 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 2 93 2.2% 0.6%
75 Louis Valentino Jr. Park and Pier 7.6 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
76 Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck 16.7 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
77 Little Bay Park, Bayside 9.3 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
78 Verrazano Bridge Scenic View (N of bridge) 12.3 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
79 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 2 107 1.9% 0.5%
80 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
81 Owls Head Park 10.3 2 145 1.4% 0.4%
82 Piermont Pier 18.4 4 480 0.8% 0.3%
83 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
84 Goodhue Park 12.2 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
85 Coney Island Creek 13.9 1 61 1.6% 0.3%
86 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
87 Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.) 17.2 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
88 Five Islands Park 13.9 1 90 1.1% 0.2%
89 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 1 96 1.0% 0.2%
90 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 1 108 0.9% 0.2%
91 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 1 324 0.3% 0.1%
92 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 1 428 0.2% 0.0%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relSep-2025. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Sep 2025.