Bird Finder

Where to find Wood Thrush in September
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 Wood Thrush in September. 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 Alley Pond Park 11.9 177 463 38.2% 33.9%
2 Kings Point Park 11.6 20 43 46.5% 32.5%
3 Van Cortlandt Park--NW Forest 9.4 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
4 Forest Park--Waterhole 8.4 10 24 41.7% 24.5%
5 Coffin Woods Preserve 21.0 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
6 Tenafly Nature Center 9.8 10 26 38.5% 22.4%
7 Rockleigh Woods Sanctuary & Lamont Reserve 15.4 8 20 40.0% 21.9%
8 Hillside Woods & Children's Village 15.6 23 74 31.1% 21.7%
9 Forest Park 8.2 32 110 29.1% 21.4%
10 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Lucy's Loop 24.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
11 Herricks Pond Park 16.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
12 Deere Park 14.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
13 Van Cortlandt Park--NE Forest 9.5 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
14 Cranberry Lake Preserve 23.3 10 30 33.3% 19.2%
15 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 35 136 25.7% 19.1%
16 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 135 626 21.6% 18.5%
17 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 438 2188 20.0% 18.4%
18 Flat Rock Brook Nature Center 6.5 11 37 29.7% 17.5%
19 High Rock Park 15.9 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
20 Central Park 0.7 699 3787 18.5% 17.3%
21 Garvies Point Preserve 17.4 72 342 21.1% 17.1%
22 Alley Pond Park--Southern Woodlands 12.1 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
23 Crotona Park 5.5 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
24 Alley Pond Park--Forever Wild area incl. 3 vernal ponds 12.1 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
25 Rockefeller SP Preserve 23.6 107 647 16.5% 13.9%
26 Silver Lake Preserve 21.8 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
27 Alley Pond Park--Brooklyn-Queens Greenway 11.9 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
28 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 20 109 18.3% 12.2%
29 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 88 610 14.4% 11.9%
30 South Mountain Reservation- Crest Drive 16.9 7 30 23.3% 11.8%
31 Cunningham Park Southeast Preserve 10.9 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
32 Demarest Nature Center 12.6 6 25 24.0% 11.5%
33 Watchung Reservation 22.7 14 77 18.2% 11.2%
34 Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture 23.1 6 30 20.0% 9.5%
35 Baxter Pond Park 14.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
36 Peabody Preserve Outdoor Classroom 22.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
37 Mills Reservation 13.7 5 24 20.8% 9.2%
38 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 191 1927 9.9% 8.7%
39 Irvington Woods 18.8 6 34 17.6% 8.3%
40 Central Park--Evodia Field 0.3 5 28 17.9% 7.9%
41 South Mountain Reservation 17.6 14 125 11.2% 6.8%
42 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 52 621 8.4% 6.4%
43 Central Park--Strawberry Field 0.6 34 390 8.7% 6.3%
44 Conference House Park 24.5 15 148 10.1% 6.2%
45 Hilltop Reservation--Courter Lane 15.8 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
46 Greenburgh Nature Center 17.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
47 Dongan Place and surroundings, Inwood 6.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
48 Central Park--North End 1.2 66 881 7.5% 5.9%
49 Bryant Park 2.1 52 681 7.6% 5.9%
50 Blue Heron Park 20.6 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
51 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 9 86 10.5% 5.6%
52 Hilltop Reservation 15.5 9 87 10.3% 5.5%
53 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 8 75 10.7% 5.5%
54 Ramapo Valley County Reservation 23.6 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
55 Prospect Park 8.4 241 4000 6.0% 5.3%
56 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 6 55 10.9% 5.1%
57 Twin Lakes Park, Eastchester 14.4 6 55 10.9% 5.1%
58 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 34 493 6.9% 5.0%
59 Central Park--Maintenance Meadow 0.2 17 224 7.6% 4.8%
60 Watchung Reservation--Deserted Village and Fields 23.3 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
61 Milton Lake Park 21.2 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
62 Campgaw Reservation 22.4 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
63 Hope Goddard Iselin Preserve 21.6 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
64 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 15 218 6.9% 4.2%
65 Rye Nature Center 19.8 4 38 10.5% 4.2%
66 Alley Pond Park--Little Alley Pond 12.2 4 38 10.5% 4.2%
67 National 911 Memorial & Museum Tribute in Light 5.7 10 132 7.6% 4.2%
68 Central Park--Tupelo Meadow 0.3 6 73 8.2% 3.8%
69 Green-Wood Cemetery--Sylvan Water 9.0 5 57 8.8% 3.8%
70 Shu Swamp Nature Preserve 22.1 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
71 Theodore Roosevelt Audubon Sanctuary 24.8 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
72 Ash Brook Reservation 23.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
73 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Fergusons Lake Trail 23.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
74 Reeds Basket Willow Swamp Park 14.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
75 Central Park--Conservatory Water & Pilgrim Hill 0.5 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
76 Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods 13.2 4 45 8.9% 3.5%
77 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Buttermilk Hill area 23.9 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
78 Kissena Park 8.6 17 307 5.5% 3.5%
79 Green-Wood Cemetery--Dell Water 9.2 6 82 7.3% 3.4%
80 Palisades Park IBA--Green Brook Sanctuary 9.6 5 64 7.8% 3.4%
81 Fort Greene Park 6.2 8 131 6.1% 3.1%
82 Sandy Hook 23.7 74 1953 3.8% 3.0%
83 Playland Lake 20.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
84 Hunt Woods Park 12.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
85 Lincoln Terrace - Arthur S. Somers Park 8.2 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
86 Central Park--The Oven and The Point 0.4 5 82 6.1% 2.6%
87 Wagner College 13.3 14 326 4.3% 2.6%
88 Battery Park City 5.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
89 Pelham Bay Park--Bridle Path around golf courses 10.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
90 Hamilton Park 5.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
91 Forest Park--Strack Pond 8.1 5 85 5.9% 2.5%
92 Lorrimer Sanctuary (NJAS) 19.1 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
93 Highbridge Park--S of Alexander Hamilton Bridge 4.3 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
94 High Rock Park--Moses Mt. 16.1 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
95 Sunset Park (Brooklyn) 9.4 5 86 5.8% 2.5%
96 Ridgewood Reservoir 7.6 4 63 6.3% 2.5%
97 Central Park--North Woods 1.3 3 42 7.1% 2.5%
98 New York Institute of Technology 19.0 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
99 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 19 516 3.7% 2.4%
100 Central Park--The Pond and Hallett Sanctuary 1.1 12 298 4.0% 2.3%
101 Brooklyn Botanic Garden 7.8 10 240 4.2% 2.3%
102 North Mt. Loretto SF 22.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
103 Floyd Bennett Field--South Entrance 14.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
104 Central Park--Tanners Spring 0.2 5 100 5.0% 2.2%
105 Inwood Hill Park--Spuyten Duyvil Creek 6.9 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
106 Stuyvesant Town 3.5 7 161 4.3% 2.1%
107 Highbridge Park--N of Alexander Hamilton Bridge 5.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
108 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
109 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area 23.7 20 698 2.9% 1.9%
110 Tarrytown Lakes Park 21.8 5 118 4.2% 1.8%
111 Eagle Rock Reservation 14.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
112 Lyndhurst Mansion (grounds), Tarrytown 19.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
113 Central Park--The Pool 1.0 12 398 3.0% 1.7%
114 Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch) 1.1 12 403 3.0% 1.7%
115 Central Park--Summit Rock 0.2 3 62 4.8% 1.7%
116 Closter Nature Center 13.5 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
117 Pelham Bay Park--Landfill 9.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
118 Becker Park 18.3 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
119 Hudson Yards (30th-41st St.; 8th-11th Ave.) 2.4 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
120 Liberty SP 7.0 13 484 2.7% 1.6%
121 Lenoir Preserve 14.1 6 184 3.3% 1.5%
122 Lincoln Park West 7.5 3 69 4.3% 1.5%
123 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden 13.2 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
124 William Warren County Park 23.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
125 Bruce Park (Greenwich) 24.8 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
126 Central Park--Great Hill 1.2 5 152 3.3% 1.4%
127 Schmidt's Woods 4.5 5 155 3.2% 1.4%
128 Central Park--Conservatory Garden 1.1 2 40 5.0% 1.4%
129 Drew University--Zuck Arboretum 24.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
130 Liberty SP--Tidal Bay 8.0 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
131 Central Park--SE from 65th St. transv.-Center Dr. 0.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
132 Pocantico Lake County Park--Lake Outflow 23.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
133 Trap House 21.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
134 Central Park-- South Blowdown Meadow 1.0 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
135 Prospect Park--Vale of Cashmere 7.8 7 252 2.8% 1.4%
136 North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp 22.7 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
137 Madison Square Park 2.9 4 122 3.3% 1.3%
138 Cunningham Park 10.8 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
139 Crocheron Park 10.4 2 45 4.4% 1.2%
140 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 6 226 2.7% 1.2%
141 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 16 810 2.0% 1.2%
142 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 9 398 2.3% 1.2%
143 Hook Mountain 23.6 4 131 3.1% 1.2%
144 Central Park--Shakespeare Garden 0.2 4 133 3.0% 1.2%
145 New York Botanical Garden 7.3 4 134 3.0% 1.2%
146 Hudson River Greenway--22nd-29th St. 3.0 2 48 4.2% 1.2%
147 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 7 302 2.3% 1.1%
148 Kissena Corridor Park 8.0 3 92 3.3% 1.1%
149 Floyd Bennett Field--Ecology Village Area 14.1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
150 Central Park--North Meadow Butterfly Gardens 1.0 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
151 Valley Stream SP 16.0 2 51 3.9% 1.1%
152 Muttontown Preserve 22.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
153 Bayswater Point SP 15.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
154 Mary Patrick Park 24.0 3 103 2.9% 1.0%
155 Third Calvary Cemetery, Queens 4.1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
156 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 4 163 2.5% 1.0%
157 Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland 10.5 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
158 Fort Tryon Park 5.8 5 233 2.1% 0.9%
159 Summerhill Park 23.2 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
160 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Eagle Hill area 22.8 2 63 3.2% 0.9%
161 Van Saun Park--Walden Pond 10.8 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
162 Montclair Hawk Watch 13.7 6 354 1.7% 0.8%
163 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 2 71 2.8% 0.8%
164 Central Park--Triplets Br. area (btwn 77th-79th St. transv.) 0.3 2 71 2.8% 0.8%
165 Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve 18.5 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
166 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 3 133 2.3% 0.8%
167 Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout 14.7 9 622 1.4% 0.8%
168 Pelham Bay Park--Bartow-Pell Mansion 10.5 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
169 Central Park--Sheep Meadow 0.8 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
170 Six Diamonds Ballfields 13.7 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
171 Central Park--Cherry Hill 0.5 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
172 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park 18.5 2 81 2.5% 0.7%
173 Maplewood Memorial Park 16.5 3 155 1.9% 0.7%
174 Socrates Sculpture Park 1.8 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
175 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 2 84 2.4% 0.7%
176 Battery Park, Manhattan 6.0 5 333 1.5% 0.6%
177 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 5 337 1.5% 0.6%
178 Alonzo F. Bonsal Wildlife Preserve 12.5 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
179 Bronx Zoo 6.7 4 267 1.5% 0.6%
180 Pocket Park, 45th-46th St. E of 6th Ave. 1.9 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
181 Astoria Park 2.3 2 98 2.0% 0.6%
182 West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344) 19.9 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
183 Willowbrook Park 16.0 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
184 Tompkins Square Park 3.9 3 193 1.6% 0.5%
185 Tibbetts Brook Park 10.9 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
186 Stevens Institute of Technology 3.9 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
187 Union Square Park 3.4 2 106 1.9% 0.5%
188 McFaul Environmental Center 18.4 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
189 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
190 Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden 12.0 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
191 Riverside Park--South of 96th St. 1.0 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
192 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform 15.7 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
193 Central Park--Wildflower Meadow 1.1 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
194 Great Kills Park 18.0 2 119 1.7% 0.5%
195 Central Park--Compost Area 1.1 2 126 1.6% 0.4%
196 Rutgers University Newark Campus 11.3 3 235 1.3% 0.4%
197 North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh 22.6 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
198 Kathryn Gorman Ponds Park 24.9 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
199 Planting Fields Arboretum 22.1 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
200 Brookdale Park 12.2 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
201 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
202 Central Park--Blockhouse 1.3 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
203 McCarren Park 4.3 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
204 Fort Totten Park 10.0 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
205 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
206 Halifax Road 23.9 4 494 0.8% 0.3%
207 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 3 336 0.9% 0.3%
208 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 3 349 0.9% 0.3%
209 Central Park--Reservoir 0.4 2 192 1.0% 0.3%
210 Inwood Hill Park--Muscota Marsh 6.9 1 65 1.5% 0.3%
211 Pond Park, Great Neck Estates 11.8 1 67 1.5% 0.3%
212 Orange Reservoir 16.7 1 69 1.4% 0.3%
213 Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone 8.7 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
214 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 1 74 1.4% 0.2%
215 Central Park--Falconers Hill 0.6 1 74 1.4% 0.2%
216 Randalls Island 2.4 2 242 0.8% 0.2%
217 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 6.9 1 79 1.3% 0.2%
218 Central Park--Belvedere Castle 0.2 1 82 1.2% 0.2%
219 Central Park--Turtle Pond 0.1 2 256 0.8% 0.2%
220 Carl Schurz Park 1.3 1 83 1.2% 0.2%
221 The Celery Farm 19.5 5 1052 0.5% 0.2%
222 Lenape Park 19.7 1 90 1.1% 0.2%
223 Central Park--The Lake 0.4 1 95 1.1% 0.2%
224 Central Park--Greywacke Arch 0.1 1 97 1.0% 0.2%
225 Central Park--Arthur Ross Pinetum 0.2 1 106 0.9% 0.2%
226 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 1 114 0.9% 0.2%
227 Owls Head Park 10.3 1 118 0.8% 0.1%
228 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook 22.5 1 122 0.8% 0.1%
229 Gantry Plaza SP 2.5 1 128 0.8% 0.1%
230 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 1 129 0.8% 0.1%
231 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 1 140 0.7% 0.1%
232 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 3 857 0.4% 0.1%
233 Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake 10.9 1 155 0.6% 0.1%
234 Fort Tilden 15.7 1 186 0.5% 0.1%
235 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 1 224 0.4% 0.1%
236 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 1 228 0.4% 0.1%
237 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 1 384 0.3% 0.0%
238 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 2 1381 0.1% 0.0%
239 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 1 459 0.2% 0.0%
240 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 1 469 0.2% 0.0%
241 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 1 516 0.2% 0.0%