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Where to find Field Sparrow in May
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 Field Sparrow in May. 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 Sandy Hook 23.7 1033 2381 43.4% 41.4%
2 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 18 35 51.4% 35.6%
3 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 149 369 40.4% 35.5%
4 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 65 161 40.4% 33.1%
5 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 13 28 46.4% 29.5%
6 Sprain Ridge Park 14.4 9 21 42.9% 24.5%
7 Miller Field--Beach 16.4 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
8 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 46 155 29.7% 23.0%
9 Keansburg Beach 24.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
10 Bronx River 7.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
11 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 23 80 28.7% 20.0%
12 Floyd Bennett Field--Ecology Village Area 14.1 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
13 Ocean Breeze Park 14.7 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
14 1-E Landfill (Restricted Access) 7.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
15 Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path 22.3 7 24 29.2% 14.9%
16 Liberty SP 7.0 136 825 16.5% 14.1%
17 Great Kills Park 18.0 49 269 18.2% 14.1%
18 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 28 157 17.8% 12.6%
19 Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path 22.1 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
20 St. Michael’s Cemetery, East Elmhurst 3.7 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
21 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
22 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 33 235 14.0% 10.2%
23 Floyd Bennett Field--Community Gardens 14.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
24 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook 22.5 22 157 14.0% 9.4%
25 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 21 167 12.6% 8.4%
26 Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline 11.4 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
27 Hilltop Reservation 15.5 15 115 13.0% 8.1%
28 Miller Field 16.3 21 177 11.9% 7.9%
29 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 17 140 12.1% 7.7%
30 Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture 23.1 7 52 13.5% 6.7%
31 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
32 "Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court""" 21.7 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
33 Watchung Reservation--Nature and Science Center 22.3 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
34 Forest Park Golf Course 7.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
35 First Calvary Cemetery 3.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
36 Troy Meadows--Alan Dr. access, gas-line trails and deer exclosure 22.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
37 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 14 141 9.9% 6.0%
38 Field of Dreams Greenbelt 17.9 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
39 Halifax Road 23.9 93 1326 7.0% 5.8%
40 Sandy Hook--Atlantic Drive 22.7 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
41 Fort Tilden 15.7 13 139 9.4% 5.5%
42 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 225 3846 5.9% 5.2%
43 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 9 94 9.6% 5.1%
44 "Sandy Hook--Hudson Rd (""The Garden"", etc)" 21.9 4 33 12.1% 4.8%
45 Mountainside Park 22.9 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
46 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 4 34 11.8% 4.7%
47 Great Kills Park--Education Field Station 18.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
48 Sandy Hook--Nike Pond 24.1 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
49 Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Maspeth 5.8 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
50 Conference House Park 24.5 13 184 7.1% 4.2%
51 Garvies Point Preserve 17.4 7 87 8.0% 4.0%
52 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 45 890 5.1% 3.8%
53 Watchung Reservation--Deserted Village and Fields 23.3 8 109 7.3% 3.8%
54 Floyd Bennett Field--North Forty Preserve 13.2 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
55 Larchmont Reservation 18.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
56 Long Beach (Nassau Co.) 20.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
57 Floyd Bennett Field--Return-a-Gift Pond 13.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
58 Bee Meadow Park 23.6 5 60 8.3% 3.6%
59 Military Park 11.0 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
60 Owls Head Park 10.3 15 261 5.7% 3.5%
61 East Irvington Nature Preserve 19.6 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
62 Watchung Reservation 22.7 15 263 5.7% 3.5%
63 Central Park--Met Museum (E Drive; 79th-85th St. transv.) 0.1 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
64 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 13 241 5.4% 3.2%
65 Central Park 0.7 308 8750 3.5% 3.2%
66 Rockefeller SP Preserve 23.6 37 863 4.3% 3.1%
67 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
68 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 16 325 4.9% 3.1%
69 North Mt. Loretto SF--Sand Pits (Turtle Nesting Area) 22.5 3 34 8.8% 3.0%
70 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 27 620 4.4% 3.0%
71 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 86 2407 3.6% 2.9%
72 Lincoln Park West 7.5 7 119 5.9% 2.9%
73 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 32 804 4.0% 2.8%
74 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 4 56 7.1% 2.8%
75 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 67 1892 3.5% 2.8%
76 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Pond 22.3 6 100 6.0% 2.8%
77 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 9 199 4.5% 2.4%
78 Smiling Hogshead Ranch 2.9 3 44 6.8% 2.3%
79 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 7 148 4.7% 2.3%
80 Pond Park, Great Neck Estates 11.8 8 179 4.5% 2.3%
81 Larchmont Manor Park and Beach 14.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
82 Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club 15.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
83 Joseph Medwick County Park 18.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
84 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 6 124 4.8% 2.2%
85 Lenoir Preserve 14.1 8 183 4.4% 2.2%
86 Passaic River South Orange Ave Boat Launch Livingston 21.1 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
87 Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow 20.3 3 47 6.4% 2.2%
88 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 5 99 5.1% 2.2%
89 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 24 749 3.2% 2.2%
90 Mariners Marsh 14.7 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
91 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 24 764 3.1% 2.1%
92 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 135 5687 2.4% 2.0%
93 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 48 1827 2.6% 2.0%
94 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 5 111 4.5% 1.9%
95 Becker Park 18.3 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
96 Central Park--Sparrow Rock section 0.2 3 56 5.4% 1.8%
97 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 5 118 4.2% 1.8%
98 Rutgers University Newark Campus 11.3 10 301 3.3% 1.8%
99 Overpeck County Park 6.2 6 153 3.9% 1.8%
100 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
101 William Warren County Park 23.4 9 277 3.2% 1.7%
102 Central Park--North End 1.2 41 1771 2.3% 1.7%
103 Mary Patrick Park 24.0 9 287 3.1% 1.7%
104 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 11 373 2.9% 1.7%
105 Prospect Park 8.4 147 8052 1.8% 1.6%
106 Idlewild Park 14.1 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
107 Central Park--Strawberry Field 0.6 15 595 2.5% 1.5%
108 Florham Park Fields 22.8 3 69 4.3% 1.5%
109 Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd. 14.3 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
110 Central Park--Falconers Hill 0.6 6 187 3.2% 1.5%
111 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 5 146 3.4% 1.5%
112 Dyker Beach Park 12.0 3 72 4.2% 1.4%
113 Wave Hill 8.5 3 74 4.1% 1.4%
114 Valley Stream SP 16.0 8 301 2.7% 1.4%
115 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 3 77 3.9% 1.3%
116 Crotona Park 5.5 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
117 Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne 23.2 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
118 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 4 125 3.2% 1.3%
119 Ridgewood Reservoir 7.6 4 131 3.1% 1.2%
120 Potash Lake 22.6 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
121 Oak Ridge Park 23.4 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
122 Randalls Island--saltmarsh and backstop 42 vicinity 2.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
123 Florham Park--Fish Tract 21.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
124 Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve 20.5 8 345 2.3% 1.2%
125 Plumb Beach 14.0 17 915 1.9% 1.2%
126 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area 23.7 13 658 2.0% 1.2%
127 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 3 89 3.4% 1.2%
128 Central Park--Sheep Meadow 0.8 2 49 4.1% 1.1%
129 Spring Creek Park 10.9 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
130 Ethical Culture Fieldston School Campus 8.1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
131 Queens County Farm Museum 13.0 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
132 Linden Hill Cemetery 5.6 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
133 Muttontown Preserve 22.5 5 201 2.5% 1.1%
134 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 8 388 2.1% 1.0%
135 Hudson River Waterfront Walk 8.0 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
136 Stone Barns Center--Trails and Fields 23.9 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
137 Great Neck Estates Wildlife Sanctuary 11.6 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
138 Brooklyn Botanic Garden 7.8 8 402 2.0% 1.0%
139 Kissena Park 8.6 7 338 2.1% 1.0%
140 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 3 102 2.9% 1.0%
141 Bay County Park 19.0 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
142 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
143 Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden 12.0 2 59 3.4% 0.9%
144 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
145 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Fergusons Lake Trail 23.3 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
146 Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier 1 5.7 3 116 2.6% 0.9%
147 East River Park, Manhattan 4.3 2 63 3.2% 0.9%
148 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 3 119 2.5% 0.9%
149 Blauvelt State Park 20.1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
150 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 8 493 1.6% 0.8%
151 Green-Wood Cemetery--Sylvan Water 9.0 2 68 2.9% 0.8%
152 Irvington Woods 18.8 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
153 Central Park--North Woods 1.3 5 273 1.8% 0.8%
154 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 7 437 1.6% 0.8%
155 Central Park--Tupelo Meadow 0.3 2 71 2.8% 0.8%
156 Leeds Pond Preserve 14.1 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
157 Sound View Park 5.4 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
158 The Celery Farm 19.5 17 1399 1.2% 0.8%
159 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 3 137 2.2% 0.7%
160 Riverside Park--South of 96th St. 1.0 3 137 2.2% 0.7%
161 Brookside Park 23.0 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
162 Hilltop Reservation--Courter Lane 15.8 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
163 Humes Preserve 21.5 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
164 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 2 76 2.6% 0.7%
165 Roosevelt Is. 1.6 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
166 Cemetery of the Evergreens 7.7 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
167 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 4 230 1.7% 0.7%
168 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ 20.4 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
169 Randalls Island--Freshwater Wetlands (Little Hell Gate Inlet) 2.3 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
170 Lenape Park--Pond 20.1 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
171 Alley Pond Park--Restoration Area 11.7 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
172 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
173 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 4 247 1.6% 0.6%
174 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 2 92 2.2% 0.6%
175 Battery Park City 5.5 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
176 Central Park--The Knoll 1.0 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
177 Bayswater Point SP 15.5 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
178 Liberty SP--Tidal Bay 8.0 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
179 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 12 1258 1.0% 0.5%
180 Lincoln Park Gravel Pits 20.2 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
181 Old Troy County Park 23.0 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
182 Otter Creek Preserve 17.3 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
183 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
184 Sunset Park (Brooklyn) 9.4 2 106 1.9% 0.5%
185 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 10 1085 0.9% 0.5%
186 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 2 111 1.8% 0.5%
187 Meadowlands IBA--Skeetkill Marsh 4.1 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
188 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 2 112 1.8% 0.5%
189 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 2 112 1.8% 0.5%
190 Central Park--The Pond and Hallett Sanctuary 1.1 5 459 1.1% 0.5%
191 Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh 23.0 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
192 Darlington Park 22.3 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
193 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 11 1383 0.8% 0.4%
194 South Mountain Reservation 17.6 3 230 1.3% 0.4%
195 Brookville Park 14.3 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
196 Alley Pond Park 11.9 6 644 0.9% 0.4%
197 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
198 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
199 Jefferson Rd. Pond 23.8 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
200 Maplewood Memorial Park 16.5 3 243 1.2% 0.4%
201 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Rockwood Hall 23.7 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
202 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
203 Orange Reservoir 16.7 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
204 Green-Wood Cemetery--Dell Water 9.2 2 138 1.4% 0.4%
205 Central Park--Shakespeare Garden 0.2 2 140 1.4% 0.4%
206 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meridian Rd. Circle (Museum, Unisphere etc.) 6.9 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
207 Fort Greene Park 6.2 4 423 0.9% 0.4%
208 Piermont Pier 18.4 3 282 1.1% 0.4%
209 Clinton Community Garden 1.8 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
210 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
211 Central Park--Turtle Pond 0.1 7 962 0.7% 0.4%
212 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 2 156 1.3% 0.4%
213 Shu Swamp Nature Preserve 22.1 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
214 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
215 Lenape Park 19.7 3 303 1.0% 0.3%
216 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden 13.2 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
217 North Hudson Park 2.3 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
218 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
219 Astoria Park 2.3 2 178 1.1% 0.3%
220 Union Square Park 3.4 2 179 1.1% 0.3%
221 Willowbrook Park 16.0 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
222 Roosevelt Is.--FDR Four Freedoms and Southpoint Park 2.1 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
223 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 5 757 0.7% 0.3%
224 Brookdale Park 12.2 2 197 1.0% 0.3%
225 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
226 Brookfield Park 18.2 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
227 Matrix Global Logistics Park 16.1 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
228 Fort Tryon Park 5.8 4 575 0.7% 0.3%
229 Central Park--Evodia Field 0.3 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
230 Central Park--Cherry Hill 0.5 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
231 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 2 211 0.9% 0.3%
232 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 3 399 0.8% 0.3%
233 St. John Cemetery (Queens Co.) 6.9 1 71 1.4% 0.2%
234 Dead Horse Point 14.4 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
235 Brightwood Park 22.8 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
236 Cemetery of the Resurrection--scrub W of maint. bldgs 22.6 1 73 1.4% 0.2%
237 Schmidt's Woods 4.5 2 227 0.9% 0.2%
238 Forest Park 8.2 6 1147 0.5% 0.2%
239 Central Park--Compost Area 1.1 1 74 1.4% 0.2%
240 Kathryn Gorman Ponds Park 24.9 1 74 1.4% 0.2%
241 Central Park--Summit Rock 0.2 3 433 0.7% 0.2%
242 Central Park--The Lake 0.4 2 233 0.9% 0.2%
243 Campgaw Reservation 22.4 1 77 1.3% 0.2%
244 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 6.9 2 243 0.8% 0.2%
245 Hudson River Greenway--22nd-29th St. 3.0 1 84 1.2% 0.2%
246 Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch) 1.1 5 1018 0.5% 0.2%
247 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 1 85 1.2% 0.2%
248 Socrates Sculpture Park 1.8 1 86 1.2% 0.2%
249 Hofstra University 19.7 1 87 1.1% 0.2%
250 Rifle Camp Park 13.4 1 91 1.1% 0.2%
251 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 1 91 1.1% 0.2%
252 Lake Tappan 16.9 1 93 1.1% 0.2%
253 Central Park--The Pool 1.0 4 846 0.5% 0.2%
254 Fort Lee Historic Park 4.9 1 97 1.0% 0.2%
255 Central Park--Belvedere Castle 0.2 1 100 1.0% 0.2%
256 Central Park--Spector Playground and vicinity 0.2 1 104 1.0% 0.2%
257 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 1 106 0.9% 0.2%
258 South Mountain Reservation- Crest Drive 16.9 1 110 0.9% 0.2%
259 Prospect Park--Vale of Cashmere 7.8 3 657 0.5% 0.2%
260 Highbridge Park--S of Alexander Hamilton Bridge 4.3 1 115 0.9% 0.2%
261 Ramapo Valley County Reservation 23.6 1 125 0.8% 0.1%
262 Waterlands Park 16.0 1 127 0.8% 0.1%
263 River Barge Park 5.1 1 134 0.7% 0.1%
264 Flat Rock Brook Nature Center 6.5 1 143 0.7% 0.1%
265 Shore Road Park 11.7 1 145 0.7% 0.1%
266 Central Park--Maintenance Meadow 0.2 1 158 0.6% 0.1%
267 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Parallel Pond 22.4 1 158 0.6% 0.1%
268 Forest Park--Strack Pond 8.1 1 160 0.6% 0.1%
269 Central Park--Great Hill 1.2 2 512 0.4% 0.1%
270 Tarrytown Lakes Park 21.8 1 168 0.6% 0.1%
271 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 1 168 0.6% 0.1%
272 Central Park--The Lake (Upper Lobe) 0.3 1 190 0.5% 0.1%
273 Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.) 0.5 1 204 0.5% 0.1%
274 Randalls Island 2.4 1 209 0.5% 0.1%
275 Tenafly Nature Center 9.8 1 221 0.5% 0.1%
276 Central Park--The Oven and The Point 0.4 1 222 0.5% 0.1%
277 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 1 233 0.4% 0.1%
278 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 1 255 0.4% 0.1%
279 Washington Square Park 3.8 1 292 0.3% 0.1%
280 Bryant Park 2.1 2 908 0.2% 0.1%
281 New York Botanical Garden 7.3 1 320 0.3% 0.1%
282 Central Park--Tanners Spring 0.2 1 351 0.3% 0.1%
283 Battery Park, Manhattan 6.0 1 441 0.2% 0.0%
284 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 1 487 0.2% 0.0%
285 Central Park--Reservoir 0.4 1 514 0.2% 0.0%