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Where to find Virginia Rail 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 Virginia Rail 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 North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh 22.6 20 81 24.7% 16.6%
2 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 19 94 20.2% 13.3%
3 Brookfield Park 18.2 11 64 17.2% 9.9%
4 Oakwood Beach--Kissam Ave. marshes 17.4 8 55 14.5% 7.6%
5 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 25 241 10.4% 7.1%
6 Willow Park, Larchmont 14.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
7 Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow 20.3 5 47 10.6% 4.6%
8 Alley Pond Park--Restoration Area 11.7 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
9 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 9 125 7.2% 3.8%
10 Otter Creek Preserve 17.3 3 34 8.8% 3.0%
11 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 8 141 5.7% 2.9%
12 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 26 620 4.2% 2.9%
13 Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path 22.3 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
14 Piermont Marsh 17.6 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
15 Pelham Bay Park--Thomas Pell WS and Goose Creek Marsh 10.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
16 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 4 98 4.1% 1.6%
17 Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch) 1.1 24 1018 2.4% 1.6%
18 The Celery Farm 19.5 31 1399 2.2% 1.6%
19 Bridge Creek, Western Ave. 15.3 3 66 4.5% 1.6%
20 High Rock Park 15.9 4 111 3.6% 1.4%
21 Goethals Bridge Pond--Observation Platform 15.2 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
22 Butler Manor Woods 23.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
23 Goethals Bridge Pond 15.2 2 48 4.2% 1.2%
24 Pelham Bay Park--Bridle Path around golf courses 10.4 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
25 Saw Mill Creek Marsh 16.7 2 57 3.5% 1.0%
26 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 3 112 2.7% 0.9%
27 Central Park--North End 1.2 23 1771 1.3% 0.9%
28 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 7 437 1.6% 0.8%
29 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 3 137 2.2% 0.7%
30 Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone 8.7 2 78 2.6% 0.7%
31 Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area 4.5 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
32 Oakwood Beach 17.4 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
33 Freshkills Park 18.2 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
34 Prospect Point 14.7 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
35 Sandy Hook 23.7 15 2381 0.6% 0.4%
36 Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center 24.0 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
37 Central Park--North Woods 1.3 3 273 1.1% 0.4%
38 Briant Park 19.9 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
39 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 2 168 1.2% 0.3%
40 Tallman Mountain SP 17.2 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
41 Central Park 0.7 33 8750 0.4% 0.3%
42 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 9 1892 0.5% 0.3%
43 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 1 75 1.3% 0.2%
44 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 8 1827 0.4% 0.2%
45 Cranberry Lake Preserve 23.3 2 251 0.8% 0.2%
46 Rifle Camp Park 13.4 1 91 1.1% 0.2%
47 Lenape Park 19.7 2 303 0.7% 0.2%
48 Prospect Park 8.4 19 8052 0.2% 0.2%
49 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 1 161 0.6% 0.1%
50 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 3 1258 0.2% 0.1%
51 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 1 233 0.4% 0.1%
52 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 1 255 0.4% 0.1%
53 Liberty SP 7.0 2 825 0.2% 0.1%
54 Central Park--The Pool 1.0 2 846 0.2% 0.1%
55 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 1 749 0.1% 0.0%
56 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 1 804 0.1% 0.0%
57 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 1 3846 0.0% 0.0%