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Where to find American Woodcock in October
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 American Woodcock in October. 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 Claremont Park 5.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
2 Rutgers University Newark Campus 11.3 67 352 19.0% 15.3%
3 St. John Cemetery (Queens Co.) 6.9 7 37 18.9% 9.5%
4 Pelham Bay Park--Rodmans Neck 10.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
5 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 150 1867 8.0% 6.9%
6 Randalls Island--Urban Farm and Scylla Playground 2.1 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
7 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook 22.5 9 110 8.2% 4.4%
8 Trinity Church Cemetery, Upper Manhattan 3.7 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
9 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 8 101 7.9% 4.1%
10 DUMBO, Brooklyn 5.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
11 Overpeck County Park 6.2 14 239 5.9% 3.5%
12 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 14 247 5.7% 3.4%
13 Cedarmere Preserve 16.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
14 Liberty SP 7.0 22 520 4.2% 2.8%
15 Madison Square Park 2.9 12 254 4.7% 2.7%
16 Frank M. Chapman Birding Trail 9.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
17 Sunset Park (Brooklyn) 9.4 7 138 5.1% 2.5%
18 Kissena Park 8.6 15 497 3.0% 1.8%
19 Sandy Hook 23.7 39 1737 2.2% 1.6%
20 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 11 380 2.9% 1.6%
21 Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn) 10.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
22 Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge 5.8 5 147 3.4% 1.5%
23 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
24 City Hall Park incl. Millennium Park, Manhattan 5.2 3 71 4.2% 1.4%
25 Tarrytown Lakes Park 21.8 5 149 3.4% 1.4%
26 Battery Park City 5.5 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
27 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 16 740 2.2% 1.3%
28 Idlewild Park 14.1 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
29 St. Michael’s Cemetery, East Elmhurst 3.7 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
30 Pocket Park, 50th St. W of 6th Ave. 1.7 2 45 4.4% 1.2%
31 McGolrick Park 4.1 4 139 2.9% 1.1%
32 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 8 377 2.1% 1.1%
33 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 10 512 2.0% 1.1%
34 All Faiths Cemetery 6.2 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
35 Green-Wood Cemetery--Sylvan Water 9.0 2 59 3.4% 0.9%
36 Great Kills Park 18.0 3 110 2.7% 0.9%
37 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake 8.0 2 60 3.3% 0.9%
38 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 2 60 3.3% 0.9%
39 Smiling Hogshead Ranch 2.9 2 71 2.8% 0.8%
40 Cranberry Lake Preserve 23.3 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
41 Ridgewood Reservoir 7.6 2 73 2.7% 0.8%
42 Blue Heron Park 20.6 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
43 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 5 298 1.7% 0.7%
44 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Porpoise Bridge 6.9 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
45 Dyker Beach Park 12.0 2 78 2.6% 0.7%
46 Tenafly Nature Center 9.8 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
47 Garden City (Nassau Co.) 17.7 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
48 Six Diamonds Ballfields 13.7 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
49 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 3 160 1.9% 0.6%
50 Overpeck County Park--Palisades Park 5.4 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
51 Central Park--Tupelo Meadow 0.3 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
52 Linden Hill Cemetery 5.6 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
53 Ramapo Valley County Reservation 23.6 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
54 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 6 551 1.1% 0.5%
55 Military Park 11.0 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
56 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 8 846 0.9% 0.5%
57 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
58 Kissena Corridor Park 8.0 2 116 1.7% 0.5%
59 East Side of 1251 6th Ave.; 49th-50th St., Manhattan 1.7 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
60 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 6.9 2 122 1.6% 0.5%
61 North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh 22.6 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
62 Hudson River Park--Gansevoort Peninsula 3.7 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
63 Grass Island Natural Area 24.0 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
64 Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier 1 5.7 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
65 Randalls Island 2.4 4 508 0.8% 0.3%
66 McCarren Park 4.3 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
67 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 2 186 1.1% 0.3%
68 Commerce Road Wetlands 19.6 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
69 Owls Head Park 10.3 2 187 1.1% 0.3%
70 River Barge Park 5.1 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
71 Newark Liberty International Airport 12.8 1 63 1.6% 0.3%
72 John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 13.4 1 65 1.5% 0.3%
73 Bryant Park 2.1 5 840 0.6% 0.3%
74 Pocket Park, 45th-46th St. E of 6th Ave. 1.9 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
75 Prospect Park 8.4 14 3473 0.4% 0.2%
76 Forest Park 8.2 1 77 1.3% 0.2%
77 Brookfield Park 18.2 1 77 1.3% 0.2%
78 Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow 20.3 1 79 1.3% 0.2%
79 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 1 80 1.2% 0.2%
80 Central Park 0.7 13 3478 0.4% 0.2%
81 Mary Patrick Park 24.0 1 81 1.2% 0.2%
82 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 1 82 1.2% 0.2%
83 Swindler Cove Park and Sherman Creek 5.8 1 85 1.2% 0.2%
84 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 3 600 0.5% 0.2%
85 Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline 2.9 1 107 0.9% 0.2%
86 Central Park--Arthur Ross Pinetum 0.2 2 353 0.6% 0.2%
87 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park 18.5 1 118 0.8% 0.1%
88 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 1 121 0.8% 0.1%
89 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 1 121 0.8% 0.1%
90 Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path 22.3 1 124 0.8% 0.1%
91 Astoria Park 2.3 1 137 0.7% 0.1%
92 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 1 137 0.7% 0.1%
93 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 1 152 0.7% 0.1%
94 Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout 14.7 2 504 0.4% 0.1%
95 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 1 171 0.6% 0.1%
96 The Celery Farm 19.5 3 1053 0.3% 0.1%
97 Parsons Pond Park 20.0 1 190 0.5% 0.1%
98 Lenoir Preserve 14.1 1 201 0.5% 0.1%
99 Stuyvesant Town 3.5 1 208 0.5% 0.1%
100 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 2 822 0.2% 0.1%
101 Montclair Hawk Watch 13.7 1 284 0.4% 0.1%
102 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 1 285 0.4% 0.1%
103 Central Park--The Pond and Hallett Sanctuary 1.1 1 315 0.3% 0.1%
104 Rockefeller SP Preserve 23.6 1 321 0.3% 0.1%
105 Central Park--Strawberry Field 0.6 1 337 0.3% 0.1%
106 Piermont Pier 18.4 1 345 0.3% 0.1%
107 Wagner College 13.3 1 355 0.3% 0.0%
108 Central Park--North End 1.2 1 818 0.1% 0.0%
109 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 1 914 0.1% 0.0%
110 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 1 1392 0.1% 0.0%