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Where to find American Woodcock in December
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 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 Rutgers University Newark Campus 11.3 30 95 31.6% 23.1%
2 Bergen Beach 12.3 6 22 27.3% 13.2%
3 Bryant Park 2.1 46 340 13.5% 10.3%
4 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook 22.5 16 105 15.2% 9.6%
5 Four Sparrow Marsh 12.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
6 Fighting Island, west side 23.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
7 Ocean Breeze Park 14.7 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
8 Verizon Plaza (Three Bryant Park) 2.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
9 Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier 1 5.7 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
10 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 9 95 9.5% 5.1%
11 Long Pond Park 23.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
12 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 15 323 4.6% 2.8%
13 Spring Creek Park 10.9 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
14 North Hudson Park 2.3 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
15 Liberty SP 7.0 13 330 3.9% 2.3%
16 Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland 10.5 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
17 Randalls Island--Icahn Stadium and environs 2.3 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
18 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 23 785 2.9% 2.0%
19 Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline 11.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
20 Rockaway Community Park 15.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
21 SUNY Purchase College 23.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
22 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 3 63 4.8% 1.6%
23 Military Park 11.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
24 Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier 3 6.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
25 East Meadow Pond 22.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
26 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 8 280 2.9% 1.5%
27 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 6 196 3.1% 1.4%
28 Overpeck County Park 6.2 7 261 2.7% 1.3%
29 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 12 578 2.1% 1.2%
30 Flushing Airport 6.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
31 Idlewild Park 14.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
32 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 4 133 3.0% 1.2%
33 Central Park--Tennis Center and vicinity 0.6 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
34 Muttontown Preserve 22.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
35 Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center 24.0 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
36 Jones Beach Bay Islands 24.8 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
37 Freshkills Park 18.2 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
38 Bella Abzug Park 2.5 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
39 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 4 159 2.5% 1.0%
40 Madison Square Park 2.9 2 57 3.5% 1.0%
41 All Faiths Cemetery 6.2 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
42 Hudson Yards (30th-41st St.; 8th-11th Ave.) 2.4 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
43 South Mountain Reservation 17.6 2 64 3.1% 0.9%
44 Kissena Park 8.6 3 124 2.4% 0.8%
45 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 2 68 2.9% 0.8%
46 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
47 Forest Park--Strack Pond 8.1 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
48 Lido West Town Park 22.1 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
49 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 7 463 1.5% 0.7%
50 Newtown Creek Nature Walk 3.2 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
51 Old Troy County Park 23.0 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
52 City Hall Park incl. Millennium Park, Manhattan 5.2 2 84 2.4% 0.7%
53 Roosevelt Is.--FDR Four Freedoms and Southpoint Park 2.1 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
54 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake 8.0 2 93 2.2% 0.6%
55 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
56 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 6 477 1.3% 0.6%
57 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 2 96 2.1% 0.6%
58 Pascack Brook County Park 14.6 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
59 New York Botanical Garden 7.3 2 100 2.0% 0.6%
60 Brooklyn Botanic Garden 7.8 2 102 2.0% 0.5%
61 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
62 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
63 Meadowlands IBA--Skeetkill Marsh 4.1 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
64 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 6.9 2 135 1.5% 0.4%
65 Trinity Church, Wall St. 5.6 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
66 Great Kills Park 18.0 3 323 0.9% 0.3%
67 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
68 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 2 185 1.1% 0.3%
69 Fort Tilden 15.7 2 186 1.1% 0.3%
70 Sandy Hook 23.7 6 1001 0.6% 0.3%
71 Schmidt's Woods 4.5 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
72 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 1 83 1.2% 0.2%
73 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 1 94 1.1% 0.2%
74 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 1 94 1.1% 0.2%
75 Swindler Cove Park and Sherman Creek 5.8 1 97 1.0% 0.2%
76 Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone 8.7 1 105 1.0% 0.2%
77 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 1 122 0.8% 0.1%
78 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 1 132 0.8% 0.1%
79 Alley Pond Park 11.9 1 136 0.7% 0.1%
80 Central Park--North End 1.2 1 175 0.6% 0.1%
81 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park 18.5 1 183 0.5% 0.1%
82 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 1 186 0.5% 0.1%
83 The Celery Farm 19.5 2 588 0.3% 0.1%
84 Central Park 0.7 4 1767 0.2% 0.1%
85 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 1 211 0.5% 0.1%
86 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 1 220 0.5% 0.1%
87 Prospect Park 8.4 4 2088 0.2% 0.1%
88 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 2 819 0.2% 0.1%
89 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 1 366 0.3% 0.0%
90 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 1 379 0.3% 0.0%
91 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 1 496 0.2% 0.0%
92 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 1 559 0.2% 0.0%
93 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 1 842 0.1% 0.0%