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Where to find Brown-headed Cowbird in January
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 Brown-headed Cowbird in January. 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 Gravesend Bay, middle parking lot 12.6 62 317 19.6% 15.6%
2 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 141 801 17.6% 15.1%
3 Reeves-Reed Arboretum 20.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
4 Gravesend Bay 13.2 13 85 15.3% 9.2%
5 Trap House 21.3 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
6 Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture 23.1 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
7 Fort Tilden 15.7 24 224 10.7% 7.3%
8 Old Troy County Park 23.0 6 41 14.6% 6.9%
9 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 8 66 12.1% 6.3%
10 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 14 147 9.5% 5.8%
11 Brooklyn Golf Center Driving Range 13.6 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
12 Tompkins Square Park 3.9 16 185 8.6% 5.4%
13 Corporate Park of Staten Island 15.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
14 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 11 199 5.5% 3.1%
15 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 31 761 4.1% 2.9%
16 Alley Pond Park--Alley Athletic Fields 12.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
17 Seaview Ave. and Father Capodanno Blvd. 15.1 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
18 Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access) 18.2 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
19 Sandy Hook 23.7 39 1185 3.3% 2.4%
20 Huguenot Ave. Beach 21.3 3 45 6.7% 2.3%
21 Crescent Beach Park 19.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
22 Randalls Island--Ferry Dock and environs 2.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
23 Passaic River South Orange Ave Boat Launch Livingston 21.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
24 MacEchron Waterfront Park, Hastings on Hudson 15.6 3 50 6.0% 2.1%
25 Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge 5.8 4 77 5.2% 2.0%
26 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 27 956 2.8% 1.9%
27 La Plaza Cultural Community Garden 3.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
28 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 5 122 4.1% 1.8%
29 Great Kills Park 18.0 9 284 3.2% 1.7%
30 Tappen Beach 16.8 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
31 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 7 212 3.3% 1.6%
32 Queens County Farm Museum 13.0 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
33 Spring Creek, Fountain Ave. (Brooklyn) 10.2 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
34 Central Park 0.7 52 2751 1.9% 1.4%
35 Blue Heron Park 20.6 3 74 4.1% 1.4%
36 Bensonhurst Park 12.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
37 Last Chance Pond Park 15.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
38 Lemon Creek, bridge at Excelsior Ave. 21.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
39 Midland Beach 15.8 4 123 3.3% 1.3%
40 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 3 82 3.7% 1.3%
41 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Queens Zoo 6.6 2 45 4.4% 1.2%
42 Gravesend Bay, southern parking lot 12.9 2 46 4.3% 1.2%
43 Central Park--Sheep Meadow 0.8 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
44 Inwood Hill Park--Spuyten Duyvil Creek 6.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
45 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 2 47 4.3% 1.2%
46 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 14 737 1.9% 1.1%
47 Nickerson Beach 23.3 6 245 2.4% 1.1%
48 Dyker Beach Park 12.0 2 50 4.0% 1.1%
49 Prospect Park 8.4 41 2779 1.5% 1.1%
50 Overpeck County Park 6.2 7 313 2.2% 1.1%
51 Prospect Park--Feeders 8.5 4 149 2.7% 1.0%
52 Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake 10.9 5 207 2.4% 1.0%
53 Liberty SP 7.0 10 540 1.9% 1.0%
54 Alley Pond Park--Restoration Area 11.7 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
55 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ 20.4 2 58 3.4% 1.0%
56 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 6 291 2.1% 0.9%
57 Fresh Creek Park 10.5 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
58 Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd. 14.3 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
59 Central Park--Conservatory Garden 1.1 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
60 Mill Pond Park, Bellmore 24.7 8 452 1.8% 0.9%
61 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 4 178 2.2% 0.9%
62 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 6.9 5 252 2.0% 0.9%
63 Muttontown Preserve 22.5 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
64 Freshkills Park 18.2 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
65 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area 23.7 5 255 2.0% 0.8%
66 Central Park--Locust Grove 0.1 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
67 Randalls Island--Freshwater Wetlands (Little Hell Gate Inlet) 2.3 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
68 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook 22.5 3 130 2.3% 0.8%
69 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 2 70 2.9% 0.8%
70 Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park 14.0 2 71 2.8% 0.8%
71 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 7 456 1.5% 0.7%
72 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 5 289 1.7% 0.7%
73 Arthur Von Briesen Park 12.9 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
74 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 3 147 2.0% 0.7%
75 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
76 Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path 22.3 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
77 Lenoir Preserve 14.1 2 82 2.4% 0.7%
78 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 2 82 2.4% 0.7%
79 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 13 1167 1.1% 0.7%
80 Canarsie Pier 11.4 2 85 2.4% 0.6%
81 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 8 628 1.3% 0.6%
82 Alley Pond Park 11.9 3 159 1.9% 0.6%
83 Backyard of Isaac Grant, Staten Island 11.3 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
84 Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill 8.8 2 87 2.3% 0.6%
85 Central Park--Evodia Field 0.3 2 88 2.3% 0.6%
86 Dead Horse Bay, Marina 14.0 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
87 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 3 169 1.8% 0.6%
88 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 2 92 2.2% 0.6%
89 Central Park--The Oven and The Point 0.4 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
90 Owls Head Park 10.3 2 103 1.9% 0.5%
91 Point Lookout 24.4 7 638 1.1% 0.5%
92 stakeout MacGillivray's & Townsend's Warblers, Riverdale (2023) 7.6 2 105 1.9% 0.5%
93 Cameron Field Park Pond 15.5 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
94 Jones Beach Bay Islands 24.8 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
95 Saw Mill Creek Marsh 16.7 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
96 Hendrix Creek 10.4 2 113 1.8% 0.5%
97 Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve 20.5 2 114 1.8% 0.5%
98 Meadowlands--Richard Kane Natural Area (restricted access) 4.9 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
99 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
100 Cemetery of the Resurrection--N entrance 22.2 2 119 1.7% 0.5%
101 Dead Horse Point 14.4 2 123 1.6% 0.4%
102 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 3 230 1.3% 0.4%
103 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 7 800 0.9% 0.4%
104 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meridian Rd. Circle (Museum, Unisphere etc.) 6.9 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
105 North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp 22.7 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
106 Coney Island Beach 14.5 3 259 1.2% 0.4%
107 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 5 554 0.9% 0.4%
108 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
109 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 2 151 1.3% 0.4%
110 Moravian Cemetery 15.9 2 154 1.3% 0.4%
111 Rockefeller SP Preserve 23.6 2 164 1.2% 0.3%
112 Mission of Immaculate Virgin, Mt. Loretto 22.9 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
113 Milburn Pond Park 21.0 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
114 Forest Park 8.2 2 176 1.1% 0.3%
115 Plumb Beach 14.0 2 177 1.1% 0.3%
116 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
117 Wagner College 13.3 2 189 1.1% 0.3%
118 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 1 61 1.6% 0.3%
119 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 1 61 1.6% 0.3%
120 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park 18.5 2 203 1.0% 0.3%
121 Baldwin Harbor Park 21.6 2 214 0.9% 0.3%
122 Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone 8.7 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
123 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 1 77 1.3% 0.2%
124 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 1 77 1.3% 0.2%
125 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 1 79 1.3% 0.2%
126 Prospect Park--Vale of Cashmere 7.8 1 81 1.2% 0.2%
127 Conference House Park 24.5 1 82 1.2% 0.2%
128 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 1 85 1.2% 0.2%
129 Piermont Pier 18.4 3 536 0.6% 0.2%
130 Coney Island Creek 13.9 1 98 1.0% 0.2%
131 Bronx Zoo 6.7 2 307 0.7% 0.2%
132 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 1 103 1.0% 0.2%
133 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 2 323 0.6% 0.2%
134 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 1 106 0.9% 0.2%
135 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 1 107 0.9% 0.2%
136 Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir) 15.6 1 110 0.9% 0.2%
137 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 1 116 0.9% 0.2%
138 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 2 364 0.5% 0.2%
139 Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline 2.9 1 131 0.8% 0.1%
140 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 2 423 0.5% 0.1%
141 Kissena Park 8.6 1 137 0.7% 0.1%
142 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 1 140 0.7% 0.1%
143 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 1 142 0.7% 0.1%
144 Randalls Island 2.4 2 443 0.5% 0.1%
145 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 1 143 0.7% 0.1%
146 Central Park--Cedar Hill 0.3 1 161 0.6% 0.1%
147 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 1 164 0.6% 0.1%
148 Smith Pond, Rockville Center 18.3 1 171 0.6% 0.1%
149 Fort Tryon Park 5.8 1 187 0.5% 0.1%
150 River Barge Park 5.1 1 192 0.5% 0.1%
151 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 1 204 0.5% 0.1%
152 Battery Park, Manhattan 6.0 1 213 0.5% 0.1%
153 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 1 236 0.4% 0.1%
154 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 1 255 0.4% 0.1%
155 Carl Schurz Park 1.3 1 270 0.4% 0.1%
156 Central Park--The Pond and Hallett Sanctuary 1.1 1 328 0.3% 0.1%
157 Bryant Park 2.1 1 348 0.3% 0.1%
158 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 1 448 0.2% 0.0%
159 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 1 507 0.2% 0.0%