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Where to find Northern Harrier 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 Northern Harrier 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 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
2 Disposal Rd. 7.7 102 173 59.0% 51.5%
3 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 558 1167 47.8% 45.0%
4 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 56 106 52.8% 43.4%
5 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 62 125 49.6% 41.0%
6 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 77 170 45.3% 38.0%
7 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 28 57 49.1% 36.6%
8 Brookfield Park 18.2 27 57 47.4% 35.0%
9 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 37 82 45.1% 34.8%
10 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 38 85 44.7% 34.6%
11 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 48 155 31.0% 24.2%
12 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 45 151 29.8% 23.1%
13 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 202 801 25.2% 22.3%
14 Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area 4.5 9 23 39.1% 22.2%
15 Meadowlands IBA--Ballfield 6.8 10 27 37.0% 21.5%
16 Sandy Hook--Gunnison Lot 22.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
17 Anderson Creek Marsh 6.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
18 Joseph Medwick County Park 18.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
19 Florham Park--Fish Tract 21.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
20 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh 14.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
21 River Barge Park 5.1 50 192 26.0% 20.3%
22 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 102 423 24.1% 20.3%
23 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 18 59 30.5% 20.3%
24 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 79 337 23.4% 19.2%
25 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 25 97 25.8% 18.1%
26 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 148 761 19.4% 16.8%
27 Bay County Park 19.0 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
28 Pelham Bay Park--Landfill 9.5 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
29 Saw Mill Creek Trail 7.5 9 31 29.0% 16.1%
30 Freshkills Park--North Park (Phase l) 17.6 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
31 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 12 47 25.5% 15.3%
32 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 111 628 17.7% 14.9%
33 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 15 68 22.1% 13.8%
34 Black Meadows--Morristown Airport 23.1 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
35 1-E Landfill (Restricted Access) 7.9 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
36 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 17 81 21.0% 13.5%
37 Meadowlands--Richard Kane Natural Area (restricted access) 4.9 9 37 24.3% 13.4%
38 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 13 59 22.0% 13.4%
39 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 48 289 16.6% 12.8%
40 Staten Island Zoo 13.3 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
41 Hendrix Creek 10.4 21 113 18.6% 12.5%
42 Spring Creek Park 10.9 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
43 Sandy Hook 23.7 164 1185 13.8% 12.0%
44 Great Kills Park 18.0 41 284 14.4% 10.8%
45 Freshkills Park 18.2 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
46 Canarsie Pier 11.4 14 85 16.5% 10.1%
47 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 11 63 17.5% 10.0%
48 Richmond Creek 18.2 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
49 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 24 169 14.2% 9.7%
50 Floyd Bennett Field--South Entrance 14.4 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
51 Rockaway Beach--E of Cross Bay Blvd 15.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
52 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West) 11.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
53 Meadowlands IBA--Sawmill Creek mudflats (Hudson Co) 7.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
54 Plumb Beach 14.0 23 177 13.0% 8.8%
55 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 6 34 17.6% 8.3%
56 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 10 67 14.9% 8.3%
57 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
58 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 8 51 15.7% 8.2%
59 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 15 116 12.9% 8.0%
60 Four Sparrow Marsh 12.9 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
61 Passaic River South Orange Ave Boat Launch Livingston 21.1 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
62 Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline 11.4 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
63 Freshkills Park--East Mound 17.5 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
64 Freshkills Park--North Mound 17.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
65 William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge--Travis Ave. bridge 16.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
66 Andreas Park 9.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
67 Troy Meadows--Alan Dr. access, gas-line trails and deer exclosure 22.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
68 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 10 90 11.1% 6.1%
69 Saw Mill Creek Marsh 16.7 5 36 13.9% 6.1%
70 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 4 27 14.8% 5.9%
71 Point Lookout 24.4 49 638 7.7% 5.9%
72 Bayswater Point SP 15.5 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
73 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 17 212 8.0% 5.1%
74 Liberty SP 7.0 37 540 6.9% 5.0%
75 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry 17.0 5 46 10.9% 4.7%
76 Hudson River Greenway--Pier 64 (W 24th St) 3.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
77 Keansburg Beach 24.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
78 Dubos Point 15.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
79 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 13.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
80 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Lucy's Loop 24.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
81 Jones Beach Bay Islands 24.8 4 35 11.4% 4.5%
82 Dead Horse Point 14.4 10 123 8.1% 4.5%
83 Point Lookout--Firemans Park 24.3 5 51 9.8% 4.3%
84 Fort Tilden 15.7 15 224 6.7% 4.1%
85 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 8 101 7.9% 4.1%
86 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
87 Florham Park Fields 22.8 4 42 9.5% 3.8%
88 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 6 77 7.8% 3.6%
89 Old Place Creek Tidal Wetlands Area 15.7 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
90 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 24 456 5.3% 3.6%
91 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
92 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 4 47 8.5% 3.4%
93 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 4 48 8.3% 3.3%
94 Piermont Marsh 17.6 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
95 Overpeck County Park 6.2 16 313 5.1% 3.2%
96 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 16 323 5.0% 3.1%
97 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 12 230 5.2% 3.0%
98 William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge 16.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
99 Sandy Hook--Nike Pond 24.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
100 Chelsea Rd. and Bloomfield Ave., wetlands 16.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
101 IKEA--Parking Lot 12.8 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
102 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 5 77 6.5% 2.8%
103 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 12 255 4.7% 2.7%
104 Floyd Bennett Field--Ecology Village Area 14.1 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
105 Rockaway Beach--Arverne (Beach 56th-73rd St.) 16.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
106 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
107 Pelham Bay Park--Thomas Pell WS and Goose Creek Marsh 10.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
108 Wyckoff Lake 20.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
109 Nickerson Beach 23.3 10 245 4.1% 2.2%
110 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 4 82 4.9% 1.9%
111 Old Place Creek--Kayak Access Site 15.5 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
112 Floyd Bennett Field--Boat Launch 13.5 3 57 5.3% 1.8%
113 Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow 20.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
114 Global Terminal 9.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
115 Hastings Meadowlands & Rowley's Bridge Trail 14.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
116 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
117 John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 13.4 4 88 4.5% 1.8%
118 Meadowlands IBA--Skeetkill Marsh 4.1 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
119 North Woodmere Park 15.5 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
120 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 15 554 2.7% 1.6%
121 Randalls Island--Icahn Stadium and environs 2.3 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
122 Chelsea Waterside Park 3.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
123 Loop Parkway at Jones Inlet 24.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
124 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 3 64 4.7% 1.6%
125 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 4 99 4.0% 1.6%
126 Idlewild Park 14.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
127 Carteret Waterfront Park 19.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
128 Kensico Lake 24.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
129 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
130 Lincoln Park Gravel Pits 20.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
131 Rockaway Inlet (Brooklyn) 14.8 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
132 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
133 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 3 79 3.8% 1.3%
134 Piermont Pier 18.4 12 536 2.2% 1.3%
135 Tallman Mountain SP 17.2 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
136 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 3 82 3.7% 1.3%
137 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 2 46 4.3% 1.2%
138 Co-op City, Section 5 (Greenway) 9.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
139 Marina West Town Boat Launch 23.5 2 53 3.8% 1.0%
140 Matrix Global Logistics Park 16.1 2 54 3.7% 1.0%
141 Baldwin Harbor Park 21.6 5 214 2.3% 1.0%
142 Alvin P. Williams Park (Sewaren Marina Park) 21.8 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
143 Fresh Creek Park 10.5 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
144 Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd. 14.3 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
145 Marshlands Conservancy--parking lot area 18.3 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
146 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 2 60 3.3% 0.9%
147 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
148 Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve 20.5 3 114 2.6% 0.9%
149 McFaul Environmental Center 18.4 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
150 Oakwood Beach--Riga St. marsh 17.6 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
151 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 2 63 3.2% 0.9%
152 Floyd Bennett Field--Community Gardens 14.0 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
153 Pelham Bay Park--Pelham Bridge 9.7 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
154 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 3 140 2.1% 0.7%
155 Overpeck County Park--Palisades Park 5.4 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
156 Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path 22.3 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
157 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
158 Conference House Park 24.5 2 82 2.4% 0.7%
159 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 4 236 1.7% 0.7%
160 Tiffany Creek Preserve 24.7 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
161 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 2 85 2.4% 0.6%
162 Dead Horse Bay, Marina 14.0 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
163 Milton Lake Park 21.2 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
164 Coney Island Creek 13.9 2 98 2.0% 0.6%
165 Tenafly Nature Center 9.8 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
166 Sandy Hill Road (Townsend's Solitaire, parking spot) 24.3 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
167 Pelham Bay Park--Bartow-Pell Mansion 10.5 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
168 Louis Valentino Jr. Park and Pier 7.6 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
169 Mary Patrick Park 24.0 2 120 1.7% 0.5%
170 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 2 122 1.6% 0.5%
171 Midland Beach 15.8 2 123 1.6% 0.4%
172 Halifax Road 23.9 4 357 1.1% 0.4%
173 Lincoln Park West 7.5 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
174 Hommocks Conservation Area 15.7 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
175 Neck Creek Preserve 17.4 1 45 2.2% 0.4%
176 Plumb Beach--West 13.8 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
177 Rye Town Park 19.4 2 153 1.3% 0.4%
178 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 4 446 0.9% 0.3%
179 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
180 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ 20.4 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
181 Commonwealth Water Company Reservoir # 3 20.4 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
182 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 2 199 1.0% 0.3%
183 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
184 Central Park--Great Lawn 0.0 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
185 Overpeck County Park--Henry Hoebel Area 6.2 2 207 1.0% 0.3%
186 Newark Liberty International Airport 12.8 1 75 1.3% 0.2%
187 Randalls Island 2.4 3 443 0.7% 0.2%
188 Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge 5.8 1 77 1.3% 0.2%
189 Rahway River Park 20.1 1 82 1.2% 0.2%
190 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 1 83 1.2% 0.2%
191 Boonton Reservoir 24.1 1 85 1.2% 0.2%
192 Central Park--Evodia Field 0.3 1 88 1.1% 0.2%
193 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 4 800 0.5% 0.2%
194 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook 22.5 1 130 0.8% 0.1%
195 Miller Field 16.3 1 137 0.7% 0.1%
196 Brooklyn Botanic Garden 7.8 1 140 0.7% 0.1%
197 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 1 143 0.7% 0.1%
198 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 1 147 0.7% 0.1%
199 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 1 147 0.7% 0.1%
200 Moravian Cemetery 15.9 1 154 0.6% 0.1%
201 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 2 507 0.4% 0.1%
202 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 1 164 0.6% 0.1%
203 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 1 188 0.5% 0.1%
204 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park 18.5 1 203 0.5% 0.1%
205 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 1 204 0.5% 0.1%
206 Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake 10.9 1 207 0.5% 0.1%
207 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 6.9 1 252 0.4% 0.1%
208 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 1 255 0.4% 0.1%
209 Central Park--North End 1.2 1 288 0.3% 0.1%
210 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 1 291 0.3% 0.1%
211 The Celery Farm 19.5 2 930 0.2% 0.1%
212 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 1 387 0.3% 0.0%
213 Grass Island Natural Area 24.0 1 389 0.3% 0.0%
214 Cammanns Pond Park 23.5 1 446 0.2% 0.0%
215 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 1 737 0.1% 0.0%
216 Prospect Park 8.4 2 2779 0.1% 0.0%
217 Central Park--Reservoir 0.4 1 1560 0.1% 0.0%
218 Central Park 0.7 1 2751 0.0% 0.0%