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Where to find Northern Harrier 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 Northern Harrier 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 Freshkills Park--North Park (Phase l) 17.6 32 39 82.1% 67.3%
2 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 26 34 76.5% 60.0%
3 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 34 48 70.8% 56.8%
4 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 40 60 66.7% 54.1%
5 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 144 247 58.3% 52.1%
6 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform 15.7 36 62 58.1% 45.7%
7 Brookfield Park 18.2 39 77 50.6% 39.7%
8 Freshkills Park 18.2 15 26 57.7% 38.9%
9 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 27 54 50.0% 37.1%
10 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 67 152 44.1% 36.4%
11 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 49 119 41.2% 32.7%
12 Disposal Rd. 7.7 61 152 40.1% 32.7%
13 Montclair Hawk Watch 13.7 95 284 33.5% 28.2%
14 Hook Mountain 23.6 33 89 37.1% 27.8%
15 Sandy Hook 23.7 504 1737 29.0% 26.9%
16 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 217 740 29.3% 26.2%
17 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 173 600 28.8% 25.4%
18 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 21 58 36.2% 25.1%
19 Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area 4.5 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
20 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 214 822 26.0% 23.2%
21 Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow 20.3 25 79 31.6% 22.4%
22 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 9 23 39.1% 22.2%
23 Fort Tilden 15.7 87 330 26.4% 21.9%
24 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 56 204 27.5% 21.8%
25 Meadowlands--Richard Kane Natural Area (restricted access) 4.9 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
26 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 218 914 23.9% 21.2%
27 High Rock Park--Moses Mt. 16.1 15 46 32.6% 20.9%
28 Pelham Bay Park--Thomas Pell WS and Goose Creek Marsh 10.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
29 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh--JoCo Creek 14.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
30 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
31 Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout 14.7 114 504 22.6% 19.2%
32 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 8 23 34.8% 18.8%
33 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 58 249 23.3% 18.5%
34 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 42 186 22.6% 17.2%
35 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 103 512 20.1% 16.9%
36 Jones Beach SP--West End beach and jetty 25.0 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
37 River Barge Park 5.1 16 62 25.8% 16.6%
38 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 13.6 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
39 Spring Creek Park 10.9 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
40 Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh 14.7 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
41 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 23 103 22.3% 15.4%
42 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 26 121 21.5% 15.1%
43 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh--Duck Creek 14.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
44 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 55 301 18.3% 14.3%
45 Floyd Bennett Field--Cricket Field area 13.4 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
46 Co-op City, Section 5 (Greenway) 9.5 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
47 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 9 38 23.7% 13.0%
48 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 58 377 15.4% 12.1%
49 Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path 22.3 22 124 17.7% 12.0%
50 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 26 152 17.1% 11.9%
51 Dubos Point 15.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
52 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 30 188 16.0% 11.4%
53 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 24 160 15.0% 10.3%
54 Floyd Bennett Field--North Forty Preserve 13.2 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
55 Rockaway Community Park 15.7 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
56 Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh 13.3 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
57 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East) 11.8 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
58 Sandy Hook--Atlantic Drive 22.7 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
59 Bridge Creek, Western Ave. 15.3 6 30 20.0% 9.5%
60 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 7 37 18.9% 9.5%
61 Hidden Valley Park 20.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
62 Fresh Creek Park 10.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
63 Shell Creek Park 20.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
64 Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh 14.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
65 Snug Harbor Cultural Center--Wetlands 12.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
66 1-E Landfill (Restricted Access) 7.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
67 Plumb Beach 14.0 71 605 11.7% 9.4%
68 Sunset Cove Park 14.7 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
69 Fort Washington Park--Dyckman St. Boat Marina 6.4 9 56 16.1% 8.7%
70 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook 22.5 15 110 13.6% 8.4%
71 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 19 155 12.3% 8.0%
72 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 7 44 15.9% 7.9%
73 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 6 38 15.8% 7.4%
74 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 53 572 9.3% 7.2%
75 Liberty SP 7.0 46 520 8.8% 6.7%
76 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 17 171 9.9% 6.3%
77 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 4 26 15.4% 6.1%
78 Freshkills Park--East Mound 17.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
79 Captains Cove 17.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
80 Point Lookout--East Marina 23.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
81 Commerce Road Wetlands 19.6 7 60 11.7% 5.8%
82 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 15 160 9.4% 5.8%
83 Great Kills Park 18.0 11 110 10.0% 5.7%
84 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 6 50 12.0% 5.6%
85 Prospect Point 14.7 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
86 Ferry Point Park 7.1 6 51 11.8% 5.5%
87 Lenoir Preserve 14.1 17 201 8.5% 5.3%
88 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 5 42 11.9% 5.2%
89 "Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court""" 21.7 5 42 11.9% 5.2%
90 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
91 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 9 94 9.6% 5.1%
92 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 8 84 9.5% 4.9%
93 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 5 45 11.1% 4.8%
94 Meadowlands IBA--Ballfield 6.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
95 St. Catherine's Park 1.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
96 Little Neck Bay, Marsh 11.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
97 Ramapo Mountain SF--Northern Trails 24.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
98 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
99 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 4 36 11.1% 4.4%
100 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
101 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 19 285 6.7% 4.3%
102 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond 13.4 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
103 Overpeck County Park 6.2 16 239 6.7% 4.2%
104 The Celery Farm 19.5 55 1053 5.2% 4.0%
105 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 10 137 7.3% 4.0%
106 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 9 122 7.4% 3.9%
107 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 8 105 7.6% 3.9%
108 Ridgewood Reservoir 7.6 6 73 8.2% 3.8%
109 Jacob Riis Park--Magic Corner (S of golf course) 15.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
110 Jamaica Bay, South Shore 15.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
111 Pelham Bay Park--Landfill 9.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
112 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West) 11.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
113 Clarkstown Landfill 21.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
114 Tallman Mountain SP 17.2 4 44 9.1% 3.6%
115 Point Lookout 24.4 5 63 7.9% 3.4%
116 Conference House Park 24.5 9 153 5.9% 3.1%
117 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
118 Four Sparrow Marsh 12.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
119 Sandy Hook--Gunnison Lot 22.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
120 Freshkills Park--North Mound 17.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
121 Hilltop Reservation 15.5 4 53 7.5% 3.0%
122 Cemetery of the Resurrection--scrub W of maint. bldgs 22.6 3 35 8.6% 3.0%
123 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden 13.2 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
124 Hackensack--Foschini Park 8.1 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
125 Meadowlands IBA--Skeetkill Marsh 4.1 4 57 7.0% 2.8%
126 Palisades Park IBA 8.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
127 Ocean Breeze Park 14.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
128 Saw Mill Creek Trail 7.5 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
129 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 8 166 4.8% 2.5%
130 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 3 42 7.1% 2.5%
131 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 5 95 5.3% 2.3%
132 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 5 96 5.2% 2.2%
133 Palisades Park IBA--Green Brook Sanctuary 9.6 3 46 6.5% 2.2%
134 Alley Pond Park--Restoration Area 11.7 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
135 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 3 49 6.1% 2.1%
136 Randalls Island 2.4 17 508 3.3% 2.1%
137 Dead Horse Point 14.4 4 76 5.3% 2.1%
138 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 3 50 6.0% 2.1%
139 Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd. 14.3 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
140 Old Place Creek Tidal Wetlands Area 15.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
141 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
142 Lincoln Park Gravel Pits 20.2 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
143 Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge 5.8 6 147 4.1% 1.9%
144 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 3 55 5.5% 1.9%
145 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park 18.5 5 118 4.2% 1.8%
146 Rye Playland 20.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
147 Hendrix Creek 10.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
148 Oak Ridge Park 23.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
149 Nickerson Beach 23.3 5 121 4.1% 1.8%
150 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 5 121 4.1% 1.8%
151 Florham Park Fields 22.8 4 92 4.3% 1.7%
152 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 42 1867 2.2% 1.7%
153 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 6 169 3.6% 1.6%
154 Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access) 18.2 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
155 Hilltop Reservation--Courter Lane 15.8 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
156 Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn) 10.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
157 Stone Barns Center--Trails and Fields 23.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
158 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
159 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 3 71 4.2% 1.4%
160 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 5 154 3.2% 1.4%
161 Kissena Park 8.6 12 497 2.4% 1.4%
162 North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp 22.7 2 40 5.0% 1.4%
163 Piermont Pier 18.4 9 345 2.6% 1.4%
164 Palisades Park IBA--Alpine Section 11.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
165 Arverne East Nature Preserve 16.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
166 Planting Fields Arboretum 22.1 3 75 4.0% 1.4%
167 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 8 298 2.7% 1.4%
168 Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture 23.1 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
169 Nomahegan Park 20.0 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
170 Richmond Creek 18.2 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
171 Randalls Island--saltmarsh at Little Hell Gate Inlet 2.2 2 44 4.5% 1.3%
172 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 12 551 2.2% 1.3%
173 Floyd Bennett Field--Community Gardens 14.0 2 46 4.3% 1.2%
174 Randalls Island--Icahn Stadium and environs 2.3 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
175 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Buttermilk Hill area 23.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
176 Lake Tappan (NY) 18.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
177 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 2 48 4.2% 1.2%
178 Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek 11.3 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
179 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 10 505 2.0% 1.1%
180 Rockefeller SP Preserve 23.6 7 321 2.2% 1.1%
181 Coney Island Beach 14.5 3 97 3.1% 1.1%
182 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 13 758 1.7% 1.0%
183 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 2 56 3.6% 1.0%
184 Miller Field 16.3 5 224 2.2% 1.0%
185 Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone 8.7 3 109 2.8% 0.9%
186 Cranford, NJ--Tulip Street 20.2 2 59 3.4% 0.9%
187 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 7 380 1.8% 0.9%
188 Matrix Global Logistics Park 16.1 2 62 3.2% 0.9%
189 Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.) 16.6 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
190 Old Place Creek--Kayak Access Site 15.5 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
191 Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path 22.1 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
192 Central Park 0.7 40 3478 1.2% 0.8%
193 Parsons Pond Park 20.0 4 190 2.1% 0.8%
194 Naaktpunkt Stream, Swamp & Woods 16.6 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
195 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
196 Stehli Beach, Lattingtown 21.6 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
197 Inwood Hill Park--Dyckman Fields 6.5 2 70 2.9% 0.8%
198 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 4 206 1.9% 0.8%
199 Astoria Park 2.3 3 137 2.2% 0.7%
200 Blue Heron Park 20.6 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
201 Rifle Camp Park 13.4 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
202 Hofstra Park 15.5 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
203 Coney Island Pier 14.6 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
204 South Side High School--Science Wing, Rockville Centre 19.8 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
205 Mary Patrick Park 24.0 2 81 2.5% 0.7%
206 Tenafly Nature Center 9.8 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
207 Hempstead Plains Preserve 20.4 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
208 Coney Island Beach--35th St. Overlook 14.6 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
209 Veterans Memorial Park (Whippany) 24.4 2 85 2.4% 0.6%
210 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 2 90 2.2% 0.6%
211 LaGuardia Airport (LGA) 4.9 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
212 Piermont Marsh 17.6 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
213 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 2 93 2.2% 0.6%
214 Overpeck County Park--Palisades Park 5.4 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
215 Riverside Park--79th St. Boat Basin 1.0 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
216 Olympia Blvd. Pond 15.6 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
217 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 5 372 1.3% 0.6%
218 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 2 97 2.1% 0.6%
219 Point View Reservoir 19.8 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
220 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 2 101 2.0% 0.5%
221 Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.) 12.5 2 102 2.0% 0.5%
222 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches 24.3 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
223 West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344) 19.9 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
224 Prospect Park 8.4 27 3473 0.8% 0.5%
225 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 2 110 1.8% 0.5%
226 Clarks Pond 11.6 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
227 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
228 Halifax Road 23.9 4 370 1.1% 0.4%
229 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry 17.0 2 132 1.5% 0.4%
230 Lincoln Park West 7.5 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
231 Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 10.9 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
232 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
233 Grass Island Natural Area 24.0 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
234 Fort Tryon Park 5.8 3 307 1.0% 0.3%
235 Hillside Woods & Children's Village 15.6 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
236 Roosevelt Is.--FDR Four Freedoms and Southpoint Park 2.1 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
237 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
238 Inwood Hill Park--Muscota Marsh 6.9 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
239 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 2 184 1.1% 0.3%
240 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake 8.0 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
241 Marina West Town Boat Launch 23.5 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
242 Central Park--Arthur Ross Pinetum 0.2 3 353 0.8% 0.3%
243 Stevens Institute of Technology 3.9 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
244 Randalls Island--NW fields and shoreline 2.6 1 65 1.5% 0.3%
245 Hudson River Greenway--22nd-29th St. 3.0 1 67 1.5% 0.3%
246 Watchung Reservation 22.7 1 68 1.5% 0.3%
247 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 2 224 0.9% 0.2%
248 Echo Lake Park 21.2 1 75 1.3% 0.2%
249 Riverside Park--South of 96th St. 1.0 1 76 1.3% 0.2%
250 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 1 80 1.2% 0.2%
251 College of Staten Island 15.7 1 85 1.2% 0.2%
252 Central Park--Triplets Br. area (btwn 77th-79th St. transv.) 0.3 1 87 1.1% 0.2%
253 Central Park--North End 1.2 4 818 0.5% 0.2%
254 Wave Hill 8.5 1 104 1.0% 0.2%
255 Central Park--Strawberry Field 0.6 2 337 0.6% 0.2%
256 Maplewood Memorial Park 16.5 1 109 0.9% 0.2%
257 Lenape Park 19.7 1 112 0.9% 0.2%
258 Wagner College 13.3 2 355 0.6% 0.2%
259 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 1 121 0.8% 0.1%
260 Central Park--Harlem Meer 1.3 1 125 0.8% 0.1%
261 Randalls Island--saltmarsh and backstop 42 vicinity 2.9 1 125 0.8% 0.1%
262 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 1 133 0.8% 0.1%
263 Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake 10.9 1 142 0.7% 0.1%
264 Crestwood Park 19.7 1 172 0.6% 0.1%
265 Fort Greene Park 6.2 1 192 0.5% 0.1%
266 Central Park--Turtle Pond 0.1 1 263 0.4% 0.1%
267 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 1 285 0.4% 0.1%
268 Central Park--The Pool 1.0 1 303 0.3% 0.1%
269 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 2 1392 0.1% 0.0%
270 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area 23.7 1 606 0.2% 0.0%
271 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 1 846 0.1% 0.0%