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Where to find Northern Harrier in May
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 May. 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 10 32 31.2% 18.0%
2 Eibs Pond Park 13.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
3 Matthiessen Park, Irvington 18.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
4 Freshkills Park 18.2 5 30 16.7% 7.3%
5 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 17 155 11.0% 7.0%
6 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 15 141 10.6% 6.6%
7 Sandy Hook 23.7 172 2381 7.2% 6.3%
8 High Rock Park--Moses Mt. 16.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
9 Anderson Park 13.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
10 Meadowlands--Richard Kane Natural Area (restricted access) 4.9 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
11 Bergen Beach 12.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
12 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 16 241 6.6% 4.1%
13 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 91 1827 5.0% 4.1%
14 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 4 44 9.1% 3.6%
15 Field of Dreams Greenbelt 17.9 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
16 William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge--Travis Ave. bridge 16.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
17 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 71 1892 3.8% 3.0%
18 Montclair Hawk Watch 13.7 4 59 6.8% 2.7%
19 Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline 11.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
20 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 5 91 5.5% 2.4%
21 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 10 235 4.3% 2.3%
22 Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach 23.7 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
23 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 7 161 4.3% 2.1%
24 William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge 16.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
25 Meadowlands IBA--Ballfield 6.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
26 Disposal Rd. 7.7 5 123 4.1% 1.7%
27 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 11 369 3.0% 1.7%
28 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 4 94 4.3% 1.7%
29 Anderson Creek Marsh 6.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
30 River Barge Park 5.1 5 134 3.7% 1.6%
31 Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek 11.3 2 40 5.0% 1.4%
32 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 10 437 2.3% 1.2%
33 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 15 749 2.0% 1.2%
34 Mills Reservation 13.7 3 86 3.5% 1.2%
35 Elizabeth River--1st st bridge 15.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
36 Hendrix Creek 10.4 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
37 Jones Beach Bay Islands 24.8 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
38 Spring Creek Park 10.9 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
39 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 5 211 2.4% 1.0%
40 Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh 17.7 2 55 3.6% 1.0%
41 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 3 109 2.8% 0.9%
42 Bay County Park 19.0 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
43 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 3 125 2.4% 0.8%
44 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
45 Pugsley Creek Park 6.4 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
46 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 3 137 2.2% 0.7%
47 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 3 140 2.1% 0.7%
48 Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access) 18.2 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
49 Liberty SP 7.0 10 825 1.2% 0.7%
50 Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area 4.5 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
51 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 3 156 1.9% 0.7%
52 Rockefeller SP Preserve 23.6 10 863 1.2% 0.6%
53 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 2 92 2.2% 0.6%
54 Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline 2.9 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
55 Commerce Road Wetlands 19.6 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
56 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 7 620 1.1% 0.5%
57 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 8 764 1.0% 0.5%
58 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 8 804 1.0% 0.5%
59 Meadowlands IBA--Skeetkill Marsh 4.1 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
60 Oakwood Beach--Riga St. marsh 17.6 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
61 Grass Island Natural Area 24.0 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
62 The Celery Farm 19.5 11 1399 0.8% 0.4%
63 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 10 1258 0.8% 0.4%
64 Demarest Nature Center 12.6 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
65 Great Kills Park 18.0 3 269 1.1% 0.4%
66 Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center 24.0 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
67 Van Cortlandt Park--NW Forest 9.4 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
68 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
69 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 2 157 1.3% 0.4%
70 Forest Park--Strack Pond 8.1 2 160 1.2% 0.3%
71 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 19 3846 0.5% 0.3%
72 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
73 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 3 325 0.9% 0.3%
74 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 1 61 1.6% 0.3%
75 Neck Creek Preserve 17.4 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
76 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry 17.0 1 80 1.2% 0.2%
77 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 2 255 0.8% 0.2%
78 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 1 98 1.0% 0.2%
79 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden 13.5 1 102 1.0% 0.2%
80 Plumb Beach 14.0 4 915 0.4% 0.2%
81 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 8 2407 0.3% 0.2%
82 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 1 111 0.9% 0.2%
83 Cranford, NJ--Tulip Street 20.2 1 111 0.9% 0.2%
84 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 1 112 0.9% 0.2%
85 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 1 124 0.8% 0.1%
86 Prospect Park 8.4 15 8052 0.2% 0.1%
87 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 2 493 0.4% 0.1%
88 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 1 199 0.5% 0.1%
89 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 1 218 0.5% 0.1%
90 Halifax Road 23.9 3 1326 0.2% 0.1%
91 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 1 233 0.4% 0.1%
92 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 1 247 0.4% 0.1%
93 Cranberry Lake Preserve 23.3 1 251 0.4% 0.1%
94 William Warren County Park 23.4 1 277 0.4% 0.1%
95 Piermont Pier 18.4 1 282 0.4% 0.1%
96 Lenape Park 19.7 1 303 0.3% 0.1%
97 Nickerson Beach 23.3 1 421 0.2% 0.0%
98 Wagner College 13.3 1 424 0.2% 0.0%
99 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 1 487 0.2% 0.0%
100 Central Park--Great Hill 1.2 1 512 0.2% 0.0%
101 Central Park 0.7 6 8750 0.1% 0.0%
102 Central Park--Strawberry Field 0.6 1 595 0.2% 0.0%
103 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 1 757 0.1% 0.0%
104 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 1 1085 0.1% 0.0%
105 Central Park--North End 1.2 1 1771 0.1% 0.0%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJan-2024. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jan 2024.