Bird Finder

Where to find Swamp Sparrow in August
within 25 miles of New York City, United States

Swamp Sparrow
© Ryan Schain / Cornell Lab Macaulay Library

This page shows which locations in the selected region historically had the highest probability of a checklist including Swamp Sparrow in August. 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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Evidence Sampling Score
# Location Chart Dist Media Years Birders Hits Lists Freq Conf
1 Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow
20.6 1 13 10 32 47 68.1% 53.8%
2 North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh
17.6 0 2 1 20 44 45.5% 31.7%
3 Troy Meadows Natural Area
21.1 0 13 21 72 221 32.6% 26.7%
4 Great Swamp NWR
23.9 0 18 38 71 223 31.8% 26.1%
5 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks
11.9 0 6 12 15 41 36.6% 23.6%
6 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary
14.8 1 7 19 45 208 21.6% 16.6%
7 Melanie Lane Wetlands
21.4 0 3 3 13 55 23.6% 14.4%
8 Meadowlands District IBA
7.6 0 3 4 14 65 21.5% 13.3%
9 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)
7.8 0 7 7 13 74 17.6% 10.6%
10 Goethals Bridge Pond--Observation Platform
10.6 0 3 3 8 47 17.0% 8.9%
11 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park
18.2 0 9 5 16 146 11.0% 6.9%
12 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point
6.7 0 10 7 16 161 9.9% 6.2%
13 Troy Meadows--Alan Dr. access, gas-line trails and deer exclosure
21.9 0 1 1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
14 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh
7.4 0 6 6 7 58 12.1% 6.0%
15 Matrix Global Logistics Park
11.5 0 4 1 10 113 8.8% 4.9%
16 Bridge Creek, Western Ave.
10.9 0 3 2 5 46 10.9% 4.7%
17 Great Swamp NWR--Long Hill Rd
24.9 0 1 1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
18 William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge--Travis Ave. bridge
12.0 0 1 1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
19 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area
21.0 0 6 5 68 1324 5.1% 4.1%
20 Goethals Bridge Pond
10.7 0 1 2 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
21 Liberty SP
2.4 0 9 6 26 508 5.1% 3.5%
22 Richard W. DeKorte Park
6.9 3 16 48 76 1922 4.0% 3.2%
23 Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path
21.6 0 2 2 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
24 Palisades Park IBA--Alpine Section
16.2 0 1 1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
25 Richmond Creek
13.3 0 1 1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
26 Freshkills Park--North Park (Phase l)
12.8 0 1 1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
27 Kernan’s Quarry Wetlands
14.3 0 1 1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
28 Old Place Creek Tidal Wetlands Area
11.2 0 1 1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
29 Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area
7.2 0 2 1 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
30 Freshkills Park
13.4 0 2 2 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
31 Goethals Bridge Pond--Goethals Homes
10.8 0 2 2 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
32 Tallman Mountain SP
22.1 0 2 2 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
33 Disposal Rd.
7.7 0 3 3 4 83 4.8% 1.9%
34 Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center
21.7 0 1 1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
35 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access)
14.1 0 1 1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
36 Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge
10.1 0 1 1 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
37 Brookfield Park
13.3 0 2 3 3 59 5.1% 1.7%
38 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh
6.1 0 9 8 9 318 2.8% 1.5%
39 Chelsea Rd. and Bloomfield Ave., wetlands
11.8 0 1 1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
40 Rahway River--Yacht Club Overlook
15.5 0 1 1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
41 Idlewild Park
13.8 0 1 2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
42 Bayonne Golf Club
5.8 0 4 7 6 203 3.0% 1.4%
43 Walker Avenue Wetlands
20.7 0 5 10 11 465 2.4% 1.3%
44 Flushing Airport
10.0 0 1 1 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
45 Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access)
13.8 0 1 1 2 44 4.5% 1.3%
46 Loantaka Brook Reservation
23.9 0 3 5 5 179 2.8% 1.2%
47 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge
11.6 0 11 21 28 1709 1.6% 1.1%
48 Bee Meadow Park
22.8 0 1 1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
49 Pelham Bay Park--Thomas Pell WS and Goose Creek Marsh
15.0 0 1 1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
50 Great Kills Park
13.0 0 4 2 4 155 2.6% 1.0%
51 Pelham Bay Park--Bartow-Pell Mansion
15.1 0 1 1 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
52 Bryant Park
3.0 2 1 4 6 327 1.8% 0.8%
53 Woodlawn Cemetery
14.0 0 1 1 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
54 West Essex Wetlands
18.9 0 1 6 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
55 Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve
16.1 0 2 3 2 71 2.8% 0.8%
56 Bayswater Point SP
14.2 0 1 1 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
57 Frank M. Chapman Birding Trail
13.8 0 1 1 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
58 5th Avenue Wetlands, Hackensack River
24.6 0 1 1 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
59 West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344)
18.9 0 2 2 2 77 2.6% 0.7%
60 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area
23.1 0 4 4 4 221 1.8% 0.7%
61 Saw Mill Creek Marsh
12.1 0 1 1 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
62 The Celery Farm
23.1 0 6 7 11 922 1.2% 0.7%
63 Old Troy County Park
22.3 0 1 1 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
64 Lincoln Park Gravel Pits
21.5 0 2 2 2 86 2.3% 0.6%
65 Marshlands Conservancy
22.9 1 5 7 8 638 1.3% 0.6%
66 Pelham Bay Park
14.8 0 3 1 3 173 1.7% 0.6%
67 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)
15.7 0 2 6 4 284 1.4% 0.5%
68 Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches
19.7 0 1 1 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
69 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake
9.1 0 1 1 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
70 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave.
7.2 0 2 2 2 109 1.8% 0.5%
71 Richard A. Rutkowski Park
5.8 0 1 1 2 109 1.8% 0.5%
72 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path
17.9 0 1 2 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
73 Sandy Hook
19.0 0 7 8 8 849 0.9% 0.5%
74 Teaneck Creek Conservancy
11.1 0 2 2 2 119 1.7% 0.5%
75 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook
17.6 0 1 1 2 121 1.7% 0.5%
76 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill)
8.8 0 1 1 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
77 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area
18.5 0 1 1 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
78 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail
7.0 0 2 2 2 130 1.5% 0.4%
79 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond
11.5 0 5 10 8 971 0.8% 0.4%
80 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park
9.1 1 4 5 5 515 1.0% 0.4%
81 Kissena Park
10.6 0 2 2 2 135 1.5% 0.4%
82 Overpeck County Park
10.5 0 1 2 2 137 1.5% 0.4%
83 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)
8.7 0 1 1 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
84 Clay Ave. Wetland (Tessie McNamara Park)
7.9 0 2 2 2 173 1.2% 0.3%
85 Ridgewood Reservoir
6.5 0 1 1 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
86 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve
23.7 0 1 1 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
87 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park
9.9 0 1 1 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
88 Hilltop Reservation
15.8 0 1 1 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
89 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center
13.6 0 1 1 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
90 Brooklyn Botanic Garden
3.9 0 2 2 2 220 0.9% 0.2%
91 Palisades Park IBA--Green Brook Sanctuary
14.6 0 1 1 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
92 Bushwick Inlet Park
2.4 0 1 1 1 74 1.4% 0.2%
93 Cliffwood Beach Waterfront Park
21.5 0 1 1 1 78 1.3% 0.2%
94 Sands Point Preserve
19.0 0 1 1 1 79 1.3% 0.2%
95 Saw Mill Creek Trail
7.3 0 1 1 1 82 1.2% 0.2%
96 Hempstead Lake SP--south end
18.9 0 2 2 2 265 0.8% 0.2%
97 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn
4.4 0 3 3 5 1133 0.4% 0.2%
98 South Mountain Reservation
15.5 0 1 1 1 97 1.0% 0.2%
99 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula
4.9 0 1 1 1 98 1.0% 0.2%
100 Cheesequake State Park
23.6 0 1 1 1 101 1.0% 0.2%
101 Fort Tilden
12.3 0 1 1 1 103 1.0% 0.2%
102 Conference House Park
19.7 0 1 1 1 115 0.9% 0.2%
103 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)
11.3 0 1 1 1 133 0.8% 0.1%
104 Mt. Loretto Unique Area
18.0 0 1 1 1 135 0.7% 0.1%
105 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end
11.1 0 2 9 2 443 0.5% 0.1%
106 Piermont Pier
23.4 0 3 3 3 876 0.3% 0.1%
107 The Landing, Dobbs Ferry
22.1 0 1 1 1 154 0.6% 0.1%
108 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond
11.3 0 3 3 3 910 0.3% 0.1%
109 Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh
12.6 0 1 2 1 199 0.5% 0.1%
110 Breezy Point Tip
11.9 0 1 2 1 208 0.5% 0.1%
111 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end
11.7 0 2 2 2 650 0.3% 0.1%
112 Prospect Park
4.2 0 3 5 5 2691 0.2% 0.1%
113 Commerce Road Wetlands
19.8 0 1 1 1 224 0.4% 0.1%
114 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)
9.0 0 1 1 1 226 0.4% 0.1%
115 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove
14.7 0 1 1 1 250 0.4% 0.1%
116 Raritan Bay Waterfront Park & Morgan Avenue Mudflats
21.4 0 1 1 1 252 0.4% 0.1%
117 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary
24.9 0 1 1 1 294 0.3% 0.1%
118 Sandy Hook--North End
16.4 0 1 1 1 307 0.3% 0.1%
119 Plumb Beach
10.3 0 2 2 2 1360 0.1% 0.0%
120 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)
1.9 0 1 1 1 441 0.2% 0.0%
121 Brooklyn Bridge Park
1.1 0 1 1 1 592 0.2% 0.0%
122 Central Park--The Ramble
4.7 0 1 1 1 1780 0.1% 0.0%
123 Central Park
4.3 0 1 1 1 1958 0.1% 0.0%