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Where to find Swamp Sparrow in February
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 Swamp Sparrow in February. 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 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 357 759 47.0% 43.5%
2 North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh 22.6 29 54 53.7% 40.6%
3 Bayswater Point SP 15.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
4 Maspeth Creek (Queens Co.) 4.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
5 Idlewild Park 14.1 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
6 Anderson Creek Marsh 6.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
7 Hudson Yards (30th-41st St.; 8th-11th Ave.) 2.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
8 The Gardens at St. Luke in the Fields (Barrow to Christopher St.) 4.0 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
9 Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve 20.5 14 66 21.2% 13.1%
10 Ash Brook Reservation 23.5 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
11 Meadowlands IBA--Skeetkill Marsh 4.1 7 33 21.2% 10.7%
12 Lemon Creek, bridge at Excelsior Ave. 21.9 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
13 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 18 123 14.6% 9.5%
14 Crotona Park 5.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
15 Snug Harbor Cultural Center--Wetlands 12.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
16 New Creek Watershed, Jefferson Ave. 15.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
17 Oakwood Beach--Bluebelt, Lynn St. 17.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
18 Union Square Park 3.4 20 142 14.1% 9.3%
19 Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path 22.3 5 25 20.0% 8.9%
20 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 20 157 12.7% 8.4%
21 Mattano Park 15.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
22 Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow 20.3 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
23 Hendrix Creek 10.4 12 91 13.2% 7.7%
24 Bella Abzug Park 2.5 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
25 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park 18.5 17 143 11.9% 7.6%
26 Van Saun Park--Walden Pond 10.8 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
27 Four Sparrow Marsh 12.9 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
28 High Rock Park 15.9 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
29 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 5 33 15.2% 6.7%
30 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 47 548 8.6% 6.5%
31 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 5 35 14.3% 6.3%
32 Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail 7.0 6 45 13.3% 6.3%
33 Prospect Park 8.4 144 1997 7.2% 6.2%
34 Field of Dreams Greenbelt 17.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
35 Penn South Co-op (23rd-29th btwn 8th-9th Ave) 2.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
36 The Celery Farm 19.5 50 628 8.0% 6.1%
37 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point 4.5 10 92 10.9% 6.0%
38 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 6 48 12.5% 5.9%
39 Piermont Marsh 17.6 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
40 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 12 129 9.3% 5.4%
41 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 5 41 12.2% 5.3%
42 Sandy Hook 23.7 55 817 6.7% 5.2%
43 North Hudson Park 2.3 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
44 Kissena Park 8.6 10 108 9.3% 5.1%
45 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 12 141 8.5% 4.9%
46 Piermont Pier 18.4 28 402 7.0% 4.9%
47 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 36 554 6.5% 4.7%
48 Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn) 10.1 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
49 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 6.9 11 146 7.5% 4.3%
50 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 5 53 9.4% 4.1%
51 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
52 Herald Square Park 2.4 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
53 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 8 108 7.4% 3.8%
54 Randalls Island 2.4 12 184 6.5% 3.8%
55 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 46 940 4.9% 3.7%
56 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Pond 22.3 8 113 7.1% 3.6%
57 Floyd Bennett Field--North Forty Preserve 13.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
58 New Creek Watershed, Graham Blvd. bridge 15.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
59 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 13 212 6.1% 3.6%
60 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 5 60 8.3% 3.6%
61 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 10 157 6.4% 3.5%
62 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 5 62 8.1% 3.5%
63 Bryant Park 2.1 13 220 5.9% 3.5%
64 Roslyn Pond Town Park 16.7 4 46 8.7% 3.4%
65 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
66 Bridge Creek, Western Ave. 15.3 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
67 Central Park--The Pond and Hallett Sanctuary 1.1 13 231 5.6% 3.3%
68 Disposal Rd. 7.7 9 150 6.0% 3.2%
69 Kathryn Gorman Ponds Park 24.9 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
70 Battery Park City 5.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
71 Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline 11.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
72 Beaver Lake (Nassau Co.) 22.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
73 stakeout Townsend's Warbler, Fycke Ln, Teaneck (2021) 7.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
74 Bronx Zoo 6.7 14 283 4.9% 3.0%
75 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 19 416 4.6% 2.9%
76 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 11 220 5.0% 2.8%
77 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake 8.0 5 77 6.5% 2.8%
78 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 22 535 4.1% 2.7%
79 Liberty SP 7.0 16 370 4.3% 2.7%
80 East River, Brooklyn Bridge to S.I. Ferry 5.7 3 39 7.7% 2.7%
81 Barbour Pond Park 18.7 3 40 7.5% 2.6%
82 Brookfield Park 18.2 3 40 7.5% 2.6%
83 Riverdale Park 8.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
84 Garden City Bird Sanctuary 15.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
85 East Side of 1251 6th Ave.; 49th-50th St., Manhattan 1.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
86 New Creek Watershed, Olympia Blvd. bridge 15.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
87 Melanie Lane Wetlands 22.5 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
88 Halifax Road 23.9 11 250 4.4% 2.5%
89 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 13 313 4.2% 2.4%
90 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 4 67 6.0% 2.3%
91 Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline 2.9 4 69 5.8% 2.3%
92 William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge 16.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
93 Powells Cove Park 6.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
94 Springfield Park 13.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
95 Lenape Park--Pond 20.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
96 All Faiths Cemetery 6.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
97 Meadowlands IBA--Ballfield 6.8 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
98 Randalls Island--saltmarsh at Little Hell Gate Inlet 2.2 3 49 6.1% 2.1%
99 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 4 76 5.3% 2.1%
100 Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier 4 Beach 6.1 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
101 Essex County Riverfront Park in Newark 9.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
102 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 6 142 4.2% 2.0%
103 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 3 53 5.7% 1.9%
104 Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier 1 5.7 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
105 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 3 55 5.5% 1.9%
106 Alley Pond Park 11.9 5 120 4.2% 1.8%
107 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
108 Otter Creek Preserve 17.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
109 Hackensack--Foschini Park 8.1 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
110 Pocantico Lake County Park--Lake Outflow 23.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
111 Ferry Point Park 7.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
112 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing 6.1 4 99 4.0% 1.6%
113 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
114 Lenape Park 19.7 3 67 4.5% 1.5%
115 Gantry Plaza SP 2.5 3 67 4.5% 1.5%
116 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 9 312 2.9% 1.5%
117 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 2 37 5.4% 1.5%
118 Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland 10.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
119 Conference House Park 24.5 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
120 Saw Mill Creek Marsh 16.7 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
121 Van Saun Park 11.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
122 Washington Square Park 3.8 4 115 3.5% 1.4%
123 Battery Park, Manhattan 6.0 5 158 3.2% 1.4%
124 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 4 117 3.4% 1.3%
125 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 8 307 2.6% 1.3%
126 Battery Park City--South Cove and environs 5.8 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
127 Central Park--Locust Grove 0.1 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
128 Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge 5.8 2 46 4.3% 1.2%
129 City Hall Park incl. Millennium Park, Manhattan 5.2 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
130 Tallman Mountain SP 17.2 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
131 Hilltop Reservation 15.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
132 Randalls Island--Freshwater Wetlands (Little Hell Gate Inlet) 2.3 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
133 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 4 132 3.0% 1.2%
134 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 4 133 3.0% 1.2%
135 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 2 49 4.1% 1.1%
136 Pocket Park, 50th St. W of 6th Ave. 1.7 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
137 Roosevelt Is.--FDR Four Freedoms and Southpoint Park 2.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
138 Randalls Island--saltmarsh and backstop 42 vicinity 2.9 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
139 River Barge Park 5.1 3 102 2.9% 1.0%
140 Mary Patrick Park 24.0 3 102 2.9% 1.0%
141 Lincoln Park Gravel Pits 20.2 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
142 Alley Pond Park--LIE (CIP Intersection) 11.8 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
143 Liberty SP--Tidal Bay 8.0 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
144 Humes Preserve 21.5 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
145 New York Botanical Garden 7.3 3 111 2.7% 0.9%
146 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 3 112 2.7% 0.9%
147 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
148 Pelham Bay Park--Bartow-Pell Mansion 10.5 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
149 Central Park 0.7 23 1730 1.3% 0.9%
150 Fort Tilden 15.7 3 120 2.5% 0.9%
151 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 9 560 1.6% 0.8%
152 Baisley Pond Park 11.9 3 121 2.5% 0.8%
153 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond 13.4 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
154 Muttontown Preserve 22.5 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
155 Pascack Brook County Park 14.6 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
156 Stuyvesant Square Park 3.4 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
157 Morris Canal Basin 6.3 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
158 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
159 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook 22.5 2 80 2.5% 0.7%
160 Swindler Cove Park and Sherman Creek 5.8 2 80 2.5% 0.7%
161 Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area 4.5 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
162 Charles Memorial Park 11.5 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
163 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 3 154 1.9% 0.7%
164 Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake 10.9 3 159 1.9% 0.6%
165 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 2 87 2.3% 0.6%
166 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 3 162 1.9% 0.6%
167 Fort Totten Park 10.0 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
168 Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden 12.0 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
169 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
170 Bayshore Waterfront Park 24.5 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
171 Watchung Reservation 22.7 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
172 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 2 102 2.0% 0.5%
173 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
174 Kings Point Park 11.6 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
175 Chelsea (14th-34th St.; 6th Ave. to Hudson R.) 3.0 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
176 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Eagle Hill area 22.8 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
177 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
178 Riverside Park--South of 96th St. 1.0 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
179 Central Park--The Lake 0.4 2 109 1.8% 0.5%
180 Dyker Beach Park 12.0 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
181 Grass Island Natural Area 24.0 3 213 1.4% 0.5%
182 Mill Creek 23.1 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
183 Playland Lake 20.4 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
184 Rockefeller SP Preserve 23.6 2 115 1.7% 0.5%
185 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 2 117 1.7% 0.5%
186 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
187 Central Park--Harlem Meer 1.3 2 118 1.7% 0.5%
188 Inwood Hill Park--Muscota Marsh 6.9 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
189 Tanglewood Preserve 18.0 1 45 2.2% 0.4%
190 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
191 Great Kills Park 18.0 3 268 1.1% 0.4%
192 Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill 8.8 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
193 Marina West Town Boat Launch 23.5 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
194 Rutgers University Newark Campus 11.3 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
195 Rahway River Park 20.1 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
196 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
197 Hempstead Lake SP--north end 18.3 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
198 Central Park--North End 1.2 2 182 1.1% 0.3%
199 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
200 Forest Park--Waterhole 8.4 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
201 Dead Horse Point 14.4 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
202 Verona Park 15.0 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
203 Weequahic Park 13.5 1 67 1.5% 0.3%
204 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
205 Battery Park City--Nelson A. Rockefeller Jr Park 5.1 1 76 1.3% 0.2%
206 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 1 76 1.3% 0.2%
207 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 4 733 0.5% 0.2%
208 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 1 87 1.1% 0.2%
209 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 1 91 1.1% 0.2%
210 Tarrytown Lakes Park 21.8 1 107 0.9% 0.2%
211 Moravian Cemetery 15.9 1 111 0.9% 0.2%
212 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 2 352 0.6% 0.2%
213 Plumb Beach 14.0 1 122 0.8% 0.1%
214 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 1 122 0.8% 0.1%
215 Coney Island Pier 14.6 1 136 0.7% 0.1%
216 Smith Pond, Rockville Center 18.3 1 137 0.7% 0.1%
217 Mill Pond Park, Bellmore 24.7 1 161 0.6% 0.1%
218 Overpeck County Park 6.2 1 170 0.6% 0.1%
219 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 1 181 0.6% 0.1%
220 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 1 187 0.5% 0.1%
221 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Parallel Pond 22.4 1 194 0.5% 0.1%
222 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 1 246 0.4% 0.1%
223 Central Park--Reservoir 0.4 1 1093 0.1% 0.0%