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Where to find American Kestrel 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 American Kestrel 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			Sixth St. and Ave. B Community Garden	4.0	9	22	40.9%	23.3%
2			Earth School, East Village	4.1	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
3			Union Field Cemetery	7.5	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
4			Kips Bay (23rd-34th St.; Lexington Ave.-E. River)	2.7	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
5			Freshkills Park--North Mound	17.9	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
6			Hillview Reservoir (restricted access)	10.4	25	111	22.5%	15.7%
7			Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Queens	7.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
8			Washington Cemetery	11.1	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
9			Fordham University (Rose Hill Campus)	7.0	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
10			Freshkills Park	18.2	8	30	26.7%	14.2%
11			Franz Sigel Park	3.6	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
12			Caven Point Rd	8.3	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
13			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	309	2407	12.8%	11.6%
14			Cemetery of the Evergreens	7.7	6	26	23.1%	11.0%
15			Montclair Hawk Watch	13.7	11	59	18.6%	10.7%
16			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	48	369	13.0%	10.0%
17			William T. Davis Wildlife Refuge--Travis Ave. bridge	16.7	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
18			Brower Park	7.5	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
19			Floyd Bennett Field--Cricket Field area	13.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
20			Williamsbridge Reservoir	8.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
21			Pelham Bay Park--Landfill	9.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
22			Javit's Center Green Roof	2.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
23			Most Holy Trinity Cemetery, Brooklyn	7.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
24			Front St., Waterfront	12.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
25			Mount Judah Cemetery--North, Ridgewood	7.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
26			Sutton Place (53rd-59th St. btwn 1st Ave.-FDR Dr.)	1.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
27			Lincoln Terrace - Arthur S. Somers Park	8.2	7	40	17.5%	8.7%
28			Ellis Rd., waterfront (Richmond Co.)	22.1	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
29			Sound View Park	5.4	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
30			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	31	325	9.5%	6.8%
31			Crotona Park	5.5	6	42	14.3%	6.7%
32			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	8	64	12.5%	6.5%
33			Jackie Robinson Park	3.4	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
34			Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery	5.9	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
35			Peter Detmold Park	1.9	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
36			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	15	155	9.7%	6.0%
37			Sandy Hook	23.7	163	2381	6.8%	5.9%
38			Owls Head Park	10.3	21	261	8.0%	5.3%
39			The Gardens at St. Luke in the Fields (Barrow to Christopher St.)	4.0	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
40			Chelsea Park, Manhattan	2.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
41			Columbia University, Manhattanville Campus	2.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
42			West Village (approx. 14th-Houston St. W of 6th Ave.)	3.8	5	49	10.2%	4.4%
43			Randalls Island	2.4	15	209	7.2%	4.4%
44			Rutgers University Newark Campus	11.3	19	301	6.3%	4.1%
45			Hudson River Greenway--145th-155th St.	3.5	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
46			Mills Reservation	13.7	7	86	8.1%	4.0%
47			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	41	764	5.4%	4.0%
48			Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek	11.3	4	40	10.0%	4.0%
49			Chelsea (14th-34th St.; 6th Ave. to Hudson R.)	3.0	3	27	11.1%	3.9%
50			Prospect Park	8.4	341	8052	4.2%	3.8%
51			Central Park	0.7	356	8750	4.1%	3.7%
52			Fort Greene Park	6.2	23	423	5.4%	3.7%
53			Upper West Side--10024	0.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
54			Randalls Island--Urban Farm and Scylla Playground	2.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
55			Gowanus Canal	7.4	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
56			Linden Hill Cemetery	5.6	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
57			All Faiths Cemetery	6.2	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
58			Edgemere Landfill (restricted access)	15.6	3	32	9.4%	3.2%
59			Central Park--North End	1.2	70	1771	4.0%	3.1%
60			William H. Pouch Boy Scout Camp	15.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
61			Dobbs Ferry (Westchester Co.)	16.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
62			St. Mark's Church-In-The-Bowery	3.7	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
63			Sugar Hill (145th-155th St.;Amsterdam-Edgecombe Ave.)	3.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
64			Hebron Seventh-day Adventist Bilingual School	7.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
65			North Hudson Park	2.3	4	53	7.5%	3.0%
66			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	9	161	5.6%	3.0%
67			Idlewild Park	14.1	3	36	8.3%	2.9%
68			Red Hook Recreation Area	7.8	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
69			Erie Basin Park, IKEA (Brooklyn)	8.0	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
70			Charles Memorial Park	11.5	4	57	7.0%	2.8%
71			United Nations HQ	2.0	3	40	7.5%	2.6%
72			City Island (Bronx Co.)	10.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
73			St. John the Divine	1.6	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
74			High Line Park--Gansevoort St.-30th St.	3.3	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
75			Jefferson Market Garden	3.7	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
76			John Paul Jones Park	12.3	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
77			Macombs Dam Park	3.8	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
78			Memorial Park, Village of Nyack	21.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
79			Highbridge Park--S of Alexander Hamilton Bridge	4.3	6	115	5.2%	2.4%
80			Green-Wood Cemetery--Sylvan Water	9.0	4	68	5.9%	2.3%
81			Union Square Park	3.4	8	179	4.5%	2.3%
82			Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs	9.0	6	124	4.8%	2.2%
83			World Trade Center Memorial	5.4	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
84			St. John Cemetery (Queens Co.)	6.9	4	71	5.6%	2.2%
85			Wave Hill	8.5	4	74	5.4%	2.1%
86			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	4	75	5.3%	2.1%
87			Hudson River Greenway--Clinton Cove (54th-59th St.)	1.7	4	76	5.3%	2.1%
88			St. Nicholas Park	2.6	3	50	6.0%	2.1%
89			Tompkins Square Park	3.9	11	300	3.7%	2.1%
90			Sunset Park (Brooklyn)	9.4	5	106	4.7%	2.0%
91			Riverside Park--South of 96th St.	1.0	6	137	4.4%	2.0%
92			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	16	493	3.2%	2.0%
93			Stevens Institute of Technology	3.9	3	52	5.8%	2.0%
94			Liberty SP	7.0	24	825	2.9%	2.0%
95			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest	13.2	5	111	4.5%	1.9%
96			Astoria Park	2.3	7	178	3.9%	1.9%
97			Oakwood Beach	17.4	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
98			Van Vorst Park	6.1	4	87	4.6%	1.8%
99			General Theological Seminary	3.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
100			St. Pauls Chapel Churchyard	5.3	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
101			Howard Beach (Queens Co.)	10.7	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
102			Newark Liberty International Airport	12.8	4	88	4.5%	1.8%
103			Disposal Rd.	7.7	5	123	4.1%	1.7%
104			Sutton Place Park (56th-57th St.)	1.7	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
105			Randalls Island--Southwest section	1.7	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
106			Woodbridge River Park	21.8	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
107			Melanie Lane Wetlands	22.5	4	97	4.1%	1.6%
108			Central Park--The Ramble	0.3	107	5687	1.9%	1.6%
109			Central Park--The Lake (Lower Lobe aka Wagner Cove)	0.6	2	36	5.6%	1.5%
110			Swindler Cove Park and Sherman Creek	5.8	4	102	3.9%	1.5%
111			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	5	140	3.6%	1.5%
112			New York Botanical Garden	7.3	9	320	2.8%	1.5%
113			Yankee Stadium	3.7	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
114			Washington Market Park	5.0	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
115			Floyd Bennett Field--End of Archery Rd.	14.3	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
116			Bronx Zoo	6.7	11	422	2.6%	1.5%
117			Sandy Hook--Nike Pond	24.1	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
118			Monastery Square (private school)	11.6	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
119			Roger Morris Park	4.0	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
120			Ferry Point Park	7.1	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
121			John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK)	13.4	3	75	4.0%	1.4%
122			Morningside Park (Manhattan)	1.8	8	311	2.6%	1.3%
123			Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge	5.8	2	43	4.7%	1.3%
124			East River State Park (Brooklyn)	4.2	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
125			Bryant Park	2.1	18	908	2.0%	1.3%
126			Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill)	10.7	2	44	4.5%	1.3%
127			Seward Park, Manhattan	4.7	2	44	4.5%	1.3%
128			Backyard of Isaac Grant, Staten Island	11.3	3	83	3.6%	1.2%
129			Troy Meadows Natural Area	21.6	13	620	2.1%	1.2%
130			Socrates Sculpture Park	1.8	3	86	3.5%	1.2%
131			Ash Brook Reservation	23.5	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
132			Randalls Island--saltmarsh and backstop 42 vicinity	2.9	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
133			Middle Village Cemetery	6.6	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
134			McCarren Park	4.3	5	183	2.7%	1.2%
135			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	30	1827	1.6%	1.2%
136			Richard A. Rutkowski Park	9.9	3	91	3.3%	1.1%
137			Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)	11.0	2	49	4.1%	1.1%
138			Hudson River Greenway--Pier 84 (W 44th St.)	2.2	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
139			Shellbank Basin	11.0	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
140			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	9	437	2.1%	1.1%
141			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	5	199	2.5%	1.1%
142			Fort Tryon Park	5.8	11	575	1.9%	1.1%
143			Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout	14.7	4	149	2.7%	1.0%
144			Greenpoint, Brooklyn	3.5	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
145			Hamilton Fish Park	4.3	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
146			Coney Island Creek Park	14.0	3	99	3.0%	1.0%
147			Central Park--Great Lawn	0.0	2	55	3.6%	1.0%
148			Forest Park	8.2	18	1147	1.6%	1.0%
149			DeWitt Clinton Park	1.7	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
150			Seward Park Co-op Grounds, Manhattan	4.7	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
151			Lemon Creek Pier	22.6	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
152			Roosevelt Is.--FDR Four Freedoms and Southpoint Park	2.1	2	59	3.4%	0.9%
153			Central Park--Arthur Ross Pinetum	0.2	3	110	2.7%	0.9%
154			Canal Park	4.5	3	115	2.6%	0.9%
155			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	5	241	2.1%	0.9%
156			Gramercy Park (private park)	3.2	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
157			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	7	388	1.8%	0.9%
158			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	45	3846	1.2%	0.9%
159			Carl Schurz Park	1.3	3	119	2.5%	0.9%
160			St. Michael’s Cemetery, East Elmhurst	3.7	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
161			Madison Square Park	2.9	5	262	1.9%	0.8%
162			Pugsley Creek Park	6.4	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
163			Central Park--Summit Rock	0.2	7	433	1.6%	0.8%
164			Ridgewood Reservoir	7.6	3	131	2.3%	0.8%
165			Brooklyn Bridge Park	5.9	12	890	1.3%	0.8%
166			Six Diamonds Ballfields	13.7	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
167			Battery Park, Manhattan	6.0	7	441	1.6%	0.8%
168			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	11	804	1.4%	0.8%
169			Dead Horse Point	14.4	2	72	2.8%	0.8%
170			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	3	141	2.1%	0.7%
171			Bush Terminal Piers Park	9.2	2	76	2.6%	0.7%
172			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	16	1383	1.2%	0.7%
173			Passaic River South Orange Ave Boat Launch Livingston	21.1	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
174			Cemetery of the Resurrection	22.3	2	80	2.5%	0.7%
175			Whitney Pond Park	13.7	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
176			Ramapo Mountain SF	23.5	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
177			McGolrick Park	4.1	2	82	2.4%	0.7%
178			Hudson River Greenway--22nd-29th St.	3.0	2	84	2.4%	0.7%
179			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	19	1892	1.0%	0.6%
180			Kissena Park	8.6	5	338	1.5%	0.6%
181			Theodore Roosevelt Park, Manhattan	0.4	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
182			Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot	15.9	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
183			Central Park--Tennis Center and vicinity	0.6	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
184			Central Park--Harlem Meer	1.3	3	170	1.8%	0.6%
185			Plumb Beach	14.0	10	915	1.1%	0.6%
186			Centennial Gardens Bird Sanctuary	14.9	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
187			Central Park--Strawberry Field	0.6	7	595	1.2%	0.6%
188			Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline	2.9	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
189			Pocket Park, 50th St. W of 6th Ave.	1.7	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
190			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	8	749	1.1%	0.5%
191			Central Park--Great Hill	1.2	6	512	1.2%	0.5%
192			Washington Square Park	3.8	4	292	1.4%	0.5%
193			Washington Square Village and Silver Towers Complex	4.1	2	106	1.9%	0.5%
194			Tudor City Greens	2.2	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
195			Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.)	0.5	3	204	1.5%	0.5%
196			Central Park--Turtle Pond	0.1	9	962	0.9%	0.5%
197			Meadowlands IBA--Skeetkill Marsh	4.1	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
198			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	11	1258	0.9%	0.5%
199			Schmidt's Woods	4.5	3	227	1.3%	0.5%
200			Central Park--Blockhouse	1.3	3	230	1.3%	0.4%
201			Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access	13.4	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
202			Prospect Park--Vale of Cashmere	7.8	6	657	0.9%	0.4%
203			Woodlawn Cemetery	9.0	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
204			Queens College	8.3	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
205			Battery Park City--Pumphouse Park	5.4	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
206			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	2	137	1.5%	0.4%
207			Central Park--Shakespeare Garden	0.2	2	140	1.4%	0.4%
208			Brooklyn Botanic Garden	7.8	4	402	1.0%	0.4%
209			Pier 44 Waterfront Garden	7.8	1	46	2.2%	0.4%
210			Great Kills Park	18.0	3	269	1.1%	0.4%
211			Shore Road Park	11.7	2	145	1.4%	0.4%
212			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Buttermilk Hill area	23.9	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
213			Piermont Pier	18.4	3	282	1.1%	0.4%
214			City Hall Park incl. Millennium Park, Manhattan	5.2	1	50	2.0%	0.4%
215			Central Park--Maintenance Meadow	0.2	2	158	1.3%	0.3%
216			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond	13.4	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
217			Central Park--The Pond and Hallett Sanctuary	1.1	4	459	0.9%	0.3%
218			Lenape Park	19.7	3	303	1.0%	0.3%
219			Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd.	17.8	2	168	1.2%	0.3%
220			Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area	23.2	1	56	1.8%	0.3%
221			Miller Field	16.3	2	177	1.1%	0.3%
222			Saw Mill Creek Marsh	16.7	1	57	1.8%	0.3%
223			Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden	12.0	1	59	1.7%	0.3%
224			Central Park--Falconers Hill	0.6	2	187	1.1%	0.3%
225			East River Park, Manhattan	4.3	1	63	1.6%	0.3%
226			Brookfield Park	18.2	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
227			Central Park--Evodia Field	0.3	1	66	1.5%	0.3%
228			Central Park--Cherry Hill	0.5	1	66	1.5%	0.3%
229			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh	4.5	2	211	0.9%	0.3%
230			Florham Park Fields	22.8	1	69	1.4%	0.3%
231			Central Park--Tupelo Meadow	0.3	1	71	1.4%	0.2%
232			Central Park--The Oven and The Point	0.4	2	222	0.9%	0.2%
233			Dyker Beach Park	12.0	1	72	1.4%	0.2%
234			Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.)	16.6	1	74	1.4%	0.2%
235			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	2	235	0.9%	0.2%
236			Cunningham Park Southeast Preserve	10.9	1	77	1.3%	0.2%
237			Battery Park City--South Cove and environs	5.8	1	81	1.2%	0.2%
238			Hamilton Park	5.6	1	84	1.2%	0.2%
239			Central Park--North Woods	1.3	2	273	0.7%	0.2%
240			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	5	1085	0.5%	0.2%
241			Rifle Camp Park	13.4	1	91	1.1%	0.2%
242			Laurel Hill Park	6.3	1	92	1.1%	0.2%
243			Central Park--The Pool	1.0	4	846	0.5%	0.2%
244			Rockefeller SP Preserve	23.6	4	863	0.5%	0.2%
245			Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center	11.2	1	98	1.0%	0.2%
246			Cow Meadow Park and Preserve	23.2	1	98	1.0%	0.2%
247			Central Park--Belvedere Castle	0.2	1	100	1.0%	0.2%
248			Battery Park City--Nelson A. Rockefeller Jr Park	5.1	1	104	1.0%	0.2%
249			Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve	20.5	2	345	0.6%	0.2%
250			Van Cortlandt Park	9.1	1	112	0.9%	0.2%
251			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	1	112	0.9%	0.2%
252			Cunningham Park	10.8	1	113	0.9%	0.2%
253			Hilltop Reservation	15.5	1	115	0.9%	0.2%
254			Flushing International High School	7.9	1	118	0.8%	0.1%
255			Lincoln Park West	7.5	1	119	0.8%	0.1%
256			Green-Wood Cemetery--Dell Water	9.2	1	138	0.7%	0.1%
257			Stephen R. Gregg County Park	10.4	1	148	0.7%	0.1%
258			Borg's Woods	9.7	1	149	0.7%	0.1%
259			Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park	18.5	1	150	0.7%	0.1%
260			Overpeck County Park	6.2	1	153	0.7%	0.1%
261			Battery Park City--Teardrop Park	5.1	1	154	0.6%	0.1%
262			Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive	22.9	1	157	0.6%	0.1%
263			The Celery Farm	19.5	4	1399	0.3%	0.1%
264			Central Park--Triplets Br. area (btwn 77th-79th St. transv.)	0.3	1	160	0.6%	0.1%
265			Forest Park--Strack Pond	8.1	1	160	0.6%	0.1%
266			Hillside Woods & Children's Village	15.6	1	175	0.6%	0.1%
267			Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch)	1.1	3	1018	0.3%	0.1%
268			Cemetery of the Resurrection--N entrance	22.2	1	178	0.6%	0.1%
269			Lenoir Preserve	14.1	1	183	0.5%	0.1%
270			Central Park--The Lake (Upper Lobe)	0.3	1	190	0.5%	0.1%
271			Muttontown Preserve	22.5	1	201	0.5%	0.1%
272			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	1	213	0.5%	0.1%
273			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Eagle Hill area	22.8	1	215	0.5%	0.1%
274			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	1	230	0.4%	0.1%
275			Central Park--The Lake	0.4	1	233	0.4%	0.1%
276			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	1	247	0.4%	0.1%
277			Riverside Park--North of 96th St.	1.8	1	250	0.4%	0.1%
278			Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh	14.8	1	255	0.4%	0.1%
279			Watchung Reservation	22.7	1	263	0.4%	0.1%
280			Rye Nature Center	19.8	1	264	0.4%	0.1%
281			Valley Stream SP	16.0	1	301	0.3%	0.1%
282			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond	22.5	1	373	0.3%	0.0%
283			Halifax Road	23.9	2	1326	0.2%	0.0%
284			Central Park--Reservoir	0.4	1	514	0.2%	0.0%
285			Forest Park--Waterhole	8.4	1	518	0.2%	0.0%
286			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	1	757	0.1%	0.0%