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Where to find Wood Duck in January
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 Wood Duck in January. 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 Bronx Zoo 6.7 137 307 44.6% 39.2%
2 Central Park--The Pond and Hallett Sanctuary 1.1 141 328 43.0% 37.7%
3 Bronx River Pkwy Reservation--Crestwood Lake 14.2 14 27 51.9% 34.0%
4 Central Park--Reservoir 0.4 529 1560 33.9% 31.6%
5 Central Park 0.7 706 2751 25.7% 24.1%
6 Kissena Park 8.6 39 137 28.5% 21.6%
7 Crystal Lake Park 6.5 14 48 29.2% 18.2%
8 North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh 22.6 20 76 26.3% 17.7%
9 Prospect Park 8.4 470 2779 16.9% 15.6%
10 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 26 122 21.3% 15.0%
11 Weequahic Park 13.5 20 93 21.5% 14.4%
12 Crestwood Lake, Yonkers 15.0 7 25 28.0% 14.3%
13 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 29 147 19.7% 14.1%
14 Mary Patrick Park 24.0 24 120 20.0% 13.8%
15 Central Park--Harlem Meer 1.3 19 98 19.4% 12.8%
16 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 54 364 14.8% 11.6%
17 Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill 8.8 15 87 17.2% 10.7%
18 Van Bushirk Island County Park 11.9 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
19 Twin Ponds Park, Valley Cottage 24.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
20 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 10 63 15.9% 8.9%
21 Central Park--The Pool 1.0 36 307 11.7% 8.6%
22 Central Park--North End 1.2 34 288 11.8% 8.6%
23 Central Park--The Lake (Upper Lobe) 0.3 5 27 18.5% 8.2%
24 Central Park--Met Museum (E Drive; 79th-85th St. transv.) 0.1 5 28 17.9% 7.9%
25 Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake 10.9 23 207 11.1% 7.5%
26 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 39 387 10.1% 7.5%
27 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 23 212 10.8% 7.3%
28 Chatham Sewage Ponds 21.2 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
29 Crotona Park 5.5 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
30 Bradys Pond 13.5 6 43 14.0% 6.6%
31 North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp 22.7 6 44 13.6% 6.4%
32 Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path 22.3 4 26 15.4% 6.1%
33 Troy Meadows--Alan Dr. access, gas-line trails and deer exclosure 22.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
34 Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.) 0.5 11 105 10.5% 6.0%
35 Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve 20.5 11 114 9.6% 5.5%
36 CT DEEP Toll Gate Pond Site - Greenwich 24.4 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
37 Clay Pit Ponds 21.8 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
38 Kensico Lake 24.1 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
39 Cameron Field Park Pond 15.5 4 34 11.8% 4.7%
40 Bloodgoods Pond 20.3 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
41 Last Chance Pond Park 15.2 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
42 Lenape Park 19.7 7 80 8.8% 4.3%
43 New York Botanical Garden 7.3 9 116 7.8% 4.1%
44 Arbutus Lake 21.0 6 75 8.0% 3.7%
45 Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch) 1.1 10 149 6.7% 3.7%
46 Baisley Pond Park 11.9 15 252 6.0% 3.6%
47 Central Park--North Woods 1.3 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
48 Central Park--Maintenance Meadow 0.2 5 62 8.1% 3.5%
49 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 11 178 6.2% 3.5%
50 Halifax Road 23.9 18 357 5.0% 3.2%
51 Bowman Ave. Pond at Rye Ridge Plaza 21.2 7 112 6.2% 3.1%
52 Old Westbury Gardens 19.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
53 Roslyn Pond Town Park 16.7 5 79 6.3% 2.7%
54 Central Park--Arthur Ross Pinetum 0.2 8 155 5.2% 2.6%
55 Brookside Preserve 20.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
56 Central Park--Locust Grove 0.1 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
57 Central Park--The Lake 0.4 5 90 5.6% 2.4%
58 Bronxville Lake, Tuckahoe 13.3 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
59 Highland Park (Queens Co.) 7.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
60 Central Park--Spector Playground and vicinity 0.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
61 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 8 196 4.1% 2.1%
62 Clark Reservoir--Madison Hill Road 21.1 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
63 Central Park--East Meadow (East Dr. to 102nd St.) 0.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
64 Central Park--The Lake (Lower Lobe aka Wagner Cove) 0.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
65 Eisenhower Park 21.0 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
66 Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir) 15.6 5 110 4.5% 2.0%
67 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 5 116 4.3% 1.9%
68 Olympia Blvd. Pond 15.6 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
69 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 10 298 3.4% 1.8%
70 New Creek Watershed, Olympia Blvd. bridge 15.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
71 New Creek Watershed, Graham Blvd. bridge 15.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
72 Central Park--The Oven and The Point 0.4 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
73 Willson's Woods Park 12.1 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
74 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 24 956 2.5% 1.7%
75 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park 18.5 7 203 3.4% 1.7%
76 Shu Swamp Nature Preserve 22.1 3 62 4.8% 1.7%
77 Central Park--The Lake (Hernshead) 0.4 2 35 5.7% 1.6%
78 Carteret Waterfront Park 19.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
79 Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone 8.7 3 70 4.3% 1.5%
80 Ridgewood Reservoir 7.6 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
81 Greenwich Harbor 24.1 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
82 Twin Lakes Preserve 24.7 3 73 4.1% 1.4%
83 Woodlawn Cemetery 9.0 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
84 Central Park--Blockhouse 1.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
85 Staten Island Industrial Park--Pond (South Ave. X Glen St.) 15.4 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
86 Rahway River Park 20.1 3 82 3.7% 1.3%
87 William Cullen Bryant Preserve 17.2 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
88 Central Park--Sheep Meadow 0.8 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
89 Ash Brook Reservation 23.5 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
90 Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve 18.5 2 50 4.0% 1.1%
91 Mill Pond Park, Bellmore 24.7 9 452 2.0% 1.1%
92 Hempstead Plains Preserve 20.4 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
93 Town Dock Park, Port Washington 14.2 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
94 Warinanco Park 16.7 2 53 3.8% 1.0%
95 Saddle River County Park 11.2 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
96 Silver Lake Reservoir 12.5 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
97 The Celery Farm 19.5 15 930 1.6% 1.0%
98 Central Park--Conservatory Garden 1.1 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
99 Clark Reservoir 21.2 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
100 Bailey Arboretum 21.3 2 59 3.4% 0.9%
101 Central Park--Turtle Pond 0.1 3 111 2.7% 0.9%
102 Passaic River Park (Union) 24.9 2 63 3.2% 0.9%
103 Freshkills Park 18.2 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
104 Van Saun Park--Walden Pond 10.8 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
105 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 5 255 2.0% 0.8%
106 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 2 67 3.0% 0.8%
107 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook 22.5 3 130 2.3% 0.8%
108 Central Park--Tennis Center and vicinity 0.6 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
109 Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.) 12.5 3 135 2.2% 0.8%
110 Overpeck County Park--Henry Hoebel Area 6.2 4 207 1.9% 0.8%
111 Blue Heron Park 20.6 2 74 2.7% 0.7%
112 Cranberry Lake Preserve 23.3 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
113 Overpeck County Park 6.2 5 313 1.6% 0.7%
114 Woodlands Lake 18.1 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
115 Trap House 21.3 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
116 Conference House Park 24.5 2 82 2.4% 0.7%
117 Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods 13.2 3 155 1.9% 0.7%
118 Boonton Reservoir 24.1 2 85 2.4% 0.6%
119 High Rock Park 15.9 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
120 Mindowaskin Park 21.7 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
121 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 6 446 1.3% 0.6%
122 Mill Pond, Oyster Bay 23.2 3 172 1.7% 0.6%
123 Pascack Brook County Park 14.6 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
124 Verona Park 15.0 2 99 2.0% 0.6%
125 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
126 Jerome Park Reservoir 7.6 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
127 Arthur J. Hendrickson Park 16.0 3 191 1.6% 0.5%
128 Lake Tappan (NY), Convent Rd. 18.9 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
129 Barbour Pond Park 18.7 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
130 Alley Pond Park--Restoration Pond 11.9 2 112 1.8% 0.5%
131 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake 8.0 2 117 1.7% 0.5%
132 Cameron Lake 13.8 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
133 Ramapo Valley County Reservation 23.6 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
134 Nassau County Stormwater Basin No. 21 14.4 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
135 Central Park--Sparrow Rock section 0.2 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
136 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 9 1167 0.8% 0.4%
137 Grass Island Natural Area 24.0 4 389 1.0% 0.4%
138 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 2 147 1.4% 0.4%
139 Moravian Cemetery 15.9 2 154 1.3% 0.4%
140 Crocheron Park 10.4 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
141 Smith Pond, Rockville Center 18.3 2 171 1.2% 0.3%
142 Hempstead Lake SP--north end 18.3 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
143 Parsons Pond Park 20.0 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
144 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 1 63 1.6% 0.3%
145 Central Park--Great Lawn 0.0 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
146 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 1 68 1.5% 0.3%
147 Randalls Island--saltmarsh at Little Hell Gate Inlet 2.2 1 69 1.4% 0.3%
148 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
149 Central Park--North Meadow 0.8 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
150 Prospect Park--Vale of Cashmere 7.8 1 81 1.2% 0.2%
151 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 6.9 2 252 0.8% 0.2%
152 Central Park--Evodia Field 0.3 1 88 1.1% 0.2%
153 Lemon Creek Park 22.2 1 92 1.1% 0.2%
154 Liberty SP 7.0 3 540 0.6% 0.2%
155 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 2 291 0.7% 0.2%
156 Central Park--Shakespeare Garden 0.2 1 94 1.1% 0.2%
157 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 1 101 1.0% 0.2%
158 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 1 107 0.9% 0.2%
159 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 3 628 0.5% 0.2%
160 Hendrix Creek 10.4 1 113 0.9% 0.2%
161 Cemetery of the Resurrection--N entrance 22.2 1 119 0.8% 0.1%
162 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 1 125 0.8% 0.1%
163 Randalls Island 2.4 2 443 0.5% 0.1%
164 Central Park--Cedar Hill 0.3 1 161 0.6% 0.1%
165 Tarrytown Lakes Park 21.8 1 167 0.6% 0.1%
166 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 1 188 0.5% 0.1%
167 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Parallel Pond 22.4 1 218 0.5% 0.1%
168 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 1 255 0.4% 0.1%
169 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 2 801 0.2% 0.1%
170 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 1 337 0.3% 0.1%
171 Cammanns Pond Park 23.5 1 446 0.2% 0.0%
172 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 1 554 0.2% 0.0%
173 Point Lookout 24.4 1 638 0.2% 0.0%
174 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 1 761 0.1% 0.0%