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Where to find Common Nighthawk 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 Common Nighthawk 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			Clark Reservoir--Bartell Field	21.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
2			Frederick Douglass Memorial Park	17.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
3			Sandy Hook	23.7	278	2381	11.7%	10.4%
4			Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden	12.0	10	59	16.9%	9.5%
5			Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave.	6.7	11	91	12.1%	6.9%
6			Bailey Arboretum	21.3	6	44	13.6%	6.4%
7			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	7	64	10.9%	5.4%
8			Empire State Building	2.5	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
9			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh	8.8	11	125	8.8%	5.0%
10			Point View Reservoir	19.8	4	32	12.5%	5.0%
11			Troy Meadows Natural Area	21.6	40	620	6.5%	4.8%
12			Maple Grove Cemetery, Queens	9.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
13			Lyndhurst Mansion (grounds), Tarrytown	19.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
14			Chittenden Overlook, Hudson Heights (W 186th-187th St.)	5.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
15			Lake Tappan	16.9	8	93	8.6%	4.4%
16			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	11	141	7.8%	4.4%
17			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	16	241	6.6%	4.1%
18			Lenape Park--Pond	20.1	3	27	11.1%	3.9%
19			Trap House	21.3	4	42	9.5%	3.8%
20			Central Park--Great Hill	1.2	27	512	5.3%	3.6%
21			Woodcliff Lake Reservoir	16.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
22			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	10	155	6.5%	3.5%
23			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	152	3846	4.0%	3.4%
24			Backyard of Isaac Grant, Staten Island	11.3	6	83	7.2%	3.4%
25			Peter Detmold Park	1.9	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
26			Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.)	12.5	4	50	8.0%	3.2%
27			Old Troy County Park	23.0	3	34	8.8%	3.0%
28			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	8	140	5.7%	2.9%
29			Lenape Park	19.7	14	303	4.6%	2.8%
30			Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive	22.9	8	157	5.1%	2.6%
31			Hofstra Park	15.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
32			The Celery Farm	19.5	45	1399	3.2%	2.4%
33			Central Park	0.7	231	8750	2.6%	2.3%
34			Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path	22.3	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
35			Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes)	24.3	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
36			Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach	23.7	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
37			North Mt. Loretto SF	22.8	3	47	6.4%	2.2%
38			Saw Mill Creek Trail	7.5	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
39			Memorial Park (Nutley)	10.2	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
40			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden	13.2	3	53	5.7%	1.9%
41			Prospect Park	8.4	173	8052	2.1%	1.9%
42			Mills Reservation	13.7	4	86	4.7%	1.8%
43			Meadowlands IBA--Ballfield	6.8	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
44			Disposal Rd.	7.7	5	123	4.1%	1.7%
45			Montclair Hawk Watch	13.7	3	59	5.1%	1.7%
46			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	42	1892	2.2%	1.6%
47			Corporate Park of Staten Island	15.7	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
48			Westchester Country Club (private property)	20.5	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
49			Walker Avenue Wetlands	19.4	7	233	3.0%	1.5%
50			Darlington Park	22.3	2	38	5.3%	1.5%
51			Hillview Reservoir (restricted access)	10.4	4	111	3.6%	1.4%
52			Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook	22.5	5	157	3.2%	1.4%
53			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	34	1827	1.9%	1.3%
54			Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path	22.1	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
55			Halifax Road	23.9	24	1326	1.8%	1.2%
56			Ridgewood Reservoir	7.6	4	131	3.1%	1.2%
57			East Side of 1251 6th Ave.; 49th-50th St., Manhattan	1.7	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
58			Middle Village Cemetery	6.6	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
59			Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow	20.3	2	47	4.3%	1.2%
60			Richard A. Rutkowski Park	9.9	3	91	3.3%	1.1%
61			Central Park--North End	1.2	28	1771	1.6%	1.1%
62			Stone Barns Center--Trails and Fields	23.9	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
63			North Hudson Park	2.3	2	53	3.8%	1.0%
64			Central Park--The Ramble	0.3	72	5687	1.3%	1.0%
65			Central Park--Great Lawn	0.0	2	55	3.6%	1.0%
66			Central Park--Maintenance Meadow	0.2	4	158	2.5%	1.0%
67			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	4	161	2.5%	1.0%
68			High Mountain Preserve	18.0	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
69			Moravian Cemetery	15.9	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
70			Alley Pond Park--Brooklyn-Queens Greenway	11.9	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
71			Central Park Zoo	1.0	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
72			Central Park--Cherry Hill	0.5	2	66	3.0%	0.8%
73			Irvington Woods	18.8	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
74			Goodhue Park	12.2	2	69	2.9%	0.8%
75			Prospect Park--Zoo	8.0	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
76			Randalls Island	2.4	4	209	1.9%	0.7%
77			Mary Patrick Park	24.0	5	287	1.7%	0.7%
78			Glen Island Park	12.0	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
79			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	10	749	1.3%	0.7%
80			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	6	388	1.5%	0.7%
81			Cemetery of the Resurrection	22.3	2	80	2.5%	0.7%
82			North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh	22.6	2	81	2.5%	0.7%
83			Theodore Roosevelt Park, Manhattan	0.4	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
84			Great Kills Park--Crookes Point	19.3	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
85			Closter Nature Center	13.5	2	88	2.3%	0.6%
86			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	14	1383	1.0%	0.6%
87			Freshkills Park	18.2	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
88			Central Park--North Woods	1.3	4	273	1.5%	0.6%
89			Huguenot Ave. Beach	21.3	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
90			Brookdale Park	12.2	3	197	1.5%	0.5%
91			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point	4.5	2	109	1.8%	0.5%
92			High Rock Park	15.9	2	111	1.8%	0.5%
93			Cranford, NJ--Tulip Street	20.2	2	111	1.8%	0.5%
94			Packanack Lake	18.5	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
95			Passaic River Park (Union)	24.9	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
96			Jacob Riis Park	15.5	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
97			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	2	137	1.5%	0.4%
98			Green-Wood Cemetery--Dell Water	9.2	2	138	1.4%	0.4%
99			Poplar Rd. Wildlife Sanctuary	16.6	1	45	2.2%	0.4%
100			Stephen R. Gregg County Park	10.4	2	148	1.4%	0.4%
101			Piermont Pier	18.4	3	282	1.1%	0.4%
102			Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir)	15.6	2	152	1.3%	0.4%
103			Alvin P. Williams Park (Sewaren Marina Park)	21.8	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
104			Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)	11.0	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
105			Central Park--Summit Rock	0.2	4	433	0.9%	0.4%
106			Central Park-- South Blowdown Meadow	1.0	1	50	2.0%	0.4%
107			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	2	156	1.3%	0.4%
108			Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake	10.9	3	297	1.0%	0.3%
109			Rutgers University Newark Campus	11.3	3	301	1.0%	0.3%
110			Oakwood Beach--Kissam Ave. marshes	17.4	1	55	1.8%	0.3%
111			Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area	23.2	1	56	1.8%	0.3%
112			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	7	1085	0.6%	0.3%
113			Cemetery of the Resurrection--N entrance	22.2	2	178	1.1%	0.3%
114			Willowbrook Park	16.0	1	58	1.7%	0.3%
115			Kissena Park	8.6	3	338	0.9%	0.3%
116			Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve	20.5	3	345	0.9%	0.3%
117			Forest Park	8.2	7	1147	0.6%	0.3%
118			Bee Meadow Park	23.6	1	60	1.7%	0.3%
119			College of Staten Island	15.7	1	62	1.6%	0.3%
120			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	3	369	0.8%	0.3%
121			Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.)	0.5	2	204	1.0%	0.3%
122			Central Park--Evodia Field	0.3	1	66	1.5%	0.3%
123			Kings Point Park	11.6	1	67	1.5%	0.3%
124			Liberty SP	7.0	5	825	0.6%	0.3%
125			Blue Heron Park	20.6	1	70	1.4%	0.3%
126			Tenafly Nature Center	9.8	2	221	0.9%	0.2%
127			Central Park--The Oven and The Point	0.4	2	222	0.9%	0.2%
128			Fort Greene Park	6.2	3	423	0.7%	0.2%
129			Prospect Park--Vale of Cashmere	7.8	4	657	0.6%	0.2%
130			Tibbetts Brook Park	10.9	1	78	1.3%	0.2%
131			Watchung Reservation	22.7	2	263	0.8%	0.2%
132			Echo Lake Park	21.2	1	96	1.0%	0.2%
133			Tompkins Square Park	3.9	2	300	0.7%	0.2%
134			Boonton Reservoir	24.1	1	97	1.0%	0.2%
135			Coney Island Creek Park	14.0	1	99	1.0%	0.2%
136			Central Park--Belvedere Castle	0.2	1	100	1.0%	0.2%
137			Watchung Reservation--Deserted Village and Fields	23.3	1	109	0.9%	0.2%
138			Hilltop Reservation	15.5	1	115	0.9%	0.2%
139			Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail	7.0	1	119	0.8%	0.1%
140			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	7	2407	0.3%	0.1%
141			Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods	13.2	1	144	0.7%	0.1%
142			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake	7.3	1	146	0.7%	0.1%
143			Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout	14.7	1	149	0.7%	0.1%
144			Rockefeller SP Preserve	23.6	3	863	0.3%	0.1%
145			Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park	18.5	1	150	0.7%	0.1%
146			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	2	493	0.4%	0.1%
147			Central Park--Reservoir	0.4	2	514	0.4%	0.1%
148			Central Park--Turtle Pond	0.1	3	962	0.3%	0.1%
149			Great Kills Park--Mudflats	18.1	1	167	0.6%	0.1%
150			Tarrytown Lakes Park	21.8	1	168	0.6%	0.1%
151			Conference House Park	24.5	1	184	0.5%	0.1%
152			Fort Tryon Park	5.8	2	575	0.3%	0.1%
153			Palisades Park IBA--Green Brook Sanctuary	9.6	1	197	0.5%	0.1%
154			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area	23.7	2	658	0.3%	0.1%
155			Sands Point Preserve	15.1	1	218	0.5%	0.1%
156			South Mountain Reservation	17.6	1	230	0.4%	0.1%
157			Teaneck Creek Conservancy	6.9	1	243	0.4%	0.1%
158			Maplewood Memorial Park	16.5	1	243	0.4%	0.1%
159			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	2	804	0.2%	0.1%
160			Central Park--The Pool	1.0	2	846	0.2%	0.1%
161			Plumb Beach	14.0	2	915	0.2%	0.1%
162			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond	22.5	1	373	0.3%	0.0%
163			Brooklyn Botanic Garden	7.8	1	402	0.2%	0.0%
164			Nickerson Beach	23.3	1	421	0.2%	0.0%
165			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	1	437	0.2%	0.0%
166			Central Park--The Pond and Hallett Sanctuary	1.1	1	459	0.2%	0.0%
167			Central Park--Strawberry Field	0.6	1	595	0.2%	0.0%
168			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	1	764	0.1%	0.0%
169			Brooklyn Bridge Park	5.9	1	890	0.1%	0.0%