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Where to find Common Nighthawk in September
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 September. 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			Montclair Hawk Watch	13.7	107	354	30.2%	25.7%
2			Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon	10.9	18	54	33.3%	22.2%
3			Larchmont Reservation	18.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
4			Fanwood Nature Center	24.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
5			Faber Park	13.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
6			Jackson Heights (Queens Co.)	4.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
7			Suzanne Lake	24.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
8			P.S. 205Q Alexander Graham Bell School	11.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
9			Alley Pond Owners Corp. (incl. Black Vulture roost)	12.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
10			Kensico Lake	24.1	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
11			Church of the Good Shepherd, Inwood	6.5	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
12			National 911 Memorial & Museum Tribute in Light	5.7	28	132	21.2%	15.1%
13			South Mountain Reservation- Crest Drive	16.9	8	30	26.7%	14.2%
14			High Rock Park--Moses Mt.	16.1	6	22	27.3%	13.2%
15			Westchester Country Club (private property)	20.5	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
16			Battery Rooftop Garden	5.8	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
17			Elizabeth River Parkway--Lightning Brook Section	15.8	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
18			Watsessing Park	12.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
19			Prospect Park	8.4	393	4000	9.8%	8.9%
20			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	55	493	11.2%	8.7%
21			Brookdale Park	12.2	8	51	15.7%	8.2%
22			Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.)	12.5	9	61	14.8%	8.0%
23			Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden	12.0	6	37	16.2%	7.7%
24			Maplewood Memorial Park	16.5	18	155	11.6%	7.5%
25			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	159	1927	8.3%	7.1%
26			Whitney Pond Park	13.7	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
27			Ridgewood Reservoir	7.6	8	63	12.7%	6.6%
28			Port Liberte	8.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
29			White's Pond	18.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
30			Branch Brook Park--North	10.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
31			Chittenden Overlook, Hudson Heights (W 186th-187th St.)	5.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
32			Oakwood Beach--Riga St. marsh	17.6	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
33			Garden City (Nassau Co.)	17.7	5	39	12.8%	5.6%
34			Central Park--Great Lawn	0.0	4	30	13.3%	5.3%
35			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	43	621	6.9%	5.2%
36			Welwyn Preserve	18.5	8	86	9.3%	4.8%
37			Bruce Park (Greenwich)	24.8	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
38			Morgan Memorial Park	17.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
39			Pelham Bay Park--Thomas Pell WS and Goose Creek Marsh	10.2	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
40			Cranford, NJ--Tulip Street	20.2	5	50	10.0%	4.3%
41			Trap House	21.3	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
42			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	12	163	7.4%	4.3%
43			Central Park--Belvedere Castle	0.2	7	82	8.5%	4.2%
44			Central Park--Turtle Pond	0.1	17	256	6.6%	4.2%
45			Citi Field, New York Mets Ballpark	6.5	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
46			Sunset Park (Brooklyn)	9.4	7	86	8.1%	4.0%
47			Hillview Reservoir (restricted access)	10.4	9	122	7.4%	3.9%
48			Hillside Woods & Children's Village	15.6	6	74	8.1%	3.8%
49			Conference House Park	24.5	10	148	6.8%	3.7%
50			Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center	24.0	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
51			Passaic River South Orange Ave Boat Launch Livingston	21.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
52			Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes)	24.3	7	100	7.0%	3.4%
53			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	9	140	6.4%	3.4%
54			Troy Meadows Natural Area	21.6	18	337	5.3%	3.4%
55			Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs	9.0	13	226	5.8%	3.4%
56			Briant Park	19.9	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
57			Hilltop Reservation--Courter Lane	15.8	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
58			College of Staten Island	15.7	5	66	7.6%	3.3%
59			Echo Lake Park	21.2	3	32	9.4%	3.2%
60			Orange Reservoir	16.7	5	69	7.2%	3.1%
61			North Hudson Park	2.3	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
62			Central Park--North Meadow	0.8	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
63			The Celery Farm	19.5	43	1052	4.1%	3.0%
64			Closter Nature Center	13.5	3	34	8.8%	3.0%
65			Riverbank SP	3.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
66			Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands	11.3	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
67			Success Academy and St. Francis Cabrini Shrine	5.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
68			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	6	94	6.4%	3.0%
69			North Mt. Loretto SF--Sand Pits (Turtle Nesting Area)	22.5	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
70			Sandy Hook	23.7	71	1953	3.6%	2.9%
71			Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center	11.2	4	56	7.1%	2.8%
72			Richard A. Rutkowski Park	9.9	4	56	7.1%	2.8%
73			Watchung Reservation	22.7	5	77	6.5%	2.8%
74			Central Park--Sparrow Rock section	0.2	6	100	6.0%	2.8%
75			South Mountain Reservation	17.6	7	125	5.6%	2.7%
76			Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path	22.3	4	58	6.9%	2.7%
77			Walker Avenue Wetlands	19.4	17	398	4.3%	2.7%
78			Point Lookout	24.4	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
79			Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park (Nassau Co.)	23.6	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
80			Page Ave. Beach	23.7	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
81			Ethical Culture Fieldston School Campus	8.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
82			Long Beach (Nassau Co.)	20.9	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
83			Humes Preserve	21.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
84			Overpeck County Park	6.2	8	161	5.0%	2.5%
85			Prospect Park--Vale of Cashmere	7.8	11	252	4.4%	2.5%
86			Waterlands Park	16.0	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
87			Francis Pond Preserve	21.8	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
88			Silver Lake Preserve	21.8	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
89			Flatbush - Ditmas Park (Kings Co.)	9.6	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
90			Coney Island Creek Park	14.0	6	129	4.7%	2.1%
91			Central Park	0.7	96	3787	2.5%	2.1%
92			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	39	1381	2.8%	2.1%
93			Stephen R. Gregg County Park	10.4	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
94			Lenoir Preserve	14.1	7	184	3.8%	1.9%
95			Central Park--Great Hill	1.2	6	152	3.9%	1.8%
96			Packanack Lake	18.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
97			Mount Prospect Park	7.6	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
98			Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek	11.3	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
99			Earth School, East Village	4.1	2	31	6.5%	1.8%
100			Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout	14.7	17	622	2.7%	1.7%
101			Saddle River Pathway	13.7	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
102			Linden Hill Cemetery	5.6	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
103			Seton Park & Raoul Wallenberg Forest	7.7	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
104			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	7	218	3.2%	1.6%
105			The Landing, Dobbs Ferry	17.0	3	66	4.5%	1.6%
106			Rockefeller SP Preserve	23.6	16	647	2.5%	1.5%
107			Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot	15.9	3	68	4.4%	1.5%
108			Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform	15.7	2	37	5.4%	1.5%
109			SUNY Purchase College	23.1	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
110			North Woodmere Park	15.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
111			Wagner College	13.3	9	326	2.8%	1.5%
112			Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive	22.9	3	71	4.2%	1.4%
113			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	4	109	3.7%	1.4%
114			Dyker Beach Park	12.0	3	72	4.2%	1.4%
115			Liberty SP	7.0	12	484	2.5%	1.4%
116			Brooklyn Botanic Garden	7.8	7	240	2.9%	1.4%
117			Central Park-- South Blowdown Meadow	1.0	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
118			Columbia University, Nevis Laboratories Environs	17.8	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
119			Miller Field	16.3	8	303	2.6%	1.3%
120			Parsons Pond Park	20.0	3	77	3.9%	1.3%
121			North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp	22.7	2	42	4.8%	1.3%
122			Nickerson Beach	23.3	6	213	2.8%	1.3%
123			Kings Point Park	11.6	2	43	4.7%	1.3%
124			Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook	22.5	4	122	3.3%	1.3%
125			Cunningham Park	10.8	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
126			Middle Village Cemetery	6.6	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
127			Canarsie Beach Park	11.3	2	44	4.5%	1.3%
128			Halifax Road	23.9	11	494	2.2%	1.2%
129			Van Cortlandt Park	9.1	3	84	3.6%	1.2%
130			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	13	626	2.1%	1.2%
131			Forest Park--Strack Pond	8.1	3	85	3.5%	1.2%
132			Hook Mountain	23.6	4	131	3.1%	1.2%
133			Fort Greene Park	6.2	4	131	3.1%	1.2%
134			Shu Swamp Nature Preserve	22.1	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
135			Saddle River County Park	11.2	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
136			Alley Pond Park	11.9	10	463	2.2%	1.2%
137			Lake Parsippany	24.8	2	49	4.1%	1.1%
138			Kissena Corridor Park	8.0	3	92	3.3%	1.1%
139			Cameron Field Park Pond	15.5	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
140			Peter Detmold Park	1.9	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
141			Central Park--North Meadow Butterfly Gardens	1.0	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
142			Kissena Park	8.6	7	307	2.3%	1.1%
143			High Rock Park	15.9	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
144			Marshlands Conservancy--parking lot area	18.3	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
145			Bayswater Point SP	15.5	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
146			Lemon Creek Pier	22.6	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
147			Pascack Brook County Park	14.6	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
148			Bronx Zoo	6.7	6	267	2.2%	1.0%
149			Pierson Park, Tarrytown	21.0	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
150			Third Calvary Cemetery, Queens	4.1	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
151			Fort Totten Park	10.0	2	56	3.6%	1.0%
152			Green-Wood Cemetery--Sylvan Water	9.0	2	57	3.5%	1.0%
153			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	6	290	2.1%	1.0%
154			St. John Cemetery (Queens Co.)	6.9	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
155			Central Park--The Lake (Upper Lobe)	0.3	2	60	3.3%	0.9%
156			Great Kills Park	18.0	3	119	2.5%	0.9%
157			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	3	121	2.5%	0.8%
158			Riverside Park South--Pier i, W 70th and vicinity	1.3	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
159			Lincoln Park Gravel Pits	20.2	2	67	3.0%	0.8%
160			Central Park--North End	1.2	12	881	1.4%	0.8%
161			Indian Pond	9.1	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
162			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	3	133	2.3%	0.8%
163			Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone	8.7	2	72	2.8%	0.8%
164			Pelham Bay Park--Bartow-Pell Mansion	10.5	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
165			Central Park--Sheep Meadow	0.8	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
166			Central Park--Cherry Hill	0.5	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
167			Demarest Nature Center	12.6	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
168			Teaneck Creek Conservancy	6.9	2	79	2.5%	0.7%
169			Mill Creek	23.1	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
170			Moravian Cemetery	15.9	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
171			Green-Wood Cemetery--Dell Water	9.2	2	82	2.4%	0.7%
172			"Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court"""	21.7	2	82	2.4%	0.7%
173			Drew University	24.0	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
174			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	5	336	1.5%	0.6%
175			Fort Washington Park--Dyckman St. Boat Marina	6.4	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
176			Darlington Park	22.3	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
177			Piermont Marsh	17.6	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
178			Florham Park Fields	22.8	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
179			Central Park--The Ramble	0.3	19	2188	0.9%	0.6%
180			Willowbrook Park	16.0	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
181			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meridian Rd. Circle (Museum, Unisphere etc.)	6.9	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
182			Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh	17.7	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
183			Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve	20.5	2	105	1.9%	0.5%
184			Beaver Lake (Nassau Co.)	22.2	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
185			McFaul Environmental Center	18.4	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
186			Woodlawn Cemetery	9.0	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
187			Morningside Park (Manhattan)	1.8	2	109	1.8%	0.5%
188			Forest Park	8.2	2	110	1.8%	0.5%
189			Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion	21.8	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
190			Saw Mill Creek Trail	7.5	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
191			River Rd. marshes and RR tracks	16.5	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
192			Rye Nature Center	19.8	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
193			Alley Pond Park--Little Alley Pond	12.2	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
194			Central Park--Wildflower Meadow	1.1	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
195			Central Park--Maintenance Meadow	0.2	3	224	1.3%	0.5%
196			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	6	610	1.0%	0.5%
197			Central Park--Compost Area	1.1	2	126	1.6%	0.4%
198			Rutgers University Newark Campus	11.3	3	235	1.3%	0.4%
199			Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve	23.1	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
200			Central Park--Cedar Hill	0.3	2	129	1.6%	0.4%
201			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	5	516	1.0%	0.4%
202			Verona Park	15.0	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
203			Ferry Point Park	7.1	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
204			Sands Point Preserve	15.1	2	136	1.5%	0.4%
205			Arbutus Lake	21.0	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
206			Crocheron Park	10.4	1	45	2.2%	0.4%
207			Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods	13.2	1	45	2.2%	0.4%
208			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	1	45	2.2%	0.4%
209			Central Park--The Pool	1.0	4	398	1.0%	0.4%
210			North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh	22.6	1	46	2.2%	0.4%
211			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh	8.8	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
212			Jerome Park Reservoir	7.6	1	50	2.0%	0.4%
213			Planting Fields Arboretum	22.1	1	51	2.0%	0.3%
214			Valley Stream SP	16.0	1	51	2.0%	0.3%
215			Queens College	8.3	1	51	2.0%	0.3%
216			Matrix Global Logistics Park	16.1	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
217			Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot	10.7	1	53	1.9%	0.3%
218			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	4	469	0.9%	0.3%
219			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	2	167	1.2%	0.3%
220			McCarren Park	4.3	1	54	1.9%	0.3%
221			Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir)	15.6	1	57	1.8%	0.3%
222			Lemon Creek, bridge at Hylan Blvd.	22.0	1	58	1.7%	0.3%
223			Commerce Road Wetlands	19.6	1	59	1.7%	0.3%
224			Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave.	6.7	1	60	1.7%	0.3%
225			Central Park--Reservoir	0.4	2	192	1.0%	0.3%
226			Cemetery of the Resurrection	22.3	1	63	1.6%	0.3%
227			Veterans Memorial Park (Whippany)	24.4	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
228			Disposal Rd.	7.7	1	67	1.5%	0.3%
229			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	6	1051	0.6%	0.3%
230			Central Park--Tupelo Meadow	0.3	1	73	1.4%	0.2%
231			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	1	74	1.4%	0.2%
232			Randalls Island	2.4	2	242	0.8%	0.2%
233			Central Park--The Oven and The Point	0.4	1	82	1.2%	0.2%
234			Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail	7.0	1	84	1.2%	0.2%
235			Hilltop Reservation	15.5	1	87	1.1%	0.2%
236			Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge	5.8	1	89	1.1%	0.2%
237			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	3	516	0.6%	0.2%
238			Lenape Park	19.7	1	90	1.1%	0.2%
239			Central Park--Greywacke Arch	0.1	1	97	1.0%	0.2%
240			Astoria Park	2.3	1	98	1.0%	0.2%
241			Mary Patrick Park	24.0	1	103	1.0%	0.2%
242			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	1	109	0.9%	0.2%
243			Owls Head Park	10.3	1	118	0.8%	0.1%
244			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area	23.7	3	698	0.4%	0.1%
245			Central Park--Strawberry Field	0.6	2	390	0.5%	0.1%
246			McGolrick Park	4.1	1	131	0.8%	0.1%
247			Central Park--Shakespeare Garden	0.2	1	133	0.8%	0.1%
248			Brooklyn Bridge Park	5.9	3	810	0.4%	0.1%
249			Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake	10.9	1	155	0.6%	0.1%
250			Schmidt's Woods	4.5	1	155	0.6%	0.1%
251			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	1	159	0.6%	0.1%
252			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end	13.6	1	181	0.6%	0.1%
253			Fort Tilden	15.7	1	186	0.5%	0.1%
254			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh	4.5	1	193	0.5%	0.1%
255			Tompkins Square Park	3.9	1	193	0.5%	0.1%
256			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake	7.3	1	227	0.4%	0.1%
257			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	1	228	0.4%	0.1%
258			Fort Tryon Park	5.8	1	233	0.4%	0.1%
259			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	2	857	0.2%	0.1%
260			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	1	302	0.3%	0.1%
261			Garvies Point Preserve	17.4	1	342	0.3%	0.1%
262			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	1	384	0.3%	0.0%
263			Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch)	1.1	1	403	0.2%	0.0%
264			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond	22.5	1	459	0.2%	0.0%
265			Plumb Beach	14.0	1	481	0.2%	0.0%