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Where to find Green Heron in October
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 Green Heron in October. 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			Reeds Basket Willow Swamp Park	14.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
2			Newtown Creek Nature Walk	3.2	6	18	33.3%	16.3%
3			Branch Brook Park--South	11.5	6	26	23.1%	11.0%
4			Fresh Creek Park	10.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
5			Kathryn Gorman Ponds Park	24.9	5	29	17.2%	7.6%
6			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	81	914	8.9%	7.2%
7			Drew University--Zuck Arboretum	24.3	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
8			Bloodgoods Pond	20.3	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
9			Van Cortlandt Park	9.1	9	93	9.7%	5.2%
10			Halsey Pond Park	18.0	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
11			Bay Walk Park	14.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
12			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end	13.6	9	121	7.4%	4.0%
13			North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp	22.7	4	40	10.0%	4.0%
14			Cemetery of the Resurrection--S entrance (maint. bldgs)	22.5	4	42	9.5%	3.8%
15			Warinanco Park	16.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
16			Silver Lake Preserve	21.8	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
17			Central Park-Hanover Twp./Whippany Paper Board (private)	24.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
18			Willowbrook Park	16.0	4	44	9.1%	3.6%
19			Walker Avenue Wetlands	19.4	16	285	5.6%	3.5%
20			Mary Patrick Park	24.0	6	81	7.4%	3.4%
21			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	25	512	4.9%	3.3%
22			Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone	8.7	7	109	6.4%	3.1%
23			Forest Park--Strack Pond	8.1	4	52	7.7%	3.0%
24			Randalls Island	2.4	22	508	4.3%	2.9%
25			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest	13.2	3	37	8.1%	2.8%
26			Alley Pond Park--Little Alley Pond	12.2	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
27			Prospect Park	8.4	106	3473	3.1%	2.5%
28			Tibbetts Brook Park	10.9	3	43	7.0%	2.4%
29			Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve	23.1	3	45	6.7%	2.3%
30			Bee Meadow Park	23.6	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
31			Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill	8.8	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
32			River Rd. marshes and RR tracks	16.5	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
33			Hommocks Conservation Area	15.7	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
34			Halifax Road	23.9	13	370	3.5%	2.1%
35			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	7	171	4.1%	2.0%
36			Bayswater Point SP	15.5	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
37			Randalls Island--Freshwater Wetlands (Little Hell Gate Inlet)	2.3	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
38			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	10	285	3.5%	1.9%
39			West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344)	19.9	2	33	6.1%	1.7%
40			Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn)	10.1	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
41			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	7	224	3.1%	1.5%
42			Willow Pond, Hewlett Bay Park	17.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
43			Sunset Cove Park	14.7	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
44			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	37	1867	2.0%	1.4%
45			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	10	380	2.6%	1.4%
46			North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh	22.6	2	40	5.0%	1.4%
47			Rahway River Park	20.1	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
48			Kirby Lane Ponds, Rye	20.8	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
49			Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow	20.3	3	79	3.8%	1.3%
50			Nomahegan Park	20.0	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
51			Randalls Island--saltmarsh at Little Hell Gate Inlet	2.2	2	44	4.5%	1.3%
52			Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir)	15.6	2	45	4.4%	1.2%
53			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond	22.5	11	505	2.2%	1.2%
54			Palisades Park IBA--Green Brook Sanctuary	9.6	2	46	4.3%	1.2%
55			Lake Tappan (NY)	18.7	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
56			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake	7.3	4	133	3.0%	1.2%
57			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	7	298	2.3%	1.1%
58			Richard A. Rutkowski Park	9.9	2	49	4.1%	1.1%
59			Sandy Hook	23.7	28	1737	1.6%	1.1%
60			Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake	10.9	4	142	2.8%	1.1%
61			Grass Island Natural Area	24.0	2	52	3.8%	1.1%
62			Rockefeller SP Preserve	23.6	7	321	2.2%	1.1%
63			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	5	204	2.5%	1.1%
64			Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve	20.5	4	149	2.7%	1.0%
65			Branch Brook Park--North	10.8	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
66			Woodlands Lake	18.1	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
67			Conference House Park	24.5	4	153	2.6%	1.0%
68			Central Park--Belvedere Castle	0.2	2	55	3.6%	1.0%
69			Jefferson Rd. Pond	23.8	2	58	3.4%	1.0%
70			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	4	166	2.4%	0.9%
71			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden	13.2	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
72			Liberty SP	7.0	9	520	1.7%	0.9%
73			Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path	22.1	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
74			Brightwood Park	22.8	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
75			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh	4.5	5	249	2.0%	0.9%
76			Central Park--Turtle Pond	0.1	5	263	1.9%	0.8%
77			Naaktpunkt Stream, Swamp & Woods	16.6	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
78			Melanie Lane Wetlands	22.5	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
79			Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive	22.9	2	71	2.8%	0.8%
80			Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh	23.0	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
81			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh	8.8	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
82			Ridgewood Reservoir	7.6	2	73	2.7%	0.8%
83			Blue Heron Park	20.6	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
84			Briant Park	19.9	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
85			Van Saun Park--Walden Pond	10.8	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
86			Indian Pond	9.1	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
87			Forest Park	8.2	2	77	2.6%	0.7%
88			Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area	23.2	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
89			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond	13.4	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
90			Crocheron Park	10.4	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
91			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Porpoise Bridge	6.9	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
92			Kissena Park	8.6	7	497	1.4%	0.7%
93			Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch)	1.1	5	314	1.6%	0.7%
94			Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access	13.4	2	82	2.4%	0.7%
95			Lincoln Park Gravel Pits	20.2	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
96			Weequahic Park	13.5	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
97			South Mountain Reservation	17.6	2	91	2.2%	0.6%
98			Overpeck County Park--Palisades Park	5.4	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
99			Central Park	0.7	29	3478	0.8%	0.6%
100			Central Park--North End	1.2	9	818	1.1%	0.6%
101			Coney Island Creek Park	14.0	2	96	2.1%	0.6%
102			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area	23.7	7	606	1.2%	0.6%
103			Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve	18.5	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
104			Cemetery of the Resurrection--scrub W of maint. bldgs	22.6	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
105			Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh	14.8	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
106			Plumb Beach	14.0	6	605	1.0%	0.5%
107			Orange Reservoir	16.7	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
108			Lincoln Park West	7.5	1	46	2.2%	0.4%
109			Hofstra University	19.7	1	47	2.1%	0.4%
110			Lemon Creek, bridge at Hylan Blvd.	22.0	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
111			Rockland Lake SP	25.0	2	154	1.3%	0.4%
112			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	2	160	1.2%	0.3%
113			Pond Park, Great Neck Estates	11.8	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
114			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	6	822	0.7%	0.3%
115			Mill Pond Park, Bellmore	24.7	1	53	1.9%	0.3%
116			Sands Point Preserve	15.1	2	169	1.2%	0.3%
117			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	2	184	1.1%	0.3%
118			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	2	186	1.1%	0.3%
119			Commerce Road Wetlands	19.6	1	60	1.7%	0.3%
120			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	2	188	1.1%	0.3%
121			Newark Liberty International Airport	12.8	1	63	1.6%	0.3%
122			Stephen R. Gregg County Park	10.4	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
123			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	3	372	0.8%	0.3%
124			Randalls Island--NW fields and shoreline	2.6	1	65	1.5%	0.3%
125			Watchung Reservation	22.7	1	68	1.5%	0.3%
126			Closter Nature Center	13.5	1	71	1.4%	0.2%
127			Central Park--The Ramble	0.3	7	1392	0.5%	0.2%
128			Echo Lake Park	21.2	1	75	1.3%	0.2%
129			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	2	247	0.8%	0.2%
130			Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center	11.2	1	80	1.2%	0.2%
131			Central Park--Triplets Br. area (btwn 77th-79th St. transv.)	0.3	1	87	1.1%	0.2%
132			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	1	94	1.1%	0.2%
133			Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot	10.7	1	97	1.0%	0.2%
134			Bronx Zoo	6.7	2	305	0.7%	0.2%
135			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	3	572	0.5%	0.2%
136			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	1	101	1.0%	0.2%
137			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	1	103	1.0%	0.2%
138			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	3	600	0.5%	0.2%
139			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	1	109	0.9%	0.2%
140			Lenape Park	19.7	1	112	0.9%	0.2%
141			Rutgers University Newark Campus	11.3	2	352	0.6%	0.2%
142			Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area	24.6	1	122	0.8%	0.1%
143			Alley Pond Park	11.9	1	130	0.8%	0.1%
144			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	3	758	0.4%	0.1%
145			Tarrytown Lakes Park	21.8	1	149	0.7%	0.1%
146			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	1	152	0.7%	0.1%
147			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	1	152	0.7%	0.1%
148			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	1	155	0.6%	0.1%
149			New York Botanical Garden	7.3	1	166	0.6%	0.1%
150			The Celery Farm	19.5	3	1053	0.3%	0.1%
151			Central Park--Sparrow Rock section	0.2	1	192	0.5%	0.1%
152			Central Park--Compost Area	1.1	1	211	0.5%	0.1%
153			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Parallel Pond	22.4	1	286	0.3%	0.1%
154			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	1	301	0.3%	0.1%
155			Central Park--The Pool	1.0	1	303	0.3%	0.1%