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Where to find Green Heron in October
within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

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 Branch Brook Park--South 11.5 6 28 21.4% 10.2%
3 Newtown Creek Nature Walk 3.2 6 30 20.0% 9.5%
4 Fresh Creek Park 10.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
5 Deere Park 14.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
6 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 89 975 9.1% 7.5%
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 Kathryn Gorman Ponds Park 24.9 5 36 13.9% 6.1%
10 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 11 107 10.3% 5.8%
11 Sharrotts Pond 21.8 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
12 Jersey City Reservoir #3 & Pershing Field Park 5.4 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
13 Bay Walk Park 14.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
14 Halsey Pond Park 18.0 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
15 Cemetery of the Resurrection--S entrance (maint. bldgs) 22.5 4 42 9.5% 3.8%
16 Forest Park--Strack Pond 8.1 6 75 8.0% 3.7%
17 Mary Patrick Park 24.0 6 81 7.4% 3.4%
18 Tibbetts Brook Park 10.9 4 47 8.5% 3.4%
19 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 28 584 4.8% 3.3%
20 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 16 300 5.3% 3.3%
21 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 9 147 6.1% 3.3%
22 Willowbrook Park 16.0 4 50 8.0% 3.2%
23 Warinanco Park 16.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
24 Short Hills Ponds 19.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
25 Prospect Park 8.4 143 4109 3.5% 3.0%
26 Randalls Island 2.4 23 545 4.2% 2.8%
27 Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone 8.7 7 124 5.6% 2.8%
28 Commerce Road Wetlands 19.6 7 131 5.3% 2.6%
29 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 3 40 7.5% 2.6%
30 Kingsland Park and Yantacaw Pond 9.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
31 Central Park-Hanover Twp./Whippany Paper Board (private) 24.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
32 Udall's Mill Pond 11.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
33 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 17 425 4.0% 2.5%
34 Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow 20.3 5 94 5.3% 2.3%
35 Suzanne Lake 24.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
36 Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch) 1.1 14 394 3.6% 2.1%
37 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 3 49 6.1% 2.1%
38 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
39 Halifax Road 23.9 13 379 3.4% 2.0%
40 Randalls Island--Freshwater Wetlands (Little Hell Gate Inlet) 2.3 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
41 Bee Meadow Park 23.6 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
42 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 58 2356 2.5% 1.9%
43 Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve 20.5 7 179 3.9% 1.9%
44 Baisley Pond Park 11.9 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
45 Flushing Airport 6.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
46 Alley Pond Park--Little Alley Pond 12.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
47 Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill 8.8 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
48 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 11 347 3.2% 1.8%
49 Hommocks Conservation Area 15.7 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
50 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 7 206 3.4% 1.7%
51 Sunset Cove Park 14.7 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
52 Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn) 10.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
53 Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery 5.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
54 West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344) 19.9 2 37 5.4% 1.5%
55 Willow Pond, Hewlett Bay Park 17.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
56 North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp 22.7 4 111 3.6% 1.4%
57 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 7 246 2.8% 1.4%
58 Kirby Lane Ponds, Rye 20.8 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
59 North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh 22.6 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
60 Liberty SP 7.0 14 638 2.2% 1.3%
61 Kissena Park 8.6 13 582 2.2% 1.3%
62 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 8 313 2.6% 1.3%
63 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 11 508 2.2% 1.2%
64 Conference House Park 24.5 5 179 2.8% 1.2%
65 Silver Lake Preserve 21.8 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
66 Randalls Island--saltmarsh at Little Hell Gate Inlet 2.2 2 47 4.3% 1.2%
67 Nomahegan Park 20.0 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
68 Lake Tappan (NY) 18.7 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
69 Central Park--North End 1.2 17 984 1.7% 1.1%
70 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 4 148 2.7% 1.1%
71 Bayswater Point SP 15.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
72 Central Park--North Meadow Butterfly Gardens 1.0 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
73 Branch Brook Park--North 10.8 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
74 Woodlands Lake 18.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
75 Palisades Park IBA--Green Brook Sanctuary 9.6 2 53 3.8% 1.0%
76 Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir) 15.6 2 53 3.8% 1.0%
77 Sandy Hook 23.7 28 1905 1.5% 1.0%
78 Grass Island Natural Area 24.0 2 57 3.5% 1.0%
79 Jefferson Rd. Pond 23.8 2 58 3.4% 1.0%
80 Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake 10.9 4 168 2.4% 0.9%
81 Forest Park 8.2 3 111 2.7% 0.9%
82 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
83 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 15 1017 1.5% 0.9%
84 Rockefeller SP Preserve 23.6 7 387 1.8% 0.9%
85 Green-Wood Cemetery--Dell Water 9.2 2 65 3.1% 0.8%
86 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 4 190 2.1% 0.8%
87 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 5 261 1.9% 0.8%
88 Naaktpunkt Stream, Swamp & Woods 16.6 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
89 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Porpoise Bridge 6.9 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
90 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 5 272 1.8% 0.8%
91 Rahway River Park 20.1 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
92 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 2 76 2.6% 0.7%
93 Central Park--The Oven and The Point 0.4 2 76 2.6% 0.7%
94 Central Park 0.7 39 3972 1.0% 0.7%
95 Central Park--Belvedere Castle 0.2 2 77 2.6% 0.7%
96 Briant Park 19.9 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
97 Indian Pond 9.1 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
98 Brightwood Park 22.8 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
99 Central Park--Turtle Pond 0.1 5 304 1.6% 0.7%
100 Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh 23.0 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
101 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden 13.2 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
102 Van Saun Park--Walden Pond 10.8 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
103 Blue Heron Park 20.6 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
104 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 2 84 2.4% 0.7%
105 Crocheron Park 10.4 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
106 Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path 22.1 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
107 Ridgewood Reservoir 7.6 2 91 2.2% 0.6%
108 Lincoln Park Gravel Pits 20.2 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
109 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond 13.4 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
110 Overpeck County Park--Palisades Park 5.4 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
111 South Mountain Reservation 17.6 2 98 2.0% 0.6%
112 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area 23.7 7 613 1.1% 0.6%
113 Weequahic Park 13.5 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
114 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 2 101 2.0% 0.5%
115 Plumb Beach 14.0 7 665 1.1% 0.5%
116 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
117 Cemetery of the Resurrection--scrub W of maint. bldgs 22.6 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
118 Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve 18.5 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
119 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 2 121 1.7% 0.5%
120 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
121 Clarks Pond 11.6 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
122 Hofstra University 19.7 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
123 Melanie Lane Wetlands 22.5 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
124 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 11 1645 0.7% 0.4%
125 Lemon Creek, bridge at Hylan Blvd. 22.0 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
126 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
127 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 2 164 1.2% 0.3%
128 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 2 169 1.2% 0.3%
129 Lincoln Park West 7.5 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
130 Pond Park, Great Neck Estates 11.8 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
131 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 2 181 1.1% 0.3%
132 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 6 924 0.6% 0.3%
133 New York Botanical Garden 7.3 2 197 1.0% 0.3%
134 Mill Pond Park, Bellmore 24.7 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
135 Orange Reservoir 16.7 1 65 1.5% 0.3%
136 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 2 203 1.0% 0.3%
137 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 2 203 1.0% 0.3%
138 Randalls Island--NW fields and shoreline 2.6 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
139 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 1 67 1.5% 0.3%
140 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 2 212 0.9% 0.3%
141 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 3 403 0.7% 0.3%
142 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Pond 22.3 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
143 Watchung Reservation 22.7 1 71 1.4% 0.2%
144 Central Park--The Knoll 1.0 1 73 1.4% 0.2%
145 Echo Lake Park 21.2 1 77 1.3% 0.2%
146 The Celery Farm 19.5 6 1212 0.5% 0.2%
147 Central Park--The Pool 1.0 3 466 0.6% 0.2%
148 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 2 260 0.8% 0.2%
149 Newark Liberty International Airport 12.8 1 85 1.2% 0.2%
150 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 1 91 1.1% 0.2%
151 Closter Nature Center 13.5 1 91 1.1% 0.2%
152 Green-Wood Cemetery--Sylvan Water 9.0 1 97 1.0% 0.2%
153 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 1 100 1.0% 0.2%
154 Central Park--Triplets Br. area (btwn 77th-79th St. transv.) 0.3 1 100 1.0% 0.2%
155 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 1 102 1.0% 0.2%
156 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 1 103 1.0% 0.2%
157 Bronx Zoo 6.7 2 326 0.6% 0.2%
158 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 1 109 0.9% 0.2%
159 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 3 658 0.5% 0.2%
160 Lenape Park 19.7 1 117 0.9% 0.2%
161 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 3 679 0.4% 0.2%
162 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 1 119 0.8% 0.1%
163 Rutgers University Newark Campus 11.3 2 370 0.5% 0.1%
164 Central Park--The Pond and Hallett Sanctuary 1.1 2 386 0.5% 0.1%
165 Alley Pond Park 11.9 1 135 0.7% 0.1%
166 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 1 156 0.6% 0.1%
167 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 1 159 0.6% 0.1%
168 Tarrytown Lakes Park 21.8 1 167 0.6% 0.1%
169 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 1 170 0.6% 0.1%
170 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 1 176 0.6% 0.1%
171 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 1 179 0.6% 0.1%
172 Central Park--Maintenance Meadow 0.2 1 189 0.5% 0.1%
173 Central Park--Compost Area 1.1 1 222 0.5% 0.1%
174 Central Park--Sparrow Rock section 0.2 1 237 0.4% 0.1%
175 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Parallel Pond 22.4 1 292 0.3% 0.1%
176 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 1 361 0.3% 0.0%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relSep-2025. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Sep 2025.