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Where to find Red-shouldered Hawk in April
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 Red-shouldered Hawk in April. 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 The Celery Farm 19.5 391 1652 23.7% 21.7%
2 Van Vleck House & Gardens 13.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
3 Montclair Hawk Watch 13.7 29 122 23.8% 17.1%
4 Mills Reservation 13.7 29 135 21.5% 15.4%
5 Sandy Hook 23.7 216 1500 14.4% 12.7%
6 Hook Mountain 23.6 13 64 20.3% 12.3%
7 Arden Heights Woods 19.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
8 West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344) 19.9 7 40 17.5% 8.7%
9 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 41 432 9.5% 7.1%
10 Crestwood Park 19.7 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
11 West Essex Wetlands 19.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
12 Ash Brook Reservation 23.5 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
13 Commerce Road Wetlands 19.6 4 32 12.5% 5.0%
14 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 7 74 9.5% 4.7%
15 Bronx River Pkwy Reservation 17.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
16 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 19 306 6.2% 4.0%
17 Passaic River Park (Union) 24.9 5 55 9.1% 3.9%
18 Lenape Park 19.7 15 244 6.1% 3.8%
19 Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path 22.1 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
20 South Mountain Reservation- Crest Drive 16.9 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
21 Watsessing Park 12.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
22 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park 18.5 8 127 6.3% 3.2%
23 Cranberry Lake Preserve 23.3 8 129 6.2% 3.2%
24 Watchung Reservation--Nature and Science Center 22.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
25 Central Park-Hanover Twp./Whippany Paper Board (private) 24.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
26 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 5 108 4.6% 2.0%
27 Sandy Hook--Gunnison Lot 22.3 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
28 Mayapple Hill 16.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
29 Ridge Road Park 18.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
30 Meisel Avenue Park 18.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
31 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 42 2031 2.1% 1.5%
32 Watchung Reservation 22.7 5 141 3.5% 1.5%
33 Alley Pond Park--Forever Wild area incl. 3 vernal ponds 12.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
34 Lincoln Park Gravel Pits 20.2 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
35 Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow 20.3 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
36 Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center 24.0 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
37 "Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court""" 21.7 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
38 Willowbrook Park 16.0 3 77 3.9% 1.3%
39 Hilltop Reservation 15.5 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
40 Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve 20.5 6 217 2.8% 1.3%
41 Frank M. Chapman Birding Trail 9.7 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
42 South Mountain Reservation 17.6 4 128 3.1% 1.2%
43 Inwood Hill Park--Dyckman Fields 6.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
44 Rahway River Parkway--Meisel Ave to Morris Ave 18.5 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
45 Lorrimer Sanctuary (NJAS) 19.1 2 50 4.0% 1.1%
46 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 8 372 2.2% 1.1%
47 Parsons Pond Park 20.0 2 51 3.9% 1.1%
48 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 3 100 3.0% 1.0%
49 Muttontown Preserve 22.5 3 109 2.8% 0.9%
50 Grover Cleveland Park and Essex Fells 17.0 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
51 Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion 21.8 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
52 Welwyn Preserve 18.5 2 63 3.2% 0.9%
53 Hillside Woods & Children's Village 15.6 3 118 2.5% 0.9%
54 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 10 628 1.6% 0.9%
55 Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill 8.8 2 65 3.1% 0.8%
56 Marshlands Conservancy--parking lot area 18.3 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
57 Poplar Rd. Wildlife Sanctuary 16.6 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
58 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
59 Becker Park 18.3 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
60 New York Botanical Garden 7.3 6 330 1.8% 0.8%
61 Halifax Road 23.9 9 628 1.4% 0.8%
62 Floyd Bennett Field--North Forty Preserve 13.2 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
63 Four Sparrow Marsh 12.9 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
64 Idlewild Park 14.1 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
65 Saddle River Pathway 13.7 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
66 Oakwood Beach 17.4 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
67 Tarrytown Lakes Park 21.8 4 264 1.5% 0.6%
68 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 8 690 1.2% 0.6%
69 Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek 11.3 2 95 2.1% 0.6%
70 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 19 2294 0.8% 0.5%
71 Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout 14.7 2 108 1.9% 0.5%
72 Little Neck Bay, Cross Island Parkway 10.2 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
73 North Hudson Park 2.3 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
74 Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path 22.3 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
75 Milton Lake Park 21.2 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
76 Rockefeller SP Preserve 23.6 5 501 1.0% 0.4%
77 Florham Park Fields 22.8 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
78 Prospect Park 8.4 40 7240 0.6% 0.4%
79 Kathryn Gorman Ponds Park 24.9 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
80 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
81 High Rock Park 15.9 2 143 1.4% 0.4%
82 Dead Horse Point 14.4 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
83 Rahway River Park 20.1 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
84 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 6.9 2 166 1.2% 0.3%
85 Brookfield Park 18.2 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
86 Moravian Cemetery 15.9 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
87 Packanack Lake 18.5 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
88 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
89 Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir) 15.6 2 220 0.9% 0.2%
90 Brightwood Park 22.8 1 71 1.4% 0.2%
91 Backyard of Isaac Grant, Staten Island 11.3 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
92 Mary Patrick Park 24.0 2 237 0.8% 0.2%
93 Green-Wood Cemetery--Dell Water 9.2 1 77 1.3% 0.2%
94 Ramapo Valley County Reservation 23.6 1 90 1.1% 0.2%
95 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 1 90 1.1% 0.2%
96 Riverside Park--South of 96th St. 1.0 1 90 1.1% 0.2%
97 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 4 816 0.5% 0.2%
98 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 2 343 0.6% 0.2%
99 Ridgewood Reservoir 7.6 1 117 0.9% 0.2%
100 Valley Stream SP 16.0 2 366 0.5% 0.1%
101 Liberty SP 7.0 3 688 0.4% 0.1%
102 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 1 128 0.8% 0.1%
103 Brooklyn Botanic Garden 7.8 2 407 0.5% 0.1%
104 Central Park 0.7 14 6195 0.2% 0.1%
105 Fort Tryon Park 5.8 2 417 0.5% 0.1%
106 Central Park--Shakespeare Garden 0.2 1 136 0.7% 0.1%
107 Palisades Park IBA--Green Brook Sanctuary 9.6 1 153 0.7% 0.1%
108 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 1 162 0.6% 0.1%
109 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 2 506 0.4% 0.1%
110 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 1 178 0.6% 0.1%
111 Conference House Park 24.5 1 183 0.5% 0.1%
112 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 1 194 0.5% 0.1%
113 Great Kills Park 18.0 1 220 0.5% 0.1%
114 Boonton Reservoir 24.1 1 247 0.4% 0.1%
115 Kissena Park 8.6 1 270 0.4% 0.1%
116 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 1 317 0.3% 0.1%
117 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 2 1052 0.2% 0.1%
118 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 2 1153 0.2% 0.0%
119 Alley Pond Park 11.9 1 409 0.2% 0.0%
120 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 1 419 0.2% 0.0%
121 Forest Park 8.2 1 490 0.2% 0.0%
122 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 3 3568 0.1% 0.0%
123 Central Park--The Pool 1.0 1 638 0.2% 0.0%
124 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 1 995 0.1% 0.0%
125 Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch) 1.1 1 1082 0.1% 0.0%
126 Central Park--North End 1.2 1 1406 0.1% 0.0%