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Where to find Cliff Swallow in August
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 Cliff Swallow in August. 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 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Fergusons Lake Trail 23.3 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
2 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 47 104 45.2% 36.0%
3 Paerdegat Basin 11.5 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
4 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 17 39 43.6% 29.3%
5 Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 10.9 11 49 22.4% 13.0%
6 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 16 87 18.4% 11.6%
7 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform 15.7 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
8 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 9 52 17.3% 9.4%
9 SUNY Purchase College 23.1 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
10 Boonton Reservoir 24.1 8 51 15.7% 8.2%
11 Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow 20.3 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
12 Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods 13.2 5 45 11.1% 4.8%
13 Randalls Island--Icahn Stadium and environs 2.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
14 Children's Park, Chestnut Ridge 20.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
15 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 10 127 7.9% 4.3%
16 Lake Tappan (NY), Convent Rd. 18.9 5 51 9.8% 4.3%
17 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Rockwood Hall 23.7 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
18 Sandy Hook 23.7 37 724 5.1% 3.7%
19 Lemon Creek Pier 22.6 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
20 Pryibil Beach 19.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
21 Pelham Bay Park--Hawk Watch 10.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
22 Randalls Island--saltmarsh and backstop 42 vicinity 2.9 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
23 Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland 10.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
24 West Shore Rentention Pond 19.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
25 Lake Tappan (NY) 18.7 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
26 Lake Parsippany 24.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
27 Indian Pond 9.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
28 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 8 192 4.2% 2.1%
29 Kensico Lake 24.1 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
30 Piermont Marsh 17.6 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
31 St. George Ferry Terminal 11.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
32 Bluebelt Stormwater Mgmt Facility, Springfield Gardens 13.6 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
33 Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center 11.2 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
34 Lake Tappan 16.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
35 Kensico Dam Plaza County Park 22.7 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
36 Joline Ave. Beach 23.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
37 Passaic River Park (Union) 24.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
38 Blue Heron Park 20.6 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
39 Inwood Hill Park--Dyckman Fields 6.5 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
40 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 4 151 2.6% 1.0%
41 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
42 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 3 110 2.7% 0.9%
43 Randalls Island 2.4 3 122 2.5% 0.8%
44 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 2 66 3.0% 0.8%
45 West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344) 19.9 2 66 3.0% 0.8%
46 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
47 Freshkills Park 18.2 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
48 Liberty SP 7.0 6 376 1.6% 0.7%
49 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 2 76 2.6% 0.7%
50 Rockefeller SP Preserve 23.6 5 298 1.7% 0.7%
51 Breezy Point Beach 16.1 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
52 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
53 Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture 23.1 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
54 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 5 406 1.2% 0.5%
55 Matrix Global Logistics Park 16.1 2 105 1.9% 0.5%
56 Arbutus Lake 21.0 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
57 Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake 10.9 2 106 1.9% 0.5%
58 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
59 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 5 445 1.1% 0.5%
60 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
61 Plumb Beach 14.0 9 1042 0.9% 0.5%
62 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 3 239 1.3% 0.4%
63 Orange Reservoir 16.7 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
64 The Celery Farm 19.5 6 673 0.9% 0.4%
65 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 3 265 1.1% 0.4%
66 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
67 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
68 MacEchron Waterfront Park, Hastings on Hudson 15.6 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
69 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
70 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
71 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 9 1632 0.6% 0.3%
72 Fort Tilden 15.7 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
73 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 3 377 0.8% 0.3%
74 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 3 423 0.7% 0.2%
75 Lincoln Park Gravel Pits 20.2 1 80 1.2% 0.2%
76 South Mountain Reservation 17.6 1 81 1.2% 0.2%
77 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 1 81 1.2% 0.2%
78 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 3 473 0.6% 0.2%
79 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 4 815 0.5% 0.2%
80 Piermont Pier 18.4 3 555 0.5% 0.2%
81 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 5 1388 0.4% 0.2%
82 Coney Island Beach 14.5 1 115 0.9% 0.2%
83 Overpeck County Park 6.2 1 117 0.9% 0.2%
84 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 2 410 0.5% 0.1%
85 Nickerson Beach 23.3 1 158 0.6% 0.1%
86 Alley Pond Park 11.9 1 180 0.6% 0.1%
87 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 1 183 0.5% 0.1%
88 Halifax Road 23.9 1 215 0.5% 0.1%
89 Bronx Zoo 6.7 1 260 0.4% 0.1%
90 Miller Field 16.3 1 273 0.4% 0.1%
91 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 1 316 0.3% 0.1%
92 Prospect Park 8.4 3 1968 0.2% 0.1%
93 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 1 411 0.2% 0.0%
94 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 1 582 0.2% 0.0%
95 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 1 1147 0.1% 0.0%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJan-2024. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jan 2024.