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Where to find Black-crowned Night-Heron in January
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 Black-crowned Night-Heron in January. 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 Cammanns Pond Park 23.5 463 484 95.7% 93.5%
2 Bridge Creek, Western Ave. (north) 15.2 11 13 84.6% 57.8%
3 Willow Pond, Hewlett Bay Park 17.5 11 14 78.6% 52.4%
4 Milburn Pond Park 21.0 36 60 60.0% 47.4%
5 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake 8.0 52 117 44.4% 35.8%
6 Astoria Generating Ponds (from 20th Ave.) 2.8 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
7 Lincoln Park West 7.5 9 43 20.9% 11.4%
8 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Porpoise Bridge 6.9 11 57 19.3% 11.1%
9 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 16 94 17.0% 10.8%
10 Hendrix Creek 10.4 18 118 15.3% 9.9%
11 Bridge Creek (Queens Co.) 17.4 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
12 Seguine Point 22.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
13 Randalls Island 2.4 52 497 10.5% 8.1%
14 Idlewild Park 14.1 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
15 Silver Lake Park (Nassau Co.) 20.4 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
16 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 13 154 8.4% 5.0%
17 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 23 331 6.9% 4.7%
18 Whitney Lake, Manhasset 13.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
19 Randalls Island--saltmarsh at Little Hell Gate Inlet 2.2 7 76 9.2% 4.5%
20 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 51 892 5.7% 4.4%
21 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 8 96 8.3% 4.3%
22 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
23 Manhasset Bay 13.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
24 Milburn Creek Park 21.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
25 Fresh Creek Park 10.5 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
26 Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier 1 5.7 4 57 7.0% 2.8%
27 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 44 1264 3.5% 2.6%
28 North Hudson Park 2.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
29 St. George Ferry Terminal 11.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
30 Goethals Bridge Pond--Observation Platform 15.2 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
31 Freshkills Park 18.2 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
32 Springfield Park 13.6 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
33 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 29 859 3.4% 2.4%
34 Hoffman Island 14.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
35 Joseph B. Hellman Overlook 11.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
36 Coney Island Creek 13.9 5 99 5.1% 2.2%
37 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 13 379 3.4% 2.0%
38 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 4 78 5.1% 2.0%
39 Four Sparrow Marsh 12.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
40 Mattano Park 15.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
41 Bridge Creek, Western Ave. 15.3 3 56 5.4% 1.8%
42 Spring Creek Park 10.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
43 Forest City Community Park 24.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
44 Swindler Cove Park and Sherman Creek 5.8 5 129 3.9% 1.7%
45 Marina West Town Boat Launch 23.5 3 63 4.8% 1.6%
46 Riverside Park South--Pier i, W 70th and vicinity 1.3 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
47 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 12 448 2.7% 1.5%
48 Six Diamonds Ballfields 13.7 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
49 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 5 159 3.1% 1.4%
50 Elizabeth River--1st st bridge 15.5 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
51 Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek 11.3 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
52 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 4 145 2.8% 1.1%
53 Co-op City, Section 5 (Greenway) 9.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
54 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Pond 22.3 3 117 2.6% 0.9%
55 Brookville Park 14.3 2 63 3.2% 0.9%
56 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 7 404 1.7% 0.8%
57 Bluebelt Stormwater Mgmt Facility, Springfield Gardens 13.6 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
58 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 3 140 2.1% 0.7%
59 North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh 22.6 2 76 2.6% 0.7%
60 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 12 952 1.3% 0.7%
61 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 3 159 1.9% 0.6%
62 Dead Horse Bay, Marina 14.0 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
63 Mill Pond Park, Bellmore 24.7 7 572 1.2% 0.6%
64 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 3 173 1.7% 0.6%
65 Central Park--The Pond and Hallett Sanctuary 1.1 5 371 1.3% 0.6%
66 Lofts Pond Park 20.1 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
67 North Woodmere Park 15.5 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
68 Liberty SP 7.0 7 625 1.1% 0.5%
69 Lister Park 18.5 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
70 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 9 891 1.0% 0.5%
71 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
72 Smith Pond, Rockville Center 18.3 3 205 1.5% 0.5%
73 Leeds Pond Preserve 14.1 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
74 Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden 12.0 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
75 Bronx Zoo 6.7 4 321 1.2% 0.5%
76 Jones Beach Bay Islands 24.8 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
77 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 4 327 1.2% 0.5%
78 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Parallel Pond 22.4 3 219 1.4% 0.5%
79 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 5 471 1.1% 0.5%
80 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 6 650 0.9% 0.4%
81 SUNY Maritime College (Fort Schuyler) 9.2 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
82 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
83 Lake Parsippany 24.8 2 157 1.3% 0.4%
84 Randalls Island--NW fields and shoreline 2.6 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
85 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
86 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 1 61 1.6% 0.3%
87 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
88 Bruce Park (Greenwich) 24.8 1 65 1.5% 0.3%
89 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
90 Fort Totten Park 10.0 1 75 1.3% 0.2%
91 Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park 14.0 1 76 1.3% 0.2%
92 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 1 78 1.3% 0.2%
93 Coney Island Creek--23rd St. overlook 14.0 1 79 1.3% 0.2%
94 Roslyn Pond Town Park 16.7 1 83 1.2% 0.2%
95 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 1 95 1.1% 0.2%
96 Weequahic Park 13.5 1 105 1.0% 0.2%
97 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook 22.5 1 129 0.8% 0.1%
98 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 1 140 0.7% 0.1%
99 Meadowlands IBA--Mehrhof Pond (restricted access) 5.3 1 143 0.7% 0.1%
100 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 1 157 0.6% 0.1%
101 Central Park 0.7 7 3076 0.2% 0.1%
102 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 1 174 0.6% 0.1%
103 Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch) 1.1 1 180 0.6% 0.1%
104 Plumb Beach 14.0 1 208 0.5% 0.1%
105 Baldwin Harbor Park 21.6 1 215 0.5% 0.1%
106 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing 6.1 1 219 0.5% 0.1%
107 Point Lookout 24.4 2 684 0.3% 0.1%
108 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 1 240 0.4% 0.1%
109 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 1 278 0.4% 0.1%
110 Great Kills Park 18.0 1 317 0.3% 0.1%
111 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 2 1044 0.2% 0.1%
112 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 1 417 0.2% 0.0%
113 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 1 505 0.2% 0.0%
114 Prospect Park 8.4 2 3124 0.1% 0.0%
115 Sandy Hook 23.7 1 1282 0.1% 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.