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Where to find Black-crowned Night-Heron in January
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 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 23.5 428 446 96.0% 93.7%
2 Bridge Creek, Western Ave. (north) 15.2 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
3 Willow Pond, Hewlett Bay Park 17.5 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
4 Milburn Pond Park 21.0 33 56 58.9% 45.9%
5 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake 8.0 55 117 47.0% 38.2%
6 Astoria Generating Ponds (from 20th Ave.) 2.8 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
7 Laurel Hill Park 6.3 16 81 19.8% 12.5%
8 Lincoln Park West 7.5 9 44 20.5% 11.2%
9 Bridge Creek (Queens Co.) 17.4 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
10 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Porpoise Bridge 6.9 10 57 17.5% 9.8%
11 Randalls Island 2.4 52 443 11.7% 9.1%
12 Idlewild Park 14.1 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
13 Hendrix Creek 10.4 15 113 13.3% 8.2%
14 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 23 291 7.9% 5.3%
15 Flushing Meadows Corona Park 7.2 13 147 8.8% 5.2%
16 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 8 82 9.8% 5.0%
17 Randalls Island--saltmarsh at Little Hell Gate Inlet 2.2 7 69 10.1% 5.0%
18 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 49 801 6.1% 4.7%
19 Whitney Lake, Manhasset 13.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
20 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
21 Manhasset Bay 13.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
22 Milburn Creek Park 21.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
23 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 4 48 8.3% 3.3%
24 Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier 1 5.7 4 52 7.7% 3.0%
25 St. George Ferry Terminal 11.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
26 Hoffman Island 14.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
27 Fresh Creek Park 10.5 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
28 Freshkills Park 18.2 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
29 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 41 1167 3.5% 2.6%
30 North Hudson Park 2.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
31 Joseph B. Hellman Overlook 11.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
32 Goethals Bridge Pond--Observation Platform 15.2 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
33 Springfield Park 13.6 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
34 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 13 337 3.9% 2.3%
35 Four Sparrow Marsh 12.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
36 Riverside Park South--Pier i, W 70th and vicinity 1.3 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
37 Mattano Park 15.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
38 Coney Island Creek 13.9 5 98 5.1% 2.2%
39 Spring Creek Park 10.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
40 Swindler Cove Park and Sherman Creek 5.8 5 116 4.3% 1.9%
41 Forest City Community Park 24.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
42 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 12 423 2.8% 1.6%
43 Six Diamonds Ballfields 13.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
44 Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek 11.3 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
45 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 5 147 3.4% 1.5%
46 Elizabeth River--1st st bridge 15.5 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
47 Co-op City, Section 5 (Greenway) 9.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
48 Silver Lake Park (Nassau Co.) 20.4 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
49 Bridge Creek, Western Ave. 15.3 2 53 3.8% 1.0%
50 Marina West Town Boat Launch 23.5 2 53 3.8% 1.0%
51 Bluebelt Stormwater Mgmt Facility, Springfield Gardens 13.6 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
52 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 12 737 1.6% 0.9%
53 Brookville Park 14.3 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
54 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 7 387 1.8% 0.9%
55 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Pond 22.3 3 117 2.6% 0.9%
56 Mill Pond Park, Bellmore 24.7 7 452 1.5% 0.8%
57 North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh 22.6 2 76 2.6% 0.7%
58 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
59 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 3 155 1.9% 0.7%
60 Central Park--The Pond and Hallett Sanctuary 1.1 5 328 1.5% 0.7%
61 Lofts Pond Park 20.1 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
62 Liberty SP 7.0 7 540 1.3% 0.6%
63 Dead Horse Bay, Marina 14.0 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
64 Lister Park 18.5 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
65 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 3 170 1.8% 0.6%
66 Smith Pond, Rockville Center 18.3 3 171 1.8% 0.6%
67 Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden 12.0 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
68 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 9 803 1.1% 0.6%
69 Leeds Pond Preserve 14.1 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
70 North Woodmere Park 15.5 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
71 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 4 298 1.3% 0.5%
72 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
73 Bronx Zoo 6.7 4 307 1.3% 0.5%
74 Jones Beach Bay Islands 24.8 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
75 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 6 554 1.1% 0.5%
76 Sheepshead Bay 13.8 5 448 1.1% 0.5%
77 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Parallel Pond 22.4 3 218 1.4% 0.5%
78 Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill) 11.0 2 125 1.6% 0.4%
79 SUNY Maritime College (Fort Schuyler) 9.2 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
80 Lake Parsippany 24.8 2 146 1.4% 0.4%
81 Randalls Island--NW fields and shoreline 2.6 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
82 Playland Lake 20.4 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
83 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 5 628 0.8% 0.3%
84 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
85 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ 20.4 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
86 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
87 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
88 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 1 61 1.6% 0.3%
89 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh East 7.4 1 63 1.6% 0.3%
90 Fort Totten Park 10.0 1 63 1.6% 0.3%
91 Coney Island Creek--23rd St. overlook 14.0 1 68 1.5% 0.3%
92 Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park 14.0 1 71 1.4% 0.2%
93 Roslyn Pond Town Park 16.7 1 79 1.3% 0.2%
94 Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve 23.1 1 82 1.2% 0.2%
95 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 1 85 1.2% 0.2%
96 Weequahic Park 13.5 1 93 1.1% 0.2%
97 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 1 122 0.8% 0.1%
98 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook 22.5 1 130 0.8% 0.1%
99 Meadowlands IBA--Mehrhof Pond (restricted access) 5.3 1 134 0.7% 0.1%
100 Central Park 0.7 7 2751 0.3% 0.1%
101 Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch) 1.1 1 149 0.7% 0.1%
102 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 1 151 0.7% 0.1%
103 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 1 164 0.6% 0.1%
104 Plumb Beach 14.0 1 177 0.6% 0.1%
105 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 1 199 0.5% 0.1%
106 Point Lookout 24.4 2 638 0.3% 0.1%
107 Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing 6.1 1 211 0.5% 0.1%
108 Baldwin Harbor Park 21.6 1 214 0.5% 0.1%
109 Great Kills Park 18.0 1 284 0.4% 0.1%
110 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 2 956 0.2% 0.1%
111 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 1 364 0.3% 0.0%
112 Sandy Hook 23.7 2 1185 0.2% 0.0%
113 Point Lookout--Town Park 23.9 1 456 0.2% 0.0%
114 Prospect Park 8.4 2 2779 0.1% 0.0%