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Where to find American Bittern in October
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 American Bittern 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 Bronx River Pkwy Reservation--Palmer Rd.-Crane Rd., Scarsdale 15.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
2 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 6 58 10.3% 4.8%
3 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 45 914 4.9% 3.7%
4 Brookfield Park 18.2 5 77 6.5% 2.8%
5 Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area 4.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
6 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 8 247 3.2% 1.7%
7 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
8 North Hudson Park 2.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
9 Passaic River South Orange Ave Boat Launch Livingston 21.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
10 Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow 20.3 3 79 3.8% 1.3%
11 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 13.6 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
12 Sandy Hook 23.7 25 1737 1.4% 1.0%
13 Prospect Point 14.7 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
14 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden 13.2 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
15 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
16 Blue Heron Park 20.6 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
17 Prospect Park 8.4 34 3473 1.0% 0.7%
18 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 3 152 2.0% 0.7%
19 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 3 155 1.9% 0.7%
20 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 3 166 1.8% 0.6%
21 The Celery Farm 19.5 11 1053 1.0% 0.6%
22 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 7 600 1.2% 0.6%
23 Clarks Pond 11.6 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
24 Bronx River Pkwy Reservation--Crestwood Lake 14.2 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
25 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
26 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 5 512 1.0% 0.4%
27 Ferry Point Park 7.1 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
28 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 3 301 1.0% 0.3%
29 Mill Pond Park, Bellmore 24.7 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
30 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 2 206 1.0% 0.3%
31 Plumb Beach 14.0 4 605 0.7% 0.3%
32 Liberty SP 7.0 3 520 0.6% 0.2%
33 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 1 103 1.0% 0.2%
34 Great Kills Park 18.0 1 110 0.9% 0.2%
35 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park 18.5 1 118 0.8% 0.1%
36 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 1 121 0.8% 0.1%
37 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 1 122 0.8% 0.1%
38 Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake 10.9 1 142 0.7% 0.1%
39 Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve 20.5 1 149 0.7% 0.1%
40 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 1 152 0.7% 0.1%
41 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 1 154 0.6% 0.1%
42 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 1 160 0.6% 0.1%
43 New York Botanical Garden 7.3 1 166 0.6% 0.1%
44 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 2 572 0.3% 0.1%
45 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 1 188 0.5% 0.1%
46 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 1 249 0.4% 0.1%
47 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 1 285 0.4% 0.1%
48 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 1 285 0.4% 0.1%
49 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 1 298 0.3% 0.1%
50 Rockefeller SP Preserve 23.6 1 321 0.3% 0.1%
51 Randalls Island 2.4 1 508 0.2% 0.0%
52 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 1 822 0.1% 0.0%
53 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 1 1392 0.1% 0.0%