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Where to find Nelson's Sparrow in October
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 Nelson's Sparrow 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 Plumb Beach 14.0 308 665 46.3% 42.6%
2 Randalls Island--saltmarsh and backstop 42 vicinity 2.9 57 125 45.6% 37.1%
3 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 65 164 39.6% 32.5%
4 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 23 52 44.2% 31.6%
5 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East) 11.8 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
6 Jamaica Bay--Duck Point Marshes 12.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
7 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 18 62 29.0% 19.2%
8 Randalls Island 2.4 118 545 21.7% 18.4%
9 Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline 2.9 29 114 25.4% 18.3%
10 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West) 11.9 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
11 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 34 159 21.4% 15.7%
12 Sandy Hook 23.7 304 1905 16.0% 14.4%
13 Dubos Point 15.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
14 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 6 28 21.4% 10.2%
15 Inwood Hill Park--Muscota Marsh 6.9 11 69 15.9% 9.1%
16 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 58 584 9.9% 7.8%
17 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 13.6 4 24 16.7% 6.7%
18 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 10 84 11.9% 6.6%
19 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 7 53 13.2% 6.5%
20 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 57 679 8.4% 6.5%
21 Sunset Cove Park 14.7 5 34 14.7% 6.4%
22 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
23 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 17 176 9.7% 6.1%
24 Ferry Point Park 7.1 7 58 12.1% 6.0%
25 Broad Channel American Park 14.8 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
26 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 16 190 8.4% 5.2%
27 Great Kills Park 18.0 11 130 8.5% 4.8%
28 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 19 260 7.3% 4.7%
29 Centre Island Town Park 24.4 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
30 Jamaica Bay, Canarsie Pol 12.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
31 Commerce Road Wetlands 19.6 10 131 7.6% 4.2%
32 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 17 272 6.2% 3.9%
33 Bayonne Waterfront Walkway 10.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
34 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 10 156 6.4% 3.5%
35 Central Park--Arthur Ross Pinetum 0.2 19 386 4.9% 3.2%
36 Central Park--The Pool 1.0 22 466 4.7% 3.1%
37 Jacob Riis Park--Magic Corner (S of golf course) 15.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
38 Sandy Hook--Atlantic Drive 22.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
39 Liberty SP 7.0 25 638 3.9% 2.7%
40 Randalls Island--NW fields and shoreline 2.6 4 66 6.1% 2.4%
41 Pelham Bay Park--Pelham Bridge 9.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
42 Pelham Bay Park--Bartow-Pell Mansion 10.5 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
43 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 10 300 3.3% 1.8%
44 Plumb Beach--West 13.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
45 River Barge Park 5.1 3 66 4.5% 1.6%
46 Fort Tilden 15.7 10 362 2.8% 1.5%
47 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 22 1017 2.2% 1.4%
48 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 4 110 3.6% 1.4%
49 Central Park--Spector Playground and vicinity 0.2 2 44 4.5% 1.3%
50 Seaside Wildlife Nature Park 19.0 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
51 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 2 47 4.3% 1.2%
52 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 3 94 3.2% 1.1%
53 Saw Mill Creek Marsh 16.7 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
54 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 3 101 3.0% 1.0%
55 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 3 102 2.9% 1.0%
56 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Buttermilk Hill area 23.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
57 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 2 59 3.4% 0.9%
58 Central Park 0.7 46 3972 1.2% 0.9%
59 Overpeck County Park 6.2 5 268 1.9% 0.8%
60 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
61 Owls Head Park 10.3 4 214 1.9% 0.7%
62 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 9 658 1.4% 0.7%
63 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 5 313 1.6% 0.7%
64 Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh 23.0 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
65 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 4 261 1.5% 0.6%
66 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 10 924 1.1% 0.6%
67 Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow 20.3 2 94 2.1% 0.6%
68 Saw Mill Creek Trail 7.5 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
69 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
70 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 2 109 1.8% 0.5%
71 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 9 975 0.9% 0.5%
72 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 2 116 1.7% 0.5%
73 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
74 Pier 44 Waterfront Garden 7.8 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
75 Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 10.9 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
76 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 6 778 0.8% 0.4%
77 Prospect Park 8.4 22 4109 0.5% 0.4%
78 Central Park--North End 1.2 7 984 0.7% 0.3%
79 Conference House Park 24.5 2 179 1.1% 0.3%
80 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 2 179 1.1% 0.3%
81 Jefferson Rd. Pond 23.8 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
82 Crestwood Park 19.7 2 181 1.1% 0.3%
83 Meadowlands IBA--Skeetkill Marsh 4.1 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
84 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 1 61 1.6% 0.3%
85 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 1 61 1.6% 0.3%
86 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 3 361 0.8% 0.3%
87 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
88 Central Park--North Woods 1.3 1 65 1.5% 0.3%
89 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 2 203 1.0% 0.3%
90 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 2 203 1.0% 0.3%
91 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end 12.7 1 91 1.1% 0.2%
92 Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.) 0.5 1 91 1.1% 0.2%
93 Canarsie Beach Park 11.3 1 95 1.1% 0.2%
94 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 1 119 0.8% 0.1%
95 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 1 129 0.8% 0.1%
96 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 2 409 0.5% 0.1%
97 Astoria Park 2.3 1 146 0.7% 0.1%
98 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 1 170 0.6% 0.1%
99 Bryant Park 2.1 3 988 0.3% 0.1%
100 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 2 633 0.3% 0.1%
101 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 1 212 0.5% 0.1%
102 Miller Field 16.3 1 228 0.4% 0.1%
103 Parsons Pond Park 20.0 1 228 0.4% 0.1%
104 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 1 270 0.4% 0.1%
105 Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch) 1.1 1 394 0.3% 0.0%
106 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 1 403 0.2% 0.0%
107 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 2 2356 0.1% 0.0%
108 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 1 988 0.1% 0.0%
109 The Celery Farm 19.5 1 1212 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.