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Where to find Nelson's Sparrow 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 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 14.0 280 605 46.3% 42.3%
2 Randalls Island--saltmarsh and backstop 42 vicinity 2.9 57 125 45.6% 37.1%
3 Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula 9.8 65 160 40.6% 33.3%
4 Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh 14.8 15 38 39.5% 25.6%
5 Jamaica Bay--Duck Point Marshes 12.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
6 Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline 2.9 29 107 27.1% 19.6%
7 Randalls Island 2.4 116 508 22.8% 19.4%
8 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (East) 11.8 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
9 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 13 47 27.7% 16.9%
10 Bayonne Golf Club 10.5 33 155 21.3% 15.6%
11 Sandy Hook 23.7 290 1737 16.7% 15.0%
12 Dubos Point 15.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
13 Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West) 11.9 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
14 Inwood Hill Park--Muscota Marsh 6.9 10 57 17.5% 9.8%
15 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 46 512 9.0% 6.8%
16 Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access 13.4 10 82 12.2% 6.8%
17 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 50 572 8.7% 6.7%
18 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 16 152 10.5% 6.6%
19 Bayonne Waterfront Walkway 10.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
20 Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park 14.2 6 49 12.2% 5.7%
21 Great Kills Park 18.0 11 110 10.0% 5.7%
22 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 15 166 9.0% 5.6%
23 Ferry Point Park 7.1 6 51 11.8% 5.5%
24 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 19 247 7.7% 5.0%
25 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
26 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 10 122 8.2% 4.5%
27 Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh 4.5 16 249 6.4% 4.0%
28 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
29 Jacob Riis Park--Magic Corner (S of golf course) 15.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
30 Pelham Bay Park--Pelham Bridge 9.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
31 Central Park--Arthur Ross Pinetum 0.2 19 353 5.4% 3.5%
32 Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock 13.6 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
33 Sandy Hook--Atlantic Drive 22.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
34 Commerce Road Wetlands 19.6 4 60 6.7% 2.6%
35 River Barge Park 5.1 4 62 6.5% 2.5%
36 Liberty SP 7.0 20 520 3.8% 2.5%
37 Randalls Island--NW fields and shoreline 2.6 4 65 6.2% 2.4%
38 Pelham Bay Park--Bartow-Pell Mansion 10.5 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
39 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 22 758 2.9% 1.9%
40 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 10 285 3.5% 1.9%
41 Central Park--Spector Playground and vicinity 0.2 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
42 Plumb Beach--West 13.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
43 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 4 90 4.4% 1.7%
44 Fort Tilden 15.7 10 330 3.0% 1.7%
45 Jacob Riis Park 15.5 4 105 3.8% 1.5%
46 Seaside Wildlife Nature Park 19.0 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
47 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Buttermilk Hill area 23.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
48 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 3 96 3.1% 1.1%
49 Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot 10.7 3 97 3.1% 1.1%
50 Saw Mill Creek Marsh 16.7 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
51 Cedar Grove Beach 17.0 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
52 Meadowlands District IBA 6.5 2 58 3.4% 1.0%
53 Overpeck County Park 6.2 5 239 2.1% 0.9%
54 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 12 822 1.5% 0.8%
55 Owls Head Park 10.3 4 187 2.1% 0.8%
56 Saw Mill Creek Trail 7.5 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
57 Sandy Hook--Salt Marsh 23.0 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
58 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 5 298 1.7% 0.7%
59 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
60 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 8 600 1.3% 0.7%
61 Central Park 0.7 32 3478 0.9% 0.7%
62 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 2 101 2.0% 0.5%
63 Fort Wadsworth 13.3 2 110 1.8% 0.5%
64 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
65 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
66 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 8 914 0.9% 0.4%
67 Prospect Park 8.4 22 3473 0.6% 0.4%
68 Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon 10.9 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
69 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 6 740 0.8% 0.4%
70 Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill) 10.7 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
71 Richard A. Rutkowski Park 9.9 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
72 Conference House Park 24.5 2 153 1.3% 0.4%
73 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 2 160 1.2% 0.3%
74 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 3 301 1.0% 0.3%
75 Crestwood Park 19.7 2 172 1.2% 0.3%
76 Meadowlands IBA--Skeetkill Marsh 4.1 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
77 Jefferson Rd. Pond 23.8 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
78 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 2 184 1.1% 0.3%
79 Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot 15.9 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
80 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 2 188 1.1% 0.3%
81 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 2 204 1.0% 0.3%
82 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 1 103 1.0% 0.2%
83 Bush Terminal Piers Park 9.2 1 121 0.8% 0.1%
84 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 2 377 0.5% 0.1%
85 Astoria Park 2.3 1 137 0.7% 0.1%
86 Bryant Park 2.1 3 840 0.4% 0.1%
87 Breezy Point Tip 16.0 1 152 0.7% 0.1%
88 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 1 186 0.5% 0.1%
89 Parsons Pond Park 20.0 1 190 0.5% 0.1%
90 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 1 206 0.5% 0.1%
91 Miller Field 16.3 1 224 0.4% 0.1%
92 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 1 372 0.3% 0.0%
93 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 1 551 0.2% 0.0%
94 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 2 1867 0.1% 0.0%
95 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 1 846 0.1% 0.0%
96 The Celery Farm 19.5 1 1053 0.1% 0.0%