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Where to find Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in May
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 Yellow-crowned Night-Heron in May. 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			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	1056	1258	83.9%	81.8%
2			Brookville Park	14.3	33	40	82.5%	68.0%
3			Titus Millpond	12.9	17	20	85.0%	64.0%
4			Anderson Creek Marsh	6.1	10	11	90.9%	62.3%
5			Redfern Houses	16.3	6	6	100.0%	61.0%
6			Cow Meadow Park and Preserve	23.2	67	98	68.4%	58.6%
7			Aiello Park	13.1	20	26	76.9%	57.9%
8			Neck Creek Preserve	17.4	46	70	65.7%	54.0%
9			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	438	764	57.3%	53.8%
10			Richard A. Rutkowski Park	9.9	58	91	63.7%	53.5%
11			Pugsley Creek Park	6.4	16	22	72.7%	51.8%
12			Plumb 1st St., Brooklyn	12.7	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
13			Warinanco Park	16.7	22	34	64.7%	47.9%
14			Cammanns Pond Park	23.5	16	26	61.5%	42.5%
15			Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn)	10.1	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
16			Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve	23.1	30	61	49.2%	37.1%
17			Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh	14.8	109	255	42.7%	36.8%
18			Fresh Creek Park	10.5	6	9	66.7%	35.4%
19			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest	13.2	49	111	44.1%	35.3%
20			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	131	325	40.3%	35.1%
21			Sound View Park	5.4	12	23	52.2%	33.0%
22			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	646	1892	34.1%	32.0%
23			Bronx River, Mouth to Hunts Point Riverside Park	5.5	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
24			Lido Beach Passive Nature Area	23.4	167	487	34.3%	30.2%
25			Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh	17.7	23	55	41.8%	29.7%
26			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	237	749	31.6%	28.4%
27			Bay County Park	19.0	9	19	47.4%	27.3%
28			Jamaica Bay, South Shore	15.2	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
29			Milburn Creek Park	21.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
30			North Woodmere Park	15.5	11	34	32.4%	19.1%
31			Old Place Creek--Kayak Access Site	15.5	15	50	30.0%	19.1%
32			Powells Cove Park	6.9	6	16	37.5%	18.5%
33			Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ	13.9	10	33	30.3%	17.4%
34			Seaside Wildlife Nature Park	19.0	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
35			Sunset Cove Park	14.7	6	18	33.3%	16.3%
36			Canarsie Beach Park	11.3	21	89	23.6%	16.0%
37			Bergen Beach	12.3	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
38			Springfield Park	13.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
39			Bridge Creek (Queens Co.)	17.4	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
40			Bayonne Golf Club	10.5	17	75	22.7%	14.7%
41			South Side High School--Science Wing, Rockville Centre	19.8	9	34	26.5%	14.6%
42			Stephen R. Gregg County Park	10.4	29	148	19.6%	14.0%
43			Rockaway Community Park	15.7	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
44			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond	13.4	11	52	21.2%	12.2%
45			Mattano Park	15.6	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
46			Paerdegat Basin	11.5	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
47			Plumb Beach	14.0	121	915	13.2%	11.2%
48			Randalls Island	2.4	32	209	15.3%	11.1%
49			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden	13.5	16	102	15.7%	9.9%
50			Baldwin Harbor Park	21.6	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
51			Five Islands Park	13.9	5	23	21.7%	9.7%
52			Oceanside Park	21.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
53			Great Captain's Island	22.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
54			Bayonne Waterfront Walkway	10.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
55			Randalls Island--NE fields and shoreline	2.9	6	32	18.8%	8.9%
56			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)	13.3	15	106	14.2%	8.8%
57			Bridge Creek, Western Ave.	15.3	9	66	13.6%	7.3%
58			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end	12.7	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
59			Jamaica Bay, Little Egg Marsh	14.7	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
60			Randalls Island--saltmarsh and backstop 42 vicinity	2.9	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
61			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	44	493	8.9%	6.7%
62			Four Sparrow Marsh	12.9	4	25	16.0%	6.4%
63			Old Place Creek Tidal Wetlands Area	15.7	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
64			White's Pond	18.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
65			Broad Channel American Park	14.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
66			Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd.	17.8	16	168	9.5%	5.9%
67			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	15	156	9.6%	5.9%
68			LaGuardia Airport (LGA)	4.9	6	48	12.5%	5.9%
69			Pelham Bay Park--Thomas Pell WS and Goose Creek Marsh	10.2	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
70			Old Place Creek--Western Ave.	15.6	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
71			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	7	64	10.9%	5.4%
72			Yankee Stadium	3.7	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
73			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	11	141	7.8%	4.4%
74			Oakwood Beach--Riga St. marsh	17.6	4	36	11.1%	4.4%
75			Randalls Island--saltmarsh at Little Hell Gate Inlet	2.2	4	41	9.8%	3.9%
76			Liberty SP	7.0	42	825	5.1%	3.8%
77			Willow Pond, Hewlett Bay Park	17.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
78			Long Beach (Nassau Co.)	20.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
79			Brant Point Wildlife Sanctuary	15.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
80			Coney Island Creek Park	14.0	7	99	7.1%	3.5%
81			Plumb Beach--West	13.8	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
82			Coney Island Creek--23rd St. overlook	14.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
83			Staten Island Industrial Park--Pond (South Ave. X Glen St.)	15.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
84			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	67	1827	3.7%	2.9%
85			Great Kills Park--Mudflats	18.1	9	167	5.4%	2.9%
86			Goethals Bridge Pond--Goethals Homes	15.3	4	57	7.0%	2.8%
87			Randalls Island--Southeast section	2.0	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
88			Willet's Hassock, pool and marsh	13.7	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
89			Willson's Woods Park	12.1	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
90			Silver Lake Park (Nassau Co.)	20.4	3	44	6.8%	2.3%
91			Shirley Chisholm SP (Fountain Ave. Landfill)	10.7	3	44	6.8%	2.3%
92			Goethals Bridge Pond	15.2	3	48	6.2%	2.1%
93			Saw Mill Creek Trail	7.5	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
94			Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)	11.0	3	49	6.1%	2.1%
95			Alley Pond Park--Restoration Area	11.7	2	27	7.4%	2.1%
96			Valley Stream SP	16.0	11	301	3.7%	2.1%
97			Caven Point Rd	8.3	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
98			Chelsea Rd. and Bloomfield Ave., wetlands	16.4	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
99			Oakwood Beach	17.4	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
100			Randalls Island--Waters Edge Garden (103rd St. Brg.-Little Hell Gate)	1.8	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
101			Lemon Creek, bridge at Hylan Blvd.	22.0	3	56	5.4%	1.8%
102			Central Park--The Oven and The Point	0.4	8	222	3.6%	1.8%
103			Central Park	0.7	181	8750	2.1%	1.8%
104			Coney Island Creek	13.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
105			Meadowlands IBA--Ballfield	6.8	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
106			Edgemere Landfill (restricted access)	15.6	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
107			Bayswater Point SP	15.5	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
108			Central Park--SE from 65th St. transv.-Center Dr.	0.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
109			Idlewild Park	14.1	2	36	5.6%	1.5%
110			Smith Pond, Rockville Center	18.3	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
111			Central Park--The Ramble	0.3	98	5687	1.7%	1.4%
112			Canarsie Pier	11.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
113			Byram Park	22.8	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
114			Ferry Point Park	7.1	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
115			Mill Pond Park, Bellmore	24.7	3	76	3.9%	1.4%
116			Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park	14.0	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
117			Marina West Town Boat Launch	23.5	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
118			Schmidt's Woods	4.5	6	227	2.6%	1.2%
119			Fort Wadsworth	13.3	3	85	3.5%	1.2%
120			Page Ave. Beach	23.7	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
121			Randalls Island--NW fields and shoreline	2.6	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
122			Jones Beach Bay Islands	24.8	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
123			Shellbank Basin	11.0	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
124			River Rd. marshes and RR tracks	16.5	3	94	3.2%	1.1%
125			Peter Detmold Park	1.9	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
126			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden	13.2	2	53	3.8%	1.0%
127			Saw Mill Creek Marsh	16.7	2	57	3.5%	1.0%
128			Sunset Park (Brooklyn)	9.4	3	106	2.8%	1.0%
129			Sandy Hook	23.7	32	2381	1.3%	1.0%
130			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Point	4.5	3	109	2.8%	0.9%
131			Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock	13.6	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
132			Brookfield Park	18.2	2	64	3.1%	0.9%
133			Great Kills Park	18.0	5	269	1.9%	0.8%
134			Six Diamonds Ballfields	13.7	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
135			Glen Island Park	12.0	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
136			Sheepshead Bay	13.8	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
137			Randalls Island--Freshwater Wetlands (Little Hell Gate Inlet)	2.3	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
138			Lenape Park--Pond	20.1	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
139			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	4	241	1.7%	0.6%
140			Central Park--Turtle Pond	0.1	11	962	1.1%	0.6%
141			Astoria Park	2.3	3	178	1.7%	0.6%
142			Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing	6.1	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
143			Central Park--The Lake (Upper Lobe)	0.3	3	190	1.6%	0.5%
144			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	8	757	1.1%	0.5%
145			Disposal Rd.	7.7	2	123	1.6%	0.4%
146			Olympia Blvd. Pond	15.6	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
147			Nassau County Stormwater Basin No. 21	14.4	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
148			Goethals Bridge Pond--Observation Platform	15.2	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
149			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end	13.6	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
150			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	4	399	1.0%	0.4%
151			Central Park--Sheep Meadow	0.8	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
152			Hommocks Conservation Area	15.7	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
153			Overpeck County Park	6.2	2	153	1.3%	0.4%
154			Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook	22.5	2	157	1.3%	0.4%
155			Bruce Park (Greenwich)	24.8	1	56	1.8%	0.3%
156			Charles Memorial Park	11.5	1	57	1.8%	0.3%
157			Pond Park, Great Neck Estates	11.8	2	179	1.1%	0.3%
158			Central Park--The Lake (Hernshead)	0.4	1	62	1.6%	0.3%
159			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	2	199	1.0%	0.3%
160			Central Park--Evodia Field	0.3	1	66	1.5%	0.3%
161			Nickerson Beach	23.3	3	421	0.7%	0.2%
162			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	2	247	0.8%	0.2%
163			North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh	22.6	1	81	1.2%	0.2%
164			Closter Nature Center	13.5	1	88	1.1%	0.2%
165			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	6	1383	0.4%	0.2%
166			Central Park--Greywacke Arch	0.1	1	89	1.1%	0.2%
167			Laurel Hill Park	6.3	1	92	1.1%	0.2%
168			Lake Tappan	16.9	1	93	1.1%	0.2%
169			Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake	10.9	2	297	0.7%	0.2%
170			Prospect Park	8.4	21	8052	0.3%	0.2%
171			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	8	2407	0.3%	0.2%
172			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake	8.0	1	106	0.9%	0.2%
173			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	1	112	0.9%	0.2%
174			Central Park--Tanners Spring	0.2	2	351	0.6%	0.2%
175			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	2	369	0.5%	0.1%
176			Carl Schurz Park	1.3	1	119	0.8%	0.1%
177			Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail	7.0	1	119	0.8%	0.1%
178			River Barge Park	5.1	1	134	0.7%	0.1%
179			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	1	137	0.7%	0.1%
180			Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir)	15.6	1	152	0.7%	0.1%
181			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	1	155	0.6%	0.1%
182			Hillside Woods & Children's Village	15.6	1	175	0.6%	0.1%
183			Conference House Park	24.5	1	184	0.5%	0.1%
184			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	3	1085	0.3%	0.1%
185			Central Park--Strawberry Field	0.6	2	595	0.3%	0.1%
186			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh	4.5	1	211	0.5%	0.1%
187			Tenafly Nature Center	9.8	1	221	0.5%	0.1%
188			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	2	804	0.2%	0.1%
189			Mary Patrick Park	24.0	1	287	0.3%	0.1%
190			Brooklyn Botanic Garden	7.8	1	402	0.2%	0.0%
191			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	1	437	0.2%	0.0%
192			Battery Park, Manhattan	6.0	1	441	0.2%	0.0%
193			The Celery Farm	19.5	2	1399	0.1%	0.0%
194			Central Park--North End	1.2	2	1771	0.1%	0.0%
195			Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch)	1.1	1	1018	0.1%	0.0%