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Where to find Purple Finch in December
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 Purple Finch in December. 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			Trap House	21.3	10	26	38.5%	22.4%
2			Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform	15.7	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
3			Prospect Park--Feeders	8.5	17	87	19.5%	12.6%
4			Shu Swamp Nature Preserve	22.1	9	41	22.0%	12.0%
5			Troy Meadows--Alan Dr. access, gas-line trails and deer exclosure	22.2	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
6			Coffin Woods Preserve	21.0	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
7			Theodore Roosevelt Audubon Sanctuary	24.8	5	23	21.7%	9.7%
8			Carpenters Pond Park, New Rochelle	16.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
9			Forest Park--Waterhole	8.4	15	116	12.9%	8.0%
10			Halifax Road	23.9	16	149	10.7%	6.7%
11			Canoe Brook Reservoir (Restricted Access)	20.3	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
12			New York Institute of Technology	19.0	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
13			Prospect Park	8.4	174	2413	7.2%	6.2%
14			The Celery Farm	19.5	48	702	6.8%	5.2%
15			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	29	428	6.8%	4.8%
16			Cow Meadow Park and Preserve	23.2	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
17			Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook	22.5	9	104	8.7%	4.6%
18			Bayswater Park	16.3	3	28	10.7%	3.7%
19			Baldwin Harbor Park	21.6	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
20			Troy Meadows Natural Area	21.6	12	200	6.0%	3.5%
21			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	41	911	4.5%	3.3%
22			Hackensack River Park	9.3	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
23			Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek Hawk Watch	11.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
24			Freshkills Park	18.2	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
25			New York-New Jersey Trail Conference	23.5	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
26			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	25	607	4.1%	2.8%
27			Cranberry Lake Preserve	23.3	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
28			Floyd Bennett Field--North Forty Preserve	13.2	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
29			Pelham Bay Park--Bridle Path around golf courses	10.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
30			Cable Way, Graniteville	14.8	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
31			Clay Pit Ponds	21.8	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
32			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh	8.8	3	41	7.3%	2.5%
33			Kissena Park	8.6	7	139	5.0%	2.5%
34			Mariners Marsh	14.7	3	42	7.1%	2.5%
35			Muttontown Preserve	22.5	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
36			Watchung Reservation	22.7	3	44	6.8%	2.3%
37			Planting Fields Arboretum	22.1	4	69	5.8%	2.3%
38			Queens Botanical Garden	7.4	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
39			Central Park	0.7	56	1947	2.9%	2.2%
40			South Mountain Reservation	17.6	4	71	5.6%	2.2%
41			Central Park--The Ramble	0.3	24	793	3.0%	2.0%
42			Central Park--Evodia Field	0.3	3	51	5.9%	2.0%
43			Conference House Park	24.5	4	78	5.1%	2.0%
44			Sandy Hook	23.7	31	1094	2.8%	2.0%
45			Nokia Fitness Trail	24.2	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
46			Lofts Pond Park	20.1	2	30	6.7%	1.8%
47			Kings Point Park	11.6	2	30	6.7%	1.8%
48			Rifle Camp Park	13.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
49			Spring Creek Park--Jamaica Bay shoreline	11.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
50			Watchung Reservation--Deserted Village and Fields	23.3	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
51			Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club	15.6	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
52			North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh	22.6	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
53			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary	20.3	18	694	2.6%	1.6%
54			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	4	96	4.2%	1.6%
55			Palisades Park IBA--Green Brook Sanctuary	9.6	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
56			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end	12.7	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
57			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden	13.5	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
58			Columbia University, Nevis Laboratories Environs	17.8	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
59			Prospect Point	14.7	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
60			Canarsie Beach Park	11.3	3	70	4.3%	1.5%
61			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest	13.2	3	72	4.2%	1.4%
62			Rockaway Beach--Edgemere (Beach 32nd-56th St.)	16.6	2	39	5.1%	1.4%
63			SUNY Purchase College	23.1	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
64			Christopher Morley County Park	16.0	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
65			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	9	350	2.6%	1.4%
66			Saw Mill Creek Trail	7.5	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
67			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	7	281	2.5%	1.2%
68			Tiffany Creek Preserve	24.7	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
69			Rockefeller SP Preserve	23.6	4	152	2.6%	1.0%
70			Alonzo F. Bonsal Wildlife Preserve	12.5	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
71			Veterans Memorial Waterfront Park	14.9	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
72			Idlewild Park	14.1	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
73			Passaic River Park (Union)	24.9	2	62	3.2%	0.9%
74			New York Botanical Garden	7.3	3	116	2.6%	0.9%
75			Forest Park	8.2	3	120	2.5%	0.9%
76			Ocean Breeze Park	14.7	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
77			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	8	485	1.6%	0.8%
78			Blue Heron Park	20.6	2	68	2.9%	0.8%
79			Cunningham Park	10.8	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
80			Hudson River Waterfront Walk	8.0	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
81			Fort Tilden	15.7	4	201	2.0%	0.8%
82			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	12	896	1.3%	0.8%
83			Byram Park	22.8	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
84			Dyker Beach Park	12.0	2	75	2.7%	0.7%
85			Rockland Lake SP	25.0	4	219	1.8%	0.7%
86			Mayapple Hill	16.8	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
87			Clarks Pond	11.6	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
88			Teaneck Creek Conservancy	6.9	3	150	2.0%	0.7%
89			Pelham Bay Park--Bartow-Pell Mansion	10.5	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
90			Central Park--Conservatory Garden	1.1	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
91			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	5	315	1.6%	0.7%
92			Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Pond	22.3	2	82	2.4%	0.7%
93			Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery	5.9	3	154	1.9%	0.7%
94			Alley Pond Park	11.9	3	155	1.9%	0.7%
95			Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve	20.5	2	84	2.4%	0.7%
96			North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp	22.7	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
97			Van Saun Park--Walden Pond	10.8	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
98			Breezy Point Beach	16.1	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
99			Sands Point Preserve	15.1	2	90	2.2%	0.6%
100			College of Staten Island	15.7	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
101			Cemetery of the Resurrection--scrub W of maint. bldgs	22.6	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
102			Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path	22.3	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
103			Hilltop Reservation	15.5	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
104			Boonton Reservoir	24.1	2	95	2.1%	0.6%
105			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond	22.5	5	383	1.3%	0.6%
106			stakeout MacGillivray's & Townsend's Warblers, Riverdale (2023)	7.6	3	189	1.6%	0.5%
107			Moravian Cemetery	15.9	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
108			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	2	103	1.9%	0.5%
109			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	9	889	1.0%	0.5%
110			Willowbrook Park	16.0	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
111			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	2	106	1.9%	0.5%
112			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end	13.6	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
113			Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area	24.6	3	214	1.4%	0.5%
114			Bruce Park (Greenwich)	24.8	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
115			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	3	228	1.3%	0.4%
116			Hillview Reservoir (restricted access)	10.4	2	128	1.6%	0.4%
117			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	2	132	1.5%	0.4%
118			Brooklyn Botanic Garden	7.8	2	135	1.5%	0.4%
119			Tarrytown Lakes Park	21.8	2	136	1.5%	0.4%
120			Liberty SP	7.0	4	388	1.0%	0.4%
121			Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve	18.5	1	47	2.1%	0.4%
122			Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail	7.0	1	50	2.0%	0.4%
123			Orange Reservoir	16.7	1	51	2.0%	0.3%
124			Bayshore Waterfront Park	24.5	1	54	1.9%	0.3%
125			Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir)	15.6	1	57	1.8%	0.3%
126			Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake	10.9	2	181	1.1%	0.3%
127			Central Park--North End	1.2	2	196	1.0%	0.3%
128			Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park	18.5	2	197	1.0%	0.3%
129			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	1	70	1.4%	0.3%
130			Rockaway Beach--Far Rockaway (E of Beach 32nd St.)	17.2	1	72	1.4%	0.2%
131			Walker Avenue Wetlands	19.4	1	77	1.3%	0.2%
132			Mary Patrick Park	24.0	1	77	1.3%	0.2%
133			Fort Tryon Park	5.8	2	243	0.8%	0.2%
134			Jacob Riis Park	15.5	1	81	1.2%	0.2%
135			Crocheron Park	10.4	1	86	1.2%	0.2%
136			Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs	9.0	1	87	1.1%	0.2%
137			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Rockwood Hall	23.7	1	88	1.1%	0.2%
138			Central Park--Maintenance Meadow	0.2	1	89	1.1%	0.2%
139			Parsons Pond Park	20.0	1	91	1.1%	0.2%
140			Lenoir Preserve	14.1	1	95	1.1%	0.2%
141			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake	8.0	1	96	1.0%	0.2%
142			Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.)	12.5	1	114	0.9%	0.2%
143			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	1	115	0.9%	0.2%
144			Midland Beach	15.8	1	116	0.9%	0.2%
145			Van Cortlandt Park	9.1	1	120	0.8%	0.1%
146			Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes)	24.3	1	151	0.7%	0.1%
147			Central Park--Turtle Pond	0.1	1	162	0.6%	0.1%
148			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	1	181	0.6%	0.1%
149			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	1	188	0.5%	0.1%
150			Union Square Park	3.4	1	193	0.5%	0.1%
151			Central Park--Arthur Ross Pinetum	0.2	1	198	0.5%	0.1%
152			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	1	201	0.5%	0.1%
153			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	2	708	0.3%	0.1%
154			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area	23.7	1	229	0.4%	0.1%
155			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	1	230	0.4%	0.1%
156			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	1	239	0.4%	0.1%
157			Bronx Zoo	6.7	1	268	0.4%	0.1%
158			Overpeck County Park	6.2	1	282	0.4%	0.1%
159			Great Kills Park	18.0	1	349	0.3%	0.1%
160			Brooklyn Bridge Park	5.9	1	524	0.2%	0.0%