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Where to find Purple Finch in April
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 Purple Finch in April. 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 Coffin Woods Preserve 21.0 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
2 Summerhill Park 23.2 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
3 Mills Reservation 13.7 24 135 17.8% 12.2%
4 Clarks Pond 11.6 8 45 17.8% 9.3%
5 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 160 2031 7.9% 6.8%
6 William Warren County Park 23.4 5 34 14.7% 6.4%
7 Shu Swamp Nature Preserve 22.1 15 147 10.2% 6.3%
8 West Hudson Park 9.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
9 Ash Brook Reservation 23.5 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
10 Central Park 0.7 352 6195 5.7% 5.1%
11 Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier 3 6.0 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
12 Watchung Reservation 22.7 11 141 7.8% 4.4%
13 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 178 3568 5.0% 4.3%
14 Sandy Hook 23.7 75 1500 5.0% 4.0%
15 "Sandy Hook--Hudson Rd (""The Garden"", etc)" 21.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
16 High Mountain Preserve 18.0 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
17 Demarest Nature Center 12.6 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
18 Saddle River County Park 11.2 3 32 9.4% 3.2%
19 Randalls Island--Icahn Stadium and environs 2.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
20 Highland Park (Brooklyn) 7.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
21 Prospect Park 8.4 246 7240 3.4% 3.0%
22 Owls Head Park 10.3 11 228 4.8% 2.7%
23 West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344) 19.9 3 40 7.5% 2.6%
24 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 6.9 8 166 4.8% 2.5%
25 Hilltop Reservation 15.5 3 42 7.1% 2.5%
26 Ridgewood Reservoir 7.6 6 117 5.1% 2.4%
27 Hillside Woods & Children's Village 15.6 6 118 5.1% 2.4%
28 The Celery Farm 19.5 50 1652 3.0% 2.3%
29 Hudson River Greenway--Clinton Cove (54th-59th St.) 1.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
30 Wagner College 13.3 13 342 3.8% 2.2%
31 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 25 769 3.3% 2.2%
32 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 15 432 3.5% 2.1%
33 Lorrimer Sanctuary (NJAS) 19.1 3 50 6.0% 2.1%
34 Upper West Side--10024 0.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
35 Bucks Hollow 16.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
36 Reeds Basket Willow Swamp Park 14.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
37 Goodhue Park 12.2 3 52 5.8% 2.0%
38 McFaul Environmental Center 18.4 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
39 Central Park--North End 1.2 38 1406 2.7% 2.0%
40 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook 22.5 6 154 3.9% 1.8%
41 Nature Study Woods, New Rochelle 13.5 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
42 Central Park--Evodia Field 0.3 4 93 4.3% 1.7%
43 Peter Detmold Park 1.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
44 Union Field Cemetery 7.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
45 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 49 2294 2.1% 1.6%
46 Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture 23.1 2 35 5.7% 1.6%
47 Halifax Road 23.9 16 628 2.5% 1.6%
48 North Hudson Park 2.3 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
49 Kissena Park 8.6 8 270 3.0% 1.5%
50 Sound View Park 5.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
51 Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center 24.0 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
52 Union County College 20.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
53 Willowbrook Park 16.0 3 77 3.9% 1.3%
54 Sunset Park (Brooklyn) 9.4 3 78 3.8% 1.3%
55 Riverside Park--79th St. Boat Basin 1.0 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
56 Mount Prospect Park 7.6 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
57 Randalls Island--Southwest section 1.7 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
58 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 3 83 3.6% 1.2%
59 New York Botanical Garden 7.3 8 330 2.4% 1.2%
60 Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park 18.5 4 127 3.1% 1.2%
61 Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path 22.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
62 Highland Park (Queens Co.) 7.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
63 Florham Park--Fish Tract 21.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
64 Flat Rock Brook Nature Center 6.5 3 87 3.4% 1.2%
65 Brooklyn Botanic Garden 7.8 9 407 2.2% 1.2%
66 Rutgers University Newark Campus 11.3 6 237 2.5% 1.2%
67 Fort Tryon Park 5.8 9 417 2.2% 1.1%
68 Berzinec Park 20.5 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
69 Parsons Pond Park 20.0 2 51 3.9% 1.1%
70 McCarren Park 4.3 2 51 3.9% 1.1%
71 Lenape Park--Pond 20.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
72 Palisades Park IBA--Green Brook Sanctuary 9.6 4 153 2.6% 1.0%
73 Passaic River Park (Union) 24.9 2 55 3.6% 1.0%
74 Prospect Park--Vale of Cashmere 7.8 5 216 2.3% 1.0%
75 Forest Park 8.2 9 490 1.8% 1.0%
76 Central Park--Maintenance Meadow 0.2 3 107 2.8% 1.0%
77 Cunningham Park 10.8 2 58 3.4% 1.0%
78 Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge 12.1 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
79 Drew University--Zuck Arboretum 24.3 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
80 North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp 22.7 3 111 2.7% 0.9%
81 Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch) 1.1 16 1082 1.5% 0.9%
82 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 6 306 2.0% 0.9%
83 Forest Park--Waterhole 8.4 6 325 1.8% 0.8%
84 Becker Park 18.3 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
85 Kings Point Park 11.6 2 66 3.0% 0.8%
86 Saddle River Duck Pond 14.9 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
87 Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary 19.3 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
88 South Mountain Reservation 17.6 3 128 2.3% 0.8%
89 Liberty SP 7.0 10 688 1.5% 0.8%
90 Central Park--Great Hill 1.2 4 203 2.0% 0.8%
91 Inwood Hill Park 6.6 13 995 1.3% 0.8%
92 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 3 135 2.2% 0.8%
93 Dyker Beach Park 12.0 2 75 2.7% 0.7%
94 Central Park--The Oven and The Point 0.4 3 140 2.1% 0.7%
95 Central Park--Turtle Pond 0.1 9 653 1.4% 0.7%
96 Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve 20.5 4 217 1.8% 0.7%
97 Idlewild Park 14.1 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
98 Lenape Park 19.7 4 244 1.6% 0.6%
99 Central Park--Blockhouse 1.3 3 163 1.8% 0.6%
100 Borg's Woods 9.7 2 88 2.3% 0.6%
101 Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path 22.6 2 90 2.2% 0.6%
102 Tanglewood Preserve 18.0 2 90 2.2% 0.6%
103 Highbridge Park--N of Alexander Hamilton Bridge 5.4 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
104 Tompkins Square Park 3.9 4 272 1.5% 0.6%
105 Old Troy County Park 23.0 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
106 Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021) 7.0 3 183 1.6% 0.6%
107 Rockefeller SP Preserve 23.6 6 501 1.2% 0.5%
108 New York City Marble Cemetery 4.1 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
109 Baisley Pond Park 11.9 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
110 Rockleigh Woods Sanctuary & Lamont Reserve 15.4 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
111 Central Park--Conservatory Garden 1.1 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
112 Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path 22.3 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
113 St. Nicholas Park 2.6 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
114 Central Park--Strawberry Field 0.6 4 323 1.2% 0.5%
115 Memorial Park (Fair Lawn) 13.7 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
116 Schmidt's Woods 4.5 3 215 1.4% 0.5%
117 Milton Lake Park 21.2 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
118 Central Park--North Woods 1.3 2 120 1.7% 0.5%
119 Central Park--The Lake (Upper Lobe) 0.3 2 121 1.7% 0.5%
120 Military Park 11.0 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
121 Montclair Hawk Watch 13.7 2 122 1.6% 0.5%
122 Pascack Brook County Park 14.6 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
123 Rockland Lake SP 25.0 2 125 1.6% 0.4%
124 Central Park--Sheep Meadow 0.8 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
125 Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden 12.0 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
126 Central Park--Cherry Hill 0.5 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
127 Trap House 21.3 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
128 Valley Stream SP 16.0 4 366 1.1% 0.4%
129 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 5 506 1.0% 0.4%
130 Battery Park, Manhattan 6.0 3 253 1.2% 0.4%
131 Cunningham Park Southeast Preserve 10.9 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
132 Central Park--Tupelo Meadow 0.3 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
133 Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands 11.3 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
134 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 5 602 0.8% 0.4%
135 Fort Greene Park 6.2 3 299 1.0% 0.3%
136 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 5 628 0.8% 0.3%
137 Central Park--The Pond and Hallett Sanctuary 1.1 4 466 0.9% 0.3%
138 Alonzo F. Bonsal Wildlife Preserve 12.5 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
139 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 7 1052 0.7% 0.3%
140 Moravian Cemetery 15.9 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
141 Bee Meadow Park 23.6 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
142 Bronx Zoo 6.7 3 347 0.9% 0.3%
143 Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive 22.9 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
144 Cemetery of the Resurrection--N entrance 22.2 2 194 1.0% 0.3%
145 Hook Mountain 23.6 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
146 Central Park--Locust Grove 0.1 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
147 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 5 816 0.6% 0.3%
148 Backyard of Isaac Grant, Staten Island 11.3 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
149 Highbridge Park--S of Alexander Hamilton Bridge 4.3 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
150 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 3 419 0.7% 0.2%
151 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 1 74 1.4% 0.2%
152 Central Park--Belvedere Castle 0.2 1 74 1.4% 0.2%
153 Randalls Island 2.4 2 248 0.8% 0.2%
154 Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.) 0.5 1 85 1.2% 0.2%
155 Ramapo Valley County Reservation 23.6 1 90 1.1% 0.2%
156 Stephen R. Gregg County Park 10.4 1 93 1.1% 0.2%
157 Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area 24.6 1 100 1.0% 0.2%
158 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 2 317 0.6% 0.2%
159 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 1 108 0.9% 0.2%
160 Central Park--The Pool 1.0 3 638 0.5% 0.2%
161 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 1 117 0.9% 0.2%
162 Shore Road Park 11.7 1 120 0.8% 0.1%
163 Echo Lake Park 21.2 1 123 0.8% 0.1%
164 Brooklyn Bridge Park 5.9 3 728 0.4% 0.1%
165 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 4 1153 0.3% 0.1%
166 Central Park--Shakespeare Garden 0.2 1 136 0.7% 0.1%
167 Central Park--Tanners Spring 0.2 1 140 0.7% 0.1%
168 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Pond 22.3 1 143 0.7% 0.1%
169 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 1 146 0.7% 0.1%
170 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake 7.3 1 147 0.7% 0.1%
171 Jefferson Rd. Pond 23.8 1 151 0.7% 0.1%
172 Central Park--The Lake 0.4 1 165 0.6% 0.1%
173 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 1 174 0.6% 0.1%
174 Central Park--Arthur Ross Pinetum 0.2 1 210 0.5% 0.1%
175 Morningside Park (Manhattan) 1.8 1 218 0.5% 0.1%
176 Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir) 15.6 1 220 0.5% 0.1%
177 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 2 814 0.2% 0.1%
178 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 1 372 0.3% 0.0%
179 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 1 439 0.2% 0.0%
180 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 1 481 0.2% 0.0%
181 Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake 10.9 1 499 0.2% 0.0%
182 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 1 690 0.1% 0.0%