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Where to find Purple Finch in September
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 September. 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			Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform	15.7	9	37	24.3%	13.4%
2			Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook	22.5	23	122	18.9%	12.9%
3			Woodcliff Lake Reservoir	16.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
4			Dutch Broadway Park	14.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
5			North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh	22.6	6	46	13.0%	6.1%
6			The Celery Farm	19.5	71	1052	6.7%	5.4%
7			Alley Pond Park--Environmental Center	11.2	6	56	10.7%	5.0%
8			Bay County Park	19.0	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
9			Coney Island Creek Park	14.0	10	129	7.8%	4.3%
10			Lake Tappan	16.9	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
11			Jamaica Bay, North Channel Bridge	12.1	4	40	10.0%	4.0%
12			Hilltop Reservation	15.5	7	87	8.0%	4.0%
13			Kissena Park	8.6	18	307	5.9%	3.7%
14			Ocean View Cemetery	17.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
15			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	9	140	6.4%	3.4%
16			Sandy Hook	23.7	80	1953	4.1%	3.3%
17			Irvington Woods	18.8	3	34	8.8%	3.0%
18			Kissena Corridor Park	8.0	6	92	6.5%	3.0%
19			North Mt. Loretto SF--Sand Pits (Turtle Nesting Area)	22.5	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
20			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	7	121	5.8%	2.8%
21			Montclair Hawk Watch	13.7	16	354	4.5%	2.8%
22			Conference House Park	24.5	8	148	5.4%	2.8%
23			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	67	1927	3.5%	2.7%
24			Point Lookout	24.4	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
25			Central Park-Hanover Twp./Whippany Paper Board (private)	24.7	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
26			Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve	20.5	6	105	5.7%	2.6%
27			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	6	109	5.5%	2.5%
28			Cemetery of the Resurrection--scrub W of maint. bldgs	22.6	4	62	6.5%	2.5%
29			Halifax Road	23.9	18	494	3.6%	2.3%
30			Fort Tilden--Fishermans Parking Lot	15.9	4	68	5.9%	2.3%
31			Roslyn Pond Town Park	16.7	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
32			Silver Lake Preserve	21.8	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
33			North Mt. Loretto SF	22.8	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
34			Oak Ridge Park	23.4	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
35			Passaic River Park (Union)	24.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
36			Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone	8.7	4	72	5.6%	2.2%
37			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	17	493	3.4%	2.2%
38			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond	22.5	16	459	3.5%	2.2%
39			Old Westbury Gardens	19.4	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
40			Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout	14.7	20	622	3.2%	2.1%
41			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	9	228	3.9%	2.1%
42			Sandy Hook--Gunnison Lot	22.3	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
43			Lemon Creek, bridge at Excelsior Ave.	21.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
44			Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture	23.1	2	30	6.7%	1.8%
45			Troy Meadows Natural Area	21.6	10	337	3.0%	1.6%
46			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	16	626	2.6%	1.6%
47			Fort Tilden	15.7	6	186	3.2%	1.5%
48			Prospect Point	14.7	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
49			William Cullen Bryant Preserve	17.2	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
50			Bruce Park (Greenwich)	24.8	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
51			Central Park--Arthur Ross Pinetum	0.2	4	106	3.8%	1.5%
52			Hempstead Lake SP--north end	18.3	2	38	5.3%	1.5%
53			Cemetery of the Resurrection--S entrance (maint. bldgs)	22.5	3	72	4.2%	1.4%
54			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	9	336	2.7%	1.4%
55			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	3	74	4.1%	1.4%
56			Watchung Reservation	22.7	3	77	3.9%	1.3%
57			Hillview Reservoir (restricted access)	10.4	4	122	3.3%	1.3%
58			Central Park	0.7	60	3787	1.6%	1.2%
59			Crocheron Park	10.4	2	45	4.4%	1.2%
60			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	11	516	2.1%	1.2%
61			Crotona Park	5.5	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
62			Floyd Bennett Field--Ecology Village Area	14.1	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
63			Cranford, NJ--Tulip Street	20.2	2	50	4.0%	1.1%
64			Valley Stream SP	16.0	2	51	3.9%	1.1%
65			Rockefeller SP Preserve	23.6	12	647	1.9%	1.1%
66			Prospect Park	8.4	55	4000	1.4%	1.1%
67			Astoria Park	2.3	3	98	3.1%	1.0%
68			Marshlands Conservancy--parking lot area	18.3	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
69			Hilltop Reservation--Courter Lane	15.8	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
70			East River Park, Manhattan	4.3	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
71			Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path	22.3	2	58	3.4%	1.0%
72			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	6	302	2.0%	0.9%
73			Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.)	12.5	2	61	3.3%	0.9%
74			Cemetery of the Resurrection	22.3	2	63	3.2%	0.9%
75			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	8	469	1.7%	0.9%
76			Disposal Rd.	7.7	2	67	3.0%	0.8%
77			High Rock Park--Moses Mt.	16.1	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
78			Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach	23.7	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
79			Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive	22.9	2	71	2.8%	0.8%
80			Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve	18.5	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
81			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	3	133	2.3%	0.8%
82			Dyker Beach Park	12.0	2	72	2.8%	0.8%
83			Pelham Bay Park--Bartow-Pell Mansion	10.5	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
84			Parsons Pond Park	20.0	2	77	2.6%	0.7%
85			Six Diamonds Ballfields	13.7	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
86			Central Park--The Knoll	1.0	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
87			Central Park--North End	1.2	11	881	1.2%	0.7%
88			Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs	9.0	4	226	1.8%	0.7%
89			Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park	18.5	2	81	2.5%	0.7%
90			Van Cortlandt Park	9.1	2	84	2.4%	0.7%
91			Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge	5.8	2	89	2.2%	0.6%
92			Lenape Park	19.7	2	90	2.2%	0.6%
93			Hofstra Park	15.5	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
94			Randalls Island--NW fields and shoreline	2.6	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
95			Brooklyn Bridge Park	5.9	9	810	1.1%	0.6%
96			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	7	621	1.1%	0.5%
97			Walker Avenue Wetlands	19.4	5	398	1.3%	0.5%
98			Mill Pond Park, Bellmore	24.7	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
99			Willowbrook Park	16.0	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
100			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meridian Rd. Circle (Museum, Unisphere etc.)	6.9	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
101			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh	4.5	3	193	1.6%	0.5%
102			Tibbetts Brook Park	10.9	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
103			McFaul Environmental Center	18.4	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
104			Woodlawn Cemetery	9.0	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
105			Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion	21.8	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
106			River Rd. marshes and RR tracks	16.5	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
107			Wagner College	13.3	4	326	1.2%	0.5%
108			Central Park--Wildflower Meadow	1.1	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
109			Tarrytown Lakes Park	21.8	2	118	1.7%	0.5%
110			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	6	610	1.0%	0.5%
111			Swindler Cove Park and Sherman Creek	5.8	2	122	1.6%	0.5%
112			Great Kills Park--Crookes Point	19.3	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
113			North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp	22.7	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
114			Hook Mountain	23.6	2	131	1.5%	0.4%
115			Kings Point Park	11.6	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
116			Central Park--The Pool	1.0	4	398	1.0%	0.4%
117			Bronx Zoo	6.7	3	267	1.1%	0.4%
118			Maplewood Memorial Park	16.5	2	155	1.3%	0.4%
119			Central Park--The Ramble	0.3	13	2188	0.6%	0.3%
120			Fort Wadsworth	13.3	1	51	2.0%	0.3%
121			Lido Beach Passive Nature Area	23.4	2	160	1.2%	0.3%
122			Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches	24.3	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
123			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	2	163	1.2%	0.3%
124			Alley Pond Park	11.9	4	463	0.9%	0.3%
125			McCarren Park	4.3	1	54	1.9%	0.3%
126			Liberty SP	7.0	4	484	0.8%	0.3%
127			Twin Lakes Park, Eastchester	14.4	1	55	1.8%	0.3%
128			Columbia University, Morningside Campus	1.8	1	55	1.8%	0.3%
129			Bee Meadow Park	23.6	1	57	1.8%	0.3%
130			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Eagle Hill area	22.8	1	63	1.6%	0.3%
131			Ridgewood Reservoir	7.6	1	63	1.6%	0.3%
132			The Landing, Dobbs Ferry	17.0	1	66	1.5%	0.3%
133			Lincoln Park Gravel Pits	20.2	1	67	1.5%	0.3%
134			Smiling Hogshead Ranch	2.9	1	67	1.5%	0.3%
135			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	2	218	0.9%	0.3%
136			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	5	857	0.6%	0.2%
137			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake	8.0	1	71	1.4%	0.2%
138			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	2	224	0.9%	0.2%
139			Central Park--Tupelo Meadow	0.3	1	73	1.4%	0.2%
140			Dead Horse Point	14.4	1	73	1.4%	0.2%
141			Hillside Woods & Children's Village	15.6	1	74	1.4%	0.2%
142			Central Park--Harlem Meer	1.3	1	75	1.3%	0.2%
143			Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access	13.4	1	75	1.3%	0.2%
144			Brooklyn Botanic Garden	7.8	2	240	0.8%	0.2%
145			Randalls Island	2.4	2	242	0.8%	0.2%
146			Rockland Lake SP	25.0	1	93	1.1%	0.2%
147			Central Park--Sparrow Rock section	0.2	1	100	1.0%	0.2%
148			Mary Patrick Park	24.0	1	103	1.0%	0.2%
149			Hudson River Greenway--Chambers to W Houston St.	4.6	1	104	1.0%	0.2%
150			Canal Park	4.5	1	109	0.9%	0.2%
151			Forest Park	8.2	1	110	0.9%	0.2%
152			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	5	1381	0.4%	0.2%
153			Great Kills Park	18.0	1	119	0.8%	0.1%
154			Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area	24.6	1	121	0.8%	0.1%
155			Central Park--Strawberry Field	0.6	2	390	0.5%	0.1%
156			Central Park--Compost Area	1.1	1	126	0.8%	0.1%
157			Central Park--Shakespeare Garden	0.2	1	133	0.8%	0.1%
158			New York Botanical Garden	7.3	1	134	0.7%	0.1%
159			Sands Point Preserve	15.1	1	136	0.7%	0.1%
160			Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake	10.9	1	155	0.6%	0.1%
161			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	1	159	0.6%	0.1%
162			Overpeck County Park	6.2	1	161	0.6%	0.1%
163			Cemetery of the Resurrection--N entrance	22.2	1	164	0.6%	0.1%
164			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	2	516	0.4%	0.1%
165			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	1	167	0.6%	0.1%
166			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end	13.6	1	181	0.6%	0.1%
167			Central Park--Maintenance Meadow	0.2	1	224	0.4%	0.1%
168			Fort Tryon Park	5.8	1	233	0.4%	0.1%
169			Prospect Park--Vale of Cashmere	7.8	1	252	0.4%	0.1%
170			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Parallel Pond	22.4	1	329	0.3%	0.1%
171			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	1	1051	0.1%	0.0%