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Where to find Great Horned Owl in January
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 Great Horned Owl in January. 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			Schmidt's Woods	4.5	44	104	42.3%	33.3%
2			Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn)	10.1	9	18	50.0%	29.0%
3			Alley Pond Park	11.9	47	163	28.8%	22.4%
4			Fanwood Nature Center	24.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
5			Mitchell Creek	12.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
6			Westchester Community College	21.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
7			Belvedere Estate, Tarrytown	19.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
8			Central Park-- South Blowdown Meadow	1.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
9			Todt Hill Woodlands	15.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
10			North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp	22.7	14	44	31.8%	20.0%
11			Cunningham Park	10.8	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
12			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	65	377	17.2%	13.8%
13			Sands Point Preserve	15.1	20	101	19.8%	13.2%
14			William Warren County Park	23.4	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
15			Westchester Country Club (private property)	20.5	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
16			Central Park--Shakespeare Garden	0.2	17	95	17.9%	11.5%
17			Welwyn Preserve	18.5	8	37	21.6%	11.4%
18			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	38	261	14.6%	10.8%
19			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	44	327	13.5%	10.2%
20			Borg's Woods	9.7	4	17	23.5%	9.6%
21			Pelham Bay Park--Hawk Watch	10.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
22			Fighting Island, west side	23.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
23			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	27	204	13.2%	9.3%
24			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	104	952	10.9%	9.1%
25			Harts Brook Nature Preserve	18.2	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
26			Goodhue Park	12.2	10	63	15.9%	8.9%
27			Kissena Park	8.6	19	145	13.1%	8.6%
28			North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh	22.6	11	76	14.5%	8.3%
29			Van Cortlandt Park--NW Forest	9.4	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
30			Forest Park	8.2	22	198	11.1%	7.5%
31			Central Park	0.7	255	3076	8.3%	7.4%
32			Cunningham Park Southeast Preserve	10.9	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
33			Inwood Hill Park--Shorakkopoch Rock	6.8	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
34			Old Troy County Park	23.0	7	50	14.0%	7.0%
35			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	19	181	10.5%	6.8%
36			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	25	253	9.9%	6.8%
37			Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch)	1.1	18	180	10.0%	6.4%
38			North Mt. Loretto SF	22.8	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
39			Central Park--Cedar Hill	0.3	17	175	9.7%	6.2%
40			New York Botanical Garden	7.3	13	126	10.3%	6.1%
41			Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook	22.5	13	129	10.1%	6.0%
42			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	32	404	7.9%	5.7%
43			Milton Lake Park	21.2	4	29	13.8%	5.5%
44			Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland	10.5	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
45			Tallman Mountain SP	17.2	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
46			Central Park--Belvedere Castle	0.2	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
47			Ash Brook Reservation	23.5	3	21	14.3%	5.0%
48			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	60	976	6.1%	4.8%
49			Hope Goddard Iselin Preserve	21.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
50			Alley Pond Park--Forever Wild area incl. 3 vernal ponds	12.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
51			Central Park--The Ramble	0.3	51	1044	4.9%	3.7%
52			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	15	252	6.0%	3.6%
53			Rockaway Community Park	15.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
54			Hilltop Reservation--Courter Lane	15.8	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
55			Mill Pond Park, Bellmore	24.7	29	572	5.1%	3.6%
56			Cemetery of the Resurrection	22.3	5	61	8.2%	3.6%
57			Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs	9.0	6	80	7.5%	3.5%
58			Bronx Zoo	6.7	17	321	5.3%	3.3%
59			North Mt. Loretto SF--Sand Pits (Turtle Nesting Area)	22.5	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
60			Nassau County Museum of Art	17.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
61			Jackson Heights (Queens Co.)	4.7	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
62			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	4	58	6.9%	2.7%
63			Rye Nature Center	19.8	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
64			Riverdale Park	8.3	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
65			Bucks Hollow	16.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
66			Pelham Bay Park--Bartow-Pell Mansion	10.5	3	41	7.3%	2.5%
67			Bruce Park (Greenwich)	24.8	4	65	6.2%	2.4%
68			Cranford, NJ--Tulip Street	20.2	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
69			Creedmore State Hospital	12.9	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
70			Schlegel Lake	15.0	6	116	5.2%	2.4%
71			Brookdale Park	12.2	4	70	5.7%	2.2%
72			Alonzo F. Bonsal Wildlife Preserve	12.5	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
73			Central Park--Locust Grove	0.1	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
74			Passaic River Park (Union)	24.9	4	73	5.5%	2.2%
75			Sprain Ridge Park	14.4	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
76			Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes)	24.3	7	165	4.2%	2.1%
77			Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands	11.3	5	107	4.7%	2.0%
78			Central Park--North End	1.2	11	322	3.4%	1.9%
79			Shu Swamp Nature Preserve	22.1	4	85	4.7%	1.8%
80			Coffin Woods Preserve	21.0	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
81			High Rock Park	15.9	2	31	6.5%	1.8%
82			Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot	10.7	6	157	3.8%	1.8%
83			Sandy Hill Road (Townsend's Solitaire, parking spot)	24.3	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
84			Planting Fields Arboretum	22.1	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
85			Van Cortlandt Park--NE Forest	9.5	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
86			The Celery Farm	19.5	24	1063	2.3%	1.5%
87			Eisenhower Park	21.0	2	37	5.4%	1.5%
88			SUNY Purchase College	23.1	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
89			Prospect Park	8.4	59	3124	1.9%	1.5%
90			Pascack Brook County Park	14.6	2	39	5.1%	1.4%
91			Highland Park (Queens Co.)	7.7	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
92			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond	13.4	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
93			Woodlawn Cemetery	9.0	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
94			Fisher Lane (Westchester Co.)	21.4	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
95			Blue Heron Park	20.6	3	93	3.2%	1.1%
96			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	3	96	3.1%	1.1%
97			Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow	20.3	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
98			Co-op City, Section 5 (Greenway)	9.5	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
99			Garvies Point Preserve	17.4	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
100			Caven Point Rd	8.3	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
101			Troy Meadows Natural Area	21.6	5	231	2.2%	0.9%
102			Bar Beach Town Park	16.6	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
103			McFaul Environmental Center	18.4	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
104			Trap House	21.3	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
105			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	13	892	1.5%	0.9%
106			Central Park--Turtle Pond	0.1	3	121	2.5%	0.8%
107			Demarest Nature Center	12.6	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
108			Humes Preserve	21.5	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
109			Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve	20.5	3	125	2.4%	0.8%
110			Hempstead Lake SP--north end	18.3	2	70	2.9%	0.8%
111			Muttontown Preserve	22.5	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
112			Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park	18.5	4	223	1.8%	0.7%
113			Cedar Grove Reservoir	14.0	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
114			Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge	5.8	2	81	2.5%	0.7%
115			West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344)	19.9	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
116			Kathryn Gorman Ponds Park	24.9	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
117			Tiffany Creek Preserve	24.7	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
118			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	6	448	1.3%	0.6%
119			Rahway River Park	20.1	2	90	2.2%	0.6%
120			Valley Stream SP	16.0	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
121			Kings Point Park	11.6	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
122			Central Park--Evodia Field	0.3	2	97	2.1%	0.6%
123			Disposal Rd.	7.7	3	188	1.6%	0.5%
124			Twin Lakes Park, Eastchester	14.4	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
125			Tenafly Nature Center	9.8	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
126			Great Kills Park	18.0	4	317	1.3%	0.5%
127			Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive	22.9	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
128			Central Park--The Oven and The Point	0.4	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
129			Cemetery of the Resurrection--N entrance	22.2	2	120	1.7%	0.5%
130			Central Park--Great Hill	1.2	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
131			Watchung Reservation	22.7	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
132			Wave Hill	8.5	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
133			Orange Reservoir	16.7	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
134			Halifax Road	23.9	4	373	1.1%	0.4%
135			Meadowlands IBA--Mehrhof Pond (restricted access)	5.3	2	143	1.4%	0.4%
136			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	4	417	1.0%	0.4%
137			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Eagle Hill area	22.8	1	50	2.0%	0.4%
138			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	6	808	0.7%	0.3%
139			Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve	18.5	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
140			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Rockwood Hall	23.7	1	57	1.8%	0.3%
141			South Mountain Reservation	17.6	1	61	1.6%	0.3%
142			Rockefeller SP Preserve	23.6	2	190	1.1%	0.3%
143			Bailey Arboretum	21.3	1	62	1.6%	0.3%
144			Central Park--Strawberry Field	0.6	1	63	1.6%	0.3%
145			Brookfield Park	18.2	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
146			Sandy Hook	23.7	7	1282	0.5%	0.3%
147			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	2	213	0.9%	0.3%
148			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	1	70	1.4%	0.3%
149			Fort Tryon Park	5.8	2	232	0.9%	0.2%
150			Central Park--Great Lawn	0.0	1	77	1.3%	0.2%
151			Central Park--North Meadow	0.8	1	77	1.3%	0.2%
152			Overpeck County Park	6.2	3	452	0.7%	0.2%
153			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area	23.7	2	258	0.8%	0.2%
154			Lenape Park	19.7	1	85	1.2%	0.2%
155			Canarsie Pier	11.4	1	91	1.1%	0.2%
156			Central Park--The Lake	0.4	1	107	0.9%	0.2%
157			Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.)	0.5	1	121	0.8%	0.1%
158			Mary Patrick Park	24.0	1	121	0.8%	0.1%
159			Walker Avenue Wetlands	19.4	1	126	0.8%	0.1%
160			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	1	138	0.7%	0.1%
161			Van Cortlandt Park	9.1	1	140	0.7%	0.1%
162			Central Park--Arthur Ross Pinetum	0.2	1	172	0.6%	0.1%
163			Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave.	6.7	1	173	0.6%	0.1%
164			Tarrytown Lakes Park	21.8	1	179	0.6%	0.1%
165			Central Park--Reservoir	0.4	4	1877	0.2%	0.1%
166			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	1	240	0.4%	0.1%
167			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	1	379	0.3%	0.0%
168			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	2	1264	0.2%	0.0%
169			Liberty SP	7.0	1	625	0.2%	0.0%
170			Piermont Pier	18.4	1	662	0.2%	0.0%