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Where to find Great Horned Owl in October
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 Great Horned Owl in October. 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 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
2 Alonzo F. Bonsal Wildlife Preserve 12.5 9 18 50.0% 29.0%
3 Rockland Lake SP--Golf Course 24.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
4 Juhring Nature Preserve 17.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
5 Van Cortlandt Park--Croton Woods 9.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
6 Lenape Park--Pond 20.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
7 Hoffman Center Nature Preserve 22.0 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
8 Jay Estate 18.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
9 Carpenters Pond Park, New Rochelle 16.7 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
10 Darwin James Preserve (private) 18.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
11 Florham Park--Fish Tract 21.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
12 Clark Recreation Center, Airmont 23.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
13 Schmidt's Woods 4.5 6 56 10.7% 5.0%
14 The Park at East Hills 17.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
15 Fort Tilden--Battery Harris Platform 15.7 6 62 9.7% 4.5%
16 Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes) 24.3 9 121 7.4% 4.0%
17 North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh 22.6 4 40 10.0% 4.0%
18 Udall's Mill Pond 11.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
19 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 28 572 4.9% 3.4%
20 Troy Meadows Natural Area 21.6 19 377 5.0% 3.2%
21 Trap House 21.3 3 33 9.1% 3.1%
22 Theodore Roosevelt Audubon Sanctuary 24.8 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
23 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 12 224 5.4% 3.1%
24 Pond Park, Great Neck Estates 11.8 4 52 7.7% 3.0%
25 Francis Pond Preserve 21.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
26 Forest City Community Park 24.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
27 Isham Park 6.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
28 Cemetery of the Resurrection 22.3 5 95 5.3% 2.3%
29 Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park 5.5 5 101 5.0% 2.1%
30 Sands Point Preserve 15.1 7 169 4.1% 2.0%
31 Central Park--Tupelo Meadow 0.3 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
32 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 35 1392 2.5% 1.8%
33 Sleepy Hollow Cemetery 22.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
34 Lorrimer Sanctuary (NJAS) 19.1 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
35 Hilltop Reservation--Courter Lane 15.8 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
36 Central Park--Evodia Field 0.3 2 35 5.7% 1.6%
37 Kissena Park 8.6 13 497 2.6% 1.5%
38 Otter Creek Preserve 17.3 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
39 Hempstead Lake SP--north end 18.3 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
40 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 5 152 3.3% 1.4%
41 Passaic River South Orange Ave Boat Launch Livingston 21.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
42 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 9 372 2.4% 1.3%
43 Demarest Nature Center 12.6 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
44 Brant Point Wildlife Sanctuary 15.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
45 Alley Pond Park 11.9 4 130 3.1% 1.2%
46 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 7 285 2.5% 1.2%
47 Milton Lake Park 21.2 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
48 Muttontown Preserve 22.5 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
49 Packanack Lake 18.5 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
50 Hilltop Reservation 15.5 2 53 3.8% 1.0%
51 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 3 109 2.8% 0.9%
52 Cranford, NJ--Tulip Street 20.2 2 59 3.4% 0.9%
53 Garvies Point Preserve 17.4 2 62 3.2% 0.9%
54 Sandy Hook 23.7 23 1737 1.3% 0.9%
55 Brookdale Park 12.2 2 63 3.2% 0.9%
56 Pelham Bay Park--Bartow-Pell Mansion 10.5 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
57 Kings Point Park 11.6 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
58 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 12 914 1.3% 0.8%
59 Blue Heron Park 20.6 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
60 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
61 Central Park--Conservatory Water & Pilgrim Hill 0.5 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
62 Hommocks Conservation Area 15.7 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
63 Garden City (Nassau Co.) 17.7 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
64 Pascack Brook County Park 14.6 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
65 High Rock Park 15.9 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
66 Great Kills Park--Crookes Point 19.3 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
67 Central Park 0.7 31 3478 0.9% 0.6%
68 New York Botanical Garden 7.3 3 166 1.8% 0.6%
69 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 2 90 2.2% 0.6%
70 Lincoln Park Gravel Pits 20.2 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
71 Garret Mountain Reservation (Park) 13.8 5 380 1.3% 0.6%
72 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
73 Lenoir Preserve 14.1 3 201 1.5% 0.5%
74 Lake Tappan 16.9 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
75 Great Kills Park 18.0 2 110 1.8% 0.5%
76 Central Park--North End 1.2 8 818 1.0% 0.5%
77 Clarks Pond 11.6 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
78 Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs 9.0 2 119 1.7% 0.5%
79 Teaneck Creek Conservancy 6.9 2 122 1.6% 0.5%
80 The Celery Farm 19.5 9 1053 0.9% 0.5%
81 North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp 22.7 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
82 Halifax Road 23.9 4 370 1.1% 0.4%
83 Orange Reservoir 16.7 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
84 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 2 137 1.5% 0.4%
85 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 5 600 0.8% 0.4%
86 Hillside Woods & Children's Village 15.6 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
87 Rockefeller SP Preserve 23.6 3 321 0.9% 0.3%
88 Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary 19.2 2 188 1.1% 0.3%
89 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area 23.7 4 606 0.7% 0.3%
90 Rockefeller SP Preserve--Eagle Hill area 22.8 1 69 1.4% 0.3%
91 Central Park--North Meadow 0.8 1 69 1.4% 0.3%
92 Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.) 0.5 1 73 1.4% 0.2%
93 Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow 20.3 1 79 1.3% 0.2%
94 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 2 298 0.7% 0.2%
95 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 1 96 1.0% 0.2%
96 Bronx Zoo 6.7 2 305 0.7% 0.2%
97 Fort Tilden 15.7 2 330 0.6% 0.2%
98 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook 22.5 1 110 0.9% 0.2%
99 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 6 1867 0.3% 0.1%
100 Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve 20.5 1 149 0.7% 0.1%
101 Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout 14.7 2 504 0.4% 0.1%
102 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 1 184 0.5% 0.1%
103 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 1 204 0.5% 0.1%
104 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 1 206 0.5% 0.1%
105 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 1 247 0.4% 0.1%
106 Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch) 1.1 1 314 0.3% 0.1%
107 Wagner College 13.3 1 355 0.3% 0.0%
108 Prospect Park 8.4 4 3473 0.1% 0.0%
109 Liberty SP 7.0 1 520 0.2% 0.0%
110 Plumb Beach 14.0 1 605 0.2% 0.0%
111 Floyd Bennett Field 13.6 1 740 0.1% 0.0%
112 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 1 822 0.1% 0.0%