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Where to find Great Horned Owl 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 Great Horned Owl 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			Top of the Ridge, Mamaroneck	17.6	7	7	100.0%	64.6%
2			North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp	22.7	13	28	46.4%	29.5%
3			Schmidt's Woods	4.5	28	78	35.9%	26.1%
4			Central Park--Evodia Field	0.3	19	51	37.3%	25.3%
5			Losee Park, Tarrytown	20.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
6			Alonzo F. Bonsal Wildlife Preserve	12.5	7	18	38.9%	20.3%
7			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	59	239	24.7%	19.6%
8			Coffin Woods Preserve	21.0	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
9			Central Park--Shakespeare Garden	0.2	30	145	20.7%	14.9%
10			Garvies Point Preserve	17.4	9	34	26.5%	14.6%
11			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	34	180	18.9%	13.8%
12			Central Park--The Ramble	0.3	126	793	15.9%	13.5%
13			Central Park	0.7	284	1947	14.6%	13.1%
14			Hope Goddard Iselin Preserve	21.6	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
15			Alley Pond Park	11.9	27	155	17.4%	12.3%
16			Westchester Country Club (private property)	20.5	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
17			Ward Acres Park	15.6	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
18			Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn)	10.1	7	30	23.3%	11.8%
19			Welwyn Preserve	18.5	9	44	20.5%	11.2%
20			Goodhue Park	12.2	10	56	17.9%	10.0%
21			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	53	428	12.4%	9.6%
22			Havemeyer Field	24.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
23			Fighting Island, west side	23.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
24			Jay Estate	18.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
25			Graniteville Tree Swamp	15.1	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
26			Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook	22.5	15	104	14.4%	8.9%
27			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	23	188	12.2%	8.3%
28			Central Park--Arthur Ross Pinetum	0.2	24	198	12.1%	8.3%
29			Old Troy County Park	23.0	6	38	15.8%	7.4%
30			Sands Point Preserve	15.1	11	90	12.2%	7.0%
31			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	23	228	10.1%	6.8%
32			St. Joseph's Cemetery, Yonkers	14.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
33			Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland	10.5	4	27	14.8%	5.9%
34			Troy Meadows Natural Area	21.6	18	200	9.0%	5.8%
35			Wolfe's Pond Park--Acme Pond	21.5	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
36			Watchung Reservation--Deserted Village and Fields	23.3	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
37			Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs	9.0	9	87	10.3%	5.5%
38			Shu Swamp Nature Preserve	22.1	5	41	12.2%	5.3%
39			Kings Point Park	11.6	4	30	13.3%	5.3%
40			North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh	22.6	4	32	12.5%	5.0%
41			New York Botanical Garden	7.3	10	116	8.6%	4.7%
42			Forest Park	8.2	10	120	8.3%	4.6%
43			Hilltop Reservation--Courter Lane	15.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
44			William Warren County Park	23.4	3	24	12.5%	4.3%
45			Flat Rock Brook Nature Center	6.5	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
46			Pelham Bay Park--Bartow-Pell Mansion	10.5	3	26	11.5%	4.0%
47			Central Park--Maintenance Meadow	0.2	7	89	7.9%	3.9%
48			Central Park--The Oven and The Point	0.4	3	27	11.1%	3.9%
49			Bucks Hollow	16.4	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
50			Darwin James Preserve (private)	18.4	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
51			Forest City Community Park	24.0	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
52			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	8	115	7.0%	3.6%
53			Kissena Park	8.6	9	139	6.5%	3.4%
54			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	42	911	4.6%	3.4%
55			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	8	132	6.1%	3.1%
56			Borg's Woods	9.7	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
57			Meroke Preserve	23.7	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
58			Poplar Rd. Wildlife Sanctuary	16.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
59			Cranford, NJ--Tulip Street	20.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
60			William Cullen Bryant Preserve	17.2	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
61			Van Cortlandt Park--NW Forest	9.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
62			Garden City (Nassau Co.)	17.7	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
63			West Essex Wetlands	19.9	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
64			Clay Pit Ponds	21.8	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
65			Central Park--Tupelo Meadow	0.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
66			Milton Lake Park	21.2	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
67			Humes Preserve	21.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
68			Ash Brook Reservation	23.5	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
69			Tallman Mountain SP	17.2	2	27	7.4%	2.1%
70			Schlegel Lake	15.0	4	77	5.2%	2.0%
71			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	21	708	3.0%	1.9%
72			Pelham Bay Park--Twin Islands	11.3	4	82	4.9%	1.9%
73			Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path	22.3	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
74			Corporate Park of Staten Island	15.7	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
75			Brookdale Park	12.2	3	55	5.5%	1.9%
76			Rifle Camp Park	13.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
77			Central Park--Cherry Hill	0.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
78			North Mt. Loretto SF	22.8	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
79			Greenwood Union Cemetery	19.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
80			Hempstead Lake SP--north end	18.3	4	88	4.5%	1.8%
81			Bailey Arboretum	21.3	2	33	6.1%	1.7%
82			Palisades Park IBA--Green Brook Sanctuary	9.6	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
83			Tibbetts Brook Park	10.9	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
84			Central Park--Great Lawn	0.0	3	69	4.3%	1.5%
85			Rye Nature Center	19.8	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
86			Guggenheim Preserve	14.9	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
87			Central Park--North Woods	1.3	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
88			Teaneck Creek Conservancy	6.9	5	150	3.3%	1.4%
89			Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden	12.0	2	39	5.1%	1.4%
90			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	8	294	2.7%	1.4%
91			Central Park--North Meadow	0.8	2	40	5.0%	1.4%
92			Harts Brook Nature Preserve	18.2	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
93			Central Park--Great Hill	1.2	2	43	4.7%	1.3%
94			Central Park--The Knoll	1.0	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
95			Lenape Park	19.7	3	82	3.7%	1.3%
96			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	2	46	4.3%	1.2%
97			Ramapo Mountain SF	23.5	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
98			Central Park--SE from 65th St. transv.-Center Dr.	0.9	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
99			Old Westbury Gardens	19.4	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
100			Orange Reservoir	16.7	2	51	3.9%	1.1%
101			Bronx Zoo	6.7	6	268	2.2%	1.0%
102			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	11	607	1.8%	1.0%
103			Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge	5.8	2	55	3.6%	1.0%
104			Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center	24.0	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
105			Pelham Bay Park--Thomas Pell WS and Goose Creek Marsh	10.2	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
106			Hempstead Plains Preserve	20.4	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
107			Central Park--Spector Playground and vicinity	0.2	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
108			New York-New Jersey Trail Conference	23.5	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
109			Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave.	6.7	2	60	3.3%	0.9%
110			Maple Grove Cemetery, Queens	9.0	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
111			Cemetery of the Resurrection	22.3	2	63	3.2%	0.9%
112			Van Cortlandt Park	9.1	3	120	2.5%	0.9%
113			Central Park--Sheep Meadow	0.8	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
114			Alley Pond Park--LIE (CIP Intersection)	11.8	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
115			Larchmont (Westchester Co.)	15.1	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
116			Ocean Breeze Park	14.7	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
117			Prospect Park	8.4	29	2413	1.2%	0.8%
118			Bridge Creek, Western Ave.	15.3	2	69	2.9%	0.8%
119			Central Park--Cedar Hill	0.3	3	129	2.3%	0.8%
120			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	2	70	2.9%	0.8%
121			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	4	201	2.0%	0.8%
122			Muttontown Preserve	22.5	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
123			Theodore Roosevelt Audubon Sanctuary	24.8	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
124			Piermont Marsh	17.6	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
125			Central Park--Belvedere Castle	0.2	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
126			Bergen Beach	12.3	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
127			Saddle River Pathway	13.7	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
128			Rockland Lake SP	25.0	4	219	1.8%	0.7%
129			Pelham Bay Park--Rodmans Neck	10.1	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
130			Twin Lakes Park, Eastchester	14.4	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
131			Trap House	21.3	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
132			Pelham Bay Park--Landfill	9.5	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
133			Sandy Hook	23.7	12	1094	1.1%	0.6%
134			Hillside Woods & Children's Village	15.6	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
135			Central Park--The Lake (Hernshead)	0.4	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
136			Pryibil Beach	19.7	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
137			Central Park--Triplets Br. area (btwn 77th-79th St. transv.)	0.3	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
138			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	4	281	1.4%	0.6%
139			Liberty SP	7.0	5	388	1.3%	0.6%
140			Packanack Lake	18.5	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
141			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	2	106	1.9%	0.5%
142			Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot	10.7	2	108	1.9%	0.5%
143			Pascack Brook County Park	14.6	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
144			Valley Stream SP	16.0	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
145			The Celery Farm	19.5	7	702	1.0%	0.5%
146			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh	8.8	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
147			Pelham Bay Park--The Lagoon	10.9	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
148			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
149			Watchung Reservation	22.7	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
150			Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill	8.8	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
151			Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes)	24.3	2	151	1.3%	0.4%
152			Central Park--Turtle Pond	0.1	2	162	1.2%	0.3%
153			Central Park--Tanners Spring	0.2	1	53	1.9%	0.3%
154			Lake Tappan (NY)	18.7	1	54	1.9%	0.3%
155			Saw Mill Creek Marsh	16.7	1	55	1.8%	0.3%
156			Randalls Island	2.4	3	321	0.9%	0.3%
157			Central Park--SW from 65th St. transv.-Center Dr.	1.0	1	56	1.8%	0.3%
158			Central Park--North End	1.2	2	196	1.0%	0.3%
159			Fort Tilden	15.7	2	201	1.0%	0.3%
160			Blue Heron Park	20.6	1	68	1.5%	0.3%
161			Planting Fields Arboretum	22.1	1	69	1.4%	0.3%
162			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	2	217	0.9%	0.3%
163			Canarsie Beach Park	11.3	1	70	1.4%	0.3%
164			Central Park--Sparrow Rock section	0.2	1	72	1.4%	0.2%
165			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area	23.7	2	229	0.9%	0.2%
166			Roslyn Pond Town Park	16.7	1	77	1.3%	0.2%
167			Mill Pond Park, Bellmore	24.7	2	250	0.8%	0.2%
168			Central Park--The Lake	0.4	1	84	1.2%	0.2%
169			Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve	20.5	1	84	1.2%	0.2%
170			Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.)	0.5	1	91	1.1%	0.2%
171			Boonton Reservoir	24.1	1	95	1.1%	0.2%
172			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	1	96	1.0%	0.2%
173			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	4	896	0.4%	0.2%
174			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	1	103	1.0%	0.2%
175			Overpeck County Park--Henry Hoebel Area	6.2	1	109	0.9%	0.2%
176			Great Kills Park	18.0	2	349	0.6%	0.2%
177			Forest Park--Waterhole	8.4	1	116	0.9%	0.2%
178			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	2	485	0.4%	0.1%
179			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	1	181	0.6%	0.1%
180			Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park	18.5	1	197	0.5%	0.1%
181			Central Park--The Pool	1.0	1	199	0.5%	0.1%
182			Point Lookout--Town Park	23.9	1	204	0.5%	0.1%
183			Central Park--The Pond and Hallett Sanctuary	1.1	1	280	0.4%	0.1%
184			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary	20.3	1	694	0.1%	0.0%
185			Central Park--Reservoir	0.4	1	808	0.1%	0.0%