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Where to find Great Horned Owl in February
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 February. 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			Fighting Island, west side	23.4	12	12	100.0%	75.7%
2			Schmidt's Woods	4.5	33	63	52.4%	40.3%
3			Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn)	10.1	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
4			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	70	246	28.5%	23.2%
5			Alonzo F. Bonsal Wildlife Preserve	12.5	9	24	37.5%	21.2%
6			Pelham Bay Park--Bronx Victory Memorial & surroundings	9.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
7			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	33	154	21.4%	15.7%
8			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	30	142	21.1%	15.2%
9			Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook	22.5	18	80	22.5%	14.7%
10			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	32	162	19.8%	14.4%
11			North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp	22.7	6	21	28.6%	13.8%
12			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	86	535	16.1%	13.2%
13			Alley Pond Park	11.9	23	120	19.2%	13.1%
14			Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch)	1.1	32	187	17.1%	12.4%
15			Bucks Hollow	16.4	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
16			Cunningham Park Southeast Preserve	10.9	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
17			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	42	313	13.4%	10.1%
18			Kingdom Pond Park	21.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
19			Rye Lake	23.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
20			Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland	10.5	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
21			Alley Pond Park--Southern Woodlands	12.1	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
22			North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh	22.6	8	54	14.8%	7.7%
23			Harts Brook Nature Preserve	18.2	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
24			Central Park--Turtle Pond	0.1	13	105	12.4%	7.4%
25			Central Park--North Woods	1.3	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
26			Sands Point Preserve	15.1	9	78	11.5%	6.2%
27			Pelham Bay Park--Landfill	9.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
28			Ward Acres Park	15.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
29			Central Park--Cedar Hill	0.3	14	139	10.1%	6.1%
30			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	19	212	9.0%	5.8%
31			New York Botanical Garden	7.3	11	111	9.9%	5.6%
32			Rye Nature Center	19.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
33			Butler Manor Woods	23.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
34			Cemetery of the Resurrection	22.3	5	53	9.4%	4.1%
35			Bronx Zoo	6.7	18	283	6.4%	4.1%
36			Hilltop Reservation	15.5	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
37			Central Park--Belvedere Castle	0.2	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
38			Central Park	0.7	80	1730	4.6%	3.7%
39			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	9	129	7.0%	3.7%
40			Van Cortlandt Park--NW Forest	9.4	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
41			Westchester Country Club (private property)	20.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
42			Pond Park, Great Neck Estates	11.8	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
43			Troy Meadows--Alan Dr. access, gas-line trails and deer exclosure	22.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
44			Planting Fields Arboretum	22.1	3	30	10.0%	3.5%
45			Kings Point Park	11.6	3	34	8.8%	3.0%
46			Troy Meadows Natural Area	21.6	9	157	5.7%	3.0%
47			Freshkills Park	18.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
48			Columbia University, Nevis Laboratories Environs	17.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
49			Muttontown Preserve	22.5	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
50			Central Park--Triplets Br. area (btwn 77th-79th St. transv.)	0.3	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
51			Pascack Brook County Park	14.6	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
52			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	22	560	3.9%	2.6%
53			North Mt. Loretto SF	22.8	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
54			Trap House	21.3	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
55			Old Troy County Park	23.0	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
56			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	3	53	5.7%	1.9%
57			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	13	416	3.1%	1.8%
58			Sprain Ridge Park	14.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
59			Jacksons Pond	19.7	3	60	5.0%	1.7%
60			Central Park--The Ramble	0.3	19	733	2.6%	1.7%
61			Kensico Reservoir (Kensico & Rye Lakes)	24.3	5	132	3.8%	1.6%
62			North Mt. Loretto SF--Sand Pits (Turtle Nesting Area)	22.5	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
63			Milton Lake Park	21.2	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
64			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	6	187	3.2%	1.5%
65			Kissena Park	8.6	4	108	3.7%	1.4%
66			Halifax Road	23.9	6	250	2.4%	1.1%
67			Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park	18.5	4	143	2.8%	1.1%
68			Leeds Pond Preserve	14.1	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
69			Rahway River Park	20.1	2	54	3.7%	1.0%
70			Central Park--The Lake (Upper Lobe)	0.3	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
71			Alley Pond Park--LIE (CIP Intersection)	11.8	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
72			Forest Park--Waterhole	8.4	2	59	3.4%	0.9%
73			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	3	110	2.7%	0.9%
74			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	6	307	2.0%	0.9%
75			Pelham Bay Park--Bartow-Pell Mansion	10.5	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
76			Central Park--North End	1.2	4	182	2.2%	0.9%
77			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	9	560	1.6%	0.8%
78			Goodhue Park	12.2	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
79			Lenape Park	19.7	2	67	3.0%	0.8%
80			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	11	759	1.4%	0.8%
81			High Rock Park	15.9	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
82			Hillside Woods & Children's Village	15.6	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
83			Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach	23.7	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
84			Teaneck Creek Conservancy	6.9	3	146	2.1%	0.7%
85			Prospect Park	8.4	21	1997	1.1%	0.7%
86			Bloodgoods Pond	20.3	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
87			Central Park--Maintenance Meadow	0.2	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
88			Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot	10.7	2	83	2.4%	0.7%
89			The Celery Farm	19.5	8	628	1.3%	0.6%
90			Jones Beach Bay Islands	24.8	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
91			Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive	22.9	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
92			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
93			Brookdale Park	12.2	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
94			Willowbrook Park	16.0	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
95			Walker Avenue Wetlands	19.4	2	108	1.9%	0.5%
96			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Eagle Hill area	22.8	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
97			Closter Nature Center	13.5	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
98			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	4	312	1.3%	0.5%
99			Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.)	0.5	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
100			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
101			Central Park--Strawberry Field	0.6	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
102			Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs	9.0	1	46	2.2%	0.4%
103			Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake	10.9	2	159	1.3%	0.3%
104			Cemetery of the Resurrection--N entrance	22.2	3	299	1.0%	0.3%
105			Overpeck County Park	6.2	2	170	1.2%	0.3%
106			Cemetery of the Resurrection--scrub W of maint. bldgs	22.6	1	57	1.8%	0.3%
107			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	1	62	1.6%	0.3%
108			Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve	20.5	1	66	1.5%	0.3%
109			Central Park--Evodia Field	0.3	1	67	1.5%	0.3%
110			Sandy Hook	23.7	5	817	0.6%	0.3%
111			Lemon Creek Park	22.2	1	70	1.4%	0.3%
112			Great Kills Park	18.0	2	268	0.7%	0.2%
113			Forest Park	8.2	1	87	1.1%	0.2%
114			Ocean Terminal--The Peninsula	9.8	1	87	1.1%	0.2%
115			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	4	940	0.4%	0.2%
116			Tarrytown Lakes Park	21.8	1	107	0.9%	0.2%
117			Rockefeller SP Preserve	23.6	1	115	0.9%	0.2%
118			Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods	13.2	1	117	0.9%	0.2%
119			Central Park--Harlem Meer	1.3	1	118	0.8%	0.1%
120			Fort Tilden	15.7	1	120	0.8%	0.1%
121			Central Park--Reservoir	0.4	4	1093	0.4%	0.1%
122			Central Park--The Pool	1.0	1	125	0.8%	0.1%
123			Disposal Rd.	7.7	1	150	0.7%	0.1%
124			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area	23.7	1	235	0.4%	0.1%
125			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary	20.3	1	352	0.3%	0.1%
126			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	1	554	0.2%	0.0%