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Where to find Great Horned Owl in April
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 April. 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	6	7	85.7%	48.7%
2			Cunningham Park Southeast Preserve	10.9	24	46	52.2%	38.1%
3			McFaul Environmental Center	18.4	15	28	53.6%	35.8%
4			Memorial Park, Larchmont	15.2	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
5			Spring Creek Park Preserve (Brooklyn)	10.1	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
6			Alonzo F. Bonsal Wildlife Preserve	12.5	21	53	39.6%	27.6%
7			Pelham Bay Park--Central Woodland	10.0	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
8			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	303	1052	28.8%	26.1%
9			Schmidt's Woods	4.5	68	215	31.6%	25.8%
10			Cunningham Park	10.8	20	58	34.5%	23.6%
11			Sands Point Preserve	15.1	30	117	25.6%	18.6%
12			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	47	208	22.6%	17.4%
13			Alley Pond Park	11.9	86	409	21.0%	17.4%
14			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	31	135	23.0%	16.7%
15			Nature Study Woods, New Rochelle	13.5	9	32	28.1%	15.6%
16			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	105	602	17.4%	14.6%
17			Alley Pond Park--Forever Wild area incl. 3 vernal ponds	12.1	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
18			Welwyn Preserve	18.5	14	63	22.2%	13.7%
19			Kissena Park	8.6	45	270	16.7%	12.7%
20			Greenwood Gardens	18.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
21			Central Park--Cedar Hill	0.3	31	239	13.0%	9.3%
22			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	23	175	13.1%	8.9%
23			North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp	22.7	15	111	13.5%	8.4%
24			Graniteville Tree Swamp	15.1	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
25			New York Botanical Garden	7.3	35	330	10.6%	7.7%
26			North Woodmere Park	15.5	5	30	16.7%	7.3%
27			Pelham Bay Park--Southern Meadow and environs	9.0	15	128	11.7%	7.2%
28			Rye Lake	23.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
29			Peabody Preserve Outdoor Classroom	22.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
30			Hilltop Reservation	15.5	5	42	11.9%	5.2%
31			Central Park	0.7	345	6195	5.6%	5.0%
32			Tibbetts Brook Park	10.9	7	69	10.1%	5.0%
33			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	45	690	6.5%	4.9%
34			Hope Goddard Iselin Preserve	21.6	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
35			Alley Pond Park--Tulip Tree Trail	11.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
36			Muttontown Preserve	22.5	9	109	8.3%	4.4%
37			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Eagle Hill area	22.8	12	159	7.5%	4.4%
38			William Cullen Bryant Preserve	17.2	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
39			Woodcliff Lake Reservoir	16.9	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
40			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	44	769	5.7%	4.3%
41			North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh	22.6	8	98	8.2%	4.2%
42			Central Park--The Ramble	0.3	161	3568	4.5%	3.9%
43			Central Park--Belvedere Castle	0.2	6	74	8.1%	3.8%
44			Palisades Park IBA	8.3	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
45			Central Park--Evodia Field	0.3	7	93	7.5%	3.7%
46			Mountainside Park	22.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
47			Central Park--Shakespeare Garden	0.2	9	136	6.6%	3.5%
48			Central Park--Blockhouse	1.3	10	163	6.1%	3.4%
49			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	84	2031	4.1%	3.4%
50			Saddle River County Park	11.2	3	32	9.4%	3.2%
51			Wood Dale County Park	16.9	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
52			Brookfield Park	18.2	4	54	7.4%	2.9%
53			Forest Park	8.2	20	490	4.1%	2.7%
54			Central Park--North End	1.2	49	1406	3.5%	2.6%
55			Spring Creek, Fountain Ave. (Brooklyn)	10.2	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
56			Forest Park--Waterhole	8.4	13	325	4.0%	2.4%
57			Pelham Bay Park--Orchard Beach & parking lot	10.7	4	67	6.0%	2.3%
58			Shu Swamp Nature Preserve	22.1	7	147	4.8%	2.3%
59			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	32	995	3.2%	2.3%
60			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	18	506	3.6%	2.3%
61			Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch)	1.1	34	1082	3.1%	2.3%
62			Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook	22.5	7	154	4.5%	2.2%
63			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	24	814	2.9%	2.0%
64			Bucks Hollow	16.4	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
65			Central Park--96th Street Playground and vicinity	0.7	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
66			Reeds Basket Willow Swamp Park	14.4	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
67			Jacksons Pond	19.7	2	30	6.7%	1.8%
68			Rockland Lake SP	25.0	5	125	4.0%	1.7%
69			Harts Brook Nature Preserve	18.2	3	62	4.8%	1.7%
70			Pelham Bay Park--Landfill	9.5	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
71			Central Park--The Oven and The Point	0.4	5	140	3.6%	1.5%
72			Bruce Park (Greenwich)	24.8	2	38	5.3%	1.5%
73			North Mt. Loretto SF	22.8	2	41	4.9%	1.3%
74			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	9	372	2.4%	1.3%
75			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	39	2294	1.7%	1.2%
76			Florham Park--Fish Tract	21.5	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
77			Garvies Point Preserve	17.4	2	47	4.3%	1.2%
78			Central Park--Turtle Pond	0.1	13	653	2.0%	1.2%
79			Hempstead Lake SP--north end	18.3	2	50	4.0%	1.1%
80			Pelham Bay Park--The Meadow and adj. woodland	10.5	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
81			Hillside Woods & Children's Village	15.6	3	118	2.5%	0.9%
82			Poplar Rd. Wildlife Sanctuary	16.6	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
83			Central Park--The Lake (Lower Lobe aka Wagner Cove)	0.6	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
84			Sandy Hook	23.7	19	1500	1.3%	0.8%
85			Garden City (Nassau Co.)	17.7	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
86			Liberty SP	7.0	10	688	1.5%	0.8%
87			Valley Stream SP	16.0	6	366	1.6%	0.8%
88			Piermont Marsh	17.6	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
89			Watchung Reservation	22.7	3	141	2.1%	0.7%
90			High Rock Park	15.9	3	143	2.1%	0.7%
91			Floyd Bennett Field--North Forty Preserve	13.2	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
92			Prospect Park	8.4	62	7240	0.9%	0.7%
93			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden	13.5	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
94			Brookdale Park	12.2	2	96	2.1%	0.6%
95			Demarest Nature Center	12.6	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
96			Overpeck County Park--Stables/Wildlife Refuge	5.8	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
97			Walker Avenue Wetlands	19.4	4	306	1.3%	0.5%
98			Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture	23.1	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
99			Troy Meadows Natural Area	21.6	5	432	1.2%	0.5%
100			Central Park--The Lake (Hernshead)	0.4	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
101			Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow	20.3	1	39	2.6%	0.5%
102			Pascack Brook County Park	14.6	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
103			Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park	18.5	2	127	1.6%	0.4%
104			Lenape Park	19.7	3	244	1.2%	0.4%
105			Tenafly Nature Center	9.8	2	137	1.5%	0.4%
106			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	2	146	1.4%	0.4%
107			The Celery Farm	19.5	11	1652	0.7%	0.4%
108			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Rockwood Hall	23.7	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
109			Central Park--Tupelo Meadow	0.3	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
110			Woodlawn Cemetery	9.0	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
111			Cow Meadow Park and Preserve	23.2	2	153	1.3%	0.4%
112			Naaktpunkt Stream, Swamp & Woods	16.6	1	54	1.9%	0.3%
113			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	2	178	1.1%	0.3%
114			Central Park--Conservatory Water & Pilgrim Hill	0.5	1	58	1.7%	0.3%
115			Brooklyn Bridge Park--Pier 1	5.7	1	59	1.7%	0.3%
116			Wagner College	13.3	3	342	0.9%	0.3%
117			Twin Lakes Park, Eastchester	14.4	1	63	1.6%	0.3%
118			Leeds Pond Preserve	14.1	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
119			Central Park--Locust Grove	0.1	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
120			Central Park--Great Hill	1.2	2	203	1.0%	0.3%
121			Central Park--Great Lawn	0.0	1	69	1.4%	0.3%
122			Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve	20.5	2	217	0.9%	0.3%
123			Great Kills Park	18.0	2	220	0.9%	0.2%
124			Backyard of Isaac Grant, Staten Island	11.3	1	72	1.4%	0.2%
125			Mary Patrick Park	24.0	2	237	0.8%	0.2%
126			Central Park--North Meadow	0.8	1	89	1.1%	0.2%
127			Ramapo Valley County Reservation	23.6	1	90	1.1%	0.2%
128			Central Park--Triplets Br. area (btwn 77th-79th St. transv.)	0.3	1	95	1.1%	0.2%
129			Central Park--Maintenance Meadow	0.2	1	107	0.9%	0.2%
130			Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout	14.7	1	108	0.9%	0.2%
131			Bronx Zoo	6.7	2	347	0.6%	0.2%
132			Fort Tilden	15.7	1	118	0.8%	0.1%
133			Central Park--North Woods	1.3	1	120	0.8%	0.1%
134			Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods	13.2	1	121	0.8%	0.1%
135			Central Park--The Lake (Upper Lobe)	0.3	1	121	0.8%	0.1%
136			Montclair Hawk Watch	13.7	1	122	0.8%	0.1%
137			Cranberry Lake Preserve	23.3	1	129	0.8%	0.1%
138			Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd.	17.8	1	130	0.8%	0.1%
139			Van Cortlandt Park	9.1	1	132	0.8%	0.1%
140			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	2	419	0.5%	0.1%
141			Palisades Park IBA--Green Brook Sanctuary	9.6	1	153	0.7%	0.1%
142			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	1	162	0.6%	0.1%
143			Central Park--The Lake	0.4	1	165	0.6%	0.1%
144			Teaneck Creek Conservancy	6.9	1	166	0.6%	0.1%
145			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	1	174	0.6%	0.1%
146			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	2	628	0.3%	0.1%
147			Central Park--The Pool	1.0	2	638	0.3%	0.1%
148			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	2	1116	0.2%	0.0%
149			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	2	1153	0.2%	0.0%
150			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area	23.7	1	407	0.2%	0.0%
151			Central Park--The Pond and Hallett Sanctuary	1.1	1	466	0.2%	0.0%
152			Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake	10.9	1	499	0.2%	0.0%
153			Halifax Road	23.9	1	628	0.2%	0.0%