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Where to find Little Blue Heron in April
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 Little Blue Heron 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 Oakwood Beach--tidal marshes, NW to Mill Rd. 17.8 60 161 37.3% 30.2%
2 Van Saun Park--Walden Pond 10.8 17 62 27.4% 17.9%
3 Oakwood Beach--Riga St. marsh 17.6 13 48 27.1% 16.6%
4 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge 13.6 158 926 17.1% 14.8%
5 Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar 13.8 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
6 Lido Beach Passive Nature Area 23.4 58 517 11.2% 8.8%
7 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond 13.3 61 557 11.0% 8.6%
8 Blue Heron Park--Barclay Ave. Ponds 20.3 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
9 Great Kills Park--Mudflats 18.1 13 108 12.0% 7.2%
10 Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area 21.0 104 1261 8.2% 6.9%
11 Mill Pond Park, Bellmore 24.7 16 158 10.1% 6.3%
12 Oakwood Beach 17.4 5 36 13.9% 6.1%
13 North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp 22.7 11 111 9.9% 5.6%
14 Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park) 13.6 28 360 7.8% 5.4%
15 Mt. Loretto Unique Area 23.0 18 229 7.9% 5.0%
16 Oakwood Beach--Bluebelt, Lynn St. 17.4 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
17 Van Saun Park 11.1 4 37 10.8% 4.3%
18 Great Kills Park 18.0 17 255 6.7% 4.2%
19 Blue Heron Park 20.6 7 102 6.9% 3.4%
20 High Rock Park 15.9 9 161 5.6% 3.0%
21 Prospect Point 14.7 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
22 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond 13.3 7 121 5.8% 2.8%
23 Plumb Beach 14.0 15 342 4.4% 2.7%
24 Cow Meadow Park and Preserve 23.2 8 158 5.1% 2.6%
25 Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh 17.7 3 43 7.0% 2.4%
26 Conference House Park 24.5 10 258 3.9% 2.1%
27 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end 13.6 3 52 5.8% 2.0%
28 Brookfield Park 18.2 4 89 4.5% 1.8%
29 Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove 10.1 7 194 3.6% 1.8%
30 Rahway River Park 20.1 3 60 5.0% 1.7%
31 Olympia Blvd. Pond 15.6 3 62 4.8% 1.7%
32 North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh 22.6 4 98 4.1% 1.6%
33 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn) 13.3 2 35 5.7% 1.6%
34 Sandy Hook 23.7 35 1712 2.0% 1.5%
35 Coney Island Creek--Leon S. Kaiser Park 14.0 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
36 Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach 14.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
37 Jamaica Bay, South Shore 15.2 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
38 Humes Preserve 21.5 2 48 4.2% 1.2%
39 Udalls Cove Park Preserve 11.6 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
40 South Mountain Reservation 17.6 4 169 2.4% 0.9%
41 Edgemere Landfill (restricted access) 15.6 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
42 Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area 23.2 2 64 3.1% 0.9%
43 Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Pond 22.3 3 143 2.1% 0.7%
44 River Rd. marshes and RR tracks 16.5 2 98 2.0% 0.6%
45 Francis Pond Preserve 21.8 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
46 Jacksons Pond 19.7 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
47 Walker Avenue Wetlands 19.4 4 339 1.2% 0.5%
48 Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh 8.8 2 121 1.7% 0.5%
49 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park 12.8 8 946 0.8% 0.4%
50 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meridian Rd. Circle (Museum, Unisphere etc.) 6.9 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
51 Sandy Hook--North End 21.2 2 137 1.5% 0.4%
52 Five Islands Park 13.9 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
53 Old Place Creek--Kayak Access Site 15.5 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
54 Central Park--The Oven and The Point 0.4 2 174 1.1% 0.3%
55 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond 22.5 4 502 0.8% 0.3%
56 Hommocks Conservation Area 15.7 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
57 Marshlands Conservancy 18.3 6 918 0.7% 0.3%
58 Moravian Cemetery 15.9 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
59 Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access) 8.0 2 192 1.0% 0.3%
60 Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond 13.4 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
61 Tallman Mountain SP 17.2 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
62 Meadowlands IBA--Valley Brook Ave. 6.7 1 68 1.5% 0.3%
63 Oakwood Beach--Kissam Ave. marshes 17.4 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
64 Goodhue Park 12.2 1 81 1.2% 0.2%
65 Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park--Southwest 13.2 1 82 1.2% 0.2%
66 Coney Island Creek Park 14.0 1 82 1.2% 0.2%
67 Bee Meadow Park 23.6 1 84 1.2% 0.2%
68 Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek 11.3 1 88 1.1% 0.2%
69 Richard W. DeKorte Park 7.1 6 1470 0.4% 0.2%
70 Liberty SP 7.0 4 838 0.5% 0.2%
71 Willowbrook Park 16.0 1 96 1.0% 0.2%
72 Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond 21.5 1 99 1.0% 0.2%
73 Lemon Creek, bridge at Hylan Blvd. 22.0 1 102 1.0% 0.2%
74 Central Park--The Ramble 0.3 13 4731 0.3% 0.2%
75 Wolfe's Pond Park 21.8 2 369 0.5% 0.1%
76 Montclair Hawk Watch 13.7 1 123 0.8% 0.1%
77 Piermont Pier 18.4 2 390 0.5% 0.1%
78 Hillview Reservoir (restricted access) 10.4 1 133 0.8% 0.1%
79 Van Cortlandt Park 9.1 1 160 0.6% 0.1%
80 Central Park 0.7 14 7622 0.2% 0.1%
81 Echo Lake Park 21.2 1 171 0.6% 0.1%
82 Nickerson Beach 23.3 1 180 0.6% 0.1%
83 Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake 8.0 1 182 0.5% 0.1%
84 Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island 11.4 1 194 0.5% 0.1%
85 Prospect Park 8.4 14 9635 0.1% 0.1%
86 Cemetery of the Resurrection--Parallel Pond 22.4 1 206 0.5% 0.1%
87 The Celery Farm 19.5 4 1912 0.2% 0.1%
88 Pelham Bay Park 10.2 1 236 0.4% 0.1%
89 Lenape Park 19.7 1 268 0.4% 0.1%
90 Clove Lakes Park 13.6 2 874 0.2% 0.1%
91 Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir) 15.6 1 287 0.3% 0.1%
92 Prospect Park--Prospect Lake 8.7 2 897 0.2% 0.1%
93 Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve 20.5 1 301 0.3% 0.1%
94 Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary 20.3 1 487 0.2% 0.0%
95 Alley Pond Park 11.9 1 498 0.2% 0.0%
96 Hempstead Lake SP 18.4 1 652 0.2% 0.0%
97 Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake 10.9 1 678 0.1% 0.0%
98 Central Park--Turtle Pond 0.1 1 888 0.1% 0.0%
99 Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn 9.0 2 3446 0.1% 0.0%
100 Hempstead Lake SP--south end 18.2 1 1248 0.1% 0.0%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relSep-2025. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Sep 2025.