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Where to find Little Blue Heron in August
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 Little Blue Heron in August. 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	57	82	69.5%	58.9%
2			Oakwood Beach--Delwit Ave. marsh	17.7	96	144	66.7%	58.6%
3			Great Kills Park--Mudflats	18.1	54	97	55.7%	45.8%
4			Oakwood Beach--Riga St. marsh	17.6	14	23	60.9%	40.8%
5			Great Kills Park	18.0	53	121	43.8%	35.3%
6			Walker Avenue Wetlands	19.4	151	377	40.1%	35.2%
7			Jamaica Bay, Yellow Bar Hassock	13.6	18	44	40.9%	27.7%
8			Melanie Lane Wetlands	22.5	19	49	38.8%	26.4%
9			Lincoln Park Gravel Pits	20.2	28	80	35.0%	25.5%
10			Arbutus Lake	21.0	13	34	38.2%	23.9%
11			Jacksons Pond	19.7	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
12			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	341	1388	24.6%	22.4%
13			Oakwood Beach	17.4	8	20	40.0%	21.9%
14			Oceanside Park	21.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
15			Parsonage Island, Oceanside	21.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
16			Arbutus Creek Bluebelt	20.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
17			North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp	22.7	13	43	30.2%	18.6%
18			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	165	815	20.2%	17.6%
19			Jersey Gardens Mall--Bayfront Wetlands--Restricted Access	13.4	11	38	28.9%	17.0%
20			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	40	179	22.3%	16.9%
21			West Essex Wetlands, Livingston, New Jersey, US (40.808, -74.344)	19.9	17	66	25.8%	16.7%
22			Willow Pond, Hewlett Bay Park	17.5	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
23			Calvert Vaux Park (Dreier-Offerman Park)	13.6	34	166	20.5%	15.0%
24			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Parallel Pond	22.4	44	265	16.6%	12.6%
25			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, north end	12.7	50	316	15.8%	12.2%
26			Rahway River Park	20.1	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
27			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	78	582	13.4%	10.9%
28			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond, south end	13.6	55	406	13.5%	10.6%
29			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	136	1147	11.9%	10.1%
30			Hempstead Lake SP--north end	18.3	7	39	17.9%	9.0%
31			Stephen R. Gregg County Park	10.4	6	35	17.1%	8.1%
32			Halifax Road	23.9	25	215	11.6%	8.0%
33			Lemon Creek Pier	22.6	5	28	17.9%	7.9%
34			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	12	90	13.3%	7.8%
35			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	10	73	13.7%	7.6%
36			Matrix Global Logistics Park	16.1	13	105	12.4%	7.4%
37			Lido Beach Passive Nature Area	23.4	20	180	11.1%	7.3%
38			Mary Patrick Park	24.0	10	83	12.0%	6.7%
39			River Rd. marshes and RR tracks	16.5	5	34	14.7%	6.4%
40			Jamaica Bay, JoCo Marsh--JoCo Creek	14.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
41			Tremley Point (Private/Restricted Access)	18.2	4	28	14.3%	5.7%
42			Cow Meadow Park and Preserve	23.2	5	41	12.2%	5.3%
43			Jamaica Bay, Stony Creek Marsh	13.3	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
44			Lemon Creek, bridge at Hylan Blvd.	22.0	6	57	10.5%	4.9%
45			Carteret Waterfront Park	19.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
46			Prospect Point	14.7	3	23	13.0%	4.5%
47			Brookfield Park	18.2	4	35	11.4%	4.5%
48			Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Pond	22.3	6	62	9.7%	4.5%
49			Broad Channel, south of JBWR HQ	13.9	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
50			Rahway River--Yacht Club Overlook	19.8	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
51			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond	22.5	26	445	5.8%	4.0%
52			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	24	410	5.9%	4.0%
53			Jamaica Bay, Elder's Point Marsh (West)	11.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
54			Pond Park, Great Neck Estates	11.8	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
55			Richmond Creek	18.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
56			Twin Lakes Park, Eastchester	14.4	3	37	8.1%	2.8%
57			Jamaica Bay, Big Egg Marsh	14.8	3	39	7.7%	2.7%
58			West Essex Wetlands	19.9	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
59			Goethals Bridge Pond--Goethals Homes	15.3	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
60			Freshkills Park	18.2	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
61			Half Moon Bay and shoreline	13.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
62			Coney Island Creek Park	14.0	4	76	5.3%	2.1%
63			Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area	24.6	4	77	5.2%	2.0%
64			Idlewild Park	14.1	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
65			Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve	20.5	3	55	5.5%	1.9%
66			Goethals Bridge Pond	15.2	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
67			Twin Lakes Preserve	24.7	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
68			Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook	22.5	5	121	4.1%	1.8%
69			Olympia Blvd. Pond	15.6	3	58	5.2%	1.8%
70			Cemetery of the Resurrection--scrub W of maint. bldgs	22.6	3	63	4.8%	1.6%
71			Seaside Wildlife Nature Park	19.0	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
72			Coney Island Creek	13.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
73			Plumb Beach	14.0	24	1042	2.3%	1.6%
74			Beaver Lake (Nassau Co.)	22.2	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
75			Sunset Cove Park	14.7	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
76			Cemetery of the Resurrection--S entrance (maint. bldgs)	22.5	3	70	4.3%	1.5%
77			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	6	192	3.1%	1.4%
78			Bronx River Pkwy Reservation--Crestwood Lake	14.2	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
79			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--North Garden	13.2	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
80			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary--HQ	20.4	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
81			Veterans Memorial Waterfront Park	14.9	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
82			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	29	1632	1.8%	1.2%
83			Marciante-Jackson-Millet Park	14.2	2	45	4.4%	1.2%
84			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Big Johns Pond	13.4	3	86	3.5%	1.2%
85			Miller Field--Beach	16.4	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
86			Trap House	21.3	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
87			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	2	47	4.3%	1.2%
88			Commerce Road Wetlands	19.6	4	135	3.0%	1.2%
89			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	14	728	1.9%	1.1%
90			Blue Heron Park	20.6	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
91			Silver Lake Preserve	21.8	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
92			Meadowlands IBA--Kearny Marsh	8.8	2	53	3.8%	1.0%
93			Udall's Mill Pond	11.5	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
94			High Rock Park	15.9	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
95			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--Terrapin Point (Brooklyn)	13.3	2	63	3.2%	0.9%
96			Meadowlands IBA--Mill Creek Marsh	4.5	5	265	1.9%	0.8%
97			Midland Beach	15.8	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
98			Worlds Fair Marina, Flushing	6.1	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
99			Huguenot Ave. Beach	21.3	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
100			Miller Field	16.3	5	273	1.8%	0.8%
101			Sandy Hook	23.7	10	724	1.4%	0.8%
102			Sheldrake Lake (Larchmont Reservoir)	15.6	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
103			Sandy Hook--Horseshoe Cove area	23.2	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
104			Green-Wood Cemetery--Sylvan Water	9.0	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
105			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	4	239	1.7%	0.7%
106			Goethals Bridge Pond--Observation Platform	15.2	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
107			The Celery Farm	19.5	8	673	1.2%	0.6%
108			Ramapo Valley County Reservation	23.6	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
109			Riverside Park South--Pier i, W 70th and vicinity	1.3	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
110			Lemon Creek Park	22.2	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
111			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	2	114	1.8%	0.5%
112			LaGuardia Airport (LGA)	4.9	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
113			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--South Garden	13.5	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
114			Flushing Meadows Corona Park	7.2	1	39	2.6%	0.5%
115			Jamaica Bay, Ruffle Bar	13.8	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
116			North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh	22.6	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
117			Welwyn Preserve	18.5	1	45	2.2%	0.4%
118			Bridge Creek, Western Ave.	15.3	1	45	2.2%	0.4%
119			Fort Wadsworth	13.3	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
120			Lincoln Park West	7.5	1	50	2.0%	0.4%
121			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Meadow Lake	7.3	1	58	1.7%	0.3%
122			Piermont Pier	18.4	4	555	0.7%	0.3%
123			Fort Tilden	15.7	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
124			Liberty SP	7.0	3	376	0.8%	0.3%
125			Meadowlands District IBA	6.5	1	66	1.5%	0.3%
126			Richard W. DeKorte Park--Marsh Discovery Trail	7.0	1	92	1.1%	0.2%
127			Tarrytown Lakes Park	21.8	1	98	1.0%	0.2%
128			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	1	127	0.8%	0.1%
129			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	2	411	0.5%	0.1%
130			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	1	150	0.7%	0.1%
131			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	1	151	0.7%	0.1%
132			Nickerson Beach	23.3	1	158	0.6%	0.1%
133			Prospect Park	8.4	5	1968	0.3%	0.1%
134			Alley Pond Park	11.9	1	180	0.6%	0.1%
135			Edith G. Read Wildlife Sanctuary	20.3	1	183	0.5%	0.1%
136			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	1	423	0.2%	0.0%