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Where to find Cooper's Hawk in May
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 Cooper's Hawk in May. 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			Montclair Hawk Watch	13.7	19	59	32.2%	21.7%
2			New York Institute of Technology	19.0	9	29	31.0%	17.3%
3			Sandy Hook	23.7	356	2381	15.0%	13.6%
4			Sandy Hook--Platform & North Pond	21.5	24	155	15.5%	10.6%
5			Great Captain's Island	22.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
6			Terhune Memorial Park	22.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
7			Spuyten Duyvil Creek, view from Bronx Co.	7.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
8			Conference House Park	24.5	25	184	13.6%	9.4%
9			Mills Reservation	13.7	13	86	15.1%	9.1%
10			Glen Rock Arboretum	15.5	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
11			Passaic River Park (Union)	24.9	7	40	17.5%	8.7%
12			Kingfisher Pond Bluebelt	18.0	5	26	19.2%	8.5%
13			Pugsley Creek Park	6.4	4	22	18.2%	7.3%
14			North Mt. Loretto SF--Snag Swamp	22.7	11	90	12.2%	7.0%
15			Lenape Park	19.7	28	303	9.2%	6.5%
16			Floyd Bennett Field--Ecology Village Area	14.1	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
17			Columbia University, Nevis Laboratories Environs	17.8	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
18			Watchung Reservation	22.7	24	263	9.1%	6.2%
19			Hook Mountain	23.6	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
20			Prospect Park	8.4	507	8052	6.3%	5.8%
21			William Warren County Park	23.4	23	277	8.3%	5.6%
22			Hempstead Lake SP--north end	18.3	7	62	11.3%	5.6%
23			Watchung Reservation--Deserted Village and Fields	23.3	10	109	9.2%	5.1%
24			Clove Lakes Park	13.6	67	1085	6.2%	4.9%
25			Prospect Park--Prospect Lake	8.7	27	388	7.0%	4.8%
26			Sandy Hook--North End	21.2	13	161	8.1%	4.8%
27			Merrill Park	22.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
28			Andreas Park	9.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
29			Halifax Road	23.9	75	1326	5.7%	4.5%
30			Sandy Hook--Lighthouse & bike path	22.1	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
31			Hillside Woods & Children's Village	15.6	12	175	6.9%	4.0%
32			Garret Mountain Reservation (Park)	13.8	172	3846	4.5%	3.9%
33			Nassau County Museum of Art	17.0	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
34			Alley Pond Park--Southern Woodlands	12.1	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
35			The Celery Farm	19.5	62	1399	4.4%	3.5%
36			Rockefeller SP Preserve	23.6	37	863	4.3%	3.1%
37			Welwyn Preserve	18.5	4	52	7.7%	3.0%
38			Kissena Corridor Park--East	9.7	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
39			Brightwood Park	22.8	5	72	6.9%	3.0%
40			Linden Hawk Rise Sanctuary	19.2	20	437	4.6%	3.0%
41			Parsons Pond Park	20.0	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
42			Central Park-Hanover Twp./Whippany Paper Board (private)	24.7	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
43			Brookfield Park	18.2	4	64	6.2%	2.5%
44			Union County College	20.3	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
45			Mt. Loretto Unique Area	23.0	9	199	4.5%	2.4%
46			Walker Avenue Wetlands	19.4	10	233	4.3%	2.3%
47			Pocantico Lake County Park--Lake Outflow	23.9	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
48			Breezy Point--Silver Gull Beach Club	15.6	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
49			Central Park--North Meadow Butterfly Gardens	1.0	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
50			Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.4	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
51			Van Saun Park	11.1	3	47	6.4%	2.2%
52			Cemetery of the Evergreens	7.7	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
53			Bucks Hollow	16.4	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
54			Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk and Beach	14.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
55			Devries Park	21.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
56			"Sandy Hook-- K & J Lots, ""Tennis Court"""	21.7	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
57			Sandy Hook--Guardian Park & bike path	22.6	6	140	4.3%	2.0%
58			Troy Meadows Natural Area	21.6	19	620	3.1%	2.0%
59			Cemetery of the Resurrection	22.3	4	80	5.0%	2.0%
60			Tamaques Park	22.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
61			Fisher Lane (Westchester Co.)	21.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
62			Hope Goddard Iselin Preserve	21.6	2	31	6.5%	1.8%
63			Cemetery of the Resurrection--North Overlook	22.5	6	157	3.8%	1.8%
64			Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn	9.0	55	2407	2.3%	1.8%
65			Clarks Pond	11.6	3	61	4.9%	1.7%
66			Maplewood Memorial Park	16.5	8	243	3.3%	1.7%
67			Floyd Bennett Field	13.6	11	369	3.0%	1.7%
68			Sandy Hook--E & D Lot Beaches	24.3	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
69			Crestwood Park	19.7	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
70			Marshlands Conservancy	18.3	20	804	2.5%	1.6%
71			Oradell Reservoir and Emerson Woods	13.2	5	144	3.5%	1.5%
72			Florham Park Fields	22.8	3	69	4.3%	1.5%
73			Lemon Creek, bridge at Excelsior Ave.	21.9	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
74			Saddle River Duck Pond	14.9	2	38	5.3%	1.5%
75			South Mountain Reservation- Crest Drive	16.9	4	110	3.6%	1.4%
76			Hillview Reservoir (restricted access)	10.4	4	111	3.6%	1.4%
77			Hempstead Lake SP--south end	18.2	17	757	2.2%	1.4%
78			Ernest L. Oros Wildlife Preserve	20.5	9	345	2.6%	1.4%
79			Hilltop Reservation	15.5	4	115	3.5%	1.4%
80			Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone	8.7	3	78	3.8%	1.3%
81			Alley Pond Park	11.9	14	644	2.2%	1.3%
82			Tarrytown Lakes Park	21.8	5	168	3.0%	1.3%
83			Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park (Nassau Co.)	23.6	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
84			Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve	18.5	2	44	4.5%	1.3%
85			Rahway River Park	20.1	2	44	4.5%	1.3%
86			South Mountain Reservation	17.6	6	230	2.6%	1.2%
87			Hempstead Lake SP	18.4	9	399	2.3%	1.2%
88			Ash Brook Reservation	23.5	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
89			Oak Ridge Park	23.4	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
90			North Mt. Loretto SF	22.8	2	47	4.3%	1.2%
91			Lenoir Preserve	14.1	5	183	2.7%	1.2%
92			Closter Nature Center	13.5	3	88	3.4%	1.2%
93			Clark Botanic Garden	17.1	3	89	3.4%	1.2%
94			Sandy Hook--Lot I, Proving Grounds, and North Beach Pavillion	21.8	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
95			Silver Lake Park (Richmond Co.)	12.5	2	50	4.0%	1.1%
96			Cemetery of the Resurrection--Perpendicular Pond	22.5	8	373	2.1%	1.1%
97			Muttontown Preserve	22.5	5	201	2.5%	1.1%
98			Shu Swamp Nature Preserve	22.1	2	52	3.8%	1.1%
99			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Swan Lake area	23.7	12	658	1.8%	1.0%
100			Peter Detmold Park	1.9	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
101			Hatfield Swamp IBA--West Essex Park	18.5	4	150	2.7%	1.0%
102			Sandy Hook--Scout Camp & Randolph Drive	22.9	4	157	2.5%	1.0%
103			Palisades Park IBA--Southern Section	6.3	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
104			Clay Pit Ponds	21.8	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
105			Field of Dreams Greenbelt	17.9	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
106			Meadowlands--Richard Kane Natural Area (restricted access)	4.9	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
107			Cora Hartshorn Arboretum and Bird Sanctuary	19.3	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
108			Alley Pond Park--Little Alley Pond	12.2	2	58	3.4%	1.0%
109			High Mountain Preserve	18.0	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
110			Eagle Rock Reservation	14.4	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
111			Hackley School Nature Trails	21.1	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
112			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Fergusons Lake Trail	23.3	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
113			East Meadow High School	21.7	2	65	3.1%	0.8%
114			Milton Lake Park	21.2	2	66	3.0%	0.8%
115			Ramapo Valley County Reservation	23.6	3	125	2.4%	0.8%
116			Wolfe's Pond Park--Acme Pond	21.5	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
117			Brookdale Park	12.2	4	197	2.0%	0.8%
118			Blue Heron Park	20.6	2	70	2.9%	0.8%
119			Prospect Park--Zoo	8.0	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
120			Willson's Woods Park	12.1	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
121			Cemetery of the Resurrection--scrub W of maint. bldgs	22.6	2	73	2.7%	0.8%
122			Central Park--Compost Area	1.1	2	74	2.7%	0.7%
123			Green-Wood Cemetery--Dell Water	9.2	3	138	2.2%	0.7%
124			Brookside Park	23.0	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
125			Troy Meadows Natural Area--So. Beverwyck Rd/Patriots Path	22.3	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
126			Prospect Park--Vale of Cashmere	7.8	9	657	1.4%	0.7%
127			Sands Point Preserve	15.1	4	218	1.8%	0.7%
128			Weequahic Park	13.5	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
129			Sandy Hook--F Lot/Fishing Beach	23.7	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
130			Forest City Community Park	24.0	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
131			North Mt. Loretto SF--Reed Marsh	22.6	2	81	2.5%	0.7%
132			Piermont Marsh	17.6	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
133			Lenape Park--Pond	20.1	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
134			Watchung Reservation--Lake Surprise	22.0	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
135			Laurelwood Arboretum	21.2	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
136			Owls Head Park	10.3	4	261	1.5%	0.6%
137			Freshkills Park	18.2	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
138			Rye Nature Center	19.8	4	264	1.5%	0.6%
139			River Rd. marshes and RR tracks	16.5	2	94	2.1%	0.6%
140			Lake Parsippany	24.8	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
141			Marshlands Conservancy--parking lot area	18.3	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
142			Mary Patrick Park	24.0	4	287	1.4%	0.5%
143			Brooklyn Botanic Garden	7.8	5	402	1.2%	0.5%
144			Forest Park--Waterhole	8.4	6	518	1.2%	0.5%
145			Old Troy County Park	23.0	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
146			North Mt. Loretto SF--Sand Pits (Turtle Nesting Area)	22.5	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
147			Breezy Point Beach	16.1	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
148			Rahway River--Mohawk Park	19.7	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
149			Liberty SP	7.0	8	825	1.0%	0.5%
150			Forest Park	8.2	10	1147	0.9%	0.5%
151			Tenafly Nature Center	9.8	3	221	1.4%	0.5%
152			Salt Marsh Nature Center at Marine Park	12.8	7	764	0.9%	0.4%
153			MacEchron Waterfront Park, Hastings on Hudson	15.6	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
154			United Nations HQ	2.0	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
155			Alley Pond Park--Alley Creek	11.3	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
156			Waterlands Park	16.0	2	127	1.6%	0.4%
157			Demarest Nature Center	12.6	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
158			Cemetery of the Resurrection--S entrance (maint. bldgs)	22.5	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
159			Crotona Park	5.5	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
160			Meadowlands IBA--Losen Slote Creek Park	5.5	3	247	1.2%	0.4%
161			Garden City (Nassau Co.)	17.7	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
162			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Rockwood Hall	23.7	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
163			LIRR Station: Port Washington	15.0	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
164			Seward Park, Manhattan	4.7	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
165			Central Park--North End	1.2	12	1771	0.7%	0.4%
166			Flat Rock Brook Nature Center	6.5	2	143	1.4%	0.4%
167			Great Swamp Outdoor Education Center	24.0	1	47	2.1%	0.4%
168			Hatfield Swamp IBA--Great Piece Meadow	20.3	1	47	2.1%	0.4%
169			Palisades Park IBA--State Line Lookout	14.7	2	149	1.3%	0.4%
170			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--West Pond	13.3	6	749	0.8%	0.4%
171			Van Cortlandt Park--NW Forest	9.4	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
172			Shirley Chisholm SP (Pennsylvania Ave. Landfill)	11.0	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
173			Saddle River County Park	11.2	1	51	2.0%	0.3%
174			Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture	23.1	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
175			Central Park	0.7	40	8750	0.5%	0.3%
176			Briant Park	19.9	1	53	1.9%	0.3%
177			New York Botanical Garden	7.3	3	320	0.9%	0.3%
178			Willowbrook Park	16.0	1	58	1.7%	0.3%
179			Inwood Hill Park	6.6	8	1383	0.6%	0.3%
180			College of Staten Island	15.7	1	62	1.6%	0.3%
181			Palisades Park IBA--Green Brook Sanctuary	9.6	2	197	1.0%	0.3%
182			Pascack Brook County Park	14.6	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
183			Fort Tryon Park	5.8	4	575	0.7%	0.3%
184			Planting Fields Arboretum	22.1	1	66	1.5%	0.3%
185			Central Park--Cherry Hill	0.5	1	66	1.5%	0.3%
186			Riverside Park	1.2	1	67	1.5%	0.3%
187			Kings Point Park	11.6	1	67	1.5%	0.3%
188			Richard W. DeKorte Park	7.1	9	1827	0.5%	0.3%
189			Pelham Bay Park--Hunter Island	11.4	2	213	0.9%	0.3%
190			Goodhue Park	12.2	1	69	1.4%	0.3%
191			Rockefeller SP Preserve--Eagle Hill area	22.8	2	215	0.9%	0.3%
192			Tanglewood Preserve	18.0	1	70	1.4%	0.3%
193			St. John Cemetery (Queens Co.)	6.9	1	71	1.4%	0.2%
194			SUNY Purchase College	23.1	1	72	1.4%	0.2%
195			Wolfe's Pond Park	21.8	2	230	0.9%	0.2%
196			Campgaw Reservation	22.4	1	77	1.3%	0.2%
197			Central Park--The Ramble	0.3	20	5687	0.4%	0.2%
198			The Landing, Dobbs Ferry	17.0	1	80	1.2%	0.2%
199			Cranberry Lake Preserve	23.3	2	251	0.8%	0.2%
200			McGolrick Park	4.1	1	82	1.2%	0.2%
201			Hamilton Park	5.6	1	84	1.2%	0.2%
202			Central Park--The Ravine (incl. The Loch)	1.1	5	1018	0.5%	0.2%
203			Socrates Sculpture Park	1.8	1	86	1.2%	0.2%
204			Garvies Point Preserve	17.4	1	87	1.1%	0.2%
205			Newark Liberty International Airport	12.8	1	88	1.1%	0.2%
206			Rifle Camp Park	13.4	1	91	1.1%	0.2%
207			Alonzo F. Bonsal Wildlife Preserve	12.5	1	93	1.1%	0.2%
208			Lake Tappan	16.9	1	93	1.1%	0.2%
209			Echo Lake Park	21.2	1	96	1.0%	0.2%
210			Valley Stream SP	16.0	2	301	0.7%	0.2%
211			Boonton Reservoir	24.1	1	97	1.0%	0.2%
212			Fort Lee Historic Park	4.9	1	97	1.0%	0.2%
213			Melanie Lane Wetlands	22.5	1	97	1.0%	0.2%
214			Cow Meadow Park and Preserve	23.2	1	98	1.0%	0.2%
215			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge	13.6	7	1892	0.4%	0.2%
216			Swindler Cove Park and Sherman Creek	5.8	1	102	1.0%	0.2%
217			Flushing Meadows Corona Park--Willow Lake	8.0	1	106	0.9%	0.2%
218			Sunset Park (Brooklyn)	9.4	1	106	0.9%	0.2%
219			Kissena Park	8.6	2	338	0.6%	0.2%
220			High Rock Park	15.9	1	111	0.9%	0.2%
221			Pelham Bay Park--Turtle Cove	10.1	1	112	0.9%	0.2%
222			Sandy Hook--Spermaceti Cove area	24.6	1	118	0.8%	0.1%
223			Lincoln Park West	7.5	1	119	0.8%	0.1%
224			Ridgewood Reservoir	7.6	1	131	0.8%	0.1%
225			Pelham Bay Park	10.2	1	137	0.7%	0.1%
226			Riverside Park--South of 96th St.	1.0	1	137	0.7%	0.1%
227			Stephen R. Gregg County Park	10.4	1	148	0.7%	0.1%
228			Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge--East Pond	13.3	1	156	0.6%	0.1%
229			Central Park--Great Hill	1.2	2	512	0.4%	0.1%
230			Astoria Park	2.3	1	178	0.6%	0.1%
231			Cemetery of the Resurrection--N entrance	22.2	1	178	0.6%	0.1%
232			McCarren Park	4.3	1	183	0.5%	0.1%
233			Central Park--West of Reservoir (86th-97th St.)	0.5	1	204	0.5%	0.1%
234			Breezy Point Tip	16.0	1	235	0.4%	0.1%
235			Meadowlands IBA--Harrier Meadows (restricted access)	8.0	1	241	0.4%	0.1%
236			Teaneck Creek Conservancy	6.9	1	243	0.4%	0.1%
237			Great Kills Park	18.0	1	269	0.4%	0.1%
238			Piermont Pier	18.4	1	282	0.4%	0.1%
239			Alley Pond Park--Oakland Lake	10.9	1	297	0.3%	0.1%
240			Rutgers University Newark Campus	11.3	1	301	0.3%	0.1%
241			Morningside Park (Manhattan)	1.8	1	311	0.3%	0.1%
242			Bronx Zoo	6.7	1	422	0.2%	0.0%
243			Fort Greene Park	6.2	1	423	0.2%	0.0%
244			Lido Beach Passive Nature Area	23.4	1	487	0.2%	0.0%
245			Governors Island (reopening Spring 2021)	7.0	1	493	0.2%	0.0%
246			Central Park--Reservoir	0.4	1	514	0.2%	0.0%
247			Central Park--Strawberry Field	0.6	1	595	0.2%	0.0%
248			Central Park--The Pool	1.0	1	846	0.1%	0.0%
249			Plumb Beach	14.0	1	915	0.1%	0.0%
250			Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area	21.0	1	1258	0.1%	0.0%