Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507
based on 155 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park in January. The difference in probability relative to other nearby locations is also shown, to highlight which birds are particularly likely to be found (or not found) at this specific location. The chart shows how many distinct species have historically been observed at this location for each month of the year.
| Evidence | Sampling | Score | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Links | Species | Media | Years | Birders | Hits | Frequency | Percentile | |
| 1 | Canada Goose | 2 | 19 | 75 | 137 | 88.4% | 98% | ||
| 2 | Mallard | 3 | 19 | 71 | 129 | 83.2% | 95% | ||
| 3 | White-throated Sparrow | 3 | 18 | 57 | 114 | 73.5% | 96% | ||
| 4 | Blue Jay | 2 | 17 | 63 | 106 | 68.4% | 95% | ||
| 5 | Northern Cardinal | 3 | 17 | 49 | 101 | 65.2% | 95% | ||
| 6 | Ring-billed Gull | 3 | 16 | 59 | 89 | 57.4% | 75% | ||
| 7 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 3 | 17 | 52 | 89 | 57.4% | 92% | ||
| 8 | Hooded Merganser | 4 | 17 | 54 | 88 | 56.8% | 93% | ||
| 9 | Downy Woodpecker | 3 | 18 | 54 | 86 | 55.5% | 95% | ||
| 10 | Rock Pigeon | 0 | 17 | 54 | 85 | 54.8% | 90% | ||
| 11 | Tufted Titmouse | 1 | 17 | 42 | 82 | 52.9% | 95% | ||
| 12 | Ruddy Duck | 1 | 13 | 56 | 81 | 52.3% | 93% | ||
| 13 | Song Sparrow | 1 | 17 | 41 | 78 | 50.3% | 88% | ||
| 14 | Red-tailed Hawk | 2 | 17 | 49 | 77 | 49.7% | 97% | ||
| 15 | Mute Swan | 1 | 11 | 44 | 77 | 49.7% | 91% | ||
| 16 | House Sparrow | 0 | 17 | 49 | 75 | 48.4% | 86% | ||
| 17 | Northern Shoveler | 3 | 13 | 49 | 74 | 47.7% | 90% | ||
| 18 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 1 | 17 | 40 | 64 | 41.3% | 89% | ||
| 19 | Mourning Dove | 0 | 18 | 31 | 63 | 40.6% | 87% | ||
| 20 | Black-capped Chickadee | 1 | 15 | 34 | 63 | 40.6% | 91% | ||
| 21 | European Starling | 0 | 15 | 39 | 56 | 36.1% | 79% | ||
| 22 | American Black Duck | 1 | 15 | 35 | 52 | 33.5% | 74% | ||
| 23 | Dark-eyed Junco | 1 | 16 | 34 | 51 | 32.9% | 81% | ||
| 24 | American Robin | 0 | 15 | 39 | 50 | 32.3% | 85% | ||
| 25 | Red-winged Blackbird | 0 | 15 | 28 | 49 | 31.6% | 96% | ||
| 26 | Northern Mockingbird | 1 | 15 | 32 | 44 | 28.4% | 83% | ||
| 27 | Rusty Blackbird | 7 | 15 | 32 | 44 | 28.4% | 96% | ||
| 28 | Great Blue Heron | 0 | 12 | 31 | 41 | 26.5% | 85% | ||
| 29 | American Crow | 0 | 15 | 33 | 40 | 25.8% | 83% | ||
| 30 | Common Grackle | 2 | 14 | 30 | 38 | 24.5% | 96% | ||
| 31 | Carolina Wren | 2 | 13 | 25 | 36 | 23.2% | 76% | ||
| 32 | Hairy Woodpecker | 2 | 12 | 26 | 34 | 21.9% | 79% | ||
| 33 | Wood Duck | 3 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 21.3% | 92% | ||
| 34 | American Herring Gull | 0 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 16.8% | 37% | ||
| 35 | American Goldfinch | 0 | 14 | 22 | 26 | 16.8% | 78% | ||
| 36 | Belted Kingfisher | 1 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 16.8% | 82% | ||
| 37 | Snow Goose | 4 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 15.5% | 92% | ||
| 38 | Greater White-fronted Goose | 8 | 3 | 21 | 20 | 12.9% | 80% | ||
| 39 | Cooper's Hawk | 1 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 12.3% | 84% | ||
| 40 | American Coot | 2 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 11.6% | 77% | ||
| 41 | Ring-necked Duck | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 11.6% | 70% | ||
| 42 | Pied-billed Grebe | 0 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 11.6% | 85% | ||
| 43 | Fox Sparrow | 2 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 11.0% | 75% | ||
| 44 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 1 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 9.0% | 70% | ||
| 45 | Brown Creeper | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 8.4% | 76% | ||
| 46 | Cackling Goose | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 7.1% | 77% | ||
| 47 | Winter Wren | 0 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6.5% | 66% | ||
| 48 | Bufflehead | 0 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5.8% | 22% | ||
| 49 | Double-crested Cormorant | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 5.8% | 34% | ||
| 50 | American Tree Sparrow | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5.8% | 58% | ||
| 51 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5.8% | 69% | ||
| 52 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 2 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 5.8% | 83% | ||
| 53 | Gadwall | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5.2% | 29% | ||
| 54 | Northern Flicker | 0 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5.2% | 49% | ||
| 55 | Barnacle Goose | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5.2% | 60% | ||
| 56 | House Finch | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4.5% | 41% | ||
| 57 | Turkey Vulture | 0 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4.5% | 41% | ||
| 58 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4.5% | 87% | ||
| 59 | Common Merganser | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3.9% | 44% | ||
| 60 | Swamp Sparrow | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3.9% | 47% | ||
| 61 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3.9% | 71% | ||
| 62 | Common Goldeneye | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3.2% | 28% | ||
| 63 | Peregrine Falcon | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3.2% | 47% | ||
| 64 | Redhead | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3.2% | 62% | ||
| 65 | Great Black-backed Gull | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2.6% | 13% | ||
| 66 | Brant | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2.6% | 11% | ||
| 67 | Green-winged Teal | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2.6% | 37% | ||
| 68 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2.6% | 50% | ||
| 69 | Red-breasted Merganser | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1.9% | 12% | ||
| 70 | Bald Eagle | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.9% | 20% | ||
| 71 | Common Raven | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.9% | 20% | ||
| 72 | Horned Lark | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.9% | 43% | ||
| 73 | White-crowned Sparrow | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.9% | 63% | ||
| 74 | Fish Crow | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.3% | 14% | ||
| 75 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.3% | 22% | ||
| 76 | Northern Harrier | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.3% | 19% | ||
| 77 | Northern Pintail | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.3% | 24% | ||
| 78 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.3% | 20% | ||
| 79 | Gray Catbird | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.3% | 25% | ||
| 80 | Great Horned Owl | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.3% | 20% | ||
| 81 | Cedar Waxwing | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.3% | 32% | ||
| 82 | Black Vulture | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1.3% | 20% | ||
| 83 | Chipping Sparrow | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.3% | 39% | ||
| 84 | Horned Grebe | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 4% | ||
| 85 | Lesser Scaup | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 3% | ||
| 86 | American Kestrel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 2% | ||
| 87 | Canvasback | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10% | ||
| 88 | Eastern Towhee | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 6% | ||
| 89 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 13% | ||
| 90 | Field Sparrow | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10% | ||
| 91 | Eastern Screech-Owl | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 10% | ||
| 92 | Great Egret | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 12% | ||
| 93 | Rough-legged Hawk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 18% | ||
| 94 | Lapland Longspur | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 17% | ||
| 95 | Common Yellowthroat | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 37% | ||
| 96 | Lincoln's Sparrow | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 32% | ||
| 97 | American Goshawk | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.6% | 50% | ||