Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 110 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park in December. 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada Goose | 51.5% | 83.6% | 32.1% | |||
| 2 | Mallard | 48.3% | 77.3% | 29.0% | |||
| 3 | Blue Jay | 39.8% | 72.7% | 33.0% | |||
| 4 | White-throated Sparrow | 48.6% | 67.3% | 18.7% | |||
| 5 | Hooded Merganser | 18.7% | 66.4% | 47.7% | |||
| 6 | Rock Pigeon | 30.7% | 60.9% | 30.3% | |||
| 7 | Northern Cardinal | 40.0% | 58.2% | 18.2% | |||
| 8 | Downy Woodpecker | 30.6% | 57.3% | 26.7% | |||
| 9 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 28.6% | 55.5% | 26.9% | |||
| 10 | Northern Shoveler | 14.7% | 54.5% | 39.8% | |||
| 11 | Tufted Titmouse | 21.2% | 53.6% | 32.4% | |||
| 12 | Red-tailed Hawk | 24.5% | 50.0% | 25.5% | |||
| 13 | Ruddy Duck | 15.5% | 47.3% | 31.8% | |||
| 14 | Black-capped Chickadee | 24.3% | 45.5% | 21.2% | |||
| 15 | House Sparrow | 38.5% | 44.5% | 6.1% | |||
| 16 | European Starling | 38.9% | 42.7% | 3.9% | |||
| 17 | Song Sparrow | 37.0% | 42.7% | 5.7% | |||
| 18 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 19.9% | 42.7% | 22.8% | |||
| 19 | Ring-billed Gull | 49.7% | 41.8% | 7.9% | |||
| 20 | Mute Swan | 13.9% | 41.8% | 27.9% | |||
| 21 | Mourning Dove | 36.1% | 40.9% | 4.8% | |||
| 22 | Dark-eyed Junco | 23.2% | 40.0% | 16.8% | |||
| 23 | American Goldfinch | 20.4% | 37.3% | 16.9% | |||
| 24 | American Black Duck | 26.6% | 35.5% | 8.8% | |||
| 25 | American Robin | 29.6% | 31.8% | 2.3% | |||
| 26 | Northern Mockingbird | 28.4% | 30.9% | 2.5% | |||
| 27 | Great Blue Heron | 20.2% | 30.9% | 10.7% | |||
| 28 | Pied-billed Grebe | 5.3% | 30.0% | 24.7% | |||
| 29 | American Crow | 20.6% | 29.1% | 8.5% | |||
| 30 | Snow Goose | 2.1% | 25.5% | 23.3% | |||
| 31 | Red-winged Blackbird | 9.1% | 24.5% | 15.4% | |||
| 32 | Carolina Wren | 18.8% | 23.6% | 4.9% | |||
| 33 | Cooper's Hawk | 10.8% | 21.8% | 11.1% | |||
| 34 | Belted Kingfisher | 9.5% | 21.8% | 12.3% | |||
| 35 | Barnacle Goose | 0.1% | 17.3% | 17.2% | |||
| 36 | Herring Gull | 42.0% | 16.4% | 25.6% | |||
| 37 | Hairy Woodpecker | 9.2% | 16.4% | 7.2% | |||
| 38 | American Coot | 10.4% | 15.5% | 5.1% | |||
| 39 | Rusty Blackbird | 1.9% | 15.5% | 13.6% | |||
| 40 | Common Grackle | 5.5% | 14.5% | 9.1% | |||
| 41 | Cackling Goose | 0.5% | 14.5% | 14.0% | |||
| 42 | Pink-footed Goose | 0.3% | 14.5% | 14.3% | |||
| 43 | Wood Duck | 3.8% | 13.6% | 9.9% | |||
| 44 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 4.3% | 12.7% | 8.4% | |||
| 45 | House Finch | 16.4% | 10.0% | 6.4% | |||
| 46 | Northern Flicker | 11.0% | 10.0% | 1.0% | |||
| 47 | Swamp Sparrow | 7.6% | 10.0% | 2.4% | |||
| 48 | Turkey Vulture | 5.3% | 9.1% | 3.7% | |||
| 49 | Fox Sparrow | 9.8% | 8.2% | 1.6% | |||
| 50 | Brown Creeper | 4.1% | 7.3% | 3.1% | |||
| 51 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 1.9% | 7.3% | 5.4% | |||
| 52 | Gadwall | 15.2% | 6.4% | 8.9% | |||
| 53 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 8.3% | 6.4% | 2.0% | |||
| 54 | Fish Crow | 5.2% | 6.4% | 1.2% | |||
| 55 | Common Raven | 4.5% | 6.4% | 1.9% | |||
| 56 | American Kestrel | 5.9% | 4.5% | 1.4% | |||
| 57 | Peregrine Falcon | 5.8% | 4.5% | 1.3% | |||
| 58 | Hermit Thrush | 5.5% | 4.5% | 1.0% | |||
| 59 | Common Goldeneye | 3.9% | 4.5% | 0.7% | |||
| 60 | Greater White-fronted Goose | 0.6% | 4.5% | 3.9% | |||
| 61 | Eastern Screech-Owl | 0.5% | 4.5% | 4.0% | |||
| 62 | Bufflehead | 28.3% | 3.6% | 24.6% | |||
| 63 | Double-crested Cormorant | 18.0% | 3.6% | 14.3% | |||
| 64 | Northern Pintail | 3.3% | 3.6% | 0.4% | |||
| 65 | Redhead | 1.2% | 3.6% | 2.4% | |||
| 66 | American Pipit | 1.0% | 3.6% | 2.6% | |||
| 67 | Green-winged Teal | 5.2% | 2.7% | 2.4% | |||
| 68 | Winter Wren | 5.0% | 2.7% | 2.2% | |||
| 69 | Bald Eagle | 4.8% | 2.7% | 2.1% | |||
| 70 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 3.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | |||
| 71 | Great Horned Owl | 2.4% | 2.7% | 0.3% | |||
| 72 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 1.8% | 2.7% | 1.0% | |||
| 73 | Chipping Sparrow | 1.4% | 2.7% | 1.3% | |||
| 74 | Great Black-backed Gull | 29.5% | 1.8% | 27.7% | |||
| 75 | Brant | 18.9% | 1.8% | 17.1% | |||
| 76 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 6.9% | 1.8% | 5.0% | |||
| 77 | American Tree Sparrow | 6.5% | 1.8% | 4.6% | |||
| 78 | Gray Catbird | 4.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | |||
| 79 | Horned Lark | 2.7% | 1.8% | 0.9% | |||
| 80 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 2.6% | 1.8% | 0.8% | |||
| 81 | Eastern Towhee | 2.6% | 1.8% | 0.8% | |||
| 82 | Merlin | 2.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | |||
| 83 | Killdeer | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.0% | |||
| 84 | Black Vulture | 1.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | |||
| 85 | Common Yellowthroat | 0.6% | 1.8% | 1.2% | |||
| 86 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 5.6% | 0.9% | 4.7% | |||
| 87 | Ring-necked Duck | 4.0% | 0.9% | 3.0% | |||
| 88 | Field Sparrow | 1.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | |||
| 89 | Wild Turkey | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | |||
| 90 | Purple Finch | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.4% | |||
| 91 | Ring-necked Pheasant | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.3% | |||
| 92 | Pine Warbler | 0.3% | 0.9% | 0.6% | |||
| 93 | White-winged Crossbill | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | |||
| 94 | Black-and-white Warbler | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% |