Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park in May
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 112 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park in May. 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 | American Robin | 73.3% | 79.5% | 6.2% | |||
| 2 | Blue Jay | 49.2% | 77.7% | 28.4% | |||
| 3 | Gray Catbird | 65.9% | 75.9% | 10.0% | |||
| 4 | Red-winged Blackbird | 53.3% | 75.9% | 22.6% | |||
| 5 | Yellow Warbler | 42.6% | 75.0% | 32.4% | |||
| 6 | Common Grackle | 54.9% | 72.3% | 17.4% | |||
| 7 | Baltimore Oriole | 44.6% | 72.3% | 27.7% | |||
| 8 | House Sparrow | 57.0% | 69.6% | 12.7% | |||
| 9 | Warbling Vireo | 32.1% | 69.6% | 37.5% | |||
| 10 | Mallard | 49.3% | 68.8% | 19.5% | |||
| 11 | European Starling | 58.4% | 66.1% | 7.7% | |||
| 12 | Northern Cardinal | 59.0% | 65.2% | 6.2% | |||
| 13 | Canada Goose | 45.1% | 64.3% | 19.2% | |||
| 14 | Mourning Dove | 53.4% | 60.7% | 7.3% | |||
| 15 | Rock Pigeon | 35.4% | 58.0% | 22.6% | |||
| 16 | Tree Swallow | 22.4% | 53.6% | 31.2% | |||
| 17 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 38.2% | 51.8% | 13.6% | |||
| 18 | Song Sparrow | 35.5% | 51.8% | 16.3% | |||
| 19 | Northern Flicker | 29.1% | 49.1% | 20.0% | |||
| 20 | American Goldfinch | 28.6% | 43.8% | 15.1% | |||
| 21 | Barn Swallow | 31.7% | 42.0% | 10.3% | |||
| 22 | Chimney Swift | 29.8% | 42.0% | 12.2% | |||
| 23 | Red-tailed Hawk | 19.7% | 40.2% | 20.4% | |||
| 24 | Double-crested Cormorant | 34.0% | 37.5% | 3.5% | |||
| 25 | Black-and-white Warbler | 39.5% | 36.6% | 2.9% | |||
| 26 | Downy Woodpecker | 28.1% | 35.7% | 7.6% | |||
| 27 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 33.8% | 34.8% | 1.0% | |||
| 28 | American Redstart | 40.4% | 33.0% | 7.4% | |||
| 29 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 12.0% | 33.0% | 21.0% | |||
| 30 | Northern Waterthrush | 23.2% | 30.4% | 7.1% | |||
| 31 | Eastern Kingbird | 16.8% | 29.5% | 12.6% | |||
| 32 | Northern Parula | 35.7% | 27.7% | 8.0% | |||
| 33 | Common Yellowthroat | 47.5% | 26.8% | 20.8% | |||
| 34 | House Wren | 26.7% | 26.8% | 0.1% | |||
| 35 | Tufted Titmouse | 15.6% | 26.8% | 11.2% | |||
| 36 | Mute Swan | 11.5% | 26.8% | 15.3% | |||
| 37 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 20.8% | 25.9% | 5.1% | |||
| 38 | Wood Duck | 9.3% | 25.9% | 16.6% | |||
| 39 | White-throated Sparrow | 34.3% | 25.0% | 9.3% | |||
| 40 | Carolina Wren | 19.8% | 24.1% | 4.3% | |||
| 41 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 14.5% | 24.1% | 9.6% | |||
| 42 | Red-eyed Vireo | 22.8% | 23.2% | 0.5% | |||
| 43 | Northern Mockingbird | 26.7% | 22.3% | 4.4% | |||
| 44 | Great Egret | 25.4% | 21.4% | 4.0% | |||
| 45 | Blackpoll Warbler | 21.9% | 21.4% | 0.5% | |||
| 46 | Orchard Oriole | 10.2% | 21.4% | 11.2% | |||
| 47 | Ovenbird | 32.7% | 20.5% | 12.2% | |||
| 48 | Cedar Waxwing | 16.8% | 19.6% | 2.9% | |||
| 49 | Wood Thrush | 23.1% | 18.8% | 4.4% | |||
| 50 | Hairy Woodpecker | 8.3% | 17.9% | 9.5% | |||
| 51 | Turkey Vulture | 9.8% | 17.0% | 7.2% | |||
| 52 | Black-throated Green Warbler | 20.2% | 16.1% | 4.1% | |||
| 53 | Swainson's Thrush | 17.8% | 16.1% | 1.7% | |||
| 54 | Green Heron | 9.0% | 16.1% | 7.1% | |||
| 55 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 10.7% | 15.2% | 4.5% | |||
| 56 | Great Blue Heron | 9.6% | 14.3% | 4.7% | |||
| 57 | Magnolia Warbler | 27.5% | 13.4% | 14.1% | |||
| 58 | Osprey | 16.4% | 13.4% | 3.0% | |||
| 59 | American Crow | 17.7% | 12.5% | 5.2% | |||
| 60 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 16.5% | 12.5% | 4.0% | |||
| 61 | Savannah Sparrow | 5.5% | 12.5% | 7.0% | |||
| 62 | Scarlet Tanager | 18.9% | 11.6% | 7.3% | |||
| 63 | Chipping Sparrow | 18.3% | 11.6% | 6.7% | |||
| 64 | Blue-headed Vireo | 14.3% | 11.6% | 2.6% | |||
| 65 | Black-throated Blue Warbler | 28.0% | 10.7% | 17.3% | |||
| 66 | Herring Gull | 23.5% | 9.8% | 13.6% | |||
| 67 | Eastern Towhee | 19.9% | 9.8% | 10.0% | |||
| 68 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 18.1% | 9.8% | 8.3% | |||
| 69 | House Finch | 16.0% | 9.8% | 6.2% | |||
| 70 | Black-capped Chickadee | 12.1% | 9.8% | 2.3% | |||
| 71 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 11.1% | 8.0% | 3.1% | |||
| 72 | Hermit Thrush | 11.1% | 8.0% | 3.0% | |||
| 73 | Fish Crow | 10.9% | 8.0% | 2.8% | |||
| 74 | Indigo Bunting | 10.0% | 8.0% | 2.0% | |||
| 75 | Spotted Sandpiper | 12.4% | 7.1% | 5.2% | |||
| 76 | American Black Duck | 5.0% | 7.1% | 2.1% | |||
| 77 | Chestnut-sided Warbler | 16.3% | 6.2% | 10.0% | |||
| 78 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 13.2% | 6.2% | 7.0% | |||
| 79 | Blackburnian Warbler | 9.4% | 6.2% | 3.2% | |||
| 80 | Willow Flycatcher | 5.4% | 6.2% | 0.8% | |||
| 81 | Common Raven | 2.5% | 6.2% | 3.7% | |||
| 82 | Ring-billed Gull | 14.3% | 5.4% | 9.0% | |||
| 83 | Swamp Sparrow | 13.1% | 5.4% | 7.7% | |||
| 84 | Canada Warbler | 11.7% | 5.4% | 6.3% | |||
| 85 | Yellow-throated Vireo | 4.6% | 5.4% | 0.7% | |||
| 86 | Black Vulture | 2.2% | 5.4% | 3.1% | |||
| 87 | Veery | 20.1% | 4.5% | 15.6% | |||
| 88 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 11.7% | 4.5% | 7.2% | |||
| 89 | Killdeer | 9.3% | 4.5% | 4.8% | |||
| 90 | Nashville Warbler | 8.9% | 4.5% | 4.5% | |||
| 91 | Belted Kingfisher | 4.2% | 4.5% | 0.3% | |||
| 92 | Prothonotary Warbler | 1.1% | 4.5% | 3.4% | |||
| 93 | Bay-breasted Warbler | 8.0% | 3.6% | 4.4% | |||
| 94 | Solitary Sandpiper | 5.8% | 3.6% | 2.2% | |||
| 95 | Eastern Phoebe | 4.9% | 3.6% | 1.3% | |||
| 96 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 3.5% | 3.6% | 0.1% | |||
| 97 | Ring-necked Duck | 0.1% | 3.6% | 3.4% | |||
| 98 | Gadwall | 7.0% | 2.7% | 4.3% | |||
| 99 | Palm Warbler | 5.3% | 2.7% | 2.6% | |||
| 100 | White-crowned Sparrow | 3.7% | 2.7% | 1.0% | |||
| 101 | Bald Eagle | 2.5% | 2.7% | 0.2% | |||
| 102 | Virginia Rail | 0.3% | 2.7% | 2.4% | |||
| 103 | Wilson's Warbler | 8.8% | 1.8% | 7.1% | |||
| 104 | Brown Thrasher | 7.3% | 1.8% | 5.6% | |||
| 105 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 6.3% | 1.8% | 4.5% | |||
| 106 | Field Sparrow | 3.4% | 1.8% | 1.6% | |||
| 107 | Ruddy Duck | 3.3% | 1.8% | 1.5% | |||
| 108 | Pileated Woodpecker | 2.5% | 1.8% | 0.7% | |||
| 109 | Monk Parakeet | 2.0% | 1.8% | 0.3% | |||
| 110 | Louisiana Waterthrush | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.0% | |||
| 111 | Rusty Blackbird | 0.5% | 1.8% | 1.3% | |||
| 112 | Great Black-backed Gull | 13.3% | 0.9% | 12.4% | |||
| 113 | Brant | 10.8% | 0.9% | 9.9% | |||
| 114 | Prairie Warbler | 8.5% | 0.9% | 7.6% | |||
| 115 | Cape May Warbler | 7.0% | 0.9% | 6.1% | |||
| 116 | Blue-winged Warbler | 6.7% | 0.9% | 5.8% | |||
| 117 | Least Flycatcher | 5.9% | 0.9% | 5.0% | |||
| 118 | White-eyed Vireo | 4.3% | 0.9% | 3.4% | |||
| 119 | Hooded Warbler | 4.0% | 0.9% | 3.1% | |||
| 120 | Lincoln's Sparrow | 2.9% | 0.9% | 2.0% | |||
| 121 | Peregrine Falcon | 2.7% | 0.9% | 1.8% | |||
| 122 | Bank Swallow | 2.5% | 0.9% | 1.6% | |||
| 123 | Common Loon | 2.5% | 0.9% | 1.6% | |||
| 124 | Wild Turkey | 2.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% | |||
| 125 | American Kestrel | 2.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% | |||
| 126 | Pine Warbler | 1.7% | 0.9% | 0.8% | |||
| 127 | Little Blue Heron | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | |||
| 128 | Broad-winged Hawk | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.2% | |||
| 129 | Merlin | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | |||
| 130 | Blue Grosbeak | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | |||
| 131 | Yellow-bellied Flycatcher | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | |||
| 132 | Cerulean Warbler | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.2% | |||
| 133 | Least Bittern | 0.5% | 0.9% | 0.4% | |||
| 134 | Orange-crowned Warbler | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.7% | |||
| 135 | Fox Sparrow | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% |