Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 25 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park in August. 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 | Gray Catbird | 54.6% | 88.0% | 33.4% | |||
| 2 | Canada Goose | 40.8% | 80.0% | 39.2% | |||
| 3 | Common Grackle | 28.2% | 80.0% | 51.8% | |||
| 4 | American Robin | 57.2% | 76.0% | 18.8% | |||
| 5 | Mourning Dove | 53.7% | 72.0% | 18.3% | |||
| 6 | Northern Cardinal | 47.7% | 72.0% | 24.3% | |||
| 7 | Mallard | 40.8% | 72.0% | 31.2% | |||
| 8 | Blue Jay | 35.3% | 72.0% | 36.7% | |||
| 9 | Red-winged Blackbird | 28.5% | 72.0% | 43.5% | |||
| 10 | Wood Duck | 9.3% | 72.0% | 62.7% | |||
| 11 | American Goldfinch | 37.6% | 68.0% | 30.4% | |||
| 12 | Song Sparrow | 35.0% | 60.0% | 25.0% | |||
| 13 | European Starling | 51.1% | 56.0% | 4.9% | |||
| 14 | House Sparrow | 50.0% | 56.0% | 6.0% | |||
| 15 | Northern Flicker | 25.9% | 56.0% | 30.1% | |||
| 16 | Green Heron | 11.9% | 56.0% | 44.1% | |||
| 17 | Rock Pigeon | 35.4% | 52.0% | 16.6% | |||
| 18 | Barn Swallow | 39.9% | 48.0% | 8.1% | |||
| 19 | Baltimore Oriole | 15.1% | 48.0% | 32.9% | |||
| 20 | Chimney Swift | 23.8% | 44.0% | 20.2% | |||
| 21 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 19.3% | 44.0% | 24.7% | |||
| 22 | Eastern Kingbird | 16.7% | 44.0% | 27.3% | |||
| 23 | Warbling Vireo | 9.9% | 44.0% | 34.1% | |||
| 24 | Mute Swan | 14.4% | 40.0% | 25.6% | |||
| 25 | Northern Mockingbird | 36.0% | 36.0% | 0.0% | |||
| 26 | Downy Woodpecker | 25.2% | 36.0% | 10.8% | |||
| 27 | House Finch | 14.9% | 36.0% | 21.1% | |||
| 28 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 5.9% | 36.0% | 30.1% | |||
| 29 | Great Blue Heron | 30.6% | 32.0% | 1.4% | |||
| 30 | American Redstart | 22.0% | 32.0% | 10.0% | |||
| 31 | Cedar Waxwing | 16.8% | 32.0% | 15.2% | |||
| 32 | Carolina Wren | 24.7% | 28.0% | 3.3% | |||
| 33 | Northern Waterthrush | 15.4% | 28.0% | 12.6% | |||
| 34 | Black-and-white Warbler | 14.3% | 28.0% | 13.7% | |||
| 35 | Red-tailed Hawk | 11.4% | 28.0% | 16.6% | |||
| 36 | Tufted Titmouse | 8.5% | 28.0% | 19.5% | |||
| 37 | Willow Flycatcher | 4.7% | 28.0% | 23.3% | |||
| 38 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 9.0% | 24.0% | 15.0% | |||
| 39 | Double-crested Cormorant | 41.4% | 20.0% | 21.4% | |||
| 40 | Great Egret | 34.5% | 20.0% | 14.5% | |||
| 41 | Yellow Warbler | 20.2% | 20.0% | 0.2% | |||
| 42 | American Crow | 14.4% | 20.0% | 5.6% | |||
| 43 | Belted Kingfisher | 8.4% | 20.0% | 11.6% | |||
| 44 | Osprey | 30.7% | 16.0% | 14.7% | |||
| 45 | Black-capped Chickadee | 11.2% | 16.0% | 4.8% | |||
| 46 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 6.8% | 16.0% | 9.2% | |||
| 47 | Hairy Woodpecker | 6.0% | 16.0% | 10.0% | |||
| 48 | Ring-billed Gull | 31.8% | 12.0% | 19.8% | |||
| 49 | Common Yellowthroat | 15.1% | 12.0% | 3.1% | |||
| 50 | House Wren | 11.4% | 12.0% | 0.6% | |||
| 51 | American Black Duck | 10.0% | 12.0% | 2.0% | |||
| 52 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 9.8% | 12.0% | 2.2% | |||
| 53 | Red-eyed Vireo | 9.6% | 12.0% | 2.4% | |||
| 54 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 9.1% | 12.0% | 2.9% | |||
| 55 | Solitary Sandpiper | 3.7% | 12.0% | 8.3% | |||
| 56 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 2.1% | 12.0% | 9.9% | |||
| 57 | Spotted Sandpiper | 17.0% | 8.0% | 9.0% | |||
| 58 | Killdeer | 14.2% | 8.0% | 6.2% | |||
| 59 | Turkey Vulture | 5.3% | 8.0% | 2.7% | |||
| 60 | Indigo Bunting | 3.4% | 8.0% | 4.6% | |||
| 61 | Pied-billed Grebe | 1.0% | 8.0% | 7.0% | |||
| 62 | Semipalmated Sandpiper | 24.2% | 4.0% | 20.2% | |||
| 63 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 14.6% | 4.0% | 10.6% | |||
| 64 | Tree Swallow | 14.1% | 4.0% | 10.1% | |||
| 65 | Eastern Towhee | 7.0% | 4.0% | 3.0% | |||
| 66 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 7.0% | 4.0% | 3.0% | |||
| 67 | Chipping Sparrow | 5.2% | 4.0% | 1.2% | |||
| 68 | Chestnut-sided Warbler | 5.0% | 4.0% | 1.0% | |||
| 69 | Ovenbird | 4.2% | 4.0% | 0.2% | |||
| 70 | Eastern Phoebe | 3.8% | 4.0% | 0.2% | |||
| 71 | Bank Swallow | 3.1% | 4.0% | 0.9% | |||
| 72 | Veery | 2.6% | 4.0% | 1.4% | |||
| 73 | Wood Thrush | 2.5% | 4.0% | 1.5% | |||
| 74 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 1.3% | 4.0% | 2.7% | |||
| 75 | Common Nighthawk | 1.3% | 4.0% | 2.7% | |||
| 76 | Eastern Screech-Owl | 0.2% | 4.0% | 3.8% | |||
| 77 | Barred Owl | 0.1% | 4.0% | 3.9% |