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Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park in September
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 84 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park in September. 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.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Blue Jay 51.7% 82.1% 30.4%
2   Canada Goose 37.8% 82.1% 44.4%
3   American Robin 60.3% 73.8% 13.5%
4   Mallard 36.6% 73.8% 37.2%
5   Gray Catbird 60.6% 71.4% 10.9%
6   European Starling 48.4% 69.0% 20.6%
7   Rock Pigeon 36.7% 67.9% 31.1%
8   Mourning Dove 53.2% 61.9% 8.7%
9   House Sparrow 45.9% 61.9% 16.0%
10   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.5% 59.5% 30.0%
11   American Goldfinch 27.7% 58.3% 30.6%
12   Northern Flicker 43.2% 57.1% 14.0%
13   Wood Duck 9.9% 57.1% 47.2%
14   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 54.8% 23.0%
15   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 53.6% 3.2%
16   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.5% 52.4% 35.8%
17   Song Sparrow 28.6% 51.2% 22.6%
18   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 45.2% 0.1%
19   Green Heron 7.5% 45.2% 37.7%
20   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 42.9% 24.2%
21   Common Grackle 24.0% 41.7% 17.7%
22   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 40.5% 8.8%
23   Mute Swan 11.4% 40.5% 29.1%
24   American Redstart 43.0% 39.3% 3.7%
25   House Finch 14.8% 39.3% 24.5%
26   White-breasted Nuthatch 13.5% 34.5% 21.1%
27   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 33.3% 15.4%
28   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 31.0% 0.7%
29   Chimney Swift 22.4% 31.0% 8.5%
30   Carolina Wren 26.9% 27.4% 0.5%
31   Tufted Titmouse 9.9% 26.2% 16.3%
32   Northern Parula 27.0% 25.0% 2.0%
33   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 25.0% 12.3%
34   Belted Kingfisher 12.0% 25.0% 13.0%
35   Osprey 25.5% 23.8% 1.7%
36   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 23.8% 0.9%
37   Hairy Woodpecker 8.5% 22.6% 14.2%
38   American Crow 17.0% 21.4% 4.4%
39   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 21.4% 9.3%
40   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 19.0% 6.1%
41   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.5% 19.0% 0.5%
42   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 19.0% 2.6%
43   Warbling Vireo 8.2% 19.0% 10.9%
44   House Wren 17.3% 17.9% 0.6%
45   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 16.7% 6.1%
46   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 16.7% 0.9%
47   Northern Shoveler 3.8% 16.7% 12.9%
48   Solitary Sandpiper 3.1% 15.5% 12.4%
49   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.5% 14.3% 2.8%
50   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 11.9% 13.3%
51   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 11.9% 1.5%
52   Chestnut-sided Warbler 10.2% 11.9% 1.7%
53   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 11.9% 4.5%
54   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 11.9% 5.6%
55   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.8% 10.7% 6.1%
56   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.2% 10.7% 1.5%
57   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 10.7% 2.3%
58   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 9.5% 22.5%
59   Turkey Vulture 8.4% 9.5% 1.1%
60   Green-winged Teal 3.7% 9.5% 5.9%
61   Least Flycatcher 3.4% 9.5% 6.1%
62   Palm Warbler 15.1% 8.3% 6.8%
63   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 8.3% 3.9%
64   American Kestrel 10.8% 8.3% 2.5%
65   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 8.3% 1.2%
66   Killdeer 7.5% 8.3% 0.9%
67   Broad-winged Hawk 3.2% 8.3% 5.1%
68   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 7.1% 2.2%
69   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.9% 7.1% 2.3%
70   Indigo Bunting 4.4% 7.1% 2.7%
71   Scarlet Tanager 9.7% 6.0% 3.8%
72   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 6.0% 1.8%
73   Pine Warbler 5.4% 6.0% 0.6%
74   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 6.0% 0.7%
75   Bald Eagle 4.8% 6.0% 1.2%
76   Prairie Warbler 4.3% 6.0% 1.6%
77   Herring Gull 30.9% 4.8% 26.1%
78   Swainson's Thrush 14.8% 4.8% 10.1%
79   Ovenbird 12.6% 4.8% 7.9%
80   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 4.8% 3.3%
81   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 4.8% 2.8%
82   Chipping Sparrow 6.6% 4.8% 1.9%
83   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 4.8% 0.2%
84   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1.7% 4.8% 3.1%
85   Sora 1.0% 4.8% 3.8%
86   Great Egret 20.1% 3.6% 16.5%
87   Veery 11.6% 3.6% 8.0%
88   American Black Duck 8.0% 3.6% 4.4%
89   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 3.6% 4.2%
90   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 3.6% 3.8%
91   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 3.6% 3.7%
92   Merlin 5.4% 3.6% 1.8%
93   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 3.6% 0.4%
94   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3.8% 3.6% 0.3%
95   Common Nighthawk 2.8% 3.6% 0.8%
96   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 3.6% 1.4%
97   Blue-winged Teal 2.1% 3.6% 1.5%
98   American Pipit 0.4% 3.6% 3.2%
99   European Goldfinch 0.0% 3.6% 3.5%
100   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 2.4% 6.5%
101   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.4% 2.4% 4.1%
102   Wood Thrush 5.2% 2.4% 2.8%
103   Gadwall 4.6% 2.4% 2.2%
104   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.0% 2.4% 1.7%
105   Blue-headed Vireo 3.3% 2.4% 0.9%
106   Philadelphia Vireo 2.0% 2.4% 0.4%
107   Purple Finch 1.4% 2.4% 1.0%
108   Willow Flycatcher 0.5% 2.4% 1.9%
109   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 1.2% 17.5%
110   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 1.2% 7.5%
111   Cape May Warbler 6.9% 1.2% 5.7%
112   Tennessee Warbler 6.0% 1.2% 4.8%
113   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 1.2% 4.0%
114   Nashville Warbler 4.7% 1.2% 3.5%
115   Bay-breasted Warbler 4.4% 1.2% 3.2%
116   Marsh Wren 3.5% 1.2% 2.3%
117   Bobolink 3.2% 1.2% 2.0%
118   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 1.2% 1.8%
119   Blackburnian Warbler 3.0% 1.2% 1.8%
120   Fish Crow 2.9% 1.2% 1.7%
121   Black Vulture 2.7% 1.2% 1.5%
122   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.6% 1.2% 1.4%
123   Field Sparrow 2.4% 1.2% 1.2%
124   Pileated Woodpecker 2.0% 1.2% 0.8%
125   Gray-cheeked Thrush 1.5% 1.2% 0.3%
126   Brown Creeper 1.3% 1.2% 0.1%
127   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.1% 1.2% 0.1%
128   American Wigeon 1.0% 1.2% 0.2%
129   Yellow-throated Vireo 0.8% 1.2% 0.4%
130   Yellow-breasted Chat 0.7% 1.2% 0.5%
131   Red-headed Woodpecker 0.6% 1.2% 0.6%
132   Worm-eating Warbler 0.4% 1.2% 0.8%
133   White-crowned Sparrow 0.4% 1.2% 0.8%
134   American Bittern 0.2% 1.2% 0.9%
135   Horned Lark 0.0% 1.2% 1.2%