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Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States

based on 27 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone 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.

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Evidence Sampling Score
# Links Species Media Years Birders Hits Frequency Percentile
1   Blue Jay 2 6 18 25 92.6% 98%
2   Canada Goose 2 6 18 24 88.9% 98%
3   American Robin 2 6 17 23 85.2% 92%
4   Mallard 2 6 18 23 85.2% 95%
5   Gray Catbird 2 6 17 21 77.8% 88%
6   Rock Pigeon 1 6 14 21 77.8% 93%
7   American Goldfinch 2 6 14 21 77.8% 94%
8   Common Grackle 2 6 17 20 74.1% 98%
9   House Sparrow 0 6 13 18 66.7% 83%
10   Mourning Dove 0 6 15 17 63.0% 79%
11   Wood Duck 1 6 17 17 63.0% 93%
12   European Starling 0 6 13 16 59.3% 82%
13   Red-winged Blackbird 0 5 13 16 59.3% 91%
14   Song Sparrow 1 6 10 15 55.6% 82%
15   Northern Flicker 1 5 13 15 55.6% 88%
16   Downy Woodpecker 0 6 14 15 55.6% 92%
17   Northern Cardinal 1 5 12 14 51.9% 71%
18   Carolina Wren 2 5 11 14 51.9% 87%
19   Red-bellied Woodpecker 0 5 12 14 51.9% 83%
20   Eastern Kingbird 0 4 11 14 51.9% 94%
21   Baltimore Oriole 1 6 10 13 48.1% 95%
22   Green Heron 1 4 11 12 44.4% 93%
23   Barn Swallow 0 5 9 11 40.7% 71%
24   Chimney Swift 0 6 10 11 40.7% 86%
25   House Finch 0 5 10 11 40.7% 92%
26   Northern Mockingbird 1 6 9 10 37.0% 69%
27   Warbling Vireo 0 6 9 10 37.0% 95%
28   Northern Yellow Warbler 2 5 6 8 29.6% 80%
29   American Redstart 0 6 6 7 25.9% 67%
30   Northern Waterthrush 0 6 9 7 25.9% 81%
31   Common Yellowthroat 1 6 7 7 25.9% 79%
32   Cedar Waxwing 0 2 5 7 25.9% 81%
33   Great Blue Heron 1 6 6 6 22.2% 47%
34   Red-tailed Hawk 0 4 6 6 22.2% 76%
35   Black-capped Chickadee 0 3 4 6 22.2% 68%
36   Eastern Phoebe 0 4 6 6 22.2% 92%
37   Spotted Sandpiper 2 2 5 5 18.5% 60%
38   American Crow 0 4 3 5 18.5% 68%
39   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1 4 5 5 18.5% 75%
40   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1 3 5 5 18.5% 81%
41   Hairy Woodpecker 0 4 3 4 14.8% 62%
42   Brown-headed Cowbird 0 4 3 4 14.8% 77%
43   Double-crested Cormorant 0 2 3 3 11.1% 17%
44   Mute Swan 0 1 2 3 11.1% 43%
45   House Wren 0 3 3 3 11.1% 45%
46   White-breasted Nuthatch 0 3 1 3 11.1% 38%
47   Willow Flycatcher 1 3 3 3 11.1% 64%
48   Least Flycatcher 2 2 3 3 11.1% 87%
49   American Herring Gull 0 2 2 2 7.4% 12%
50   Ring-billed Gull 0 1 1 2 7.4% 14%
51   Black-and-white Warbler 0 1 3 2 7.4% 27%
52   Red-eyed Vireo 0 2 2 2 7.4% 35%
53   Great Crested Flycatcher 0 2 3 2 7.4% 40%
54   Tufted Titmouse 0 2 2 2 7.4% 30%
55   Canada Warbler 0 1 3 2 7.4% 52%
56   Chestnut-sided Warbler 0 2 1 2 7.4% 52%
57   Magnolia Warbler 0 2 1 2 7.4% 59%
58   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0 2 2 2 7.4% 79%
59   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 0 2 2 2 7.4% 77%
60   Northern Pintail 2 1 2 2 7.4% 100%
61   Great Egret 0 1 1 1 3.7% 6%
62   Osprey 0 1 1 1 3.7% 6%
63   Killdeer 0 1 1 1 3.7% 7%
64   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1 1 1 1 3.7% 13%
65   Fish Crow 0 1 1 1 3.7% 14%
66   Eastern Wood-Pewee 0 1 2 1 3.7% 14%
67   Belted Kingfisher 0 1 1 1 3.7% 12%
68   Solitary Sandpiper 1 1 1 1 3.7% 22%
69   Blue-winged Warbler 0 1 1 1 3.7% 34%
70   Veery 0 1 2 1 3.7% 32%
71   Wood Thrush 0 1 1 1 3.7% 22%
72   Bobolink 0 1 1 1 3.7% 40%
73   Black Vulture 0 1 1 1 3.7% 31%
74   Worm-eating Warbler 0 1 1 1 3.7% 52%
75   Prairie Warbler 1 1 2 1 3.7% 47%
76   Louisiana Waterthrush 0 1 1 1 3.7% 55%
77   Red-shouldered Hawk 0 1 1 1 3.7% 46%
78   Black-billed Cuckoo 0 1 1 1 3.7% 77%
79   Pine Warbler 0 1 1 1 3.7% 65%
80   Winter Wren 0 1 1 1 3.7% 100%