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Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 124 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone in October. 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 56.7% 84.7% 28.0%
2   Canada Goose 40.5% 80.6% 40.2%
3   American Robin 57.6% 75.8% 18.2%
4   Mourning Dove 45.6% 72.6% 27.0%
5   Mallard 38.2% 71.8% 33.6%
6   White-throated Sparrow 58.7% 70.2% 11.5%
7   Yellow-rumped Warbler 49.7% 70.2% 20.5%
8   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.1% 68.5% 23.5%
9   Rock Pigeon 35.6% 66.9% 31.3%
10   Song Sparrow 54.9% 63.7% 8.8%
11   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.7% 62.1% 26.4%
12   Northern Cardinal 45.1% 58.9% 13.8%
13   American Goldfinch 23.2% 55.6% 32.4%
14   Downy Woodpecker 30.0% 54.8% 24.9%
15   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 51.6% 42.9%
16   European Starling 45.8% 50.8% 5.0%
17   House Sparrow 46.7% 49.2% 2.4%
18   Savannah Sparrow 18.7% 49.2% 30.5%
19   Gray Catbird 37.3% 48.4% 11.1%
20   Common Grackle 21.8% 48.4% 26.6%
21   Eastern Phoebe 36.2% 46.8% 10.5%
22   Red-tailed Hawk 23.1% 46.8% 23.7%
23   Wood Duck 9.9% 46.8% 36.9%
24   Swamp Sparrow 32.9% 42.7% 9.9%
25   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 41.9% 5.6%
26   Red-winged Blackbird 15.6% 41.9% 26.4%
27   Tufted Titmouse 20.2% 39.5% 19.3%
28   Carolina Wren 23.1% 38.7% 15.6%
29   Common Yellowthroat 25.4% 37.9% 12.5%
30   Black-capped Chickadee 18.0% 37.9% 19.9%
31   Northern Flicker 38.1% 37.1% 1.0%
32   Golden-crowned Kinglet 29.7% 36.3% 6.6%
33   American Crow 23.4% 36.3% 12.9%
34   White-breasted Nuthatch 21.6% 36.3% 14.7%
35   Palm Warbler 30.3% 33.9% 3.5%
36   Ring-billed Gull 29.7% 28.2% 1.5%
37   Cooper's Hawk 14.8% 27.4% 12.6%
38   Dark-eyed Junco 26.6% 25.8% 0.8%
39   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.5% 23.4% 0.8%
40   Great Blue Heron 22.2% 23.4% 1.2%
41   Mute Swan 10.6% 23.4% 12.8%
42   American Herring Gull 31.8% 22.6% 9.2%
43   Turkey Vulture 9.7% 21.8% 12.1%
44   House Finch 18.0% 20.2% 2.1%
45   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 20.2% 12.4%
46   American Pipit 2.4% 19.4% 17.0%
47   Green-winged Teal 6.4% 17.7% 11.3%
48   Vesper Sparrow 2.1% 17.7% 15.6%
49   Ruddy Duck 7.8% 16.9% 9.1%
50   Chipping Sparrow 20.5% 15.3% 5.2%
51   Eastern Towhee 20.5% 15.3% 5.2%
52   Hermit Thrush 24.3% 13.7% 10.6%
53   Northern Parula 10.7% 13.7% 3.0%
54   American Black Duck 13.4% 12.9% 0.5%
55   Chimney Swift 7.6% 12.9% 5.3%
56   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.5% 12.9% 7.4%
57   Pied-billed Grebe 3.6% 12.9% 9.3%
58   Belted Kingfisher 12.7% 11.3% 1.5%
59   Blackpoll Warbler 9.8% 11.3% 1.5%
60   Indigo Bunting 4.5% 11.3% 6.8%
61   Double-crested Cormorant 31.0% 10.5% 20.6%
62   Gadwall 7.9% 10.5% 2.5%
63   Lincoln's Sparrow 6.3% 10.5% 4.1%
64   Rusty Blackbird 1.4% 10.5% 9.1%
65   Blue-headed Vireo 11.4% 9.7% 1.7%
66   Field Sparrow 11.3% 9.7% 1.6%
67   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.1% 8.9% 3.2%
68   Sharp-shinned Hawk 9.4% 8.9% 0.6%
69   Black-and-white Warbler 9.0% 8.9% 0.2%
70   Brown Creeper 11.2% 8.1% 3.1%
71   Magnolia Warbler 7.1% 8.1% 1.0%
72   Killdeer 6.0% 8.1% 2.1%
73   Red-eyed Vireo 5.6% 8.1% 2.5%
74   Eastern Meadowlark 1.7% 8.1% 6.4%
75   American Kestrel 12.6% 7.3% 5.3%
76   Winter Wren 10.6% 7.3% 3.4%
77   White-crowned Sparrow 10.2% 7.3% 3.0%
78   Cedar Waxwing 9.7% 7.3% 2.4%
79   House Wren 8.9% 7.3% 1.7%
80   American Redstart 7.7% 6.5% 1.3%
81   Swainson's Thrush 7.3% 5.6% 1.6%
82   Nashville Warbler 3.6% 5.6% 2.1%
83   Green Heron 1.2% 5.6% 4.5%
84   Osprey 11.7% 4.8% 6.9%
85   Peregrine Falcon 7.5% 4.8% 2.7%
86   Pine Warbler 6.3% 4.8% 1.5%
87   Common Raven 6.2% 4.8% 1.4%
88   Bald Eagle 5.5% 4.8% 0.7%
89   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.2% 4.8% 0.4%
90   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.3% 4.0% 0.2%
91   Black Vulture 2.5% 4.0% 1.5%
92   Great Black-backed Gull 17.9% 3.2% 14.7%
93   Merlin 7.4% 3.2% 4.2%
94   Purple Finch 6.7% 3.2% 3.5%
95   Brown Thrasher 5.1% 3.2% 1.9%
96   American Wigeon 2.9% 3.2% 0.3%
97   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 1.1% 3.2% 2.2%
98   Northern Harrier 5.6% 2.4% 3.2%
99   Scarlet Tanager 3.6% 2.4% 1.2%
100   Tennessee Warbler 2.3% 2.4% 0.1%
101   Red-shouldered Hawk 2.0% 2.4% 0.4%
102   Hooded Merganser 1.2% 2.4% 1.2%
103   Wilson's Snipe 0.8% 2.4% 1.7%
104   Barred Owl 0.3% 2.4% 2.2%
105   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.8% 1.6% 6.2%
106   Tree Swallow 5.1% 1.6% 3.5%
107   American Coot 3.9% 1.6% 2.3%
108   Fish Crow 2.7% 1.6% 1.1%
109   Northern Waterthrush 2.6% 1.6% 0.9%
110   Cape May Warbler 2.5% 1.6% 0.9%
111   Marsh Wren 2.2% 1.6% 0.6%
112   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2.0% 1.6% 0.4%
113   Eastern Bluebird 1.9% 1.6% 0.2%
114   Yellow Warbler 1.1% 1.6% 0.6%
115   Chestnut-sided Warbler 0.7% 1.6% 0.9%
116   Blue Grosbeak 0.6% 1.6% 1.0%
117   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.2% 1.6% 1.4%
118   Western Cattle-Egret 0.1% 1.6% 1.5%
119   Great Egret 13.9% 0.8% 13.1%
120   Brant 9.1% 0.8% 8.3%
121   Ovenbird 5.5% 0.8% 4.7%
122   Pine Siskin 4.0% 0.8% 3.1%
123   Northern Pintail 1.7% 0.8% 0.9%
124   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 1.5% 0.8% 0.7%
125   Baltimore Oriole 1.2% 0.8% 0.4%
126   Blue-winged Teal 1.0% 0.8% 0.2%
127   Clay-colored Sparrow 0.9% 0.8% 0.1%
128   Least Flycatcher 0.2% 0.8% 0.6%
129   Barnacle Goose 0.0% 0.8% 0.8%