Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 105 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone in December. 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 | Canada Goose | 51.5% | 95.2% | 43.7% | |||
| 2 | Blue Jay | 39.8% | 62.9% | 23.1% | |||
| 3 | Mallard | 48.3% | 58.1% | 9.8% | |||
| 4 | Rock Pigeon | 30.7% | 56.2% | 25.5% | |||
| 5 | White-throated Sparrow | 48.7% | 48.6% | 0.1% | |||
| 6 | Northern Cardinal | 40.0% | 46.7% | 6.6% | |||
| 7 | Ring-billed Gull | 49.7% | 45.7% | 4.0% | |||
| 8 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 28.6% | 42.9% | 14.2% | |||
| 9 | Downy Woodpecker | 30.7% | 40.0% | 9.3% | |||
| 10 | Red-tailed Hawk | 24.5% | 40.0% | 15.5% | |||
| 11 | Song Sparrow | 37.0% | 39.0% | 2.0% | |||
| 12 | Tufted Titmouse | 21.3% | 38.1% | 16.8% | |||
| 13 | Hooded Merganser | 18.8% | 37.1% | 18.4% | |||
| 14 | Mourning Dove | 36.1% | 35.2% | 0.9% | |||
| 15 | European Starling | 38.9% | 34.3% | 4.6% | |||
| 16 | Dark-eyed Junco | 23.2% | 34.3% | 11.1% | |||
| 17 | Northern Shoveler | 14.8% | 33.3% | 18.6% | |||
| 18 | House Sparrow | 38.5% | 31.4% | 7.1% | |||
| 19 | American Crow | 20.6% | 30.5% | 9.9% | |||
| 20 | Red-winged Blackbird | 9.1% | 28.6% | 19.4% | |||
| 21 | American Robin | 29.6% | 27.6% | 1.9% | |||
| 22 | Ruddy Duck | 15.5% | 27.6% | 12.1% | |||
| 23 | Black-capped Chickadee | 24.3% | 25.7% | 1.4% | |||
| 24 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 19.9% | 24.8% | 4.8% | |||
| 25 | Cackling Goose | 0.5% | 23.8% | 23.3% | |||
| 26 | Common Grackle | 5.5% | 21.9% | 16.4% | |||
| 27 | Barnacle Goose | 0.1% | 21.0% | 20.9% | |||
| 28 | Pied-billed Grebe | 5.3% | 20.0% | 14.7% | |||
| 29 | American Black Duck | 26.7% | 19.0% | 7.6% | |||
| 30 | Cooper's Hawk | 10.8% | 19.0% | 8.3% | |||
| 31 | Snow Goose | 2.2% | 19.0% | 16.9% | |||
| 32 | Carolina Wren | 18.8% | 16.2% | 2.6% | |||
| 33 | Mute Swan | 14.0% | 16.2% | 2.2% | |||
| 34 | Rusty Blackbird | 1.9% | 16.2% | 14.3% | |||
| 35 | Herring Gull | 42.0% | 15.2% | 26.7% | |||
| 36 | Northern Mockingbird | 28.4% | 15.2% | 13.2% | |||
| 37 | American Coot | 10.4% | 14.3% | 3.9% | |||
| 38 | Hairy Woodpecker | 9.2% | 14.3% | 5.1% | |||
| 39 | Pink-footed Goose | 0.3% | 13.3% | 13.1% | |||
| 40 | American Goldfinch | 20.4% | 12.4% | 8.1% | |||
| 41 | Great Blue Heron | 20.2% | 12.4% | 7.8% | |||
| 42 | Bufflehead | 28.2% | 11.4% | 16.8% | |||
| 43 | Horned Lark | 2.7% | 10.5% | 7.8% | |||
| 44 | Fox Sparrow | 9.8% | 9.5% | 0.2% | |||
| 45 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 8.3% | 8.6% | 0.3% | |||
| 46 | Swamp Sparrow | 7.6% | 7.6% | 0.0% | |||
| 47 | American Kestrel | 5.9% | 7.6% | 1.7% | |||
| 48 | Common Raven | 4.5% | 7.6% | 3.1% | |||
| 49 | Wood Duck | 3.8% | 7.6% | 3.9% | |||
| 50 | Northern Flicker | 11.0% | 6.7% | 4.3% | |||
| 51 | Brown Creeper | 4.1% | 6.7% | 2.5% | |||
| 52 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 1.8% | 6.7% | 4.9% | |||
| 53 | Peregrine Falcon | 5.8% | 5.7% | 0.1% | |||
| 54 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 4.3% | 5.7% | 1.4% | |||
| 55 | Gray Catbird | 3.9% | 5.7% | 1.8% | |||
| 56 | Ring-necked Duck | 3.9% | 4.8% | 0.8% | |||
| 57 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 3.2% | 4.8% | 1.5% | |||
| 58 | House Finch | 16.4% | 3.8% | 12.6% | |||
| 59 | Gadwall | 15.2% | 3.8% | 11.4% | |||
| 60 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 1.9% | 3.8% | 1.9% | |||
| 61 | Redhead | 1.2% | 3.8% | 2.6% | |||
| 62 | Belted Kingfisher | 9.6% | 2.9% | 6.7% | |||
| 63 | Bald Eagle | 4.8% | 2.9% | 2.0% | |||
| 64 | American Tree Sparrow | 6.5% | 1.9% | 4.5% | |||
| 65 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 5.6% | 1.9% | 3.7% | |||
| 66 | Turkey Vulture | 5.4% | 1.9% | 3.5% | |||
| 67 | Fish Crow | 5.2% | 1.9% | 3.3% | |||
| 68 | Green-winged Teal | 5.2% | 1.9% | 3.3% | |||
| 69 | Winter Wren | 5.0% | 1.9% | 3.1% | |||
| 70 | Merlin | 2.3% | 1.9% | 0.4% | |||
| 71 | Great Black-backed Gull | 29.5% | 1.0% | 28.5% | |||
| 72 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 6.9% | 1.0% | 5.9% | |||
| 73 | Cedar Waxwing | 3.7% | 1.0% | 2.7% | |||
| 74 | Black Vulture | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.4% | |||
| 75 | American Pipit | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | |||
| 76 | American Woodcock | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.3% | |||
| 77 | Common Yellowthroat | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.3% | |||
| 78 | Common Redpoll | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.7% | |||
| 79 | Virginia Rail | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.8% |