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

based on 110 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.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Canada Goose 51.7% 96.4% 44.7%
2   Blue Jay 40.1% 65.5% 25.3%
3   Mallard 47.5% 60.9% 13.4%
4   Rock Pigeon 31.1% 57.3% 26.2%
5   White-throated Sparrow 49.1% 51.8% 2.7%
6   Northern Cardinal 40.4% 49.1% 8.7%
7   Ring-billed Gull 49.2% 45.5% 3.8%
8   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.0% 44.5% 15.6%
9   Downy Woodpecker 30.8% 41.8% 11.0%
10   Tufted Titmouse 22.2% 41.8% 19.6%
11   Song Sparrow 37.1% 40.9% 3.8%
12   Red-tailed Hawk 24.7% 40.9% 16.2%
13   Hooded Merganser 18.7% 40.9% 22.2%
14   Mourning Dove 36.7% 37.3% 0.6%
15   Northern Shoveler 14.5% 37.3% 22.8%
16   European Starling 38.8% 34.5% 4.2%
17   Dark-eyed Junco 24.0% 34.5% 10.6%
18   House Sparrow 38.9% 31.8% 7.0%
19   American Crow 20.7% 31.8% 11.1%
20   American Robin 30.2% 30.9% 0.7%
21   Ruddy Duck 15.4% 30.9% 15.5%
22   Black-capped Chickadee 25.7% 29.1% 3.4%
23   White-breasted Nuthatch 21.1% 29.1% 8.0%
24   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 29.1% 19.9%
25   Common Grackle 5.3% 22.7% 17.4%
26   Cackling Goose 0.5% 21.8% 21.3%
27   American Black Duck 26.5% 20.9% 5.6%
28   Cooper's Hawk 11.2% 20.9% 9.7%
29   Pied-billed Grebe 5.0% 20.9% 15.9%
30   Northern Mockingbird 28.5% 20.0% 8.5%
31   Carolina Wren 19.1% 19.1% 0.1%
32   Barnacle Goose 0.1% 19.1% 19.0%
33   Snow Goose 2.1% 18.2% 16.0%
34   Rusty Blackbird 1.9% 16.4% 14.5%
35   American Goldfinch 20.1% 15.5% 4.7%
36   Mute Swan 13.7% 15.5% 1.7%
37   Hairy Woodpecker 9.3% 15.5% 6.2%
38   American Herring Gull 41.5% 14.5% 26.9%
39   Great Blue Heron 20.1% 13.6% 6.4%
40   American Coot 10.2% 13.6% 3.4%
41   Wood Duck 4.1% 12.7% 8.6%
42   Pink-footed Goose 0.2% 12.7% 12.5%
43   Bufflehead 27.9% 11.8% 16.0%
44   Horned Lark 2.6% 10.0% 7.4%
45   Fox Sparrow 9.9% 9.1% 0.8%
46   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.5% 9.1% 0.6%
47   Swamp Sparrow 8.1% 7.3% 0.8%
48   American Kestrel 6.0% 7.3% 1.3%
49   Common Raven 4.9% 7.3% 2.3%
50   Brown Creeper 4.3% 7.3% 3.0%
51   Northern Flicker 10.9% 6.4% 4.5%
52   Golden-crowned Kinglet 4.7% 6.4% 1.7%
53   Brown-headed Cowbird 1.7% 6.4% 4.7%
54   Gadwall 15.2% 5.5% 9.7%
55   Peregrine Falcon 5.6% 5.5% 0.2%
56   Gray Catbird 3.7% 5.5% 1.7%
57   House Finch 16.5% 4.5% 12.0%
58   Ring-necked Duck 3.9% 4.5% 0.7%
59   Sharp-shinned Hawk 3.2% 4.5% 1.4%
60   Redhead 1.2% 4.5% 3.3%
61   Green-winged Teal 5.2% 3.6% 1.6%
62   Winter Wren 4.8% 3.6% 1.2%
63   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 3.6% 1.7%
64   Belted Kingfisher 9.4% 2.7% 6.7%
65   Bald Eagle 5.0% 2.7% 2.3%
66   Virginia Rail 0.2% 2.7% 2.5%
67   Yellow-rumped Warbler 6.8% 1.8% 5.0%
68   American Tree Sparrow 6.3% 1.8% 4.4%
69   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 5.7% 1.8% 3.9%
70   Fish Crow 5.5% 1.8% 3.7%
71   Turkey Vulture 5.3% 1.8% 3.5%
72   Cedar Waxwing 3.4% 1.8% 1.6%
73   Merlin 2.4% 1.8% 0.5%
74   Black Vulture 1.3% 1.8% 0.5%
75   American Pipit 1.0% 1.8% 0.8%
76   Wilson's Snipe 0.2% 1.8% 1.6%
77   Great Black-backed Gull 28.6% 0.9% 27.7%
78   Common Yellowthroat 0.6% 0.9% 0.3%
79   American Woodcock 0.6% 0.9% 0.3%