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

based on 54 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone in February. 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 55.6% 87.0% 31.4%
2   Mallard 50.3% 63.0% 12.6%
3   White-throated Sparrow 40.3% 61.1% 20.8%
4   Northern Cardinal 40.0% 61.1% 21.1%
5   Blue Jay 35.1% 61.1% 26.0%
6   Red-winged Blackbird 18.8% 57.4% 38.7%
7   Ring-billed Gull 51.5% 53.7% 2.2%
8   Red-bellied Woodpecker 24.6% 53.7% 29.1%
9   Northern Shoveler 16.4% 53.7% 37.3%
10   Mute Swan 15.4% 48.1% 32.8%
11   Song Sparrow 34.5% 46.3% 11.8%
12   Hooded Merganser 19.4% 46.3% 26.9%
13   Tufted Titmouse 21.1% 44.4% 23.4%
14   Downy Woodpecker 27.7% 40.7% 13.0%
15   Red-tailed Hawk 23.3% 40.7% 17.5%
16   Ruddy Duck 15.5% 40.7% 25.3%
17   Rock Pigeon 28.3% 38.9% 10.6%
18   Rusty Blackbird 1.6% 37.0% 35.4%
19   American Black Duck 27.3% 35.2% 7.9%
20   White-breasted Nuthatch 18.5% 35.2% 16.7%
21   Common Grackle 13.5% 35.2% 21.7%
22   American Robin 30.0% 33.3% 3.3%
23   Mourning Dove 32.0% 31.5% 0.6%
24   American Crow 21.0% 29.6% 8.6%
25   Dark-eyed Junco 16.4% 29.6% 13.3%
26   House Sparrow 39.4% 25.9% 13.5%
27   Black-capped Chickadee 23.4% 25.9% 2.5%
28   European Starling 38.5% 24.1% 14.4%
29   Northern Mockingbird 23.9% 20.4% 3.5%
30   Great Blue Heron 11.4% 18.5% 7.1%
31   Hairy Woodpecker 7.6% 16.7% 9.0%
32   Pied-billed Grebe 3.8% 16.7% 12.8%
33   Herring Gull 42.3% 13.0% 29.4%
34   Gadwall 15.7% 13.0% 2.8%
35   Carolina Wren 15.5% 13.0% 2.5%
36   Cooper's Hawk 7.5% 13.0% 5.5%
37   Wood Duck 5.4% 11.1% 5.7%
38   Redhead 2.2% 11.1% 8.9%
39   Common Merganser 8.8% 9.3% 0.5%
40   Fox Sparrow 7.3% 9.3% 1.9%
41   Belted Kingfisher 5.4% 9.3% 3.8%
42   Killdeer 3.9% 9.3% 5.3%
43   Greater White-fronted Goose 0.2% 9.3% 9.0%
44   American Goldfinch 12.2% 7.4% 4.8%
45   American Coot 10.6% 7.4% 3.2%
46   Turkey Vulture 6.4% 7.4% 1.0%
47   Northern Flicker 6.3% 7.4% 1.1%
48   Field Sparrow 1.2% 7.4% 6.2%
49   Ring-necked Duck 5.7% 5.6% 0.1%
50   Lesser Scaup 4.8% 5.6% 0.8%
51   Snow Goose 2.6% 5.6% 2.9%
52   Brown-headed Cowbird 2.0% 5.6% 3.6%
53   Bufflehead 32.2% 3.7% 28.5%
54   Double-crested Cormorant 11.5% 3.7% 7.8%
55   Brown Creeper 3.7% 3.7% 0.0%
56   Common Raven 3.5% 3.7% 0.2%
57   Golden-crowned Kinglet 1.9% 3.7% 1.8%
58   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 3.7% 1.8%
59   American Woodcock 1.1% 3.7% 2.6%
60   Cackling Goose 0.4% 3.7% 3.3%
61   Red-breasted Merganser 20.1% 1.9% 18.3%
62   House Finch 13.7% 1.9% 11.8%
63   American Tree Sparrow 7.7% 1.9% 5.9%
64   Fish Crow 6.9% 1.9% 5.1%
65   Bald Eagle 5.8% 1.9% 4.0%
66   Peregrine Falcon 5.0% 1.9% 3.1%
67   Yellow-rumped Warbler 5.0% 1.9% 3.1%
68   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 4.2% 1.9% 2.3%
69   Horned Lark 2.3% 1.9% 0.5%
70   Winter Wren 2.2% 1.9% 0.3%
71   Gray Catbird 1.8% 1.9% 0.1%
72   White-crowned Sparrow 0.8% 1.9% 1.1%
73   Barred Owl 0.6% 1.9% 1.3%
74   Marsh Wren 0.2% 1.9% 1.7%
75   Barnacle Goose 0.1% 1.9% 1.7%