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

based on 98 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone in April. 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 52.9% 92.9% 40.0%
2   American Robin 74.8% 91.8% 17.1%
3   Common Grackle 48.8% 90.8% 42.0%
4   Red-winged Blackbird 54.7% 89.8% 35.1%
5   Blue Jay 52.6% 87.8% 35.2%
6   Mallard 54.7% 85.7% 31.1%
7   Mourning Dove 51.5% 83.7% 32.1%
8   Northern Cardinal 60.6% 82.7% 22.1%
9   European Starling 56.7% 82.7% 26.0%
10   White-throated Sparrow 57.1% 80.6% 23.5%
11   Song Sparrow 48.8% 80.6% 31.8%
12   Rock Pigeon 34.1% 74.5% 40.4%
13   House Sparrow 53.2% 70.4% 17.2%
14   Northern Flicker 45.2% 67.3% 22.2%
15   Downy Woodpecker 38.0% 67.3% 29.4%
16   Yellow-rumped Warbler 31.2% 66.3% 35.2%
17   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.7% 63.3% 23.6%
18   Double-crested Cormorant 36.7% 56.1% 19.4%
19   American Goldfinch 28.4% 56.1% 27.7%
20   Red-tailed Hawk 24.8% 53.1% 28.3%
21   Tree Swallow 22.1% 52.0% 29.9%
22   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10.9% 50.0% 39.1%
23   Brown-headed Cowbird 23.0% 44.9% 21.9%
24   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 38.8% 10.5%
25   Ruddy Duck 10.8% 36.7% 25.9%
26   Palm Warbler 28.0% 34.7% 6.7%
27   Osprey 19.2% 34.7% 15.5%
28   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 17.1% 34.7% 17.6%
29   Great Blue Heron 11.1% 33.7% 22.6%
30   Rusty Blackbird 4.3% 33.7% 29.4%
31   Dark-eyed Junco 20.2% 32.7% 12.5%
32   Eastern Phoebe 19.0% 32.7% 13.6%
33   Wood Duck 14.3% 32.7% 18.3%
34   Carolina Wren 22.3% 31.6% 9.3%
35   Savannah Sparrow 7.8% 31.6% 23.8%
36   Tufted Titmouse 25.7% 30.6% 4.9%
37   Turkey Vulture 12.5% 27.6% 15.1%
38   American Black Duck 10.2% 27.6% 17.4%
39   Hairy Woodpecker 10.0% 27.6% 17.6%
40   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29.4% 25.5% 3.9%
41   American Crow 19.4% 23.5% 4.1%
42   Swamp Sparrow 17.8% 23.5% 5.7%
43   Black-capped Chickadee 21.9% 21.4% 0.5%
44   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 21.4% 13.6%
45   Ring-billed Gull 23.3% 20.4% 2.9%
46   White-breasted Nuthatch 17.9% 18.4% 0.5%
47   Chipping Sparrow 25.1% 17.3% 7.7%
48   Fish Crow 15.6% 17.3% 1.8%
49   Gray Catbird 9.1% 17.3% 8.2%
50   Mute Swan 15.4% 16.3% 0.9%
51   Warbling Vireo 3.3% 16.3% 13.0%
52   Gadwall 8.5% 15.3% 6.8%
53   Great Egret 22.7% 13.3% 9.5%
54   House Finch 16.6% 12.2% 4.4%
55   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 11.2% 2.5%
56   Field Sparrow 8.1% 11.2% 3.2%
57   Chimney Swift 5.4% 11.2% 5.9%
58   Northern Waterthrush 5.1% 11.2% 6.1%
59   Virginia Rail 0.3% 11.2% 10.9%
60   Barn Swallow 14.4% 10.2% 4.2%
61   Killdeer 9.3% 10.2% 0.9%
62   Herring Gull 26.4% 9.2% 17.2%
63   Golden-crowned Kinglet 11.8% 9.2% 2.6%
64   Belted Kingfisher 10.2% 9.2% 1.0%
65   Bald Eagle 3.9% 9.2% 5.3%
66   Hooded Merganser 2.8% 9.2% 6.4%
67   Hermit Thrush 25.5% 7.1% 18.3%
68   Common Raven 3.7% 7.1% 3.5%
69   Baltimore Oriole 2.8% 7.1% 4.3%
70   Eastern Towhee 22.0% 6.1% 15.8%
71   Pine Warbler 15.7% 6.1% 9.6%
72   Black-and-white Warbler 12.0% 6.1% 5.9%
73   Black-crowned Night-Heron 7.6% 6.1% 1.5%
74   Green Heron 3.6% 6.1% 2.6%
75   Pied-billed Grebe 2.8% 6.1% 3.4%
76   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 10.4% 5.1% 5.3%
77   Blue-winged Teal 1.7% 5.1% 3.4%
78   Great Black-backed Gull 15.7% 4.1% 11.6%
79   Fox Sparrow 3.2% 4.1% 0.9%
80   Ring-necked Duck 3.0% 4.1% 1.1%
81   Black Vulture 2.5% 4.1% 1.6%
82   Wilson's Snipe 2.0% 4.1% 2.1%
83   Yellow-throated Vireo 0.8% 4.1% 3.3%
84   Blue-headed Vireo 9.5% 3.1% 6.5%
85   House Wren 7.6% 3.1% 4.6%
86   Green-winged Teal 5.1% 3.1% 2.1%
87   Cooper's Hawk 3.7% 3.1% 0.6%
88   Eastern Kingbird 1.2% 3.1% 1.9%
89   Solitary Sandpiper 0.8% 3.1% 2.3%
90   Brown Creeper 9.3% 2.0% 7.3%
91   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.1% 2.0% 5.0%
92   American Kestrel 5.5% 2.0% 3.4%
93   Common Loon 5.2% 2.0% 3.2%
94   Northern Parula 4.8% 2.0% 2.8%
95   Cedar Waxwing 3.6% 2.0% 1.6%
96   Peregrine Falcon 2.9% 2.0% 0.9%
97   Pileated Woodpecker 2.3% 2.0% 0.3%
98   White-crowned Sparrow 0.9% 2.0% 1.1%
99   Eastern Meadowlark 0.5% 2.0% 1.6%
100   Brant 13.9% 1.0% 12.8%
101   Ovenbird 3.6% 1.0% 2.6%
102   Common Yellowthroat 3.5% 1.0% 2.5%
103   Horned Grebe 2.8% 1.0% 1.8%
104   Glossy Ibis 2.3% 1.0% 1.3%
105   White-eyed Vireo 1.6% 1.0% 0.5%
106   Veery 1.4% 1.0% 0.4%
107   Broad-winged Hawk 1.4% 1.0% 0.3%
108   Nashville Warbler 0.8% 1.0% 0.2%
109   Bank Swallow 0.6% 1.0% 0.5%
110   Vesper Sparrow 0.4% 1.0% 0.6%
111   Red-eyed Vireo 0.4% 1.0% 0.6%
112   American Pipit 0.1% 1.0% 0.9%