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

based on 78 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone in May. 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   Common Grackle 54.9% 82.1% 27.2%
2   Red-winged Blackbird 53.3% 79.5% 26.2%
3   Baltimore Oriole 44.6% 79.5% 34.8%
4   Mallard 49.3% 78.2% 28.9%
5   Canada Goose 45.1% 75.6% 30.6%
6   American Robin 73.3% 74.4% 1.1%
7   Yellow Warbler 42.6% 73.1% 30.5%
8   Warbling Vireo 32.1% 70.5% 38.4%
9   Gray Catbird 65.9% 69.2% 3.3%
10   Tree Swallow 22.4% 69.2% 46.8%
11   Mourning Dove 53.4% 66.7% 13.3%
12   Blue Jay 49.2% 66.7% 17.4%
13   Rock Pigeon 35.4% 64.1% 28.7%
14   European Starling 58.4% 61.5% 3.1%
15   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 59.0% 0.0%
16   House Sparrow 57.0% 57.7% 0.7%
17   Song Sparrow 35.5% 56.4% 20.9%
18   Chimney Swift 29.8% 55.1% 25.3%
19   Red-bellied Woodpecker 38.2% 53.8% 15.7%
20   Double-crested Cormorant 34.0% 53.8% 19.8%
21   Barn Swallow 31.7% 48.7% 17.0%
22   Northern Flicker 29.1% 47.4% 18.4%
23   American Goldfinch 28.6% 47.4% 18.8%
24   Downy Woodpecker 28.1% 47.4% 19.3%
25   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 12.0% 43.6% 31.6%
26   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 42.3% 8.5%
27   Red-tailed Hawk 19.8% 37.2% 17.4%
28   Eastern Kingbird 16.8% 35.9% 19.1%
29   Wood Duck 9.3% 33.3% 24.0%
30   Common Yellowthroat 47.5% 29.5% 18.1%
31   Black-and-white Warbler 39.5% 28.2% 11.3%
32   House Wren 26.7% 28.2% 1.5%
33   Turkey Vulture 9.7% 28.2% 18.5%
34   Northern Parula 35.7% 25.6% 10.1%
35   Northern Mockingbird 26.7% 25.6% 1.1%
36   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 14.5% 25.6% 11.2%
37   Orchard Oriole 10.2% 25.6% 15.4%
38   American Redstart 40.4% 24.4% 16.1%
39   Northern Waterthrush 23.2% 24.4% 1.1%
40   Brown-headed Cowbird 20.8% 23.1% 2.3%
41   Magnolia Warbler 27.5% 21.8% 5.7%
42   Red-eyed Vireo 22.8% 21.8% 1.0%
43   Osprey 16.4% 21.8% 5.4%
44   Green Heron 9.0% 21.8% 12.8%
45   White-throated Sparrow 34.3% 20.5% 13.8%
46   American Crow 17.6% 20.5% 2.9%
47   Savannah Sparrow 5.5% 20.5% 15.0%
48   Blackpoll Warbler 21.9% 19.2% 2.7%
49   Great Egret 25.4% 16.7% 8.7%
50   Carolina Wren 19.8% 16.7% 3.2%
51   Cedar Waxwing 16.8% 16.7% 0.1%
52   Mute Swan 11.5% 16.7% 5.2%
53   Black-throated Green Warbler 20.2% 15.4% 4.8%
54   Black-throated Blue Warbler 28.0% 14.1% 13.9%
55   Scarlet Tanager 18.9% 14.1% 4.8%
56   House Finch 16.0% 14.1% 1.9%
57   Great Blue Heron 9.6% 14.1% 4.5%
58   Tufted Titmouse 15.6% 12.8% 2.7%
59   Black-capped Chickadee 12.1% 12.8% 0.7%
60   Willow Flycatcher 5.4% 12.8% 7.4%
61   Chestnut-sided Warbler 16.3% 11.5% 4.7%
62   Hairy Woodpecker 8.3% 11.5% 3.2%
63   American Black Duck 5.0% 11.5% 6.5%
64   Great Crested Flycatcher 18.1% 10.3% 7.8%
65   Swainson's Thrush 17.8% 10.3% 7.5%
66   White-breasted Nuthatch 10.7% 10.3% 0.4%
67   Herring Gull 23.5% 9.0% 14.5%
68   Veery 20.1% 9.0% 11.1%
69   Blackburnian Warbler 9.4% 9.0% 0.5%
70   Ovenbird 32.7% 7.7% 25.0%
71   Wood Thrush 23.1% 7.7% 15.4%
72   Chipping Sparrow 18.3% 7.7% 10.6%
73   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 13.2% 7.7% 5.5%
74   Spotted Sandpiper 12.4% 7.7% 4.7%
75   Indigo Bunting 10.0% 7.7% 2.3%
76   Nashville Warbler 8.9% 7.7% 1.2%
77   Prothonotary Warbler 1.1% 7.7% 6.6%
78   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 16.5% 6.4% 10.1%
79   Black-crowned Night-Heron 11.7% 6.4% 5.2%
80   Killdeer 9.3% 6.4% 2.9%
81   Ring-billed Gull 14.3% 5.1% 9.2%
82   Fish Crow 10.9% 5.1% 5.7%
83   Black Vulture 2.2% 5.1% 2.9%
84   Ring-necked Duck 0.1% 5.1% 5.0%
85   Blue-headed Vireo 14.3% 3.8% 10.4%
86   Eastern Wood-Pewee 11.1% 3.8% 7.3%
87   Wilson's Warbler 8.8% 3.8% 5.0%
88   Blue-winged Warbler 6.6% 3.8% 2.8%
89   Palm Warbler 5.3% 3.8% 1.4%
90   Eastern Phoebe 4.9% 3.8% 1.0%
91   Common Raven 2.5% 3.8% 1.3%
92   Bald Eagle 2.5% 3.8% 1.3%
93   Cooper's Hawk 2.0% 3.8% 1.9%
94   Cerulean Warbler 0.7% 3.8% 3.2%
95   Canada Warbler 11.7% 2.6% 9.1%
96   Hermit Thrush 11.1% 2.6% 8.5%
97   Cape May Warbler 7.0% 2.6% 4.4%
98   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 6.3% 2.6% 3.7%
99   Least Flycatcher 5.9% 2.6% 3.4%
100   Solitary Sandpiper 5.8% 2.6% 3.2%
101   Yellow-throated Vireo 4.6% 2.6% 2.1%
102   Purple Martin 1.4% 2.6% 1.2%
103   Bufflehead 1.2% 2.6% 1.4%
104   Virginia Rail 0.3% 2.6% 2.2%
105   Swamp Sparrow 13.1% 1.3% 11.8%
106   Prairie Warbler 8.5% 1.3% 7.2%
107   Bay-breasted Warbler 8.0% 1.3% 6.7%
108   Brown Thrasher 7.3% 1.3% 6.1%
109   Least Sandpiper 7.1% 1.3% 5.8%
110   Belted Kingfisher 4.2% 1.3% 2.9%
111   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 3.5% 1.3% 2.2%
112   Tennessee Warbler 3.4% 1.3% 2.1%
113   Ruddy Duck 3.3% 1.3% 2.0%
114   Gray-cheeked Thrush 3.2% 1.3% 1.9%
115   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.8% 1.3% 0.5%
116   Pine Warbler 1.7% 1.3% 0.4%
117   Bobolink 1.2% 1.3% 0.1%
118   Broad-winged Hawk 1.1% 1.3% 0.2%
119   Northern Shoveler 1.0% 1.3% 0.3%
120   Red-shouldered Hawk 0.6% 1.3% 0.7%
121   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.2% 1.3% 1.1%