Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 24 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone in August. 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 | Blue Jay | 35.3% | 83.3% | 48.0% | |||
| 2 | Canada Goose | 40.8% | 79.2% | 38.4% | |||
| 3 | American Robin | 57.2% | 75.0% | 17.8% | |||
| 4 | Mallard | 40.8% | 75.0% | 34.2% | |||
| 5 | American Goldfinch | 37.6% | 70.8% | 33.2% | |||
| 6 | Rock Pigeon | 35.4% | 70.8% | 35.4% | |||
| 7 | Gray Catbird | 54.7% | 66.7% | 12.0% | |||
| 8 | Common Grackle | 28.2% | 62.5% | 34.3% | |||
| 9 | House Sparrow | 50.0% | 54.2% | 4.2% | |||
| 10 | Eastern Kingbird | 16.7% | 54.2% | 37.4% | |||
| 11 | Mourning Dove | 53.7% | 50.0% | 3.7% | |||
| 12 | European Starling | 51.1% | 50.0% | 1.1% | |||
| 13 | Song Sparrow | 35.0% | 50.0% | 15.0% | |||
| 14 | Red-winged Blackbird | 28.5% | 50.0% | 21.5% | |||
| 15 | Downy Woodpecker | 25.2% | 45.8% | 20.6% | |||
| 16 | Wood Duck | 9.3% | 45.8% | 36.5% | |||
| 17 | Northern Flicker | 26.0% | 41.7% | 15.7% | |||
| 18 | Baltimore Oriole | 15.1% | 41.7% | 26.5% | |||
| 19 | Northern Cardinal | 47.8% | 37.5% | 10.3% | |||
| 20 | Carolina Wren | 24.7% | 37.5% | 12.8% | |||
| 21 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 19.3% | 37.5% | 18.2% | |||
| 22 | Barn Swallow | 39.9% | 29.2% | 10.7% | |||
| 23 | Northern Mockingbird | 36.0% | 29.2% | 6.9% | |||
| 24 | Chimney Swift | 23.8% | 29.2% | 5.3% | |||
| 25 | House Finch | 14.9% | 29.2% | 14.2% | |||
| 26 | Green Heron | 11.9% | 29.2% | 17.3% | |||
| 27 | Warbling Vireo | 10.0% | 29.2% | 19.2% | |||
| 28 | Yellow Warbler | 20.2% | 25.0% | 4.8% | |||
| 29 | American Redstart | 22.0% | 20.8% | 1.1% | |||
| 30 | Spotted Sandpiper | 17.0% | 20.8% | 3.8% | |||
| 31 | Cedar Waxwing | 16.8% | 20.8% | 4.0% | |||
| 32 | Northern Waterthrush | 15.4% | 20.8% | 5.4% | |||
| 33 | Common Yellowthroat | 15.1% | 20.8% | 5.7% | |||
| 34 | Black-capped Chickadee | 11.2% | 20.8% | 9.6% | |||
| 35 | Eastern Phoebe | 3.8% | 20.8% | 17.1% | |||
| 36 | Great Blue Heron | 30.6% | 16.7% | 14.0% | |||
| 37 | Red-tailed Hawk | 11.4% | 16.7% | 5.2% | |||
| 38 | Northern Pintail | 0.2% | 16.7% | 16.4% | |||
| 39 | Double-crested Cormorant | 41.4% | 12.5% | 28.9% | |||
| 40 | Mute Swan | 14.5% | 12.5% | 2.0% | |||
| 41 | American Crow | 14.4% | 12.5% | 1.9% | |||
| 42 | House Wren | 11.4% | 12.5% | 1.1% | |||
| 43 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 9.0% | 12.5% | 3.5% | |||
| 44 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 6.8% | 12.5% | 5.7% | |||
| 45 | Willow Flycatcher | 4.7% | 12.5% | 7.8% | |||
| 46 | Ring-billed Gull | 31.8% | 8.3% | 23.5% | |||
| 47 | Red-eyed Vireo | 9.6% | 8.3% | 1.3% | |||
| 48 | Tufted Titmouse | 8.5% | 8.3% | 0.2% | |||
| 49 | Hairy Woodpecker | 6.0% | 8.3% | 2.3% | |||
| 50 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 5.9% | 8.3% | 2.4% | |||
| 51 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 2.1% | 8.3% | 6.3% | |||
| 52 | Least Flycatcher | 2.0% | 8.3% | 6.3% | |||
| 53 | Herring Gull | 39.5% | 4.2% | 35.4% | |||
| 54 | Great Egret | 34.6% | 4.2% | 30.4% | |||
| 55 | Osprey | 30.7% | 4.2% | 26.5% | |||
| 56 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 14.6% | 4.2% | 10.4% | |||
| 57 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 9.8% | 4.2% | 5.6% | |||
| 58 | Fish Crow | 9.0% | 4.2% | 4.8% | |||
| 59 | Belted Kingfisher | 8.4% | 4.2% | 4.2% | |||
| 60 | Blue-winged Warbler | 3.9% | 4.2% | 0.3% | |||
| 61 | Solitary Sandpiper | 3.7% | 4.2% | 0.5% | |||
| 62 | Wood Thrush | 2.5% | 4.2% | 1.6% | |||
| 63 | Black Vulture | 1.4% | 4.2% | 2.7% | |||
| 64 | Worm-eating Warbler | 1.3% | 4.2% | 2.8% | |||
| 65 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 1.3% | 4.2% | 2.9% | |||
| 66 | Prairie Warbler | 1.1% | 4.2% | 3.1% | |||
| 67 | Black-billed Cuckoo | 0.5% | 4.2% | 3.7% | |||
| 68 | Pine Warbler | 0.3% | 4.2% | 3.9% | |||
| 69 | Winter Wren | 0.0% | 4.2% | 4.2% |