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

based on 27 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.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Blue Jay 36.0% 92.6% 56.6%
2   Canada Goose 39.9% 88.9% 49.0%
3   American Robin 56.2% 85.2% 29.0%
4   Mallard 39.3% 85.2% 45.9%
5   Gray Catbird 54.3% 77.8% 23.5%
6   American Goldfinch 36.8% 77.8% 41.0%
7   Rock Pigeon 35.9% 77.8% 41.9%
8   Common Grackle 28.0% 74.1% 46.0%
9   House Sparrow 49.1% 66.7% 17.6%
10   Mourning Dove 53.5% 63.0% 9.5%
11   Wood Duck 9.2% 63.0% 53.8%
12   European Starling 49.3% 59.3% 10.0%
13   Red-winged Blackbird 26.7% 59.3% 32.6%
14   Song Sparrow 33.8% 55.6% 21.8%
15   Northern Flicker 26.1% 55.6% 29.5%
16   Downy Woodpecker 25.2% 55.6% 30.4%
17   Northern Cardinal 48.1% 51.9% 3.8%
18   Carolina Wren 25.8% 51.9% 26.0%
19   Red-bellied Woodpecker 19.8% 51.9% 32.1%
20   Eastern Kingbird 15.6% 51.9% 36.3%
21   Baltimore Oriole 14.8% 48.1% 33.4%
22   Green Heron 10.9% 44.4% 33.5%
23   Barn Swallow 37.7% 40.7% 3.0%
24   Chimney Swift 23.7% 40.7% 17.0%
25   House Finch 14.4% 40.7% 26.3%
26   Northern Mockingbird 34.9% 37.0% 2.2%
27   Warbling Vireo 9.7% 37.0% 27.4%
28   Yellow Warbler 19.3% 29.6% 10.3%
29   American Redstart 22.4% 25.9% 3.5%
30   Cedar Waxwing 15.5% 25.9% 10.4%
31   Northern Waterthrush 15.4% 25.9% 10.5%
32   Common Yellowthroat 15.1% 25.9% 10.8%
33   Great Blue Heron 30.3% 22.2% 8.0%
34   Red-tailed Hawk 11.6% 22.2% 10.6%
35   Black-capped Chickadee 9.9% 22.2% 12.3%
36   Eastern Phoebe 3.8% 22.2% 18.5%
37   Spotted Sandpiper 15.5% 18.5% 3.0%
38   American Crow 13.7% 18.5% 4.8%
39   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 8.9% 18.5% 9.7%
40   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 6.2% 18.5% 12.4%
41   Hairy Woodpecker 6.1% 14.8% 8.7%
42   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.5% 14.8% 9.4%
43   Double-crested Cormorant 40.2% 11.1% 29.0%
44   Mute Swan 13.6% 11.1% 2.5%
45   House Wren 10.6% 11.1% 0.5%
46   White-breasted Nuthatch 9.1% 11.1% 2.0%
47   Willow Flycatcher 4.3% 11.1% 6.8%
48   Least Flycatcher 2.1% 11.1% 9.0%
49   American Herring Gull 37.8% 7.4% 30.3%
50   Ring-billed Gull 30.8% 7.4% 23.4%
51   Black-and-white Warbler 15.0% 7.4% 7.6%
52   Red-eyed Vireo 9.7% 7.4% 2.3%
53   Tufted Titmouse 7.8% 7.4% 0.4%
54   Great Crested Flycatcher 7.6% 7.4% 0.2%
55   Canada Warbler 5.7% 7.4% 1.7%
56   Chestnut-sided Warbler 5.2% 7.4% 2.2%
57   Magnolia Warbler 3.3% 7.4% 4.1%
58   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 1.8% 7.4% 5.7%
59   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.2% 7.4% 6.2%
60   Northern Pintail 0.2% 7.4% 7.2%
61   Great Egret 32.8% 3.7% 29.1%
62   Osprey 30.7% 3.7% 27.0%
63   Killdeer 13.5% 3.7% 9.8%
64   Black-crowned Night-Heron 13.2% 3.7% 9.5%
65   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.1% 3.7% 5.4%
66   Fish Crow 8.5% 3.7% 4.8%
67   Belted Kingfisher 7.9% 3.7% 4.2%
68   Solitary Sandpiper 4.0% 3.7% 0.3%
69   Blue-winged Warbler 3.7% 3.7% 0.0%
70   Veery 3.0% 3.7% 0.7%
71   Wood Thrush 2.5% 3.7% 1.2%
72   Bobolink 2.0% 3.7% 1.7%
73   Black Vulture 1.4% 3.7% 2.3%
74   Worm-eating Warbler 1.3% 3.7% 2.4%
75   Prairie Warbler 1.1% 3.7% 2.6%
76   Louisiana Waterthrush 1.0% 3.7% 2.7%
77   Red-shouldered Hawk 0.7% 3.7% 3.0%
78   Black-billed Cuckoo 0.4% 3.7% 3.4%
79   Pine Warbler 0.3% 3.7% 3.4%
80   Winter Wren 0.0% 3.7% 3.7%