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

based on 72 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--Southwest Zone in September. 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   Gray Catbird 60.5% 80.6% 20.0%
2   Blue Jay 51.7% 79.2% 27.4%
3   American Robin 60.3% 75.0% 14.7%
4   Canada Goose 37.8% 70.8% 33.0%
5   European Starling 48.4% 65.3% 16.9%
6   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.5% 63.9% 47.3%
7   Mourning Dove 53.2% 62.5% 9.3%
8   American Goldfinch 27.7% 62.5% 34.8%
9   Northern Flicker 43.2% 61.1% 17.9%
10   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 58.3% 21.6%
11   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 56.9% 11.8%
12   Mallard 36.6% 54.2% 17.5%
13   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 52.8% 2.4%
14   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 51.4% 19.6%
15   Song Sparrow 28.6% 50.0% 21.4%
16   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.6% 47.2% 17.7%
17   Wood Duck 10.0% 47.2% 37.3%
18   House Sparrow 45.9% 44.4% 1.4%
19   American Redstart 43.0% 44.4% 1.4%
20   Common Grackle 24.0% 40.3% 16.3%
21   Chimney Swift 22.4% 36.1% 13.7%
22   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 34.7% 3.1%
23   Green Heron 7.5% 34.7% 27.2%
24   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 33.3% 15.4%
25   Carolina Wren 26.9% 31.9% 5.1%
26   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 30.6% 18.5%
27   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 26.4% 7.7%
28   American Crow 17.0% 26.4% 9.4%
29   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 25.0% 6.7%
30   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 23.6% 7.2%
31   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 23.6% 7.8%
32   White-breasted Nuthatch 13.5% 23.6% 10.1%
33   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.5% 22.2% 10.7%
34   Northern Parula 27.0% 20.8% 6.1%
35   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 20.8% 2.0%
36   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 19.4% 5.7%
37   House Finch 14.9% 19.4% 4.6%
38   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 16.7% 8.0%
39   House Wren 17.3% 16.7% 0.6%
40   Hairy Woodpecker 8.5% 16.7% 8.2%
41   Northern Shoveler 3.8% 16.7% 12.9%
42   Warbling Vireo 8.2% 15.3% 7.1%
43   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 15.3% 9.0%
44   Osprey 25.5% 13.9% 11.6%
45   Palm Warbler 15.1% 13.9% 1.2%
46   Herring Gull 30.9% 12.5% 18.4%
47   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.2% 12.5% 0.3%
48   Mute Swan 11.4% 12.5% 1.1%
49   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 12.5% 4.0%
50   Nashville Warbler 4.7% 12.5% 7.8%
51   Broad-winged Hawk 3.2% 12.5% 9.3%
52   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 11.1% 1.0%
53   Prairie Warbler 4.3% 11.1% 6.8%
54   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 11.1% 7.2%
55   Least Flycatcher 3.4% 11.1% 7.7%
56   Solitary Sandpiper 3.1% 11.1% 8.0%
57   Swainson's Thrush 14.8% 9.7% 5.1%
58   Chestnut-sided Warbler 10.2% 9.7% 0.5%
59   Tufted Titmouse 10.0% 9.7% 0.2%
60   Scarlet Tanager 9.7% 9.7% 0.0%
61   Indigo Bunting 4.4% 9.7% 5.3%
62   Wilson's Warbler 3.9% 9.7% 5.8%
63   Sora 1.0% 9.7% 8.7%
64   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 8.3% 16.9%
65   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 8.3% 4.4%
66   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 8.3% 1.2%
67   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 8.3% 0.3%
68   Tennessee Warbler 6.0% 8.3% 2.3%
69   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 8.3% 3.4%
70   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 8.3% 3.4%
71   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.0% 8.3% 4.3%
72   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.8% 6.9% 9.9%
73   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 6.9% 5.3%
74   American Kestrel 10.8% 6.9% 3.9%
75   Turkey Vulture 8.4% 6.9% 1.4%
76   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 6.9% 1.6%
77   Green-winged Teal 3.7% 6.9% 3.3%
78   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 5.6% 26.5%
79   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.6% 5.6% 14.0%
80   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 5.6% 2.2%
81   Peregrine Falcon 7.4% 5.6% 1.9%
82   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 5.6% 1.7%
83   Bald Eagle 4.8% 5.6% 0.8%
84   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 3.8% 5.6% 1.7%
85   Purple Finch 1.4% 5.6% 4.2%
86   Blue Grosbeak 0.5% 5.6% 5.1%
87   Brown Thrasher 8.7% 4.2% 4.5%
88   Cooper's Hawk 7.4% 4.2% 3.2%
89   Cape May Warbler 6.9% 4.2% 2.8%
90   Common Raven 5.4% 4.2% 1.3%
91   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.9% 4.2% 0.7%
92   Barn Swallow 4.7% 4.2% 0.6%
93   Gadwall 4.6% 4.2% 0.4%
94   Fish Crow 2.9% 4.2% 1.3%
95   American Pipit 0.4% 4.2% 3.8%
96   Ovenbird 12.6% 2.8% 9.9%
97   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 2.8% 7.6%
98   American Black Duck 8.0% 2.8% 5.2%
99   Eastern Towhee 7.8% 2.8% 5.0%
100   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 2.8% 4.8%
101   Killdeer 7.5% 2.8% 4.7%
102   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.4% 2.8% 3.7%
103   Merlin 5.4% 2.8% 2.6%
104   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 2.8% 0.2%
105   Common Nighthawk 2.8% 2.8% 0.0%
106   Black Vulture 2.7% 2.8% 0.1%
107   Yellow-billed Cuckoo 2.6% 2.8% 0.1%
108   Golden-crowned Kinglet 2.1% 2.8% 0.6%
109   Northern Pintail 0.7% 2.8% 2.0%
110   Great Black-backed Gull 18.6% 1.4% 17.3%
111   Veery 11.6% 1.4% 10.2%
112   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 1.4% 7.5%
113   Tree Swallow 7.0% 1.4% 5.6%
114   Chipping Sparrow 6.6% 1.4% 5.2%
115   Pine Warbler 5.4% 1.4% 4.0%
116   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 1.4% 3.8%
117   Wood Thrush 5.2% 1.4% 3.8%
118   Canada Warbler 4.1% 1.4% 2.7%
119   Marsh Wren 3.5% 1.4% 2.1%
120   Bobolink 3.2% 1.4% 1.8%
121   Field Sparrow 2.4% 1.4% 1.0%
122   Blue-winged Teal 2.1% 1.4% 0.7%
123   Philadelphia Vireo 2.0% 1.4% 0.6%
124   Pileated Woodpecker 2.0% 1.4% 0.6%
125   Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 1.7% 1.4% 0.3%
126   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.1% 1.4% 0.3%
127   Willow Flycatcher 0.5% 1.4% 0.9%
128   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.3% 1.4% 1.1%
129   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.1% 1.4% 1.3%
130   Eastern Meadowlark 0.0% 1.4% 1.3%