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Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 86 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill 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 48.6% 82.6% 34.0%
2   Red-winged Blackbird 26.8% 82.6% 55.8%
3   Mallard 29.5% 80.2% 50.7%
4   American Robin 42.0% 76.7% 34.8%
5   Common Grackle 25.9% 75.6% 49.6%
6   Blue Jay 48.6% 74.4% 25.9%
7   Northern Cardinal 80.7% 69.8% 10.9%
8   White-throated Sparrow 57.3% 68.6% 11.3%
9   Mourning Dove 45.4% 59.3% 13.9%
10   Rock Pigeon 4.9% 59.3% 54.4%
11   Song Sparrow 23.8% 58.1% 34.3%
12   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.3% 57.0% 1.4%
13   House Sparrow 2.2% 55.8% 53.7%
14   Double-crested Cormorant 25.8% 54.7% 28.9%
15   European Starling 19.9% 52.3% 32.4%
16   Northern Flicker 13.1% 51.2% 38.1%
17   Downy Woodpecker 40.0% 50.0% 10.0%
18   Tree Swallow 14.5% 44.2% 29.7%
19   Mute Swan 0.4% 38.4% 37.9%
20   Yellow-rumped Warbler 44.8% 37.2% 7.6%
21   American Goldfinch 47.1% 33.7% 13.4%
22   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 28.5% 32.6% 4.1%
23   Wood Duck 13.3% 31.4% 18.1%
24   Red-tailed Hawk 12.5% 31.4% 18.9%
25   Ruddy Duck 2.9% 31.4% 28.5%
26   Tufted Titmouse 70.2% 30.2% 40.0%
27   Brown-headed Cowbird 38.0% 30.2% 7.8%
28   Northern Mockingbird 26.9% 25.6% 1.3%
29   Palm Warbler 7.9% 20.9% 13.0%
30   Carolina Wren 71.6% 18.6% 53.0%
31   American Crow 56.7% 18.6% 38.1%
32   White-breasted Nuthatch 22.3% 18.6% 3.7%
33   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 63.5% 17.4% 46.1%
34   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 33.0% 17.4% 15.6%
35   Black-capped Chickadee 0% 17.4% 17.4%
36   Eastern Phoebe 35.4% 16.3% 19.1%
37   Osprey 17.5% 16.3% 1.3%
38   Rusty Blackbird 0.8% 16.3% 15.5%
39   Yellow Warbler 2.6% 15.1% 12.5%
40   Warbling Vireo 0.2% 15.1% 14.9%
41   Hairy Woodpecker 10.1% 14.0% 3.8%
42   Chipping Sparrow 43.6% 12.8% 30.8%
43   Savannah Sparrow 4.1% 12.8% 8.7%
44   Northern Shoveler 0.2% 12.8% 12.6%
45   Great Blue Heron 44.0% 11.6% 32.3%
46   Turkey Vulture 42.8% 11.6% 31.1%
47   Ring-billed Gull 6.3% 11.6% 5.3%
48   Pine Warbler 45.5% 10.5% 35.0%
49   Dark-eyed Junco 5.1% 10.5% 5.4%
50   Great Egret 2.2% 10.5% 8.2%
51   Pied-billed Grebe 2.1% 10.5% 8.4%
52   Chimney Swift 13.9% 9.3% 4.6%
53   Hermit Thrush 8.2% 9.3% 1.1%
54   Gadwall 0.1% 9.3% 9.2%
55   Barn Swallow 19.6% 8.1% 11.5%
56   Gray Catbird 18.3% 7.0% 11.3%
57   Ring-necked Duck 0.4% 7.0% 6.6%
58   American Black Duck 0.1% 5.8% 5.7%
59   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.1% 5.8% 5.7%
60   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.0% 5.8% 5.8%
61   House Finch 27.2% 4.7% 22.6%
62   Eastern Kingbird 13.0% 4.7% 8.3%
63   Louisiana Waterthrush 10.5% 4.7% 5.9%
64   House Wren 10.2% 4.7% 5.6%
65   Blue-winged Teal 2.2% 4.7% 2.5%
66   Golden-crowned Kinglet 0.8% 4.7% 3.9%
67   Baltimore Oriole 0.7% 4.7% 3.9%
68   Eastern Towhee 44.6% 3.5% 41.1%
69   Belted Kingfisher 18.6% 3.5% 15.1%
70   Killdeer 17.3% 3.5% 13.8%
71   Black-and-white Warbler 15.2% 3.5% 11.7%
72   Swamp Sparrow 14.1% 3.5% 10.6%
73   Bald Eagle 12.4% 3.5% 8.9%
74   Green Heron 6.4% 3.5% 2.9%
75   Hooded Merganser 2.3% 3.5% 1.2%
76   Green-winged Teal 0.3% 3.5% 3.2%
77   Northern Parula 36.6% 2.3% 34.3%
78   Red-shouldered Hawk 33.2% 2.3% 30.9%
79   Field Sparrow 10.7% 2.3% 8.4%
80   Northern Waterthrush 3.3% 2.3% 0.9%
81   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 1.2% 2.3% 1.2%
82   American Coot 0.8% 2.3% 1.5%
83   Red-breasted Merganser 0.7% 2.3% 1.6%
84   American Herring Gull 0.5% 2.3% 1.8%
85   Virginia Rail 0.1% 2.3% 2.2%
86   Fox Sparrow 0.1% 2.3% 2.3%
87   American Tree Sparrow 0% 2.3% 2.3%
88   Fish Crow 37.0% 1.2% 35.8%
89   Red-eyed Vireo 31.6% 1.2% 30.4%
90   Black Vulture 20.4% 1.2% 19.3%
91   Brown Thrasher 19.9% 1.2% 18.7%
92   Ovenbird 18.8% 1.2% 17.6%
93   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 9.1% 1.2% 7.9%
94   Spotted Sandpiper 7.3% 1.2% 6.2%
95   Orchard Oriole 7.2% 1.2% 6.0%
96   Eastern Meadowlark 6.6% 1.2% 5.4%
97   Wild Turkey 2.0% 1.2% 0.9%
98   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.4% 1.2% 0.2%
99   Wilson's Snipe 1.0% 1.2% 0.2%
100   Bank Swallow 0.3% 1.2% 0.8%
101   Nashville Warbler 0.0% 1.2% 1.1%
102   Red-necked Grebe 0.0% 1.2% 1.2%
103   Greater White-fronted Goose 0% 1.2% 1.2%
104   Great Cormorant 0% 1.2% 1.2%
105   Philadelphia Vireo 0% 1.2% 1.2%