Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York City, United States
based on 18 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill 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.
| Evidence | Sampling | Score | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Links | Species | Media | Years | Birders | Hits | Frequency | Percentile | |
| 1 | Gray Catbird | 0 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 66.7% | 74% | ||
| 2 | American Robin | 0 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 61.1% | 70% | ||
| 3 | Canada Goose | 1 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 55.6% | 75% | ||
| 4 | Wood Duck | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 55.6% | 87% | ||
| 5 | European Starling | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 50.0% | 67% | ||
| 6 | Mallard | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 50.0% | 70% | ||
| 7 | Rock Pigeon | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 50.0% | 66% | ||
| 8 | Blue Jay | 0 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 50.0% | 64% | ||
| 9 | Great Blue Heron | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 50.0% | 76% | ||
| 10 | Northern Flicker | 0 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 50.0% | 82% | ||
| 11 | Green Heron | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 50.0% | 93% | ||
| 12 | Northern Cardinal | 0 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 44.4% | 61% | ||
| 13 | American Goldfinch | 0 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 44.4% | 67% | ||
| 14 | Red-winged Blackbird | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 38.9% | 72% | ||
| 15 | Downy Woodpecker | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 38.9% | 73% | ||
| 16 | Eastern Kingbird | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 38.9% | 85% | ||
| 17 | Mourning Dove | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 27.8% | 30% | ||
| 18 | House Sparrow | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 27.8% | 31% | ||
| 19 | Double-crested Cormorant | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 27.8% | 39% | ||
| 20 | Song Sparrow | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 27.8% | 50% | ||
| 21 | Common Grackle | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 27.8% | 57% | ||
| 22 | Chimney Swift | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 27.8% | 64% | ||
| 23 | Mute Swan | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 27.8% | 70% | ||
| 24 | Warbling Vireo | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27.8% | 84% | ||
| 25 | Barn Swallow | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 22.2% | 37% | ||
| 26 | Baltimore Oriole | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22.2% | 69% | ||
| 27 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22.2% | 57% | ||
| 28 | Northern Mockingbird | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16.7% | 32% | ||
| 29 | Great Egret | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16.7% | 32% | ||
| 30 | Osprey | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16.7% | 32% | ||
| 31 | Northern Yellow Warbler | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16.7% | 55% | ||
| 32 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16.7% | 35% | ||
| 33 | House Finch | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16.7% | 59% | ||
| 34 | American Crow | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16.7% | 56% | ||
| 35 | Red-tailed Hawk | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16.7% | 53% | ||
| 36 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16.7% | 58% | ||
| 37 | Belted Kingfisher | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16.7% | 61% | ||
| 38 | Tufted Titmouse | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16.7% | 53% | ||
| 39 | Ring-billed Gull | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11.1% | 20% | ||
| 40 | American Redstart | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11.1% | 33% | ||
| 41 | Northern Waterthrush | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11.1% | 44% | ||
| 42 | Cedar Waxwing | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11.1% | 43% | ||
| 43 | Killdeer | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11.1% | 37% | ||
| 44 | American Black Duck | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11.1% | 57% | ||
| 45 | Red-eyed Vireo | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11.1% | 45% | ||
| 46 | Black-capped Chickadee | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11.1% | 42% | ||
| 47 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11.1% | 62% | ||
| 48 | Carolina Wren | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.6% | 8% | ||
| 49 | Least Sandpiper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.6% | 14% | ||
| 50 | Spotted Sandpiper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.6% | 12% | ||
| 51 | Common Yellowthroat | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.6% | 13% | ||
| 52 | Black-and-white Warbler | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.6% | 15% | ||
| 53 | House Wren | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.6% | 16% | ||
| 54 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.6% | 31% | ||
| 55 | Ovenbird | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.6% | 37% | ||
| 56 | Solitary Sandpiper | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.6% | 34% | ||
| 57 | Bank Swallow | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.6% | 38% | ||
| 58 | Bobolink | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.6% | 52% | ||
| 59 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.6% | 57% | ||
| 60 | Blue-winged Teal | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.6% | 69% | ||
| 61 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.6% | 56% | ||
| 62 | Louisiana Waterthrush | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.6% | 66% | ||
| 63 | Hooded Merganser | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.6% | 70% | ||