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

based on 84 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill in March. 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   Mallard 36.4% 88.1% 51.7%
2   Canada Goose 49.1% 86.9% 37.8%
3   Red-winged Blackbird 22.4% 83.3% 61.0%
4   American Robin 52.4% 76.2% 23.8%
5   White-throated Sparrow 56.2% 69.0% 12.8%
6   Northern Cardinal 75.4% 66.7% 8.7%
7   Song Sparrow 49.6% 64.3% 14.6%
8   Ruddy Duck 13.5% 64.3% 50.8%
9   Blue Jay 43.9% 60.7% 16.8%
10   Common Grackle 16.5% 58.3% 41.8%
11   Rock Pigeon 4.2% 56.0% 51.8%
12   Tufted Titmouse 67.4% 54.8% 12.7%
13   Downy Woodpecker 49.0% 54.8% 5.8%
14   Red-bellied Woodpecker 55.7% 52.4% 3.3%
15   Mourning Dove 40.0% 51.2% 11.2%
16   House Sparrow 1.9% 51.2% 49.3%
17   Mute Swan 0.9% 50.0% 49.1%
18   Northern Shoveler 2.0% 46.4% 44.5%
19   Black-capped Chickadee 0% 46.4% 46.4%
20   European Starling 17.8% 45.2% 27.5%
21   Pied-billed Grebe 12.6% 36.9% 24.3%
22   Dark-eyed Junco 28.3% 35.7% 7.4%
23   White-breasted Nuthatch 25.9% 32.1% 6.3%
24   Rusty Blackbird 3.3% 32.1% 28.9%
25   Wood Duck 14.5% 31.0% 16.4%
26   Brown-headed Cowbird 17.5% 26.2% 8.7%
27   Ring-billed Gull 15.6% 26.2% 10.6%
28   Red-tailed Hawk 14.2% 26.2% 12.0%
29   Double-crested Cormorant 34.5% 25.0% 9.5%
30   Hooded Merganser 8.9% 25.0% 16.1%
31   Northern Mockingbird 28.2% 23.8% 4.3%
32   American Goldfinch 34.8% 21.4% 13.4%
33   American Crow 58.5% 20.2% 38.3%
34   Carolina Wren 67.7% 19.0% 48.7%
35   Great Blue Heron 43.2% 19.0% 24.2%
36   American Black Duck 0.2% 19.0% 18.8%
37   Ring-necked Duck 4.6% 17.9% 13.3%
38   American Coot 3.5% 17.9% 14.3%
39   Eastern Phoebe 42.3% 15.5% 26.8%
40   Yellow-rumped Warbler 46.3% 13.1% 33.2%
41   Green-winged Teal 3.0% 13.1% 10.1%
42   Northern Flicker 27.4% 11.9% 15.5%
43   Gadwall 2.1% 11.9% 9.8%
44   Golden-crowned Kinglet 19.1% 10.7% 8.4%
45   Fox Sparrow 2.4% 10.7% 8.3%
46   Hairy Woodpecker 11.0% 9.5% 1.5%
47   House Finch 28.1% 8.3% 19.8%
48   Belted Kingfisher 21.6% 8.3% 13.2%
49   Turkey Vulture 44.6% 7.1% 37.4%
50   Killdeer 17.8% 7.1% 10.7%
51   Tree Swallow 9.5% 7.1% 2.4%
52   Brown Creeper 6.9% 7.1% 0.3%
53   Cooper's Hawk 4.5% 6.0% 1.5%
54   Great Egret 2.0% 6.0% 4.0%
55   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 43.5% 4.8% 38.7%
56   Common Merganser 0.0% 4.8% 4.8%
57   American Tree Sparrow 0% 4.8% 4.8%
58   Ring-necked Pheasant 0% 4.8% 4.8%
59   Lesser Scaup 4.0% 3.6% 0.4%
60   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.0% 3.6% 3.6%
61   Osprey 16.6% 2.4% 14.2%
62   Bufflehead 11.3% 2.4% 8.9%
63   Cedar Waxwing 3.4% 2.4% 1.0%
64   American Kestrel 2.3% 2.4% 0.1%
65   Red-breasted Merganser 2.0% 2.4% 0.3%
66   Greater Scaup 0.9% 2.4% 1.5%
67   Gray Catbird 0.7% 2.4% 1.6%
68   Redhead 0.3% 2.4% 2.0%
69   Snow Goose 0.0% 2.4% 2.4%
70   Red-shouldered Hawk 35.7% 1.2% 34.5%
71   Chipping Sparrow 35.0% 1.2% 33.9%
72   Swamp Sparrow 18.0% 1.2% 16.8%
73   Black Vulture 17.7% 1.2% 16.5%
74   Hermit Thrush 17.3% 1.2% 16.1%
75   Bald Eagle 16.2% 1.2% 15.0%
76   Field Sparrow 14.5% 1.2% 13.3%
77   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 13.9% 1.2% 12.7%
78   Wilson's Snipe 3.1% 1.2% 1.9%
79   Horned Grebe 2.8% 1.2% 1.7%
80   Palm Warbler 2.6% 1.2% 1.4%
81   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.5% 1.2% 0.3%
82   American Woodcock 1.1% 1.2% 0.1%
83   American Wigeon 0.9% 1.2% 0.3%
84   Wild Turkey 0.9% 1.2% 0.3%
85   Common Raven 0.5% 1.2% 0.7%
86   Northern Pintail 0.1% 1.2% 1.1%
87   Peregrine Falcon 0.1% 1.2% 1.1%
88   Cackling Goose 0% 1.2% 1.2%