Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 87 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill in January. 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mallard | 48.9% | 86.2% | 37.3% | |||
| 2 | Canada Goose | 53.4% | 83.9% | 30.5% | |||
| 3 | White-throated Sparrow | 42.1% | 74.7% | 32.6% | |||
| 4 | Hooded Merganser | 19.4% | 67.8% | 48.4% | |||
| 5 | Blue Jay | 33.8% | 64.4% | 30.5% | |||
| 6 | Northern Cardinal | 36.7% | 59.8% | 23.1% | |||
| 7 | Tufted Titmouse | 19.5% | 52.9% | 33.3% | |||
| 8 | Mute Swan | 14.4% | 52.9% | 38.5% | |||
| 9 | Song Sparrow | 32.2% | 51.7% | 19.5% | |||
| 10 | Ring-billed Gull | 52.0% | 50.6% | 1.5% | |||
| 11 | Northern Shoveler | 15.9% | 50.6% | 34.6% | |||
| 12 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 24.7% | 49.4% | 24.7% | |||
| 13 | Ruddy Duck | 16.5% | 48.3% | 31.8% | |||
| 14 | Downy Woodpecker | 27.1% | 47.1% | 20.0% | |||
| 15 | Great Blue Heron | 14.7% | 42.5% | 27.9% | |||
| 16 | Black-capped Chickadee | 22.0% | 40.2% | 18.3% | |||
| 17 | Rusty Blackbird | 1.7% | 37.9% | 36.2% | |||
| 18 | Rock Pigeon | 28.8% | 35.6% | 6.8% | |||
| 19 | Red-tailed Hawk | 21.8% | 34.5% | 12.7% | |||
| 20 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 18.2% | 33.3% | 15.1% | |||
| 21 | Red-winged Blackbird | 7.2% | 32.2% | 25.0% | |||
| 22 | European Starling | 36.0% | 29.9% | 6.1% | |||
| 23 | House Sparrow | 35.7% | 29.9% | 5.8% | |||
| 24 | American Robin | 24.8% | 29.9% | 5.0% | |||
| 25 | Dark-eyed Junco | 15.8% | 29.9% | 14.0% | |||
| 26 | Mourning Dove | 29.3% | 28.7% | 0.6% | |||
| 27 | Pied-billed Grebe | 4.5% | 28.7% | 24.2% | |||
| 28 | American Black Duck | 27.8% | 27.6% | 0.3% | |||
| 29 | Northern Mockingbird | 23.6% | 26.4% | 2.8% | |||
| 30 | American Goldfinch | 13.2% | 24.1% | 10.9% | |||
| 31 | American Crow | 18.2% | 23.0% | 4.8% | |||
| 32 | Belted Kingfisher | 6.9% | 21.8% | 14.9% | |||
| 33 | Redhead | 2.3% | 19.5% | 17.2% | |||
| 34 | American Tree Sparrow | 6.6% | 18.4% | 11.8% | |||
| 35 | Wood Duck | 4.2% | 17.2% | 13.0% | |||
| 36 | Common Grackle | 5.1% | 14.9% | 9.8% | |||
| 37 | Carolina Wren | 15.1% | 12.6% | 2.5% | |||
| 38 | House Finch | 13.4% | 12.6% | 0.8% | |||
| 39 | Brown Creeper | 3.7% | 12.6% | 8.9% | |||
| 40 | Herring Gull | 43.4% | 11.5% | 31.9% | |||
| 41 | Double-crested Cormorant | 13.9% | 9.2% | 4.7% | |||
| 42 | Cooper's Hawk | 8.4% | 9.2% | 0.8% | |||
| 43 | Hairy Woodpecker | 7.8% | 9.2% | 1.4% | |||
| 44 | Gray Catbird | 2.6% | 9.2% | 6.6% | |||
| 45 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 2.6% | 9.2% | 6.6% | |||
| 46 | Fox Sparrow | 6.9% | 6.9% | 0.0% | |||
| 47 | Bufflehead | 31.9% | 5.7% | 26.2% | |||
| 48 | Gadwall | 16.7% | 5.7% | 11.0% | |||
| 49 | Northern Flicker | 6.9% | 5.7% | 1.2% | |||
| 50 | Green-winged Teal | 4.4% | 5.7% | 1.3% | |||
| 51 | Winter Wren | 3.2% | 5.7% | 2.5% | |||
| 52 | Snow Goose | 2.6% | 5.7% | 3.1% | |||
| 53 | Greater White-fronted Goose | 0.9% | 5.7% | 4.8% | |||
| 54 | Ring-necked Duck | 4.5% | 4.6% | 0.0% | |||
| 55 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 5.6% | 3.4% | 2.1% | |||
| 56 | Turkey Vulture | 4.8% | 3.4% | 1.3% | |||
| 57 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 2.8% | 3.4% | 0.7% | |||
| 58 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2.3% | 3.4% | 1.1% | |||
| 59 | Cackling Goose | 0.7% | 3.4% | 2.8% | |||
| 60 | Barnacle Goose | 0.1% | 3.4% | 3.3% | |||
| 61 | Great Black-backed Gull | 31.7% | 2.3% | 29.4% | |||
| 62 | Red-breasted Merganser | 19.3% | 2.3% | 17.0% | |||
| 63 | Bald Eagle | 5.2% | 2.3% | 2.9% | |||
| 64 | Eastern Towhee | 1.8% | 2.3% | 0.5% | |||
| 65 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 1.5% | 2.3% | 0.8% | |||
| 66 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 1.2% | 2.3% | 1.1% | |||
| 67 | Eastern Screech-Owl | 0.6% | 2.3% | 1.7% | |||
| 68 | Brown Thrasher | 0.4% | 2.3% | 1.9% | |||
| 69 | Common Merganser | 6.7% | 1.1% | 5.5% | |||
| 70 | Fish Crow | 5.0% | 1.1% | 3.8% | |||
| 71 | Swamp Sparrow | 4.7% | 1.1% | 3.5% | |||
| 72 | Common Raven | 3.9% | 1.1% | 2.7% | |||
| 73 | Northern Pintail | 3.6% | 1.1% | 2.4% | |||
| 74 | Hermit Thrush | 2.8% | 1.1% | 1.6% | |||
| 75 | Horned Lark | 2.2% | 1.1% | 1.1% | |||
| 76 | Cedar Waxwing | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.6% | |||
| 77 | Eastern Bluebird | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.5% | |||
| 78 | Ring-necked Pheasant | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.6% | |||
| 79 | Common Redpoll | 0.5% | 1.1% | 0.6% |