Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 26 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill in October. 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 | Canada Goose | 40.8% | 73.1% | 32.3% | |||
| 2 | Mallard | 38.6% | 69.2% | 30.6% | |||
| 3 | Blue Jay | 56.2% | 65.4% | 9.2% | |||
| 4 | Mourning Dove | 45.8% | 61.5% | 15.8% | |||
| 5 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 45.6% | 57.7% | 12.1% | |||
| 6 | American Robin | 57.6% | 53.8% | 3.7% | |||
| 7 | Northern Shoveler | 8.7% | 53.8% | 45.1% | |||
| 8 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 50.4% | 50.0% | 0.4% | |||
| 9 | House Sparrow | 46.8% | 46.2% | 0.7% | |||
| 10 | Rock Pigeon | 35.5% | 42.3% | 6.8% | |||
| 11 | Wood Duck | 9.9% | 42.3% | 32.5% | |||
| 12 | White-throated Sparrow | 57.7% | 38.5% | 19.2% | |||
| 13 | Song Sparrow | 55.2% | 38.5% | 16.8% | |||
| 14 | Northern Cardinal | 44.5% | 38.5% | 6.0% | |||
| 15 | Eastern Phoebe | 36.4% | 38.5% | 2.0% | |||
| 16 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 35.0% | 38.5% | 3.5% | |||
| 17 | Red-tailed Hawk | 22.5% | 38.5% | 15.9% | |||
| 18 | European Starling | 46.6% | 34.6% | 12.0% | |||
| 19 | Gray Catbird | 38.5% | 34.6% | 3.8% | |||
| 20 | Downy Woodpecker | 29.6% | 34.6% | 5.0% | |||
| 21 | American Goldfinch | 23.8% | 30.8% | 7.0% | |||
| 22 | Great Blue Heron | 21.8% | 30.8% | 8.9% | |||
| 23 | Tufted Titmouse | 19.0% | 26.9% | 7.9% | |||
| 24 | Black-capped Chickadee | 18.3% | 26.9% | 8.6% | |||
| 25 | Mute Swan | 10.8% | 26.9% | 16.1% | |||
| 26 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 28.9% | 23.1% | 5.8% | |||
| 27 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 20.2% | 23.1% | 2.9% | |||
| 28 | Northern Parula | 11.0% | 23.1% | 12.1% | |||
| 29 | Northern Mockingbird | 36.3% | 19.2% | 17.0% | |||
| 30 | Red-winged Blackbird | 15.8% | 19.2% | 3.4% | |||
| 31 | Green-winged Teal | 6.0% | 19.2% | 13.3% | |||
| 32 | Herring Gull | 32.7% | 15.4% | 17.3% | |||
| 33 | Ring-billed Gull | 30.4% | 15.4% | 15.0% | |||
| 34 | Common Yellowthroat | 26.3% | 15.4% | 10.9% | |||
| 35 | Carolina Wren | 22.2% | 15.4% | 6.8% | |||
| 36 | Black-and-white Warbler | 9.4% | 15.4% | 5.9% | |||
| 37 | Gadwall | 8.0% | 15.4% | 7.4% | |||
| 38 | Northern Flicker | 38.6% | 11.5% | 27.0% | |||
| 39 | Palm Warbler | 31.0% | 11.5% | 19.5% | |||
| 40 | Dark-eyed Junco | 26.0% | 11.5% | 14.4% | |||
| 41 | Hermit Thrush | 23.6% | 11.5% | 12.0% | |||
| 42 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 22.7% | 11.5% | 11.2% | |||
| 43 | Common Grackle | 21.1% | 11.5% | 9.6% | |||
| 44 | Chipping Sparrow | 20.8% | 11.5% | 9.2% | |||
| 45 | American Black Duck | 13.4% | 11.5% | 1.8% | |||
| 46 | Belted Kingfisher | 13.0% | 11.5% | 1.5% | |||
| 47 | Osprey | 12.5% | 11.5% | 0.9% | |||
| 48 | Blue-headed Vireo | 11.2% | 11.5% | 0.4% | |||
| 49 | Blackpoll Warbler | 10.2% | 11.5% | 1.3% | |||
| 50 | Hairy Woodpecker | 7.8% | 11.5% | 3.8% | |||
| 51 | Magnolia Warbler | 7.6% | 11.5% | 3.9% | |||
| 52 | Swamp Sparrow | 32.8% | 7.7% | 25.1% | |||
| 53 | Double-crested Cormorant | 32.0% | 7.7% | 24.3% | |||
| 54 | Savannah Sparrow | 19.4% | 7.7% | 11.7% | |||
| 55 | House Finch | 18.0% | 7.7% | 10.3% | |||
| 56 | Field Sparrow | 11.5% | 7.7% | 3.8% | |||
| 57 | Brown Creeper | 10.7% | 7.7% | 3.0% | |||
| 58 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 9.9% | 7.7% | 2.2% | |||
| 59 | Turkey Vulture | 9.6% | 7.7% | 1.9% | |||
| 60 | Chimney Swift | 8.5% | 7.7% | 0.8% | |||
| 61 | Ruddy Duck | 8.2% | 7.7% | 0.5% | |||
| 62 | Pied-billed Grebe | 4.0% | 7.7% | 3.7% | |||
| 63 | Vesper Sparrow | 2.3% | 7.7% | 5.3% | |||
| 64 | Green Heron | 1.1% | 7.7% | 6.6% | |||
| 65 | American Crow | 23.4% | 3.8% | 19.5% | |||
| 66 | Cooper's Hawk | 14.6% | 3.8% | 10.7% | |||
| 67 | Laughing Gull | 13.7% | 3.8% | 9.9% | |||
| 68 | American Kestrel | 12.9% | 3.8% | 9.1% | |||
| 69 | White-crowned Sparrow | 11.2% | 3.8% | 7.4% | |||
| 70 | Cedar Waxwing | 10.1% | 3.8% | 6.3% | |||
| 71 | Winter Wren | 10.0% | 3.8% | 6.1% | |||
| 72 | Swainson's Thrush | 7.5% | 3.8% | 3.7% | |||
| 73 | Lincoln's Sparrow | 6.8% | 3.8% | 2.9% | |||
| 74 | Pine Warbler | 6.6% | 3.8% | 2.7% | |||
| 75 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 5.8% | 3.8% | 1.9% | |||
| 76 | Red-eyed Vireo | 5.7% | 3.8% | 1.8% | |||
| 77 | Black-throated Green Warbler | 5.6% | 3.8% | 1.8% | |||
| 78 | Bald Eagle | 5.4% | 3.8% | 1.5% | |||
| 79 | Scarlet Tanager | 3.5% | 3.8% | 0.3% | |||
| 80 | Northern Waterthrush | 2.5% | 3.8% | 1.4% | |||
| 81 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 1.9% | 3.8% | 2.0% | |||
| 82 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird | 1.2% | 3.8% | 2.7% | |||
| 83 | Orange-crowned Warbler | 1.0% | 3.8% | 2.9% | |||
| 84 | Blue-winged Teal | 1.0% | 3.8% | 2.9% | |||
| 85 | Chestnut-sided Warbler | 0.8% | 3.8% | 3.1% | |||
| 86 | Solitary Sandpiper | 0.7% | 3.8% | 3.1% | |||
| 87 | Bay-breasted Warbler | 0.5% | 3.8% | 3.3% | |||
| 88 | Barred Owl | 0.3% | 3.8% | 3.6% |