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Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill in November
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 48 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill in November. 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 46.5% 83.3% 36.8%
2   Canada Goose 45.1% 83.3% 38.2%
3   Blue Jay 45.4% 72.9% 27.5%
4   White-throated Sparrow 56.1% 70.8% 14.7%
5   Northern Shoveler 15.3% 62.5% 47.2%
6   Black-capped Chickadee 27.0% 52.1% 25.1%
7   American Robin 43.8% 47.9% 4.1%
8   Red-bellied Woodpecker 31.4% 47.9% 16.5%
9   Red-winged Blackbird 17.3% 47.9% 30.6%
10   Hooded Merganser 14.2% 47.9% 33.8%
11   Tufted Titmouse 22.1% 45.8% 23.7%
12   Northern Cardinal 40.0% 43.8% 3.7%
13   Rock Pigeon 31.3% 43.8% 12.4%
14   Wood Duck 7.4% 43.8% 36.4%
15   Song Sparrow 45.0% 41.7% 3.4%
16   Downy Woodpecker 29.8% 41.7% 11.9%
17   Red-tailed Hawk 26.4% 41.7% 15.3%
18   House Sparrow 40.2% 39.6% 0.6%
19   Mourning Dove 38.6% 39.6% 1.0%
20   Gadwall 13.8% 39.6% 25.8%
21   Mute Swan 13.4% 39.6% 26.2%
22   Ring-billed Gull 42.9% 37.5% 5.4%
23   American Goldfinch 28.7% 35.4% 6.7%
24   European Starling 40.3% 31.2% 9.0%
25   Common Grackle 13.6% 31.2% 17.6%
26   Dark-eyed Junco 37.2% 29.2% 8.0%
27   American Crow 22.1% 29.2% 7.1%
28   Great Blue Heron 21.7% 29.2% 7.5%
29   White-breasted Nuthatch 19.2% 29.2% 10.0%
30   Ruddy Duck 16.6% 29.2% 12.5%
31   Pied-billed Grebe 6.9% 27.1% 20.1%
32   Belted Kingfisher 10.7% 25.0% 14.3%
33   Double-crested Cormorant 28.1% 18.8% 9.3%
34   Northern Flicker 17.6% 18.8% 1.2%
35   Northern Mockingbird 30.6% 16.7% 14.0%
36   American Black Duck 22.6% 16.7% 6.0%
37   Brown Creeper 5.6% 16.7% 11.0%
38   Rusty Blackbird 2.9% 16.7% 13.8%
39   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 17.3% 14.6% 2.7%
40   Swamp Sparrow 15.5% 14.6% 0.9%
41   Golden-crowned Kinglet 14.4% 14.6% 0.1%
42   Cedar Waxwing 10.3% 14.6% 4.3%
43   Brown-headed Cowbird 3.8% 14.6% 10.8%
44   Carolina Wren 19.4% 12.5% 6.9%
45   Cooper's Hawk 12.7% 12.5% 0.2%
46   Green-winged Teal 7.7% 10.4% 2.7%
47   Hermit Thrush 19.2% 8.3% 10.9%
48   American Coot 11.2% 8.3% 2.8%
49   Turkey Vulture 9.0% 8.3% 0.6%
50   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 8.6% 8.3% 0.3%
51   Hairy Woodpecker 8.2% 8.3% 0.2%
52   Gray Catbird 6.8% 8.3% 1.6%
53   Savannah Sparrow 5.9% 8.3% 2.4%
54   Great Egret 5.5% 8.3% 2.8%
55   Herring Gull 39.0% 6.2% 32.8%
56   House Finch 18.4% 6.2% 12.1%
57   Fox Sparrow 9.2% 6.2% 3.0%
58   American Kestrel 7.9% 6.2% 1.6%
59   Sharp-shinned Hawk 6.3% 6.2% 0.0%
60   Eastern Phoebe 5.5% 6.2% 0.7%
61   Ring-necked Duck 3.3% 6.2% 3.0%
62   Bufflehead 21.8% 4.2% 17.6%
63   Chipping Sparrow 7.6% 4.2% 3.4%
64   Winter Wren 7.0% 4.2% 2.9%
65   American Wigeon 6.2% 4.2% 2.0%
66   Lincoln's Sparrow 0.7% 4.2% 3.5%
67   Yellow-rumped Warbler 19.6% 2.1% 17.6%
68   Peregrine Falcon 7.0% 2.1% 4.9%
69   Purple Finch 6.5% 2.1% 4.4%
70   Bald Eagle 5.0% 2.1% 3.0%
71   Pine Siskin 4.7% 2.1% 2.6%
72   Field Sparrow 4.4% 2.1% 2.3%
73   Fish Crow 4.3% 2.1% 2.2%
74   Eastern Bluebird 4.2% 2.1% 2.1%
75   Eastern Towhee 4.1% 2.1% 2.0%
76   American Tree Sparrow 3.0% 2.1% 0.9%
77   Horned Lark 2.0% 2.1% 0.1%
78   Osprey 1.5% 2.1% 0.6%
79   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.8% 2.1% 1.3%
80   Brown Thrasher 0.7% 2.1% 1.4%
81   Baltimore Oriole 0.5% 2.1% 1.6%
82   Greater White-fronted Goose 0.4% 2.1% 1.7%
83   Barnacle Goose 0.1% 2.1% 2.0%