Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507
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 December. 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 | 51.7% | 93.8% | 42.0% | |||
| 2 | Mallard | 47.5% | 89.6% | 42.1% | |||
| 3 | Blue Jay | 40.2% | 64.6% | 24.4% | |||
| 4 | Hooded Merganser | 18.7% | 64.6% | 45.9% | |||
| 5 | White-throated Sparrow | 49.1% | 58.3% | 9.2% | |||
| 6 | Downy Woodpecker | 30.8% | 56.2% | 25.4% | |||
| 7 | Northern Shoveler | 14.5% | 52.1% | 37.6% | |||
| 8 | Northern Cardinal | 40.4% | 50.0% | 9.6% | |||
| 9 | Tufted Titmouse | 22.3% | 50.0% | 27.7% | |||
| 10 | Rock Pigeon | 31.1% | 47.9% | 16.8% | |||
| 11 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 29.0% | 47.9% | 18.9% | |||
| 12 | Mute Swan | 13.7% | 45.8% | 32.1% | |||
| 13 | Black-capped Chickadee | 25.6% | 43.8% | 18.1% | |||
| 14 | Mourning Dove | 36.7% | 39.6% | 2.9% | |||
| 15 | Ring-billed Gull | 49.2% | 37.5% | 11.7% | |||
| 16 | Song Sparrow | 37.1% | 35.4% | 1.7% | |||
| 17 | Ruddy Duck | 15.4% | 35.4% | 20.0% | |||
| 18 | Belted Kingfisher | 9.4% | 33.3% | 23.9% | |||
| 19 | American Robin | 30.2% | 31.2% | 1.1% | |||
| 20 | Red-tailed Hawk | 24.7% | 29.2% | 4.5% | |||
| 21 | House Sparrow | 38.9% | 27.1% | 11.8% | |||
| 22 | Dark-eyed Junco | 24.0% | 27.1% | 3.1% | |||
| 23 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 21.1% | 27.1% | 5.9% | |||
| 24 | Pied-billed Grebe | 5.0% | 27.1% | 22.1% | |||
| 25 | Northern Mockingbird | 28.5% | 25.0% | 3.5% | |||
| 26 | Wood Duck | 4.1% | 25.0% | 20.9% | |||
| 27 | American Crow | 20.8% | 22.9% | 2.2% | |||
| 28 | American Black Duck | 26.5% | 20.8% | 5.7% | |||
| 29 | American Goldfinch | 20.1% | 20.8% | 0.7% | |||
| 30 | Red-winged Blackbird | 9.2% | 20.8% | 11.6% | |||
| 31 | European Starling | 38.8% | 18.8% | 20.0% | |||
| 32 | Great Blue Heron | 20.1% | 18.8% | 1.3% | |||
| 33 | Gadwall | 15.1% | 18.8% | 3.6% | |||
| 34 | Rusty Blackbird | 1.9% | 18.8% | 16.9% | |||
| 35 | Bufflehead | 27.8% | 14.6% | 13.3% | |||
| 36 | Green-winged Teal | 5.2% | 14.6% | 9.4% | |||
| 37 | Barnacle Goose | 0.1% | 14.6% | 14.5% | |||
| 38 | Hairy Woodpecker | 9.3% | 12.5% | 3.2% | |||
| 39 | Carolina Wren | 19.2% | 10.4% | 8.7% | |||
| 40 | Cooper's Hawk | 11.3% | 10.4% | 0.8% | |||
| 41 | Brown Creeper | 4.3% | 10.4% | 6.1% | |||
| 42 | Cackling Goose | 0.5% | 10.4% | 9.9% | |||
| 43 | American Herring Gull | 41.5% | 8.3% | 33.1% | |||
| 44 | Northern Flicker | 10.9% | 8.3% | 2.5% | |||
| 45 | Common Grackle | 5.4% | 8.3% | 3.0% | |||
| 46 | American Coot | 10.2% | 6.2% | 4.0% | |||
| 47 | Winter Wren | 4.8% | 6.2% | 1.5% | |||
| 48 | Gray Catbird | 3.7% | 6.2% | 2.5% | |||
| 49 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 1.9% | 6.2% | 4.3% | |||
| 50 | Redhead | 1.2% | 6.2% | 5.0% | |||
| 51 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 8.5% | 4.2% | 4.4% | |||
| 52 | Swamp Sparrow | 8.1% | 4.2% | 3.9% | |||
| 53 | American Tree Sparrow | 6.2% | 4.2% | 2.1% | |||
| 54 | American Kestrel | 6.0% | 4.2% | 1.8% | |||
| 55 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 5.7% | 4.2% | 1.6% | |||
| 56 | Bald Eagle | 5.0% | 4.2% | 0.9% | |||
| 57 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 4.7% | 4.2% | 0.5% | |||
| 58 | Eastern Towhee | 2.4% | 4.2% | 1.7% | |||
| 59 | Snow Goose | 2.2% | 4.2% | 2.0% | |||
| 60 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 1.7% | 4.2% | 2.5% | |||
| 61 | Great Black-backed Gull | 28.6% | 2.1% | 26.5% | |||
| 62 | Double-crested Cormorant | 17.6% | 2.1% | 15.5% | |||
| 63 | House Finch | 16.5% | 2.1% | 14.5% | |||
| 64 | Turkey Vulture | 5.3% | 2.1% | 3.3% | |||
| 65 | Common Raven | 4.9% | 2.1% | 2.9% | |||
| 66 | Ring-necked Duck | 3.9% | 2.1% | 1.8% | |||
| 67 | Northern Pintail | 3.2% | 2.1% | 1.1% | |||
| 68 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 3.2% | 2.1% | 1.1% | |||
| 69 | Great Horned Owl | 2.2% | 2.1% | 0.2% | |||
| 70 | Great Egret | 1.5% | 2.1% | 0.6% | |||
| 71 | Chipping Sparrow | 1.4% | 2.1% | 0.7% | |||
| 72 | Black Vulture | 1.3% | 2.1% | 0.8% | |||
| 73 | Eastern Bluebird | 1.0% | 2.1% | 1.1% | |||
| 74 | Eastern Screech-Owl | 0.6% | 2.1% | 1.5% | |||
| 75 | Pink-footed Goose | 0.3% | 2.1% | 1.8% |