Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 47 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 | 51.6% | 93.6% | 42.1% | |||
| 2 | Mallard | 48.3% | 89.4% | 41.1% | |||
| 3 | Blue Jay | 39.8% | 63.8% | 24.0% | |||
| 4 | Hooded Merganser | 18.8% | 63.8% | 45.1% | |||
| 5 | White-throated Sparrow | 48.7% | 57.4% | 8.8% | |||
| 6 | Downy Woodpecker | 30.6% | 55.3% | 24.7% | |||
| 7 | Northern Shoveler | 14.8% | 53.2% | 38.4% | |||
| 8 | Northern Cardinal | 40.0% | 48.9% | 8.9% | |||
| 9 | Rock Pigeon | 30.7% | 48.9% | 18.2% | |||
| 10 | Tufted Titmouse | 21.3% | 48.9% | 27.7% | |||
| 11 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 28.6% | 46.8% | 18.2% | |||
| 12 | Mute Swan | 13.9% | 46.8% | 32.9% | |||
| 13 | Black-capped Chickadee | 24.3% | 42.6% | 18.3% | |||
| 14 | Mourning Dove | 36.1% | 40.4% | 4.3% | |||
| 15 | Ring-billed Gull | 49.7% | 36.2% | 13.5% | |||
| 16 | Song Sparrow | 37.1% | 34.0% | 3.0% | |||
| 17 | Ruddy Duck | 15.6% | 34.0% | 18.5% | |||
| 18 | Belted Kingfisher | 9.5% | 34.0% | 24.5% | |||
| 19 | American Robin | 29.6% | 29.8% | 0.2% | |||
| 20 | Red-tailed Hawk | 24.6% | 29.8% | 5.2% | |||
| 21 | House Sparrow | 38.5% | 27.7% | 10.8% | |||
| 22 | Pied-billed Grebe | 5.4% | 27.7% | 22.3% | |||
| 23 | Dark-eyed Junco | 23.2% | 25.5% | 2.3% | |||
| 24 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 19.9% | 25.5% | 5.6% | |||
| 25 | Wood Duck | 3.8% | 25.5% | 21.8% | |||
| 26 | Northern Mockingbird | 28.4% | 23.4% | 5.0% | |||
| 27 | American Crow | 20.6% | 23.4% | 2.8% | |||
| 28 | American Black Duck | 26.7% | 21.3% | 5.4% | |||
| 29 | American Goldfinch | 20.4% | 21.3% | 0.8% | |||
| 30 | Red-winged Blackbird | 9.2% | 21.3% | 12.1% | |||
| 31 | European Starling | 38.9% | 19.1% | 19.7% | |||
| 32 | Great Blue Heron | 20.2% | 19.1% | 1.1% | |||
| 33 | Gadwall | 15.2% | 19.1% | 3.9% | |||
| 34 | Rusty Blackbird | 1.9% | 17.0% | 15.1% | |||
| 35 | Bufflehead | 28.2% | 14.9% | 13.3% | |||
| 36 | Barnacle Goose | 0.1% | 14.9% | 14.8% | |||
| 37 | Hairy Woodpecker | 9.2% | 12.8% | 3.5% | |||
| 38 | Cooper's Hawk | 10.8% | 10.6% | 0.1% | |||
| 39 | Green-winged Teal | 5.2% | 10.6% | 5.5% | |||
| 40 | Brown Creeper | 4.1% | 10.6% | 6.5% | |||
| 41 | Herring Gull | 41.9% | 8.5% | 33.4% | |||
| 42 | Carolina Wren | 18.8% | 8.5% | 10.3% | |||
| 43 | Northern Flicker | 11.0% | 8.5% | 2.4% | |||
| 44 | Common Grackle | 5.5% | 8.5% | 3.0% | |||
| 45 | Cackling Goose | 0.6% | 8.5% | 7.9% | |||
| 46 | American Coot | 10.4% | 6.4% | 4.0% | |||
| 47 | Winter Wren | 4.9% | 6.4% | 1.4% | |||
| 48 | Gray Catbird | 4.0% | 6.4% | 2.4% | |||
| 49 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 1.9% | 6.4% | 4.5% | |||
| 50 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 8.3% | 4.3% | 4.1% | |||
| 51 | American Tree Sparrow | 6.4% | 4.3% | 2.2% | |||
| 52 | American Kestrel | 5.9% | 4.3% | 1.7% | |||
| 53 | Bald Eagle | 4.8% | 4.3% | 0.6% | |||
| 54 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 4.3% | 4.3% | 0.1% | |||
| 55 | Eastern Towhee | 2.6% | 4.3% | 1.7% | |||
| 56 | Snow Goose | 2.2% | 4.3% | 2.1% | |||
| 57 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 1.8% | 4.3% | 2.5% | |||
| 58 | Redhead | 1.2% | 4.3% | 3.0% | |||
| 59 | Great Black-backed Gull | 29.4% | 2.1% | 27.3% | |||
| 60 | Double-crested Cormorant | 17.9% | 2.1% | 15.8% | |||
| 61 | House Finch | 16.4% | 2.1% | 14.3% | |||
| 62 | Swamp Sparrow | 7.6% | 2.1% | 5.5% | |||
| 63 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 5.6% | 2.1% | 3.5% | |||
| 64 | Turkey Vulture | 5.4% | 2.1% | 3.2% | |||
| 65 | Common Raven | 4.5% | 2.1% | 2.4% | |||
| 66 | Ring-necked Duck | 3.9% | 2.1% | 1.8% | |||
| 67 | Northern Pintail | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1.1% | |||
| 68 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 3.2% | 2.1% | 1.1% | |||
| 69 | Great Horned Owl | 2.4% | 2.1% | 0.3% | |||
| 70 | Great Egret | 1.6% | 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 | 0.5% | 2.1% | 1.6% | |||
| 75 | Pink-footed Goose | 0.3% | 2.1% | 1.8% |