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

based on 68 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill in March. 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 53.5% 89.7% 36.2%
2   Canada Goose 56.7% 88.2% 31.5%
3   Red-winged Blackbird 43.0% 82.4% 39.3%
4   American Robin 58.6% 75.0% 16.4%
5   White-throated Sparrow 42.3% 72.1% 29.8%
6   Song Sparrow 50.8% 70.6% 19.8%
7   Northern Cardinal 49.6% 69.1% 19.5%
8   Blue Jay 41.3% 61.8% 20.4%
9   Mute Swan 16.8% 61.8% 44.9%
10   Ruddy Duck 15.3% 61.8% 46.5%
11   Tufted Titmouse 24.5% 58.8% 34.3%
12   Mourning Dove 42.6% 55.9% 13.3%
13   Common Grackle 33.6% 55.9% 22.3%
14   Rock Pigeon 30.1% 55.9% 25.8%
15   House Sparrow 44.0% 54.4% 10.4%
16   Downy Woodpecker 31.6% 54.4% 22.8%
17   Red-bellied Woodpecker 30.4% 54.4% 24.1%
18   European Starling 46.3% 50.0% 3.7%
19   Black-capped Chickadee 26.0% 50.0% 24.0%
20   Northern Shoveler 16.8% 44.1% 27.3%
21   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.8% 38.2% 17.5%
22   Dark-eyed Junco 26.4% 36.8% 10.3%
23   Ring-billed Gull 42.7% 32.4% 10.3%
24   Wood Duck 11.9% 30.9% 19.0%
25   Pied-billed Grebe 5.0% 30.9% 25.8%
26   Rusty Blackbird 3.2% 30.9% 27.6%
27   Brown-headed Cowbird 8.3% 27.9% 19.6%
28   Northern Mockingbird 27.4% 26.5% 1.0%
29   Hooded Merganser 14.2% 26.5% 12.3%
30   Red-tailed Hawk 25.3% 25.0% 0.3%
31   American Goldfinch 15.1% 25.0% 9.9%
32   American Crow 24.5% 23.5% 1.0%
33   American Black Duck 22.8% 22.1% 0.7%
34   Carolina Wren 18.7% 17.6% 1.1%
35   Great Blue Heron 11.7% 17.6% 6.0%
36   Green-winged Teal 7.8% 14.7% 6.9%
37   Double-crested Cormorant 17.1% 13.2% 3.9%
38   Northern Flicker 14.0% 13.2% 0.8%
39   Yellow-rumped Warbler 5.8% 13.2% 7.5%
40   Eastern Phoebe 14.0% 11.8% 2.2%
41   Fox Sparrow 12.0% 11.8% 0.2%
42   House Finch 15.3% 10.3% 5.0%
43   Gadwall 14.1% 10.3% 3.8%
44   Golden-crowned Kinglet 8.3% 8.8% 0.6%
45   Brown Creeper 6.2% 8.8% 2.6%
46   Belted Kingfisher 6.1% 8.8% 2.8%
47   Turkey Vulture 11.6% 7.4% 4.2%
48   Killdeer 11.1% 7.4% 3.7%
49   American Coot 10.4% 7.4% 3.1%
50   Ring-necked Duck 9.4% 7.4% 2.0%
51   Cooper's Hawk 5.6% 7.4% 1.8%
52   Great Egret 4.6% 7.4% 2.7%
53   Hairy Woodpecker 8.8% 5.9% 2.9%
54   Common Merganser 8.6% 5.9% 2.7%
55   American Tree Sparrow 4.5% 5.9% 1.3%
56   Ring-necked Pheasant 1.2% 5.9% 4.7%
57   Tree Swallow 6.3% 4.4% 1.9%
58   Lesser Scaup 3.7% 4.4% 0.7%
59   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 2.2% 4.4% 2.2%
60   Black-crowned Night-Heron 1.6% 4.4% 2.9%
61   Bufflehead 27.0% 2.9% 24.0%
62   Greater Scaup 6.2% 2.9% 3.3%
63   American Kestrel 4.1% 2.9% 1.1%
64   Snow Goose 2.3% 2.9% 0.6%
65   Gray Catbird 1.6% 2.9% 1.3%
66   Red-breasted Merganser 16.3% 1.5% 14.8%
67   Horned Grebe 7.5% 1.5% 6.0%
68   American Wigeon 6.7% 1.5% 5.2%
69   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 6.5% 1.5% 5.1%
70   American Woodcock 5.2% 1.5% 3.7%
71   Swamp Sparrow 4.4% 1.5% 2.9%
72   Cedar Waxwing 3.1% 1.5% 1.6%
73   Hermit Thrush 2.4% 1.5% 1.0%
74   Field Sparrow 2.3% 1.5% 0.9%
75   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.3% 1.5% 0.8%
76   Black Vulture 2.2% 1.5% 0.8%
77   Red-shouldered Hawk 2.0% 1.5% 0.6%
78   Chipping Sparrow 1.7% 1.5% 0.3%
79   Wild Turkey 1.5% 1.5% 0.0%
80   Wilson's Snipe 1.5% 1.5% 0.0%
81   Redhead 1.4% 1.5% 0.0%
82   Cackling Goose 0.1% 1.5% 1.4%