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

based on 65 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill in April. 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   Red-winged Blackbird 54.7% 84.6% 29.9%
2   Canada Goose 52.9% 84.6% 31.7%
3   Mallard 54.7% 83.1% 28.4%
4   American Robin 74.8% 78.5% 3.7%
5   Common Grackle 48.8% 78.5% 29.6%
6   Blue Jay 52.6% 76.9% 24.4%
7   White-throated Sparrow 57.1% 73.8% 16.8%
8   Northern Cardinal 60.6% 72.3% 11.7%
9   Mourning Dove 51.6% 70.8% 19.2%
10   Song Sparrow 48.8% 66.2% 17.4%
11   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.7% 61.5% 21.9%
12   European Starling 56.7% 60.0% 3.3%
13   Rock Pigeon 34.1% 60.0% 25.9%
14   House Sparrow 53.2% 56.9% 3.7%
15   Downy Woodpecker 38.0% 53.8% 15.9%
16   Northern Flicker 45.2% 50.8% 5.6%
17   Double-crested Cormorant 36.8% 50.8% 14.0%
18   Mute Swan 15.4% 50.8% 35.3%
19   Tree Swallow 22.1% 44.6% 22.5%
20   Yellow-rumped Warbler 31.2% 36.9% 5.7%
21   American Goldfinch 28.5% 36.9% 8.5%
22   Tufted Titmouse 25.7% 35.4% 9.6%
23   Brown-headed Cowbird 23.0% 35.4% 12.4%
24   Red-tailed Hawk 24.8% 33.8% 9.0%
25   Ruddy Duck 10.8% 33.8% 23.0%
26   Wood Duck 14.3% 29.2% 14.9%
27   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 10.9% 29.2% 18.3%
28   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 27.7% 0.6%
29   Black-capped Chickadee 21.9% 21.5% 0.4%
30   American Crow 19.4% 21.5% 2.2%
31   Palm Warbler 28.0% 20.0% 8.0%
32   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29.4% 18.5% 10.9%
33   White-breasted Nuthatch 17.9% 18.5% 0.6%
34   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 17.1% 18.5% 1.4%
35   Hairy Woodpecker 10.0% 16.9% 6.9%
36   Savannah Sparrow 7.8% 16.9% 9.1%
37   Rusty Blackbird 4.3% 16.9% 12.6%
38   Yellow Warbler 7.8% 15.4% 7.5%
39   Chipping Sparrow 25.1% 13.8% 11.2%
40   Ring-billed Gull 23.3% 13.8% 9.5%
41   Great Egret 22.7% 13.8% 8.9%
42   Eastern Phoebe 19.0% 13.8% 5.2%
43   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 13.8% 5.1%
44   Warbling Vireo 3.3% 13.8% 10.5%
45   Carolina Wren 22.3% 12.3% 10.0%
46   Osprey 19.2% 12.3% 6.9%
47   Turkey Vulture 12.5% 12.3% 0.2%
48   Gadwall 8.5% 12.3% 3.8%
49   Hermit Thrush 25.5% 10.8% 14.7%
50   Pine Warbler 15.7% 10.8% 5.0%
51   Great Blue Heron 11.1% 10.8% 0.4%
52   Chimney Swift 5.4% 10.8% 5.4%
53   Dark-eyed Junco 20.2% 9.2% 10.9%
54   American Black Duck 10.2% 7.7% 2.5%
55   Ring-necked Pheasant 1.2% 7.7% 6.5%
56   Barn Swallow 14.4% 6.2% 8.2%
57   Gray Catbird 9.1% 6.2% 3.0%
58   Eastern Towhee 21.9% 4.6% 17.3%
59   Swamp Sparrow 17.8% 4.6% 13.2%
60   Black-and-white Warbler 12.0% 4.6% 7.4%
61   Golden-crowned Kinglet 11.8% 4.6% 7.2%
62   Black-crowned Night-Heron 7.6% 4.6% 3.0%
63   Green-winged Teal 5.1% 4.6% 0.5%
64   Ring-necked Duck 3.0% 4.6% 1.6%
65   Pied-billed Grebe 2.8% 4.6% 1.8%
66   Blue-winged Teal 1.7% 4.6% 2.9%
67   Herring Gull 26.4% 3.1% 23.4%
68   Belted Kingfisher 10.2% 3.1% 7.1%
69   Killdeer 9.3% 3.1% 6.2%
70   Field Sparrow 8.1% 3.1% 5.0%
71   House Wren 7.6% 3.1% 4.5%
72   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.0% 3.1% 4.0%
73   Red-breasted Merganser 7.0% 3.1% 4.0%
74   Northern Waterthrush 5.2% 3.1% 2.1%
75   Northern Parula 4.8% 3.1% 1.8%
76   Bald Eagle 3.9% 3.1% 0.8%
77   Baltimore Oriole 2.8% 3.1% 0.2%
78   Hooded Merganser 2.8% 3.1% 0.3%
79   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.2% 3.1% 1.8%
80   Eastern Kingbird 1.2% 3.1% 1.9%
81   American Tree Sparrow 0.7% 3.1% 2.4%
82   House Finch 16.6% 1.5% 15.1%
83   Brown Thrasher 6.2% 1.5% 4.6%
84   Ovenbird 3.6% 1.5% 2.1%
85   Green Heron 3.6% 1.5% 2.0%
86   Fox Sparrow 3.2% 1.5% 1.7%
87   Black Vulture 2.5% 1.5% 1.0%
88   Wild Turkey 2.4% 1.5% 0.9%
89   Wilson's Snipe 2.0% 1.5% 0.4%
90   Spotted Sandpiper 1.8% 1.5% 0.2%
91   Orchard Oriole 1.6% 1.5% 0.0%
92   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.6% 1.5% 0.0%
93   Red-necked Grebe 0.5% 1.5% 1.1%
94   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 0.5% 1.5% 1.1%
95   Eastern Meadowlark 0.5% 1.5% 1.1%
96   Red-eyed Vireo 0.4% 1.5% 1.2%
97   Greater White-fronted Goose 0.0% 1.5% 1.5%
98   Philadelphia Vireo 0% 1.5% 1.5%