Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill in May
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 May. 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 | American Robin | 73.3% | 83.0% | 9.7% | |||
| 2 | Mallard | 49.3% | 78.7% | 29.4% | |||
| 3 | Canada Goose | 45.1% | 78.7% | 33.6% | |||
| 4 | Red-winged Blackbird | 53.3% | 76.6% | 23.3% | |||
| 5 | Gray Catbird | 65.9% | 72.3% | 6.4% | |||
| 6 | Common Grackle | 54.9% | 72.3% | 17.4% | |||
| 7 | Blue Jay | 49.3% | 68.1% | 18.8% | |||
| 8 | Rock Pigeon | 35.4% | 68.1% | 32.6% | |||
| 9 | Mourning Dove | 53.4% | 61.7% | 8.3% | |||
| 10 | Baltimore Oriole | 44.7% | 61.7% | 17.0% | |||
| 11 | Yellow Warbler | 42.6% | 61.7% | 19.1% | |||
| 12 | House Sparrow | 57.0% | 59.6% | 2.6% | |||
| 13 | Double-crested Cormorant | 34.0% | 59.6% | 25.6% | |||
| 14 | Warbling Vireo | 32.2% | 59.6% | 27.4% | |||
| 15 | Northern Cardinal | 59.0% | 48.9% | 10.1% | |||
| 16 | European Starling | 58.4% | 48.9% | 9.5% | |||
| 17 | Mute Swan | 11.5% | 48.9% | 37.4% | |||
| 18 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 38.2% | 46.8% | 8.6% | |||
| 19 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 33.8% | 46.8% | 13.0% | |||
| 20 | Tree Swallow | 22.4% | 44.7% | 22.3% | |||
| 21 | Song Sparrow | 35.5% | 42.6% | 7.0% | |||
| 22 | American Goldfinch | 28.6% | 36.2% | 7.5% | |||
| 23 | Barn Swallow | 31.7% | 34.0% | 2.3% | |||
| 24 | Wood Duck | 9.3% | 34.0% | 24.7% | |||
| 25 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 12.0% | 29.8% | 17.8% | |||
| 26 | Downy Woodpecker | 28.1% | 27.7% | 0.5% | |||
| 27 | Northern Parula | 35.7% | 25.5% | 10.2% | |||
| 28 | Orchard Oriole | 10.2% | 25.5% | 15.3% | |||
| 29 | Northern Waterthrush | 23.2% | 23.4% | 0.2% | |||
| 30 | Chimney Swift | 29.8% | 21.3% | 8.5% | |||
| 31 | Northern Mockingbird | 26.7% | 21.3% | 5.5% | |||
| 32 | Red-tailed Hawk | 19.8% | 21.3% | 1.5% | |||
| 33 | Common Yellowthroat | 47.5% | 19.1% | 28.4% | |||
| 34 | Northern Flicker | 29.1% | 19.1% | 9.9% | |||
| 35 | American Redstart | 40.4% | 17.0% | 23.4% | |||
| 36 | House Wren | 26.7% | 17.0% | 9.7% | |||
| 37 | Great Egret | 25.4% | 17.0% | 8.4% | |||
| 38 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 14.5% | 17.0% | 2.5% | |||
| 39 | Black-and-white Warbler | 39.5% | 14.9% | 24.6% | |||
| 40 | Eastern Kingbird | 16.8% | 14.9% | 2.0% | |||
| 41 | Savannah Sparrow | 5.5% | 14.9% | 9.4% | |||
| 42 | Prothonotary Warbler | 1.1% | 14.9% | 13.8% | |||
| 43 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 20.8% | 12.8% | 8.0% | |||
| 44 | Cedar Waxwing | 16.8% | 12.8% | 4.0% | |||
| 45 | Turkey Vulture | 9.8% | 12.8% | 3.0% | |||
| 46 | Green Heron | 9.0% | 12.8% | 3.8% | |||
| 47 | Red-eyed Vireo | 22.8% | 10.6% | 12.1% | |||
| 48 | Chipping Sparrow | 18.3% | 10.6% | 7.7% | |||
| 49 | Tufted Titmouse | 15.6% | 10.6% | 4.9% | |||
| 50 | White-throated Sparrow | 34.3% | 8.5% | 25.8% | |||
| 51 | Veery | 20.1% | 8.5% | 11.5% | |||
| 52 | Swainson's Thrush | 17.8% | 8.5% | 9.3% | |||
| 53 | American Crow | 17.6% | 8.5% | 9.1% | |||
| 54 | Osprey | 16.4% | 8.5% | 7.9% | |||
| 55 | Black-capped Chickadee | 12.1% | 8.5% | 3.6% | |||
| 56 | Great Blue Heron | 9.6% | 8.5% | 1.1% | |||
| 57 | Hairy Woodpecker | 8.3% | 8.5% | 0.2% | |||
| 58 | Willow Flycatcher | 5.4% | 8.5% | 3.1% | |||
| 59 | Ruddy Duck | 3.3% | 8.5% | 5.2% | |||
| 60 | Black-throated Blue Warbler | 28.0% | 6.4% | 21.6% | |||
| 61 | Magnolia Warbler | 27.5% | 6.4% | 21.1% | |||
| 62 | Herring Gull | 23.4% | 6.4% | 17.1% | |||
| 63 | Blackpoll Warbler | 21.9% | 6.4% | 15.5% | |||
| 64 | Black-throated Green Warbler | 20.2% | 6.4% | 13.8% | |||
| 65 | Eastern Towhee | 19.9% | 6.4% | 13.5% | |||
| 66 | Scarlet Tanager | 18.9% | 6.4% | 12.5% | |||
| 67 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 16.5% | 6.4% | 10.1% | |||
| 68 | Chestnut-sided Warbler | 16.3% | 6.4% | 9.9% | |||
| 69 | Ring-billed Gull | 14.3% | 6.4% | 7.9% | |||
| 70 | Swamp Sparrow | 13.1% | 6.4% | 6.7% | |||
| 71 | Spotted Sandpiper | 12.4% | 6.4% | 6.0% | |||
| 72 | Black-crowned Night-Heron | 11.7% | 6.4% | 5.3% | |||
| 73 | Killdeer | 9.3% | 6.4% | 2.9% | |||
| 74 | Solitary Sandpiper | 5.8% | 6.4% | 0.6% | |||
| 75 | Ovenbird | 32.7% | 4.3% | 28.5% | |||
| 76 | Wood Thrush | 23.1% | 4.3% | 18.9% | |||
| 77 | Carolina Wren | 19.8% | 4.3% | 15.6% | |||
| 78 | Blue-headed Vireo | 14.3% | 4.3% | 10.0% | |||
| 79 | Canada Warbler | 11.7% | 4.3% | 7.4% | |||
| 80 | Hermit Thrush | 11.1% | 4.3% | 6.8% | |||
| 81 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 10.7% | 4.3% | 6.4% | |||
| 82 | Indigo Bunting | 10.0% | 4.3% | 5.8% | |||
| 83 | Blackburnian Warbler | 9.4% | 4.3% | 5.2% | |||
| 84 | Wilson's Warbler | 8.8% | 4.3% | 4.6% | |||
| 85 | Bay-breasted Warbler | 8.0% | 4.3% | 3.7% | |||
| 86 | Least Sandpiper | 7.1% | 4.3% | 2.9% | |||
| 87 | Least Flycatcher | 5.9% | 4.3% | 1.7% | |||
| 88 | Worm-eating Warbler | 3.9% | 4.3% | 0.3% | |||
| 89 | Great Crested Flycatcher | 18.1% | 2.1% | 16.0% | |||
| 90 | Laughing Gull | 16.9% | 2.1% | 14.7% | |||
| 91 | House Finch | 16.0% | 2.1% | 13.9% | |||
| 92 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 13.2% | 2.1% | 11.1% | |||
| 93 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 11.1% | 2.1% | 9.0% | |||
| 94 | Fish Crow | 10.9% | 2.1% | 8.7% | |||
| 95 | Nashville Warbler | 8.9% | 2.1% | 6.8% | |||
| 96 | Cape May Warbler | 7.0% | 2.1% | 4.9% | |||
| 97 | Gadwall | 7.0% | 2.1% | 4.8% | |||
| 98 | Blue-winged Warbler | 6.6% | 2.1% | 4.5% | |||
| 99 | Palm Warbler | 5.3% | 2.1% | 3.2% | |||
| 100 | Belted Kingfisher | 4.2% | 2.1% | 2.1% | |||
| 101 | White-crowned Sparrow | 3.7% | 2.1% | 1.6% | |||
| 102 | Yellow-billed Cuckoo | 3.5% | 2.1% | 1.4% | |||
| 103 | Pileated Woodpecker | 2.5% | 2.1% | 0.3% | |||
| 104 | Louisiana Waterthrush | 1.8% | 2.1% | 0.3% | |||
| 105 | Black-billed Cuckoo | 1.6% | 2.1% | 0.6% | |||
| 106 | Ring-necked Pheasant | 1.0% | 2.1% | 1.1% |