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

based on 28 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill in June. 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 55.4% 89.3% 33.9%
2   Gray Catbird 55.1% 85.7% 30.6%
3   American Robin 69.6% 82.1% 12.6%
4   Rock Pigeon 33.0% 82.1% 49.1%
5   House Sparrow 56.1% 78.6% 22.5%
6   Common Grackle 50.2% 78.6% 28.4%
7   Mourning Dove 49.3% 78.6% 29.2%
8   European Starling 57.7% 75.0% 17.3%
9   Mallard 45.3% 75.0% 29.7%
10   Canada Goose 38.2% 75.0% 36.8%
11   Yellow Warbler 31.3% 71.4% 40.1%
12   Blue Jay 30.3% 71.4% 41.1%
13   Wood Duck 7.6% 67.9% 60.2%
14   Song Sparrow 44.6% 64.3% 19.7%
15   Cedar Waxwing 31.8% 64.3% 32.5%
16   Warbling Vireo 23.5% 64.3% 40.8%
17   Barn Swallow 43.3% 60.7% 17.4%
18   Tree Swallow 29.1% 60.7% 31.6%
19   Baltimore Oriole 23.8% 57.1% 33.3%
20   Northern Cardinal 47.9% 53.6% 5.6%
21   Double-crested Cormorant 39.7% 53.6% 13.9%
22   Northern Flicker 19.9% 50.0% 30.1%
23   Red-tailed Hawk 11.2% 46.4% 35.2%
24   Mute Swan 12.4% 42.9% 30.5%
25   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 9.2% 42.9% 33.7%
26   Chimney Swift 25.3% 39.3% 14.0%
27   American Goldfinch 22.1% 35.7% 13.6%
28   Red-bellied Woodpecker 20.8% 35.7% 14.9%
29   Eastern Kingbird 13.3% 35.7% 22.5%
30   American Redstart 8.9% 25.0% 16.1%
31   Downy Woodpecker 17.9% 21.4% 3.5%
32   House Wren 19.1% 17.9% 1.2%
33   Red-eyed Vireo 11.2% 17.9% 6.6%
34   Green Heron 7.1% 17.9% 10.8%
35   Northern Mockingbird 37.6% 14.3% 23.3%
36   Osprey 25.9% 14.3% 11.6%
37   Common Yellowthroat 22.2% 14.3% 7.9%
38   American Crow 15.2% 14.3% 0.9%
39   Brown-headed Cowbird 14.9% 14.3% 0.6%
40   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 1.8% 14.3% 12.5%
41   Great Egret 34.5% 10.7% 23.8%
42   Carolina Wren 16.8% 10.7% 6.1%
43   Great Crested Flycatcher 10.1% 10.7% 0.6%
44   Eastern Wood-Pewee 9.6% 10.7% 1.2%
45   Wood Thrush 9.5% 10.7% 1.2%
46   Tufted Titmouse 9.0% 10.7% 1.7%
47   Black-capped Chickadee 7.7% 10.7% 3.0%
48   House Finch 16.0% 7.1% 8.9%
49   Killdeer 15.6% 7.1% 8.5%
50   Ring-billed Gull 15.6% 7.1% 8.4%
51   Willow Flycatcher 13.9% 7.1% 6.8%
52   Eastern Towhee 9.9% 7.1% 2.7%
53   White-breasted Nuthatch 6.6% 7.1% 0.5%
54   Turkey Vulture 6.3% 7.1% 0.8%
55   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 3.2% 7.1% 3.9%
56   Black-crowned Night-Heron 20.1% 3.6% 16.6%
57   Great Blue Heron 11.2% 3.6% 7.6%
58   Orchard Oriole 7.0% 3.6% 3.4%
59   Indigo Bunting 6.5% 3.6% 3.0%
60   Hairy Woodpecker 5.6% 3.6% 2.1%
61   Spotted Sandpiper 3.9% 3.6% 0.3%
62   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 2.7% 3.6% 0.9%
63   Eastern Phoebe 2.6% 3.6% 1.0%
64   Common Raven 1.4% 3.6% 2.1%
65   Pied-billed Grebe 0.1% 3.6% 3.5%