Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill in August
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA
based on 10 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill in August. 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 | Gray Catbird | 54.7% | 80.0% | 25.3% | |||
| 2 | American Robin | 57.2% | 60.0% | 2.8% | |||
| 3 | Mallard | 40.8% | 60.0% | 19.2% | |||
| 4 | Canada Goose | 40.8% | 60.0% | 19.2% | |||
| 5 | Rock Pigeon | 35.4% | 60.0% | 24.6% | |||
| 6 | Red-winged Blackbird | 28.5% | 60.0% | 31.5% | |||
| 7 | Wood Duck | 9.3% | 60.0% | 50.7% | |||
| 8 | Mourning Dove | 53.7% | 50.0% | 3.7% | |||
| 9 | European Starling | 51.1% | 50.0% | 1.1% | |||
| 10 | Northern Cardinal | 47.8% | 50.0% | 2.2% | |||
| 11 | Double-crested Cormorant | 41.3% | 50.0% | 8.7% | |||
| 12 | Blue Jay | 35.3% | 50.0% | 14.7% | |||
| 13 | Great Blue Heron | 30.6% | 50.0% | 19.4% | |||
| 14 | Mute Swan | 14.4% | 50.0% | 35.6% | |||
| 15 | Green Heron | 11.9% | 50.0% | 38.1% | |||
| 16 | House Sparrow | 50.0% | 40.0% | 10.0% | |||
| 17 | Barn Swallow | 39.9% | 40.0% | 0.1% | |||
| 18 | American Goldfinch | 37.6% | 40.0% | 2.4% | |||
| 19 | Song Sparrow | 35.0% | 40.0% | 5.0% | |||
| 20 | Northern Flicker | 26.0% | 40.0% | 14.0% | |||
| 21 | Downy Woodpecker | 25.2% | 40.0% | 14.8% | |||
| 22 | Chimney Swift | 23.8% | 40.0% | 16.2% | |||
| 23 | Eastern Kingbird | 16.7% | 40.0% | 23.3% | |||
| 24 | Baltimore Oriole | 15.1% | 40.0% | 24.9% | |||
| 25 | Common Grackle | 28.2% | 30.0% | 1.8% | |||
| 26 | Yellow Warbler | 20.2% | 30.0% | 9.8% | |||
| 27 | American Crow | 14.4% | 30.0% | 15.6% | |||
| 28 | Warbling Vireo | 10.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% | |||
| 29 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 9.8% | 30.0% | 20.2% | |||
| 30 | Tufted Titmouse | 8.5% | 30.0% | 21.5% | |||
| 31 | Northern Mockingbird | 36.0% | 20.0% | 16.0% | |||
| 32 | Great Egret | 34.5% | 20.0% | 14.5% | |||
| 33 | Ring-billed Gull | 31.8% | 20.0% | 11.8% | |||
| 34 | Osprey | 30.7% | 20.0% | 10.7% | |||
| 35 | American Redstart | 22.0% | 20.0% | 2.0% | |||
| 36 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 19.3% | 20.0% | 0.7% | |||
| 37 | Cedar Waxwing | 16.8% | 20.0% | 3.2% | |||
| 38 | Northern Waterthrush | 15.4% | 20.0% | 4.6% | |||
| 39 | House Finch | 14.9% | 20.0% | 5.1% | |||
| 40 | Red-tailed Hawk | 11.4% | 20.0% | 8.6% | |||
| 41 | Black-capped Chickadee | 11.2% | 20.0% | 8.8% | |||
| 42 | American Black Duck | 10.0% | 20.0% | 10.0% | |||
| 43 | Eastern Wood-Pewee | 9.1% | 20.0% | 10.9% | |||
| 44 | Belted Kingfisher | 8.4% | 20.0% | 11.6% | |||
| 45 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 5.9% | 20.0% | 14.1% | |||
| 46 | Carolina Wren | 24.7% | 10.0% | 14.7% | |||
| 47 | Least Sandpiper | 22.0% | 10.0% | 12.0% | |||
| 48 | Spotted Sandpiper | 17.0% | 10.0% | 7.0% | |||
| 49 | Common Yellowthroat | 15.1% | 10.0% | 5.1% | |||
| 50 | Black-and-white Warbler | 14.3% | 10.0% | 4.3% | |||
| 51 | Killdeer | 14.2% | 10.0% | 4.2% | |||
| 52 | House Wren | 11.4% | 10.0% | 1.4% | |||
| 53 | Red-eyed Vireo | 9.6% | 10.0% | 0.4% | |||
| 54 | Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | 6.8% | 10.0% | 3.2% | |||
| 55 | Ovenbird | 4.2% | 10.0% | 5.8% | |||
| 56 | Solitary Sandpiper | 3.7% | 10.0% | 6.3% | |||
| 57 | Bank Swallow | 3.1% | 10.0% | 6.9% | |||
| 58 | Bobolink | 2.2% | 10.0% | 7.8% | |||
| 59 | Northern Rough-winged Swallow | 2.1% | 10.0% | 7.9% | |||
| 60 | Blue-winged Teal | 1.7% | 10.0% | 8.3% | |||
| 61 | Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 1.3% | 10.0% | 8.7% |