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Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill in September
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 36 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--VC Lake and Vault Hill in September. 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   Canada Goose 37.2% 80.6% 43.3%
2   Mallard 35.4% 72.2% 36.8%
3   Blue Jay 51.8% 63.9% 12.1%
4   Gray Catbird 60.2% 61.1% 0.9%
5   American Robin 59.4% 58.3% 1.0%
6   House Sparrow 45.3% 58.3% 13.0%
7   Wood Duck 9.8% 58.3% 48.6%
8   Northern Flicker 42.2% 55.6% 13.3%
9   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.2% 52.8% 36.5%
10   American Goldfinch 26.4% 50.0% 23.6%
11   Green Heron 7.4% 50.0% 42.6%
12   Rock Pigeon 37.0% 47.2% 10.2%
13   European Starling 46.6% 44.4% 2.2%
14   Downy Woodpecker 31.5% 44.4% 13.0%
15   Red-bellied Woodpecker 30.6% 41.7% 11.0%
16   Mourning Dove 52.5% 38.9% 13.7%
17   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 38.9% 11.5%
18   Mute Swan 10.9% 38.9% 28.0%
19   Song Sparrow 27.5% 36.1% 8.6%
20   Common Grackle 23.8% 36.1% 12.3%
21   Black-and-white Warbler 31.4% 30.6% 0.9%
22   Chimney Swift 20.7% 30.6% 9.9%
23   Common Yellowthroat 44.2% 27.8% 16.4%
24   American Redstart 42.5% 27.8% 14.7%
25   Great Blue Heron 24.6% 27.8% 3.2%
26   Red-tailed Hawk 18.3% 27.8% 9.5%
27   Eastern Phoebe 17.3% 27.8% 10.5%
28   Northern Shoveler 3.7% 27.8% 24.1%
29   House Finch 14.4% 25.0% 10.6%
30   Red-winged Blackbird 11.5% 22.2% 10.8%
31   Northern Mockingbird 30.9% 19.4% 11.5%
32   Northern Parula 26.4% 19.4% 6.9%
33   Red-eyed Vireo 24.4% 13.9% 10.5%
34   American Crow 17.7% 13.9% 3.8%
35   Yellow Warbler 12.1% 13.9% 1.7%
36   Osprey 24.5% 11.1% 13.4%
37   Magnolia Warbler 21.4% 11.1% 10.3%
38   Great Egret 18.9% 11.1% 7.8%
39   Belted Kingfisher 11.3% 11.1% 0.2%
40   Black-capped Chickadee 11.2% 11.1% 0.1%
41   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.0% 11.1% 0.1%
42   Hairy Woodpecker 8.4% 11.1% 2.7%
43   Lincoln's Sparrow 3.7% 11.1% 7.4%
44   Eastern Kingbird 2.8% 11.1% 8.3%
45   Carolina Wren 27.1% 8.3% 18.7%
46   Ring-billed Gull 24.3% 8.3% 16.0%
47   Cedar Waxwing 15.3% 8.3% 6.9%
48   Tufted Titmouse 9.0% 8.3% 0.7%
49   Greater Yellowlegs 8.2% 8.3% 0.1%
50   American Black Duck 8.0% 8.3% 0.3%
51   Warbling Vireo 7.5% 8.3% 0.8%
52   Killdeer 6.9% 8.3% 1.4%
53   Least Sandpiper 6.9% 8.3% 1.4%
54   Pine Warbler 5.1% 8.3% 3.2%
55   Green-winged Teal 3.8% 8.3% 4.5%
56   Solitary Sandpiper 3.3% 8.3% 5.1%
57   Sora 1.1% 8.3% 7.2%
58   Double-crested Cormorant 30.9% 5.6% 25.4%
59   Eastern Wood-Pewee 18.6% 5.6% 13.0%
60   Northern Waterthrush 16.0% 5.6% 10.4%
61   White-breasted Nuthatch 12.6% 5.6% 7.0%
62   White-throated Sparrow 11.3% 5.6% 5.7%
63   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 7.8% 5.6% 2.3%
64   Baltimore Oriole 7.3% 5.6% 1.7%
65   Swamp Sparrow 5.2% 5.6% 0.3%
66   Sharp-shinned Hawk 4.7% 5.6% 0.9%
67   Broad-winged Hawk 2.7% 5.6% 2.9%
68   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.7% 2.8% 14.0%
69   House Wren 15.7% 2.8% 12.9%
70   Ovenbird 13.3% 2.8% 10.5%
71   Black-throated Green Warbler 11.1% 2.8% 8.4%
72   Blackpoll Warbler 9.5% 2.8% 6.7%
73   Turkey Vulture 7.9% 2.8% 5.1%
74   Yellow-rumped Warbler 7.9% 2.8% 5.1%
75   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 2.8% 4.8%
76   Black-crowned Night-Heron 7.6% 2.8% 4.8%
77   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 2.8% 3.5%
78   Tennessee Warbler 6.1% 2.8% 3.3%
79   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.0% 2.8% 3.2%
80   Merlin 5.1% 2.8% 2.3%
81   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.1% 2.8% 2.3%
82   Spotted Sandpiper 4.7% 2.8% 1.9%
83   Nashville Warbler 4.6% 2.8% 1.8%
84   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.3% 2.8% 1.5%
85   Blue-headed Vireo 3.3% 2.8% 0.5%
86   White-eyed Vireo 3.3% 2.8% 0.5%
87   Least Flycatcher 3.1% 2.8% 0.3%
88   Black Vulture 2.5% 2.8% 0.2%
89   Ruddy Duck 1.5% 2.8% 1.3%
90   Olive-sided Flycatcher 1.1% 2.8% 1.7%
91   Northern Pintail 0.7% 2.8% 2.0%
92   American Pipit 0.4% 2.8% 2.4%
93   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.3% 2.8% 2.4%
94   White-crowned Sparrow 0.3% 2.8% 2.4%
95   Horned Lark 0.0% 2.8% 2.7%