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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 New York, NY, USA

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 37.8% 80.6% 42.8%
2   Mallard 36.6% 72.2% 35.6%
3   Blue Jay 51.8% 63.9% 12.1%
4   Gray Catbird 60.6% 61.1% 0.5%
5   American Robin 60.3% 58.3% 2.0%
6   House Sparrow 45.9% 58.3% 12.4%
7   Wood Duck 10.0% 58.3% 48.4%
8   Northern Flicker 43.2% 55.6% 12.4%
9   Ruby-throated Hummingbird 16.6% 52.8% 36.2%
10   American Goldfinch 27.7% 50.0% 22.3%
11   Rock Pigeon 36.8% 47.2% 10.4%
12   Green Heron 7.5% 47.2% 39.7%
13   European Starling 48.4% 44.4% 4.0%
14   Downy Woodpecker 31.8% 44.4% 12.6%
15   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.6% 41.7% 12.1%
16   Mourning Dove 53.2% 38.9% 14.4%
17   Northern Cardinal 50.4% 38.9% 11.5%
18   Mute Swan 11.4% 38.9% 27.5%
19   Song Sparrow 28.6% 36.1% 7.5%
20   Common Grackle 24.0% 36.1% 12.1%
21   Black-and-white Warbler 31.7% 30.6% 1.2%
22   Chimney Swift 22.4% 30.6% 8.1%
23   Common Yellowthroat 45.2% 27.8% 17.4%
24   American Redstart 43.0% 27.8% 15.2%
25   Great Blue Heron 24.7% 27.8% 3.1%
26   Red-tailed Hawk 18.7% 27.8% 9.1%
27   Eastern Phoebe 17.9% 27.8% 9.9%
28   Northern Shoveler 3.8% 27.8% 24.0%
29   House Finch 14.9% 25.0% 10.1%
30   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 22.2% 10.1%
31   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 19.4% 12.2%
32   Northern Parula 27.0% 19.4% 7.5%
33   Red-eyed Vireo 25.1% 13.9% 11.2%
34   American Crow 17.0% 13.9% 3.1%
35   Yellow Warbler 12.3% 13.9% 1.6%
36   Osprey 25.5% 11.1% 14.4%
37   Magnolia Warbler 22.8% 11.1% 11.7%
38   Great Egret 20.0% 11.1% 8.9%
39   Black-capped Chickadee 12.7% 11.1% 1.6%
40   Belted Kingfisher 12.1% 11.1% 1.0%
41   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 11.5% 11.1% 0.4%
42   Hairy Woodpecker 8.5% 11.1% 2.6%
43   Lincoln's Sparrow 4.0% 11.1% 7.1%
44   Eastern Kingbird 3.0% 11.1% 8.1%
45   Carolina Wren 26.9% 8.3% 18.5%
46   Ring-billed Gull 25.2% 8.3% 16.9%
47   Cedar Waxwing 16.4% 8.3% 8.1%
48   Tufted Titmouse 10.0% 8.3% 1.6%
49   Greater Yellowlegs 8.8% 8.3% 0.5%
50   Warbling Vireo 8.2% 8.3% 0.1%
51   American Black Duck 8.0% 8.3% 0.3%
52   Killdeer 7.5% 8.3% 0.9%
53   Least Sandpiper 7.2% 8.3% 1.1%
54   Pine Warbler 5.4% 8.3% 2.9%
55   Green-winged Teal 3.7% 8.3% 4.7%
56   Solitary Sandpiper 3.1% 8.3% 5.2%
57   Sora 1.0% 8.3% 7.3%
58   Double-crested Cormorant 32.0% 5.6% 26.5%
59   Eastern Wood-Pewee 19.5% 5.6% 14.0%
60   Northern Waterthrush 15.8% 5.6% 10.2%
61   White-breasted Nuthatch 13.5% 5.6% 7.9%
62   White-throated Sparrow 9.6% 5.6% 4.0%
63   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 8.1% 5.6% 2.5%
64   Baltimore Oriole 7.8% 5.6% 2.2%
65   Sharp-shinned Hawk 5.3% 5.6% 0.3%
66   Swamp Sparrow 5.0% 5.6% 0.6%
67   Broad-winged Hawk 3.2% 5.6% 2.4%
68   House Wren 17.3% 2.8% 14.5%
69   Black-throated Blue Warbler 16.8% 2.8% 14.1%
70   Ovenbird 12.6% 2.8% 9.9%
71   Black-throated Green Warbler 12.2% 2.8% 9.5%
72   Blackpoll Warbler 10.4% 2.8% 7.6%
73   Yellow-rumped Warbler 8.5% 2.8% 5.7%
74   Turkey Vulture 8.4% 2.8% 5.6%
75   Black-crowned Night-Heron 8.0% 2.8% 5.2%
76   Red-breasted Nuthatch 7.6% 2.8% 4.8%
77   Lesser Yellowlegs 6.4% 2.8% 3.7%
78   Savannah Sparrow 6.3% 2.8% 3.6%
79   Tennessee Warbler 6.0% 2.8% 3.2%
80   Merlin 5.4% 2.8% 2.6%
81   Great Crested Flycatcher 5.2% 2.8% 2.4%
82   Spotted Sandpiper 5.0% 2.8% 2.2%
83   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 4.9% 2.8% 2.1%
84   Nashville Warbler 4.7% 2.8% 1.9%
85   White-eyed Vireo 3.5% 2.8% 0.7%
86   Least Flycatcher 3.4% 2.8% 0.6%
87   Blue-headed Vireo 3.3% 2.8% 0.5%
88   Black Vulture 2.7% 2.8% 0.1%
89   Philadelphia Vireo 2.0% 2.8% 0.7%
90   Ruddy Duck 1.4% 2.8% 1.3%
91   Olive-sided Flycatcher 1.0% 2.8% 1.7%
92   Ring-necked Pheasant 0.5% 2.8% 2.3%
93   White-crowned Sparrow 0.4% 2.8% 2.4%
94   American Pipit 0.4% 2.8% 2.4%
95   Horned Lark 0.0% 2.8% 2.7%