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Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park--NE Forest in October
relative to other locations within 25 miles of New York, NY, USA

based on 12 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--NE Forest in October. 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   Blue Jay 56.2% 91.7% 35.4%
2   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 83.3% 25.6%
3   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 83.3% 32.9%
4   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 83.3% 48.4%
5   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 83.3% 54.5%
6   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 75.0% 29.4%
7   Gray Catbird 38.5% 75.0% 36.5%
8   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 75.0% 45.4%
9   Mourning Dove 45.8% 66.7% 20.9%
10   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 66.7% 22.2%
11   Song Sparrow 55.2% 58.3% 3.1%
12   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 58.3% 22.1%
13   Hermit Thrush 23.6% 58.3% 34.8%
14   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 58.3% 38.1%
15   American Robin 57.6% 50.0% 7.6%
16   House Sparrow 46.8% 50.0% 3.2%
17   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 50.0% 13.6%
18   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 50.0% 24.0%
19   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 50.0% 29.0%
20   Hairy Woodpecker 7.8% 50.0% 42.2%
21   Northern Flicker 38.5% 41.7% 3.1%
22   Black-throated Blue Warbler 12.0% 41.7% 29.6%
23   Palm Warbler 31.0% 33.3% 2.3%
24   American Crow 23.4% 33.3% 10.0%
25   Carolina Wren 22.2% 33.3% 11.1%
26   Chipping Sparrow 20.8% 33.3% 12.6%
27   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 33.3% 14.3%
28   House Wren 9.2% 33.3% 24.1%
29   Nashville Warbler 3.6% 33.3% 29.8%
30   Common Yellowthroat 26.3% 25.0% 1.3%
31   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 22.7% 25.0% 2.3%
32   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 25.0% 6.7%
33   Blue-headed Vireo 11.2% 25.0% 13.8%
34   Northern Parula 11.0% 25.0% 14.0%
35   Brown Creeper 10.7% 25.0% 14.3%
36   Wood Duck 9.9% 25.0% 15.1%
37   European Starling 46.6% 16.7% 29.9%
38   American Goldfinch 23.8% 16.7% 7.2%
39   Cooper's Hawk 14.5% 16.7% 2.1%
40   Blackpoll Warbler 10.2% 16.7% 6.5%
41   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 16.7% 7.1%
42   Black-and-white Warbler 9.4% 16.7% 7.2%
43   Chimney Swift 8.5% 16.7% 8.2%
44   Magnolia Warbler 7.6% 16.7% 9.0%
45   Swainson's Thrush 7.5% 16.7% 9.2%
46   Common Raven 5.8% 16.7% 10.9%
47   Red-eyed Vireo 5.7% 16.7% 11.0%
48   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.4% 16.7% 12.3%
49   Canada Goose 40.8% 8.3% 32.5%
50   Rock Pigeon 35.5% 8.3% 27.2%
51   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 8.3% 24.5%
52   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 8.3% 14.2%
53   Common Grackle 21.1% 8.3% 12.8%
54   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 8.3% 11.1%
55   Osprey 12.5% 8.3% 4.2%
56   White-crowned Sparrow 11.2% 8.3% 2.9%
57   Winter Wren 9.9% 8.3% 1.6%
58   American Redstart 7.9% 8.3% 0.5%
59   Pine Warbler 6.6% 8.3% 1.8%
60   Green-winged Teal 6.0% 8.3% 2.4%
61   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 8.3% 2.6%
62   Black-throated Green Warbler 5.6% 8.3% 2.7%
63   Ovenbird 5.4% 8.3% 2.9%
64   Cape May Warbler 2.7% 8.3% 5.6%
65   Fish Crow 2.6% 8.3% 5.7%
66   Tennessee Warbler 2.5% 8.3% 5.8%
67   Red-shouldered Hawk 1.9% 8.3% 6.4%