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

based on 5 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--NW 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% 80.0% 23.8%
2   Downy Woodpecker 29.6% 80.0% 50.4%
3   White-throated Sparrow 57.7% 60.0% 2.3%
4   Yellow-rumped Warbler 50.4% 60.0% 9.6%
5   House Sparrow 46.8% 40.0% 6.8%
6   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 45.6% 40.0% 5.6%
7   Canada Goose 40.8% 40.0% 0.8%
8   Northern Flicker 38.5% 40.0% 1.5%
9   Gray Catbird 38.5% 40.0% 1.5%
10   Palm Warbler 31.0% 40.0% 9.0%
11   Golden-crowned Kinglet 28.9% 40.0% 11.1%
12   Red-tailed Hawk 22.5% 40.0% 17.5%
13   White-breasted Nuthatch 20.2% 40.0% 19.8%
14   Savannah Sparrow 19.4% 40.0% 20.6%
15   Turkey Vulture 9.6% 40.0% 30.4%
16   Common Raven 5.8% 40.0% 34.2%
17   American Robin 57.6% 20.0% 37.6%
18   Song Sparrow 55.2% 20.0% 35.2%
19   Mourning Dove 45.8% 20.0% 25.8%
20   Northern Cardinal 44.5% 20.0% 24.5%
21   Mallard 38.6% 20.0% 18.6%
22   Eastern Phoebe 36.4% 20.0% 16.4%
23   Northern Mockingbird 36.3% 20.0% 16.3%
24   Red-bellied Woodpecker 35.0% 20.0% 15.0%
25   Swamp Sparrow 32.8% 20.0% 12.8%
26   Dark-eyed Junco 26.0% 20.0% 6.0%
27   Carolina Wren 22.2% 20.0% 2.2%
28   Great Blue Heron 21.8% 20.0% 1.8%
29   Common Grackle 21.1% 20.0% 1.1%
30   Eastern Towhee 21.0% 20.0% 1.0%
31   Tufted Titmouse 19.0% 20.0% 1.0%
32   Black-capped Chickadee 18.3% 20.0% 1.7%
33   Wood Duck 9.9% 20.0% 10.1%
34   Northern Shoveler 8.7% 20.0% 11.3%
35   Ruddy Duck 8.2% 20.0% 11.8%
36   American Redstart 7.9% 20.0% 12.1%
37   Eastern Wood-Pewee 4.4% 20.0% 15.6%
38   American Coot 4.2% 20.0% 15.8%
39   Vesper Sparrow 2.3% 20.0% 17.7%