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Top Birds at Van Cortlandt Park--NW Forest in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 40.781243, -73.966507

based on 7 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--NW Forest in December. 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 40.2% 85.7% 45.5%
2   Red-bellied Woodpecker 29.0% 85.7% 56.7%
3   Tufted Titmouse 22.3% 71.4% 49.2%
4   Northern Cardinal 40.4% 57.1% 16.7%
5   Downy Woodpecker 30.8% 57.1% 26.3%
6   Black-capped Chickadee 25.7% 57.1% 31.5%
7   Red-tailed Hawk 24.7% 57.1% 32.4%
8   Canada Goose 51.8% 42.9% 8.9%
9   White-throated Sparrow 49.1% 42.9% 6.3%
10   European Starling 38.8% 42.9% 4.1%
11   American Robin 30.2% 42.9% 12.7%
12   Dark-eyed Junco 24.0% 42.9% 18.9%
13   White-breasted Nuthatch 21.1% 42.9% 21.7%
14   Hairy Woodpecker 9.3% 42.9% 33.6%
15   Mourning Dove 36.7% 28.6% 8.1%
16   American Crow 20.8% 28.6% 7.8%
17   American Goldfinch 20.1% 28.6% 8.4%
18   Carolina Wren 19.1% 28.6% 9.4%
19   Red-winged Blackbird 9.2% 28.6% 19.3%
20   Brown Creeper 4.3% 28.6% 24.3%
21   Pileated Woodpecker 1.4% 28.6% 27.1%
22   Ring-billed Gull 49.2% 14.3% 34.9%
23   Mallard 47.6% 14.3% 33.3%
24   American Herring Gull 41.4% 14.3% 27.1%
25   House Sparrow 38.8% 14.3% 24.6%
26   Song Sparrow 37.1% 14.3% 22.8%
27   Rock Pigeon 31.1% 14.3% 16.8%
28   Great Black-backed Gull 28.5% 14.3% 14.3%
29   Northern Mockingbird 28.5% 14.3% 14.2%
30   Bufflehead 27.8% 14.3% 13.5%
31   Great Blue Heron 20.0% 14.3% 5.8%
32   Hooded Merganser 18.7% 14.3% 4.4%
33   Double-crested Cormorant 17.6% 14.3% 3.3%
34   Ruddy Duck 15.4% 14.3% 1.1%
35   Gadwall 15.1% 14.3% 0.9%
36   Northern Shoveler 14.5% 14.3% 0.2%
37   Mute Swan 13.7% 14.3% 0.5%
38   Cooper's Hawk 11.3% 14.3% 3.0%
39   American Coot 10.2% 14.3% 4.0%
40   Belted Kingfisher 9.4% 14.3% 4.9%
41   Common Grackle 5.4% 14.3% 8.9%
42   Pied-billed Grebe 5.0% 14.3% 9.2%
43   Winter Wren 4.8% 14.3% 9.5%
44   Great Horned Owl 2.2% 14.3% 12.0%
45   Brown-headed Cowbird 1.7% 14.3% 12.6%
46   Common Redpoll 0.2% 14.3% 14.1%