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

based on 28 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Van Cortlandt Park--NW Forest in April. 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   American Robin 74.8% 75.0% 0.2%
2   Blue Jay 52.6% 71.4% 18.8%
3   Northern Flicker 45.2% 64.3% 19.1%
4   Red-bellied Woodpecker 39.7% 64.3% 24.6%
5   Northern Cardinal 60.6% 53.6% 7.0%
6   Tufted Titmouse 25.7% 42.9% 17.1%
7   Hairy Woodpecker 10.0% 42.9% 32.9%
8   White-throated Sparrow 57.1% 39.3% 17.8%
9   Red-tailed Hawk 24.8% 39.3% 14.5%
10   White-breasted Nuthatch 17.9% 39.3% 21.4%
11   Mourning Dove 51.6% 35.7% 15.9%
12   European Starling 56.7% 28.6% 28.1%
13   House Sparrow 53.2% 28.6% 24.6%
14   Common Grackle 48.8% 28.6% 20.3%
15   Palm Warbler 28.0% 28.6% 0.6%
16   Yellow-rumped Warbler 31.2% 25.0% 6.2%
17   Carolina Wren 22.3% 25.0% 2.7%
18   Turkey Vulture 12.5% 25.0% 12.5%
19   Hermit Thrush 25.5% 21.4% 4.0%
20   Red-winged Blackbird 54.7% 17.9% 36.9%
21   Downy Woodpecker 38.0% 17.9% 20.1%
22   American Goldfinch 28.5% 17.9% 10.6%
23   Brown-headed Cowbird 23.0% 17.9% 5.1%
24   Black-capped Chickadee 21.9% 17.9% 4.1%
25   Eastern Phoebe 19.0% 17.9% 1.2%
26   Song Sparrow 48.8% 14.3% 34.5%
27   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 14.3% 14.0%
28   Chipping Sparrow 25.1% 14.3% 10.8%
29   Pine Warbler 15.7% 14.3% 1.4%
30   Black-and-white Warbler 12.0% 14.3% 2.3%
31   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 29.4% 10.7% 18.7%
32   Dark-eyed Junco 20.2% 10.7% 9.5%
33   Golden-crowned Kinglet 11.8% 10.7% 1.1%
34   Mallard 54.7% 7.1% 47.6%
35   Rock Pigeon 34.2% 7.1% 27.0%
36   Tree Swallow 22.1% 7.1% 15.0%
37   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 17.1% 7.1% 9.9%
38   Blue-headed Vireo 9.5% 7.1% 2.4%
39   Savannah Sparrow 7.8% 7.1% 0.7%
40   House Wren 7.6% 7.1% 0.5%
41   Louisiana Waterthrush 7.0% 7.1% 0.1%
42   Baltimore Oriole 2.8% 7.1% 4.3%
43   Pileated Woodpecker 2.3% 7.1% 4.8%
44   Eastern Towhee 21.9% 3.6% 18.4%
45   American Crow 19.4% 3.6% 15.8%
46   Fish Crow 15.6% 3.6% 12.0%
47   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 10.4% 3.6% 6.8%
48   Brown Creeper 9.3% 3.6% 5.7%
49   Rusty Blackbird 4.3% 3.6% 0.8%
50   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.9% 3.6% 0.7%
51   Black-throated Green Warbler 2.3% 3.6% 1.3%
52   Wood Thrush 2.1% 3.6% 1.5%
53   Veery 1.4% 3.6% 2.1%
54   White-crowned Sparrow 0.9% 3.6% 2.6%
55   Indigo Bunting 0.9% 3.6% 2.7%
56   Nashville Warbler 0.8% 3.6% 2.7%