48 species so far this week — +8.6% against a typical mid September.

September is the 4th-richest of the twelve months: 117 species across 12 years, against 149 in April. The historical average for this week is 44.2.

95,215

Observations

185

Species

12 yr

Of record

Sep 08

Most recent

Recent uncommon sightings

reported here in the last 30 days, on under 2% of all visits

Species	Through the year	On visits	Seen in	Records	Last seen
Yellow-throated Vireo YTVI		0.83%	11/12 yr	59	Sep 05
Magnolia Warbler MAWA		1.15%	12/12 yr	82	Sep 08

Peaking now

at or near their annual high this month

Gray Catbird GRCA

Ruby-throated Hummingbird RTHU

White-eyed Vireo WEVI

Red-headed Woodpecker RHWO

American Redstart AMRE

Eastern Wood-Pewee EWPE

Fading out

present now, well down by next month

Great Crested Flycatcher GCFL

Blue-gray Gnatcatcher BGGN

Summer Tanager SUTA

Red-eyed Vireo REVI

Great Egret GREG

Due back

absent now, expected within eight weeks

White-throated Sparrow WTSP

Ruby-crowned Kinglet RCKI

Yellow-rumped Warbler YRWA

Golden-crowned Kinglet GCKI

Dark-eyed Junco DEJU

Winter Wren WIWR

Just arrived

first records of the year, in the last two weeks

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No first-of-year arrivals in the last two weeks.

On the move

migrants overdue to leave, and what to expect next

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Nothing on the move right now — check back during migration.

Year by year

how the record has grown — and how much of it is effort

Species recorded

Checklists submitted

Most-reported species

bars trace each species' year, scaled to its own annual high

#	Species	Records
1	Northern Cardinal NOCA	2,737
2	Carolina Wren CAWR	2,643
3	Carolina Chickadee CACH	2,567
4	Tufted Titmouse TUTI	2,478
5	Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO	2,452
6	Downy Woodpecker DOWO	2,443
7	Eastern Bluebird EABL	2,388
8	American Crow AMCR	2,352
9	Eastern Phoebe EAPH	2,188
10	Great Blue Heron GBHE	2,185

Overdue this month

usually reliable now, but under-reported so far — worth looking for

Species	Status	Usually detected	Seen this month
Gray Catbird GRCA	year-round	36.4%	1
Great Blue Heron GBHE	year-round	31.6%	0