55 species so far this week — +20.0% against a typical late October.

October is the 3th-richest of the twelve months: 129 species across 12 years, against 149 in April. The historical average for this week is 45.8.

97,242

Observations

186

Species

12 yr

Of record

Oct 27

Most recent

Recent uncommon sightings

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

Last seen	Species	Through the year	On visits	Seen in	Records
Oct 24	Tennessee Warbler TEWA		0.41%	9/12 yr	30
Oct 21	House Sparrow HOSP		0.84%	11/12 yr	61
Oct 20	Broad-winged Hawk BWHA	—	0.12%	6/12 yr	9
Oct 20	Rose-breasted Grosbeak RBGR		0.72%	10/12 yr	52
Oct 20	Black-throated Blue Warbler BTBW		1.02%	12/12 yr	74
Oct 19	Nashville Warbler NAWA	—	0.06%	4/12 yr	4
Oct 15	Red-breasted Nuthatch RBNU		0.68%	11/12 yr	49
Oct 10	Cape May Warbler CMWA		0.68%	11/12 yr	49
Oct 09	Blackpoll Warbler BLPW		0.65%	10/12 yr	47
Oct 09	Ovenbird OVEN		1.09%	12/12 yr	79
Oct 07	Lincoln's Sparrow LISP	—	0.06%	3/12 yr	4
Oct 07	Philadelphia Vireo PHVI	—	0.06%	2/12 yr	4
Oct 07	Swainson's Thrush RBTH		0.46%	9/12 yr	33
Sep 28	Connecticut Warbler COWA	—	0.01%	1/12 yr	1
Sep 28	Bay-breasted Warbler BBWA	—	0.14%	6/12 yr	10

at or near their annual high this month

Northern Flicker NOFL

Northern Parula NOPA

present now, well down by next month

Eastern Wood-Pewee EWPE

Chimney Swift CHSW

American Redstart AMRE

Common Yellowthroat COYE

Gray Catbird GRCA

absent now, expected within eight weeks

Dark-eyed Junco DEJU

Hermit Thrush HETH

first records of the year, in the last two weeks

Broad-winged Hawk BWHA	Oct 20	short-distance
Nashville Warbler NAWA	Oct 19	neotropical

migrants overdue to leave, and what to expect next

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

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

Species recorded

Checklists submitted

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

#	Species	Records
1	Northern Cardinal NOCA	2,798
2	Carolina Wren CAWR	2,695
3	Carolina Chickadee CACH	2,620
4	Tufted Titmouse TUTI	2,541
5	Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO	2,511
6	Downy Woodpecker DOWO	2,503
7	Eastern Bluebird EABL	2,451
8	American Crow AMCR	2,410
9	Eastern Phoebe EAPH	2,246
10	Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA	2,210

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

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Nothing obviously overdue — coverage is keeping up with the usual species.