Sandy Creek Park
· Durham, NC
Data through 2026-10-27 Location details
Late October
129 species on record
55
species this week
Sandy Creek Park (Durham, NC)

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

Peaking now

at or near their annual high this month

Northern Flicker NOFL
Northern Parula NOPA

Fading out

present now, well down by next month

Eastern Wood-Pewee EWPE
Chimney Swift CHSW
American Redstart AMRE
Common Yellowthroat COYE
Gray Catbird GRCA

Due back

absent now, expected within eight weeks

Dark-eyed Junco DEJU
Hermit Thrush HETH

Just arrived

first records of the year, in the last two weeks
Broad-winged Hawk BWHA Oct 20 short-distance
Nashville Warbler NAWA Oct 19 neotropical

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
#SpeciesThrough the yearRecords
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

Overdue this month

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.