76 species so far this week — +52.6% against a typical mid 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 49.8.

96,465

Observations

186

Species

12 yr

Of record

Oct 12

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 10	Cape May Warbler CMWA		0.68%	11/12 yr	49
Oct 10	Rose-breasted Grosbeak RBGR		0.71%	10/12 yr	51
Oct 09	Tennessee Warbler TEWA		0.31%	9/12 yr	22
Oct 09	Blackpoll Warbler BLPW		0.65%	10/12 yr	47
Oct 08	Red-breasted Nuthatch RBNU		0.67%	11/12 yr	48
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
Oct 06	House Sparrow HOSP		0.83%	11/12 yr	60
Sep 30	Black-throated Blue Warbler BTBW		1.01%	12/12 yr	73
Sep 28	Connecticut Warbler COWA	—	0.01%	1/12 yr	1
Sep 28	Bay-breasted Warbler BBWA	—	0.14%	6/12 yr	10
Sep 18	Yellow-breasted Chat YBCH		0.56%	9/12 yr	40
Sep 14	Hooded Warbler HOWA		0.54%	11/12 yr	39
Sep 12	Veery VEER		0.31%	9/12 yr	22

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

Wood Duck WODU

absent now, expected within eight weeks

Dark-eyed Junco DEJU

Hermit Thrush HETH

first records of the year, in the last two weeks

Tennessee Warbler TEWA	Oct 08	neotropical
Philadelphia Vireo PHVI	Oct 07	neotropical

migrants overdue to leave, and what to expect next

—

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	2,775
2	Carolina Wren CAWR	2,678
3	Carolina Chickadee CACH	2,600
4	Tufted Titmouse TUTI	2,516
5	Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO	2,488
6	Downy Woodpecker DOWO	2,479
7	Eastern Bluebird EABL	2,426
8	American Crow AMCR	2,386
9	Eastern Phoebe EAPH	2,223
10	Red-shouldered Hawk RSHA	2,190

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

Species	Status	Usually detected	Seen this month
Song Sparrow SOSP	year-round	32.0%	2