· Durham, NC
Data through 2026-08-13 Location details
Mid August
95 species on record
50
species this week
Sandy Creek Park (Durham, NC)

50 species so far this week — +17.4% against a typical mid August.

August is the 6th-richest of the twelve months: 95 species across 12 years, against 149 in April. The historical average for this week is 42.6.

94,538
Observations
185
Species
12 yr
Of record
Aug 13
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
Louisiana Waterthrush LOWA 1.58% 12/12 yr 112 Aug 11

Peaking now

at or near their annual high this month

Fading out

present now, well down by next month

Due back

absent now, expected within eight weeks

Just arrived

first records of the year, in the last two weeks

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

On the move

migrants overdue to leave, and what to expect next

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 2,708
2 Carolina Wren CAWR 2,617
3 Carolina Chickadee CACH 2,542
4 Tufted Titmouse TUTI 2,455
5 Red-bellied Woodpecker RBWO 2,427
6 Downy Woodpecker DOWO 2,423
7 Eastern Bluebird EABL 2,364
8 American Crow AMCR 2,333
9 Great Blue Heron GBHE 2,177
10 Eastern Phoebe EAPH 2,166

Overdue this month

usually reliable now, but under-reported so far — worth looking for
SpeciesStatusUsually detectedSeen this month
Great Blue Heron GBHE year-round 40.7% 2