Sandy Creek Park
Rarities
The hotspot's scarcest species — those recorded only a handful of times — plus anything rare seen lately.
77
Rare species
≤ 50 records each
185
Total species
10
Rare lately
last 30 days
Rare species seen in the last 30 days
| Species | Date | Total records |
|---|---|---|
| Hooded Warbler | June 08, 2026 | 34 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | June 06, 2026 | 37 |
| Rock Pigeon | June 05, 2026 | 28 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | June 04, 2026 | 37 |
| Wood Thrush | May 30, 2026 | 50 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | May 30, 2026 | 37 |
| Swainson's Thrush | May 22, 2026 | 31 |
| Wood Thrush | May 22, 2026 | 50 |
| Baltimore Oriole | May 19, 2026 | 31 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | May 19, 2026 | 37 |
All rare species
≤ 50 records, rarest first
| Species | Records | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painted Bunting mega | 1 | Apr 25 | Apr 25 |
| Domestic goose sp. x Canada Goose (hybrid) mega | 1 | Mar 09 | Mar 09 |
| Forster's Tern mega | 1 | Dec 21 | Dec 21 |
| Black-crowned Night Heron mega | 1 | Oct 17 | Oct 17 |
| Peregrine Falcon mega | 1 | Sep 29 | Sep 29 |
| Greater Yellowlegs mega | 1 | Jan 15 | Jan 15 |
| Common Loon mega | 1 | May 12 | May 12 |
| Snowy Egret mega | 1 | Aug 15 | Aug 15 |
| Graylag x Canada Goose (hybrid) mega | 1 | Jan 24 | Jan 24 |
| American Herring Gull mega | 1 | Jan 08 | Jan 08 |
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher mega | 1 | Sep 15 | Sep 15 |
| Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) mega | 1 | Apr 26 | Apr 26 |
| Gadwall mega | 1 | Dec 04 | Dec 04 |
| Bank Swallow mega | 1 | Apr 10 | Apr 10 |
| Eastern Meadowlark mega | 2 | Jun 06 | Dec 16 |
| Great Horned Owl mega | 2 | Aug 02 | Aug 19 |
| Eastern Warbling Vireo mega | 2 | May 09 | May 13 |
| American Wigeon mega | 2 | Oct 24 | Nov 19 |
| Ruddy Duck mega | 2 | Feb 05 | Feb 06 |
| Least Sandpiper mega | 2 | Apr 24 | May 13 |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher mega | 2 | Sep 02 | Oct 08 |
| Lincoln's Sparrow mega | 2 | Nov 10 | Dec 05 |
| Bufflehead | 3 | Jan 25 | Mar 05 |
| Nashville Warbler | 3 | Oct 06 | Oct 21 |
| Northern Harrier | 3 | Mar 26 | Oct 16 |
| American Woodcock | 3 | Apr 13 | Feb 28 |
| American Coot | 3 | Apr 25 | Nov 19 |
| Philadelphia Vireo | 3 | Oct 07 | Oct 20 |
| American Black Duck | 3 | Sep 14 | Oct 07 |
| Wild Turkey | 3 | Sep 30 | May 06 |
| Wilson's Warbler | 4 | May 22 | May 09 |
| Kentucky Warbler | 4 | May 13 | Apr 23 |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | 4 | May 14 | Apr 18 |
| Merlin | 4 | Oct 03 | Sep 20 |
| Mississippi Kite | 4 | May 23 | May 31 |
| Least Flycatcher | 4 | Oct 01 | Oct 09 |
| Canada Warbler | 5 | May 12 | Apr 29 |
| White-crowned Sparrow | 5 | Apr 27 | Mar 30 |
| Marsh Wren | 5 | Oct 01 | Sep 18 |
| Cliff Swallow | 5 | May 11 | Jul 13 |
| Sora | 5 | Apr 03 | Apr 16 |
| Ring-necked Duck | 5 | Nov 05 | Mar 13 |
| Vesper Sparrow | 6 | Apr 06 | Mar 27 |
| Blackburnian Warbler | 6 | Sep 20 | May 02 |
| Red-breasted Merganser | 6 | Apr 04 | Apr 23 |
| American Kestrel | 7 | Oct 09 | Mar 21 |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | 7 | May 15 | Apr 27 |
| Broad-winged Hawk | 8 | Apr 18 | Oct 03 |
| Common Nighthawk | 8 | Jun 28 | Jun 30 |
| Bay-breasted Warbler | 9 | May 02 | Oct 19 |
| Anhinga | 10 | Jun 26 | Aug 14 |
| Common Raven | 11 | Feb 26 | Apr 03 |
| Black-throated Green Warbler | 14 | Apr 30 | Apr 25 |
| Blue-winged Warbler | 14 | Apr 23 | Apr 24 |
| American Bittern | 17 | Apr 06 | Mar 30 |
| Blue-winged Teal | 19 | Oct 11 | Apr 24 |
| Worm-eating Warbler | 20 | Apr 11 | Apr 29 |
| Green-winged Teal | 20 | Nov 14 | Jan 19 |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | 20 | Sep 30 | Sep 18 |
| Tennessee Warbler | 20 | Sep 17 | Sep 15 |
| Veery | 21 | May 15 | May 04 |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | 26 | Dec 24 | Mar 05 |
| Savannah Sparrow | 27 | Feb 04 | Apr 15 |
| Rock Pigeon | 28 | Feb 14 | Jun 05 |
| Swainson's Thrush | 31 | May 09 | May 22 |
| Baltimore Oriole | 31 | Apr 24 | May 19 |
| Little Blue Heron | 32 | Jun 30 | Sep 03 |
| Hooded Warbler | 34 | Apr 12 | Jun 08 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | 35 | Feb 13 | Apr 14 |
| Fox Sparrow | 36 | Mar 09 | Mar 22 |
| Tricolored Heron | 36 | Aug 10 | Apr 13 |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | 37 | Apr 25 | Jun 06 |
| Blackpoll Warbler | 46 | Apr 26 | May 15 |
| Cape May Warbler | 46 | Apr 17 | Oct 11 |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | 47 | Apr 13 | May 11 |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | 47 | Oct 12 | Jan 05 |
| Wood Thrush | 50 | Apr 21 | May 30 |