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Southern Great Lakes forests

EcoregionTemperate Broadleaf & Mixed Foreststouches 67 Ohio counties

Results here come from the Ohio part only. It continues into Indiana, Michigan and Canada, which OpenPhenology does not cover yet.

species with a result
3,003
records, 2016 to 2025
897,866

Southern Great Lakes forests at a glance

Darker weeks have more of a group's species recorded. Shows when people recorded them, not how common they are.

Amphibians 15
Bees, wasps and ants 144
Beetles 181
Birds 238
Butterflies and moths 620
Conifers and relatives 8
Crustaceans 13
Dragonflies and damselflies 81
Ferns and clubmosses 29
Fishes 75
Flies 157
Flowering plants 867
Fungi 189
Grasshoppers and crickets 32
Lichens 16
Mammals 23
Mosses, liverworts and hornworts 13
Mussels and clams 15
Other animals 20
Other arachnids 12
Other insects 33
Reptiles 9
Slime molds 6
Snails and slugs 12
Spiders 101
True bugs 94
Recording in Southern Great Lakes forests · records of all species each week, 897,866 in all

The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low.

Every species recorded here

3,003 species

Amphibians 15

Boreorana sylvaticaBoreorana sylvaticaBoreorana sylvaticaPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0Early March to mid-October, middle week May 10–161,159 recordsSouthern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea cirrigera)Southern Two-lined SalamanderEurycea cirrigeraPhoto © Zach Lim · CC BY-NC 4.0Late February to early November, middle week May 24–30366 recordsAmerican Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0Early April to late September, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 44,141 recordsGreen frog (Aquarana clamitans)Green frogAquarana clamitansPhoto © suburbirder · CC BY-NC 4.0Early April to early October, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 42,470 recordsGray Treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor)Gray TreefrogDryophytes versicolorPhoto © Todd Pierson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Late April to early October, middle week Jul 19–251,844 recordsNorthern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)Northern Leopard FrogLithobates pipiensPhoto © Hannah Floyd · CC BY-NC 4.0Early March to mid-October, middle week Jul 19–25851 recordsCope's Gray Tree Frog (Dryophytes chrysoscelis)Cope's Gray Tree FrogDryophytes chrysoscelisPhoto © Todd Pierson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons43 recordsEastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)Eastern Red-backed SalamanderPlethodon cinereusPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons1,851 recordsLong-tailed Salamander (Eurycea longicauda)Long-tailed SalamanderEurycea longicaudaPhoto © Yinan Li · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons166 recordsNorthern Ravine Salamander (Plethodon electromorphus)Northern Ravine SalamanderPlethodon electromorphusPhoto © Jay Heiser · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain58 recordsNorthern Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus)Northern Slimy SalamanderPlethodon glutinosusPhoto © Dominic · CC BY 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons80 recordsNorthern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata)Northern Two-lined SalamanderEurycea bislineataPhoto © Justin Lee · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons458 recordsPickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris)Pickerel FrogLithobates palustrisPhoto © J.D. Willson · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain83 recordsRed Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber)Red SalamanderPseudotriton ruberPhoto © Saunders Drukker · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain76 recordsSpring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)Spring PeeperPseudacris cruciferPhoto © Jerry Cannon · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons1,137 records

Bees, wasps and ants 144

Carlin's Mining Bee (Andrena carlini)Carlin's Mining BeeAndrena carliniPhoto © Max McCarthy · CC BY-NC 4.0Late March to early May, middle week Apr 12–1823 recordsSpring Beauty Miner (Andrena erigeniae)Spring Beauty MinerAndrena erigeniaePhoto © Riley-Brendan Walsh · CC BY-NC 4.0Early March to early May, middle week Apr 12–1883 recordsUnequal Cellophane Bee (Colletes inaequalis)Unequal Cellophane BeeColletes inaequalisPhoto © brian stahls · CC BY-NC 4.0Late March to early May, middle week Apr 12–18134 recordsHorn-faced Mason Bee (Osmia cornifrons)Horn-faced Mason BeeOsmia cornifronsPhoto © Bill Keim · CC BY 4.0Late March to early May, middle week Apr 19–2560 recordsTaurus Mason Bee (Osmia taurus)Taurus Mason BeeOsmia taurusPhoto © Riley-Brendan Walsh · CC BY-NC 4.0Late March to mid-May, middle week Apr 19–2530 recordsBufflehead Mason Bee (Osmia bucephala)Bufflehead Mason BeeOsmia bucephalaPhoto © pfaucher · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to mid-June, middle week May 10–1667 recordsBlack Giant Ichneumonid Wasp (Megarhyssa atrata)Black Giant Ichneumonid WaspMegarhyssa atrataPhoto © Roger Shaw · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Early May to early September, middle week Jun 7–1359 recordsFerruginous Carpenter Ant (Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes)Ferruginous Carpenter AntCamponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodesPhoto © Meghan Cassidy · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-April to late October, middle week Jun 7–13283 recordsEastern Black Carpenter Ant (Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus)Eastern Black Carpenter AntCamponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicusPhoto © Dmitry Mozzherin · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Mid-April to mid-October, middle week Jun 14–20708 recordsAbrupt Digger Bee (Anthophora abrupta)Abrupt Digger BeeAnthophora abruptaPhoto © beewilliams · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-July, middle week Jun 21–2750 recordsTwo-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatusPhoto © larrytip · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to late July, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 41,765 recordsWilke's Mining Bee (Andrena wilkella)Wilke's Mining BeeAndrena wilkellaPhoto © Heather Holm · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-July, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 450 recordsBicolored Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon virescens)Bicolored Striped Sweat BeeAgapostemon virescensPhoto © Heather Holm · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to late September, middle week Jul 5–11498 recordsBrown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisPhoto © Steven Mlodinow · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-August, middle week Jul 5–113,775 recordsPerplexing Bumble Bee (Bombus perplexus)Perplexing Bumble BeeBombus perplexusPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to early August, middle week Jul 12–18352 recordsBlack-and-gold Bumble Bee (Bombus auricomus)Black-and-gold Bumble BeeBombus auricomusPhoto © Mark Nofsinger · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to late August, middle week Jul 19–25246 recordsNoble Scoliid Wasp (Scolia nobilitata)Noble Scoliid WaspScolia nobilitataPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0Late June to mid-August, middle week Jul 19–2541 recordsPugnacious Leafcutter Bee (Megachile pugnata)Pugnacious Leafcutter BeeMegachile pugnataPhoto © karalyn · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to late August, middle week Jul 19–2545 recordsSculptured Resin Bee (Megachile sculpturalis)Sculptured Resin BeeMegachile sculpturalisPhoto © lrussoutk · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 19–25134 recordsGolden Northern Bumble Bee (Bombus fervidus)Golden Northern Bumble BeeBombus fervidusPhoto © janeabel · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to mid-September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1620 recordsGreat Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)Great Golden Digger WaspSphex ichneumoneusPhoto © krancmm · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to early September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1536 recordsHibiscus Turret Bee (Ptilothrix bombiformis)Hibiscus Turret BeePtilothrix bombiformisPhoto © James Kindt · CC BY 4.0Mid-July to early August, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 152 recordsLigated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)Ligated Furrow BeeHalictus ligatusPhoto © Thomas Barbin · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1684 recordsParancistrocerus leionotusParancistrocerus leionotusParancistrocerus leionotusPhoto © Celeste · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to mid-September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 138 recordsPruinose Squash Bee (Peponapis pruinosa)Pruinose Squash BeePeponapis pruinosaPhoto USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab · Public domainEarly July to late August, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 185 recordsTwo-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)Two-spotted Longhorn BeeMelissodes bimaculatusPhoto © Eamon Corbett · CC BY 4.0Early July to late August, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 1616 recordsAlfalfa Leafcutter Bee (Megachile rotundata)Alfalfa Leafcutter BeeMegachile rotundataPhoto © Heather Holm · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to mid-September, middle week Aug 2–847 recordsBrown-legged Grass-carrying Wasp (Isodontia auripes)Brown-legged Grass-carrying WaspIsodontia auripesPhoto © Annika Lindqvist · CC BY 4.0Mid-June to early September, middle week Aug 2–878 recordsEastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Eastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaPhoto © Christopher Eliot · CC BY 4.0Mid-April to early October, middle week Aug 2–84,042 recordsEastern Cicada-killer Wasp (Sphecius speciosus)Eastern Cicada-killer WaspSphecius speciosusPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-July to early September, middle week Aug 2–8222 recordsEuropean Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)European Paper WaspPolistes dominulaPhoto © Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0Late April to early October, middle week Aug 2–8856 recordsFour-banded Stink Bug Wasp (Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus)Four-banded Stink Bug WaspBicyrtes quadrifasciatusPhoto © brian stahls · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to early September, middle week Aug 2–8369 recordsGreat Black Digger Wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus)Great Black Digger WaspSphex pensylvanicusPhoto © Larry Clarfeld · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to early September, middle week Aug 2–8151 records

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Missing records do not mean a species is absent. Back to the Ohio map

Ecoregions: RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al. 2017) (opens in a new tab), CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab).