Adams County

Land cover: forest 59%, farmland 33%, developed 7%

Elevation: 480 to 1,280 ft, mostly around 870 ft (147–389 m)

Land cover as shares of the land area. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab). Elevation: USGS 3D Elevation Program (opens in a new tab)

Warmth so far: Not available yet.

species with a result
158
records, 2016 to 2025
12,200
This week near Adams County

Adams County at a glance

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

Recording in Adams County · records of all species each week, 12,200 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

384 species

Amphibians 3

American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain23 recordsFowler's Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)Fowler's ToadAnaxyrus fowleriPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year27 recordsNorthern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus)Northern Dusky SalamanderDesmognathus fuscusPhoto © Tina Marie Camp Scheff · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain20 records

Bees, wasps and ants 1

Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Eastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaPhoto © Christopher Eliot · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain21 records

Beetles 2

Eastern Red-bellied Tiger Beetle (Cicindela (Cicindelidia) rufiventris)Eastern Red-bellied Tiger BeetleCicindela (Cicindelidia) rufiventrisPhoto © Patrick Coin · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to mid-August, middle week Jul 19–2528 recordsSix-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela (Cicindela) sexguttata)Six-spotted Tiger BeetleCicindela (Cicindela) sexguttataPhoto © dufferin · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain43 records

Birds 1

Prairie Warbler (Setophaga discolor)Prairie WarblerSetophaga discolorPhoto © Fyn Kynd · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: most records are from one year25 records

Butterflies and moths 26

Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor)Pipevine SwallowtailBattus philenorPhoto © kbarylski · CC BY-NC 4.0Late April to late August, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4103 recordsEuptychia cymelaEuptychia cymelaEuptychia cymelaPhoto © Hans Ritter · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to early August, middle week Jul 5–1125 recordsElkalyce comyntasElkalyce comyntasElkalyce comyntasPhoto © jenniferf4 · CC BY-NC 4.0Late April to mid-September, middle week Jul 19–2561 recordsHummingbird Clearwing (Hemaris thysbe)Hummingbird ClearwingHemaris thysbePhoto © cgbb2004 · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 19–2527 recordsSpicebush Swallowtail (Papilio troilus)Spicebush SwallowtailPapilio troilusPhoto © dogtooth77 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Mid-April to late August, middle week Jul 19–2552 recordsNorthern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)Northern Pearly-eyeLethe anthedonPhoto © Ruth Metterhausen · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to early September, middle week Aug 9–1559 recordsBlack-waved Flannel Moth (Megalopyge crispata)Black-waved Flannel MothMegalopyge crispataPhoto © Trevor Edmonson · CC BY 4.0Late June to mid-September, middle week Aug 23–2929 recordsBanded Tussock Moth (Halysidota tessellaris)Banded Tussock MothHalysidota tessellarisPhoto © Trey Wardlaw · CC BY-NC 4.0Early August to late September, middle week Sep 13–1922 recordsBlack Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)Black SwallowtailPapilio polyxenesPhoto © Heather Pickard · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year20 recordsCommon Buckeye (Junonia coenia)Common BuckeyeJunonia coeniaPhoto © William Harmon · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain24 recordsCommon Wood-Nymph (Cercyonis pegala)Common Wood-NymphCercyonis pegalaPhoto © njcarpenter · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year22 recordsEastern Comma (Polygonia comma)Eastern CommaPolygonia commaPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain23 recordsEastern Gemmed-Satyr (Cyllopsis gemma)Eastern Gemmed-SatyrCyllopsis gemmaPhoto © Mark Shields · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain21 recordsEastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)Eastern Tiger SwallowtailPapilio glaucusPhoto © David Alan Rogers · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year88 recordsGiant Swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes)Giant SwallowtailPapilio cresphontesPhoto © David Alan Rogers · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain27 recordsGray Hairstreak (Strymon melinus)Gray HairstreakStrymon melinusPhoto © danabarb · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year21 recordsGreat Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)Great Spangled FritillarySpeyeria cybelePhoto © aidan_rodriguez03 · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons82 recordsHermes Satyr (Hermeuptychia hermes)Hermes SatyrHermeuptychia hermesPhoto © Emil Vasquez · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain28 recordsIncisalia henriciIncisalia henriciIncisalia henriciPhoto © Joe Bartok · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year22 recordsMitoura gryneusMitoura gryneusMitoura gryneusPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons48 recordsOrange Wing (Mellilla xanthometata)Orange WingMellilla xanthometataPhoto © Royal Tyler · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain28 recordsPearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)Pearl CrescentPhyciodes tharosPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons49 recordsSilver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)Silver-spotted SkipperEpargyreus clarusPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Elin Pierce · CC0 1.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain29 recordsSilvery Checkerspot (Chlosyne nycteis)Silvery CheckerspotChlosyne nycteisPhoto © Lindsey Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain24 recordsZabulon Skipper (Lon zabulon)Zabulon SkipperLon zabulonPhoto © Bill Bouton · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain23 recordsZebra Swallowtail (Protographium marcellus)Zebra SwallowtailProtographium marcellusPhoto © capnr0n · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons36 records

Conifers and relatives 3

eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana)eastern redcedarJuniperus virginianaPhoto © Steven Severinghaus · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain40 recordsnorthern whitecedar (Thuja occidentalis)northern whitecedarThuja occidentalisPhoto © Donna Pomeroy · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain21 recordsVirginia pine (Pinus virginiana)Virginia pinePinus virginianaPhoto Neelix · Public domainNo season: recorded in two separate seasons32 records

Dragonflies and damselflies 11

Midland Clubtail (Gomphurus fraternus)Midland ClubtailGomphurus fraternusPhoto © Owen Strickland · CC BY 4.0Early May to late June, middle week May 24–3020 recordsEbony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)Ebony JewelwingCalopteryx maculataPhoto © rmoreau · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to early August, middle week Jun 21–2725 recordsSpangled Skimmer (Libellula cyanea)Spangled SkimmerLibellula cyaneaPhoto © John B. · CC BY 4.0Mid-May to mid-July, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 422 recordsEastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)Eastern AmberwingPerithemis teneraPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to mid-September, middle week Jul 19–2530 recordsWidow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)Widow SkimmerLibellula luctuosaPhoto © Kevin Dodds · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to mid-September, middle week Jul 19–2590 recordsEastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)Eastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollisPhoto © Anne Thompson · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to mid-September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 176 recordsSlaty Skimmer (Libellula incesta)Slaty SkimmerLibellula incestaPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to mid-September, middle week Aug 2–840 recordsFragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)Fragile ForktailIschnura positaPhoto © Zachary Dankowicz · CC BY 4.0Early May to mid-September, middle week Aug 16–2229 recordsBlue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)Blue DasherPachydiplax longipennisPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain42 recordsCommon Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)Common WhitetailPlathemis lydiaPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons69 recordsHalloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)Halloween PennantCelithemis eponinaPhoto © geosesarma · CC BY 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons35 records

Ferns and clubmosses 7

bulblet fern (Cystopteris bulbifera)bulblet fernCystopteris bulbiferaPhoto © thesnaguy · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain22 records

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