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BirdsIn Franklin County, Ohio

Brown Creeper

Certhia americana Bonaparte, 1838

Brown Creeper in all of Ohio
Brown Creeper (Certhia americana)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Certhiidae
Genus
Certhia

Conservation status

Of special interest in Ohio (Ohio Division of Wildlife, June 2026)

Ohio's Division of Wildlife names it as one at the edge of its range in Ohio, breeding here at low numbers. It is not listed as endangered or threatened.

Near Franklin County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (36)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (47)
  • Recorded, season not shown (5)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
Brown Creeper by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round, winter
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Cuyahoga County103 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round, winter
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round, winter
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Franklin County39 · Recorded, season not shownYes: winter
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round, winter
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Hamilton County25 · Recorded, season not shownYes: winter
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round, winter
Lucas County29 · Recorded, season not shownYes: year-round, winter
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: year-round, winter
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Summit County33 · Recorded, season not shownYes: winter
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Union CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Warren CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: winter
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: year-round, winter
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: winter

Season

When it is recorded

In Franklin County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 39 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Franklin County · records of all species each week, 95,840 in all

Records per week from 39 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Brown Creeper in Franklin County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Brown CreeperYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000417
Jan 11–1711236
Jan 18–2400236
Jan 25–3122236
Feb 1–700244
Feb 8–1411360
Feb 15–2111270
Feb 22–2811401
Mar 1–711483
Mar 8–1411567
Mar 15–2100561
Mar 22–2811750
Mar 29 – Apr 4111,310
Apr 5–11741,456
Apr 12–181022,408
Apr 19–25112,525
Apr 26 – May 2002,812
May 3–9002,785
May 10–16002,381
May 17–23002,651
May 24–30002,735
May 31 – Jun 6002,861
Jun 7–13002,986
Jun 14–20002,980
Jun 21–27003,051
Jun 28 – Jul 4003,121
Jul 5–11003,399
Jul 12–18003,754
Jul 19–25003,305
Jul 26 – Aug 1003,347
Aug 2–8003,803
Aug 9–15003,507
Aug 16–22003,137
Aug 23–29003,249
Aug 30 – Sep 5003,487
Sep 6–12003,215
Sep 13–19003,368
Sep 20–26002,586
Sep 27 – Oct 3003,624
Oct 4–10002,701
Oct 11–17112,107
Oct 18–24221,201
Oct 25–31211,123
Nov 1–700789
Nov 8–1400798
Nov 15–2122468
Nov 22–2822522
Nov 29 – Dec 500225
Dec 6–1200234
Dec 13–1911392
Dec 20–2611254
Dec 27 – Jan 200422

In Ohio

Mid-October to mid-April, middle week Mar 1–7

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 655 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. 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; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 443 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Brown Creeper in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Brown CreeperYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–102086,211
Jan 11–17655,146
Jan 18–241994,645
Jan 25–311054,698
Feb 1–72286,023
Feb 8–142075,888
Feb 15–211355,436
Feb 22–281886,846
Mar 1–71058,321
Mar 8–1412610,384
Mar 15–2119812,620
Mar 22–2818813,949
Mar 29 – Apr 437919,661
Apr 5–11931026,860
Apr 12–18721039,925
Apr 19–2543941,623
Apr 26 – May 216856,391
May 3–95452,952
May 10–161153,785
May 17–230057,698
May 24–302254,651
May 31 – Jun 61153,099
Jun 7–131153,700
Jun 14–201156,625
Jun 21–270055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 40058,477
Jul 5–110061,336
Jul 12–180064,722
Jul 19–250069,753
Jul 26 – Aug 11159,416
Aug 2–80059,712
Aug 9–150055,994
Aug 16–220054,328
Aug 23–290051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 50057,167
Sep 6–120059,075
Sep 13–190054,543
Sep 20–264345,860
Sep 27 – Oct 38543,180
Oct 4–1013637,841
Oct 11–1714630,824
Oct 18–2418821,156
Oct 25–3115619,021
Nov 1–711814,172
Nov 8–1411712,621
Nov 15–211567,965
Nov 22–281268,136
Nov 29 – Dec 51586,083
Dec 6–12956,004
Dec 13–191565,423
Dec 20–261355,661
Dec 27 – Jan 22288,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • House Sparrow Passer domesticus23 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis21 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus13 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis13 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa13 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: recorded
  2. Feb: recorded
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: no record
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in August, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed52%49%
Forest35%31%
Wetland9%5%
Farmland3%11%
Grassland and shrub0.9%0.9%

From 233 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

655 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.