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Hamilton County

Ecoregions: Southern Great Lakes forests (53%) and Interior Plateau US Hardwood Forests (47%)

Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests. Shares of the land area. Ecoregions: RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al. 2017) (opens in a new tab), CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)

Watersheds: Little Miami, Lower Great Miami, Indiana, Ohio, Middle Ohio-Laughery and Whitewater

Park: Great Parks of Hamilton County

City and suburbs: Cincinnati

Land cover: developed 68%, forest 24%, farmland 8%

Elevation: 450 to 1,070 ft, mostly around 730 ft (138–326 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
816
records, 2016 to 2025
87,019
This week near Hamilton County

Hamilton County at a glance

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

Amphibians 8
Bees, wasps and ants 41
Beetles 28
Birds 113
Butterflies and moths 81
Conifers and relatives 2
Crustaceans 4
Dragonflies and damselflies 41
Ferns and clubmosses 8
Fishes 13
Flies 23
Flowering plants 339
Fungi 20
Grasshoppers and crickets 8
Lichens 1
Mammals 14
Mussels and clams 1
Other animals 3
Other arachnids 1
Other insects 3
Reptiles 12
Slime molds 1
Snails and slugs 1
Spiders 25
True bugs 25
Recording in Hamilton County · records of all species each week, 87,019 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

922 species

Amphibians 8

American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons154 recordsBlanchard's Cricket Frog (Acris blanchardi)Blanchard's Cricket FrogAcris blanchardiPhoto © Andy Kraemer · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain92 recordsEastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)Eastern Red-backed SalamanderPlethodon cinereusPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain122 recordsFowler's Toad (Anaxyrus fowleri)Fowler's ToadAnaxyrus fowleriPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons142 recordsGreen frog (Aquarana clamitans)Green frogAquarana clamitansPhoto © suburbirder · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain54 recordsNorthern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)Northern Leopard FrogLithobates pipiensPhoto © Hannah Floyd · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain24 recordsSouthern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea cirrigera)Southern Two-lined SalamanderEurycea cirrigeraPhoto © Zach Lim · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain112 recordsSpring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)Spring PeeperPseudacris cruciferPhoto © Jerry Cannon · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain43 records

Bees, wasps and ants 41

Unequal Cellophane Bee (Colletes inaequalis)Unequal Cellophane BeeColletes inaequalisPhoto © brian stahls · CC BY-NC 4.0Late March to early May, middle week Mar 29 – Apr 428 recordsAbrupt Digger Bee (Anthophora abrupta)Abrupt Digger BeeAnthophora abruptaPhoto © beewilliams · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late June, middle week Jun 14–2022 recordsTwo-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatusPhoto © larrytip · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to mid-July, middle week Jun 14–20328 recordsEuropean Woolcarder Bee (Anthidium manicatum)European Woolcarder BeeAnthidium manicatumPhoto © Pierre Bornand · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late August, middle week Jun 21–27132 recordsBicolored Striped Sweat Bee (Agapostemon virescens)Bicolored Striped Sweat BeeAgapostemon virescensPhoto © Heather Holm · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to early October, middle week Jul 5–1167 recordsBrown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisPhoto © Steven Mlodinow · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late July, middle week Jul 5–111,704 recordsGolden Northern Bumble Bee (Bombus fervidus)Golden Northern Bumble BeeBombus fervidusPhoto © janeabel · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-September, middle week Jul 12–1883 recordsSculptured Resin Bee (Megachile sculpturalis)Sculptured Resin BeeMegachile sculpturalisPhoto © lrussoutk · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 12–1820 recordsEuropean Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)European Paper WaspPolistes dominulaPhoto © Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0Early May to late September, middle week Jul 19–25161 recordsFour-banded Stink Bug Wasp (Bicyrtes quadrifasciatus)Four-banded Stink Bug WaspBicyrtes quadrifasciatusPhoto © brian stahls · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to late August, middle week Jul 19–2568 recordsGreat Black Digger Wasp (Sphex pensylvanicus)Great Black Digger WaspSphex pensylvanicusPhoto © Larry Clarfeld · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to early September, middle week Jul 19–2534 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis melliferaPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0Early April to mid-October, middle week Jul 19–25986 recordsEastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Eastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaPhoto © Christopher Eliot · CC BY 4.0Mid-May to early October, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 11,096 recordsTwo-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)Two-spotted Longhorn BeeMelissodes bimaculatusPhoto © Eamon Corbett · CC BY 4.0Early July to mid-August, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 138 recordsAmerican Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus)American Bumble BeeBombus pensylvanicusPhoto © Buddy · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late September, middle week Aug 2–895 recordsCommon Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensPhoto © scotstewart · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to mid-October, middle week Aug 2–81,175 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 2–844 recordsLigated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)Ligated Furrow BeeHalictus ligatusPhoto © Thomas Barbin · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to late September, middle week Aug 2–8122 recordsPseudodynerus quadrisectusPseudodynerus quadrisectusPseudodynerus quadrisectusPhoto © Brice C. · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late September, middle week Aug 2–827 recordsFour-toothed Mason Wasp (Monobia quadridens)Four-toothed Mason WaspMonobia quadridensPhoto © Justin · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to early October, middle week Aug 9–1543 recordsHump-backed Beewolf (Philanthus gibbosus)Hump-backed BeewolfPhilanthus gibbosusPhoto © JoshExistsToo · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to early October, middle week Aug 9–1526 recordsYellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron caementarium)Yellow-legged Mud-dauber WaspSceliphron caementariumPhoto © Celeste · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to late September, middle week Aug 9–1552 recordsGold-marked Thread-waisted Wasp (Eremnophila aureonotata)Gold-marked Thread-waisted WaspEremnophila aureonotataPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to late September, middle week Aug 16–2275 recordsSphex nudusSphex nudusSphex nudusPhoto © Anita Gould · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to mid-September, middle week Aug 16–2254 recordsCommon Eastern Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis)Common Eastern Velvet AntDasymutilla occidentalisPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0Early August to mid-September, middle week Aug 23–2928 recordsZethus spinipesZethus spinipesZethus spinipesPhoto © laurenjansensimpson · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to late September, middle week Aug 23–2925 recordsBlue-winged Scoliid Wasp (Scolia dubia)Blue-winged Scoliid WaspScolia dubiaPhoto © Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-August to mid-September, middle week Sep 6–1232 recordsEastern Yellowjacket (Vespula maculifrons)Eastern YellowjacketVespula maculifronsPhoto © sankax · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to early November, middle week Sep 6–12152 recordsBald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)Bald-faced HornetDolichovespula maculataPhoto © Benigno Veraz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain157 recordsBlack-and-gold Bumble Bee (Bombus auricomus)Black-and-gold Bumble BeeBombus auricomusPhoto © Mark Nofsinger · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain23 recordsChestnut Carpenter Ant (Camponotus (Tanaemyrmex) castaneus)Chestnut Carpenter AntCamponotus (Tanaemyrmex) castaneusPhoto © Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons72 recordsEastern Black Carpenter Ant (Camponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicus)Eastern Black Carpenter AntCamponotus (Camponotus) pennsylvanicusPhoto © Dmitry Mozzherin · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain37 recordsEuropean tube wasp (Ancistrocerus gazella)European tube waspAncistrocerus gazellaPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain28 recordsFerruginous Carpenter Ant (Camponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodes)Ferruginous Carpenter AntCamponotus (Camponotus) chromaiodesPhoto © Meghan Cassidy · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain39 recordsFraternal Potter Wasp (Eumenes fraternus)Fraternal Potter WaspEumenes fraternusPhoto © Zachary Dankowicz · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain82 recordsHidalgo Mason Wasp (Euodynerus hidalgo)Hidalgo Mason WaspEuodynerus hidalgoPhoto © laurenjansensimpson · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year23 recordsMetric Paper Wasp (Polistes metricus)Metric Paper WaspPolistes metricusPhoto © krancmm · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain42 recordsNorthern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Northern Paper WaspPolistes fuscatusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain111 recordsOblong Woolcarder Bee (Anthidium oblongatum)Oblong Woolcarder BeeAnthidium oblongatumPhoto © Owen Strickland · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain40 recordsPigeon Horntail (Tremex columba)Pigeon HorntailTremex columbaPhoto © Robby Deans · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year22 records

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