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Hancock County

Ecoregion: Southern Great Lakes forests

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

Watersheds: Blanchard and Cedar-Portage

Land cover: farmland 79%, developed 14%, forest 6%

Elevation: 690 to 970 ft, mostly around 810 ft (211–297 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
88
records, 2016 to 2025
9,325
This week near Hancock County

Hancock 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 4
Bees, wasps and ants 2
Beetles 2
Birds 5
Butterflies and moths 27
Dragonflies and damselflies 16
Fishes 2
Flowering plants 23
Mammals 2
Reptiles 1
Spiders 2
True bugs 2
Recording in Hancock County · records of all species each week, 9,325 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

296 species

Amphibians 4

American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain45 recordsEastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)Eastern Red-backed SalamanderPlethodon cinereusPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain20 recordsGray Treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor)Gray TreefrogDryophytes versicolorPhoto © Todd Pierson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain24 recordsNorthern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)Northern Leopard FrogLithobates pipiensPhoto © Hannah Floyd · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain21 records

Bees, wasps and ants 2

Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensPhoto © scotstewart · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year33 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis melliferaPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain34 records

Beetles 2

Margined Leatherwing Beetle (Chauliognathus marginatus)Margined Leatherwing BeetleChauliognathus marginatusPhoto © Bill Keim · CC BY 4.0Late May to mid-July, middle week Jun 21–2727 recordsAsian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridisPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons49 records

Birds 5

Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusPhoto © Joe Zigmont · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain21 recordsCanada Goose (Branta canadensis)Canada GooseBranta canadensisPhoto © mhalsted · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain24 recordsCooper's Hawk (Astur cooperii)Cooper's HawkAstur cooperiiPhoto © Abby Sesselberg · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain20 recordsGreat Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasPhoto © Dan Roach · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain24 recordsMallard (Anas platyrhynchos)MallardAnas platyrhynchosPhoto © anonymous · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain20 records

Butterflies and moths 27

Banded Hairstreak (Satyrium calanus)Banded HairstreakSatyrium calanusPhoto © Mike V.A. Burrell · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to early July, middle week Jun 21–2720 recordsAilanthus Webworm Moth (Atteva aurea)Ailanthus Webworm MothAtteva aureaPhoto © Glen Peterson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 12–1821 recordsCanadian Petrophila (Petrophila canadensis)Canadian PetrophilaPetrophila canadensisPhoto © nolieschneider · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to early August, middle week Jul 19–2530 recordsElegant Grass-veneer (Microcrambus elegans)Elegant Grass-veneerMicrocrambus elegansPhoto © Ashley M Bradford · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to late August, middle week Jul 19–2523 recordsHackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)Hackberry EmperorAsterocampa celtisPhoto © Matthew O'Donnell · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Late June to early September, middle week Aug 2–843 recordsPearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)Pearl CrescentPhyciodes tharosPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to late August, middle week Aug 9–1534 recordsBlack Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes)Black SwallowtailPapilio polyxenesPhoto © Heather Pickard · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-September, middle week Aug 16–2251 recordsPainted Lady (Vanessa cardui)Painted LadyVanessa carduiPhoto © roy pilcher · CC BY-NC 4.0Late July to late October, middle week Sep 6–1226 recordsOrange Sulphur (Colias eurytheme)Orange SulphurColias eurythemeLate in its seasonPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Chrissy McClarren and Andy Reago · CC0 1.0Late July to early November, middle week Sep 20–2623 recordsCommon Checkered-Skipper (Burnsius communis)Common Checkered-SkipperBurnsius communisPhoto © Kent C. Jensen · CC BY-NC 4.0Early August to late October, middle week Sep 27 – Oct 324 recordsCelery Leaftier Moth (Udea rubigalis)Celery Leaftier MothUdea rubigalisPhoto © Ilona · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: most records are from one year20 recordsChickweed Geometer Moth (Haematopis grataria)Chickweed Geometer MothHaematopis gratariaPhoto © Don Marsille · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain20 recordsCommon Buckeye (Junonia coenia)Common BuckeyeJunonia coeniaPhoto © William Harmon · CC BY 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 uncertain21 recordsEastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)Eastern Tiger SwallowtailPapilio glaucusPhoto © David Alan Rogers · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain23 recordsElkalyce comyntasElkalyce comyntasElkalyce comyntasPhoto © jenniferf4 · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year27 recordsGreen Cloverworm Moth (Hypena scabra)Green Cloverworm MothHypena scabraPhoto © Royal Tyler · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain33 recordsHickory Tussock Moth (Lophocampa caryae)Hickory Tussock MothLophocampa caryaePhoto © Cyndy Sims Parr · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain21 recordsLucerne Moth (Nomophila nearctica)Lucerne MothNomophila nearcticaPhoto © Royal Tyler · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: most records are from one year32 recordsNorthern Pearly-eye (Lethe anthedon)Northern Pearly-eyeLethe anthedonPhoto © Ruth Metterhausen · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons32 recordsOrange Wing (Mellilla xanthometata)Orange WingMellilla xanthometataPhoto © Royal Tyler · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons35 recordsPeck's Skipper (Polites peckius)Peck's SkipperPolites peckiusPhoto © W. John Powell · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain35 recordsRed Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)Red AdmiralVanessa atalantaPhoto © Gilles San Martin · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: most records are from one year21 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 uncertain25 recordsSmall White (Pieris rapae)Small WhitePieris rapaePhoto © Liu JimFood · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain23 recordsVirginian Tiger Moth (Spilosoma virginica)Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginicaPhoto © Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain29 recordsZabulon Skipper (Lon zabulon)Zabulon SkipperLon zabulonPhoto © Bill Bouton · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: most records are from one year37 records

Dragonflies and damselflies 16

Common Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)Common WhitetailPlathemis lydiaPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to mid-August, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 440 recordsPowdered Dancer (Argia moesta)Powdered DancerArgia moestaPhoto © Jerry Oldenettel · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Mid-June to early August, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 428 recordsStream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans)Stream BluetEnallagma exsulansPhoto © Lisa Brown · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to early August, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 451 recordsEastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)Eastern AmberwingPerithemis teneraPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to late August, middle week Jul 5–1147 recordsEastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)Eastern ForktailIschnura verticalisPhoto © Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-September, middle week Jul 5–1159 recordsBlue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis)Blue-fronted DancerArgia apicalisPhoto © Michael Bok · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 12–1866 recordsWidow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)Widow SkimmerLibellula luctuosaPhoto © Kevin Dodds · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 12–1851 recordsBlue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)Blue DasherPachydiplax longipennisPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 19–2534 records

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