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Licking County

Ecoregions: Southern Great Lakes forests (75%) and Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests (25%)

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: Licking, Muskingum and Upper Scioto

City and suburbs: Newark

Land cover: farmland 49%, forest 32%, developed 18%

Elevation: 750 to 1,350 ft, mostly around 1,040 ft (229–413 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
197
records, 2016 to 2025
15,841
This week near Licking County

Licking 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 6
Beetles 7
Birds 24
Butterflies and moths 41
Dragonflies and damselflies 26
Ferns and clubmosses 2
Flies 1
Flowering plants 62
Fungi 4
Grasshoppers and crickets 1
Mammals 6
Reptiles 3
Spiders 7
True bugs 3
Recording in Licking County · records of all species each week, 15,841 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

392 species

Amphibians 4

American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to late September, middle week Jul 5–11114 recordsGray Treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor)Gray TreefrogDryophytes versicolorPhoto © Todd Pierson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons58 recordsGreen frog (Aquarana clamitans)Green frogAquarana clamitansPhoto © suburbirder · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons42 recordsSpring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)Spring PeeperPseudacris cruciferPhoto © Jerry Cannon · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain21 records

Bees, wasps and ants 6

Two-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatusPhoto © larrytip · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to mid-July, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 436 recordsEastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Eastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaPhoto © Christopher Eliot · CC BY 4.0Early June to late September, middle week Aug 16–2266 recordsBrown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisPhoto © Steven Mlodinow · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain28 recordsCommon Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensPhoto © scotstewart · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain104 recordsNorthern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Northern Paper WaspPolistes fuscatusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year24 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis melliferaPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain113 records

Beetles 7

Margined Leatherwing Beetle (Chauliognathus marginatus)Margined Leatherwing BeetleChauliognathus marginatusPhoto © Bill Keim · CC BY 4.0Late May to mid-July, middle week Jul 5–1121 recordsRed Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus)Red Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmusPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Early June to late July, middle week Jul 5–1139 recordsGoldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus)Goldenrod Soldier BeetleChauliognathus pensylvanicusPhoto © Wildreturn · CC BY 4.0Mid-August to mid-September, middle week Aug 23–2928 recordsAsian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridisPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons72 recordsJapanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)Japanese BeetlePopillia japonicaPhoto © Ingrid Kaatz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain35 recordsSpotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata)Spotted Cucumber BeetleDiabrotica undecimpunctataPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain34 recordsSwamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle (Labidomera clivicollis)Swamp Milkweed Leaf BeetleLabidomera clivicollisPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain20 records

Birds 24

Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaPhoto © Tom Murray · CC BY-NC 4.0Late April to mid-June, middle week May 3–925 recordsNorthern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva)Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaPhoto © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 4.0Late April to late June, middle week May 10–1620 recordsAmerican Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)American GoldfinchSpinus tristisPhoto © Chris Fisher · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year45 recordsAmerican Robin (Turdus migratorius)American RobinTurdus migratoriusPhoto © John D Reynolds · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year43 recordsBald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusPhoto © Joe Zigmont · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year24 recordsBlue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)Blue JayCyanocitta cristataPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain34 recordsCanada Goose (Branta canadensis)Canada GooseBranta canadensisPhoto © mhalsted · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year26 recordsChipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)Chipping SparrowSpizella passerinaPhoto © Weston Barker · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year28 recordsCommon Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaPhoto © brian stahls · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year24 recordsDowny Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensPhoto © Alexis Williams · CC BY 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year33 recordsEastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisPhoto © Marie Hosch · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain46 recordsGreat Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasPhoto © Dan Roach · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain26 recordsGreen Heron (Butorides virescens)Green HeronButorides virescensPhoto © Tom Kennedy · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain31 recordsHouse Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusPhoto © Donna Pomeroy · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year35 recordsHouse Sparrow (Passer domesticus)House SparrowPasser domesticusPhoto © Ximo Galarza · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: most records are from one year22 recordsKilldeer (Charadrius vociferus)KilldeerCharadrius vociferusPhoto © world_lineage · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain33 recordsMallard (Anas platyrhynchos)MallardAnas platyrhynchosPhoto © anonymous · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain28 recordsMourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraPhoto © Donna Pomeroy · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year46 recordsNorthern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisPhoto © Laura Keene · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year58 recordsRed-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusPhoto © donm5d · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year37 recordsRed-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusPhoto © Bridget Spencer · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons34 recordsRuby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)Ruby-throated HummingbirdArchilochus colubrisPhoto © Kent Ross · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year33 recordsSong Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaPhoto © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain55 recordsTurkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)Turkey VultureCathartes auraPhoto © Seig · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain26 records

Butterflies and moths 41

Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele)Great Spangled FritillarySpeyeria cybelePhoto © aidan_rodriguez03 · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to mid-September, middle week Jul 12–1836 recordsRed Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)Red AdmiralVanessa atalantaPhoto © Gilles San Martin · CC BY-SA 4.0Early May to mid-September, middle week Jul 12–1867 recordsMilkweed Tussock Moth (Euchaetes egle)Milkweed Tussock MothEuchaetes eglePhoto © Victor W Fazio III · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to late August, middle week Aug 9–1545 recordsSilver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)Silver-spotted SkipperEpargyreus clarusPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Elin Pierce · CC0 1.0Early June to mid-September, middle week Aug 9–15108 recordsHackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)Hackberry EmperorAsterocampa celtisPhoto © Matthew O'Donnell · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Mid-June to mid-September, middle week Aug 16–2239 recordsPearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)Pearl CrescentPhyciodes tharosPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to mid-October, middle week Aug 16–22160 recordsSnowberry Clearwing (Hemaris diffinis)Snowberry ClearwingHemaris diffinisPhoto © tex-anne · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to mid-September, middle week Aug 16–2244 records

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