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Lorain County

Ecoregions: Southern Great Lakes forests (66%) and Eastern Great Lakes lowland forests (34%)

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: Black-Rocky, Huron-Vermilion and Lake Erie

Parks: Cleveland Metroparks and Lorain County Metro Parks

Cities and suburbs: Cleveland and Lorain–Elyria

Land cover: farmland 41%, developed 34%, forest 16%, wetland 8%

Water covers 47% of the county.

Elevation: 570 to 1,130 ft, mostly around 800 ft (173–343 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
331
records, 2016 to 2025
26,475
This week near Lorain County

Lorain 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 7
Bees, wasps and ants 12
Beetles 10
Birds 99
Butterflies and moths 27
Dragonflies and damselflies 32
Ferns and clubmosses 3
Flies 2
Flowering plants 105
Fungi 6
Grasshoppers and crickets 1
Mammals 9
Other arachnids 1
Reptiles 6
Spiders 6
True bugs 5
Recording in Lorain County · records of all species each week, 26,475 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

460 species

Amphibians 7

American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to late September, middle week Jul 12–18144 recordsBoreorana sylvaticaBoreorana sylvaticaBoreorana sylvaticaPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain43 recordsEastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)Eastern Red-backed SalamanderPlethodon cinereusPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year21 recordsGray Treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor)Gray TreefrogDryophytes versicolorPhoto © Todd Pierson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons59 recordsGreen frog (Aquarana clamitans)Green frogAquarana clamitansPhoto © suburbirder · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain57 recordsNorthern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)Northern Leopard FrogLithobates pipiensPhoto © Hannah Floyd · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons33 recordsSpring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)Spring PeeperPseudacris cruciferPhoto © Jerry Cannon · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons56 records

Bees, wasps and ants 12

Two-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatusPhoto © larrytip · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to early August, middle week Jul 5–1155 recordsGreat Golden Digger Wasp (Sphex ichneumoneus)Great Golden Digger WaspSphex ichneumoneusPhoto © krancmm · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 125 recordsOrange-tipped Wood-digger (Anthophora terminalis)Orange-tipped Wood-diggerAnthophora terminalisPhoto © Amy Schnebelin · CC BY 4.0Early June to early October, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 121 recordsTwo-spotted Longhorn Bee (Melissodes bimaculatus)Two-spotted Longhorn BeeMelissodes bimaculatusPhoto © Eamon Corbett · CC BY 4.0Mid-July to mid-September, middle week Aug 2–822 recordsBald-faced Hornet (Dolichovespula maculata)Bald-faced HornetDolichovespula maculataPhoto © Benigno Veraz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain46 recordsBrown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisPhoto © Steven Mlodinow · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain59 recordsCommon Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensPhoto © scotstewart · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain132 recordsEastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Eastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaPhoto © Christopher Eliot · CC BY 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons71 recordsEuropean Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)European Paper WaspPolistes dominulaPhoto © Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain36 recordsNorthern Paper Wasp (Polistes fuscatus)Northern Paper WaspPolistes fuscatusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain30 recordsPure Green Sweat bee (Augochlora pura)Pure Green Sweat beeAugochlora puraPhoto © carolberney · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year27 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis melliferaPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain90 records

Beetles 10

Margined Leatherwing Beetle (Chauliognathus marginatus)Margined Leatherwing BeetleChauliognathus marginatusPhoto © Bill Keim · CC BY 4.0Late May to mid-July, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 425 recordsRed Milkweed Beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus)Red Milkweed BeetleTetraopes tetrophthalmusPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Early June to early August, middle week Jul 5–1125 recordsReddish-brown Stag Beetle (Lucanus capreolus)Reddish-brown Stag BeetleLucanus capreolusPhoto © cotinis · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to early August, middle week Jul 5–1124 recordsGoldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus)Goldenrod Soldier BeetleChauliognathus pensylvanicusPhoto © Wildreturn · CC BY 4.0Mid-August to mid-September, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 534 recordsSpotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata)Spotted Cucumber BeetleDiabrotica undecimpunctataPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Late July to mid-October, middle week Sep 13–1924 recordsAsian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridisPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons108 recordsJapanese Beetle (Popillia japonica)Japanese BeetlePopillia japonicaPhoto © Ingrid Kaatz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain34 recordsLocust Borer (Megacyllene robiniae)Locust BorerMegacyllene robiniaePhoto © shinnickj · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year23 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 uncertain44 recordsSwamp Milkweed Leaf Beetle (Labidomera clivicollis)Swamp Milkweed Leaf BeetleLabidomera clivicollisPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons34 records

Birds 99

Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)Dark-eyed JuncoJunco hyemalisPhoto © Craig K. Hunt · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-November to late March, middle week Jan 18–2433 recordsTree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolorPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Carter Dorscht · CC0 1.0Late March to early July, middle week May 10–16136 recordsNorthern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva)Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaPhoto © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 4.0Late April to mid-July, middle week May 17–2397 recordsBaltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaPhoto © Tom Murray · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to early August, middle week May 24–3037 recordsEastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannusPhoto © Michael · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Early May to mid-August, middle week May 31 – Jun 659 recordsSandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)Sandhill CraneAntigone canadensisLate in its seasonPhoto © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-March to late November, middle week May 31 – Jun 6111 recordsWillet (Tringa semipalmata)WilletTringa semipalmataPhoto © Steve Mayo · CC BY-NC 4.0Late April to early September, middle week Jul 19–2520 recordsLesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPhoto © Jonathan Irons · CC BY-NC 4.0Late April to late October, middle week Aug 23–2943 recordsGolden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa)Golden-crowned KingletRegulus satrapaLate in its seasonPhoto © Nick Tepper · CC BY-NC 4.0Early March to mid-November, middle week Oct 25–3130 recordsGreen-winged Teal (Anas crecca)Green-winged TealAnas creccaMiddle of its seasonPhoto © Smudge 9000 · CC BY-SA 4.0Early October to early April, middle week Nov 1–757 recordsAmerican Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)American AvocetRecurvirostra americanaPhoto © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain22 recordsAmerican Coot (Fulica americana)American CootFulica americanaPhoto © Pierce Louderback · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain71 recordsAmerican Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)American GoldfinchSpinus tristisPhoto © Chris Fisher · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year104 recordsAmerican Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusPhoto © Guy Lemelin · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons58 recordsAmerican Robin (Turdus migratorius)American RobinTurdus migratoriusPhoto © John D Reynolds · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain92 recordsAmerican Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arboreaPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons69 recordsBald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusPhoto © Joe Zigmont · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year132 recordsBarn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPhoto © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons77 recordsBarred Owl (Strix varia)Barred OwlStrix variaPhoto © David Yeager · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain28 records

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