Madison County

Land cover: farmland 85%, developed 9%, forest 5%

Elevation: 830 to 1,200 ft, mostly around 990 ft (253–367 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
33
records, 2016 to 2025
4,932
This week near Madison County

Madison County at a glance

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

Recording in Madison County · records of all species each week, 4,932 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

256 species

Bees, wasps and ants 3

Common Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensPhoto © scotstewart · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year70 recordsEastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Eastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaPhoto © Christopher Eliot · CC BY 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: recorded in two separate seasons157 records

Butterflies and moths 2

Hackberry Emperor (Asterocampa celtis)Hackberry EmperorAsterocampa celtisPhoto © Matthew O'Donnell · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Mid-June to early September, middle week Aug 16–2222 recordsSilver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)Silver-spotted SkipperEpargyreus clarusPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Elin Pierce · CC0 1.0No season: most records are from one year25 records

Dragonflies and damselflies 24

Autumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)Autumn MeadowhawkSympetrum vicinumPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year46 recordsBlue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)Blue DasherPachydiplax longipennisPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain76 recordsBlue-fronted Dancer (Argia apicalis)Blue-fronted DancerArgia apicalisPhoto © Michael Bok · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: most records are from one year32 recordsBlue-ringed Dancer (Argia sedula)Blue-ringed DancerArgia sedulaPhoto © Arthur Yang · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year83 recordsBlue-tipped Dancer (Argia tibialis)Blue-tipped DancerArgia tibialisPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons43 recordsCalico Pennant (Celithemis elisa)Calico PennantCelithemis elisaPhoto © peggyo · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain34 recordsCommon Green Darner (Anax junius)Common Green DarnerAnax juniusPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year50 recordsCommon Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)Common WhitetailPlathemis lydiaPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons63 recordsDouble-striped Bluet (Enallagma basidens)Double-striped BluetEnallagma basidensPhoto © Benjamin Schwartz · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons52 recordsEastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)Eastern AmberwingPerithemis teneraPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons100 recordsEastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)Eastern ForktailIschnura verticalisPhoto © Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons149 recordsEastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)Eastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollisPhoto © Anne Thompson · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year173 recordsEbony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)Ebony JewelwingCalopteryx maculataPhoto © rmoreau · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons94 recordsFamiliar Bluet (Enallagma civile)Familiar BluetEnallagma civilePhoto © ronthill · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year40 recordsFragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)Fragile ForktailIschnura positaPhoto © Zachary Dankowicz · CC BY 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons112 recordsHalloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)Halloween PennantCelithemis eponinaPhoto © geosesarma · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain50 recordsOrange Bluet (Enallagma signatum)Orange BluetEnallagma signatumPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: most records are from one year88 recordsPowdered Dancer (Argia moesta)Powdered DancerArgia moestaPhoto © Jerry Oldenettel · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain22 recordsSkimming Bluet (Enallagma geminatum)Skimming BluetEnallagma geminatumPhoto © summerazure · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: most records are from one year47 recordsSlender Spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis)Slender SpreadwingLestes rectangularisPhoto © Diana-Terry Hibbitts · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons27 recordsStream Bluet (Enallagma exsulans)Stream BluetEnallagma exsulansPhoto © Lisa Brown · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons45 recordsTwelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)Twelve-spotted SkimmerLibellula pulchellaPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year23 recordsVariable Dancer (Argia fumipennis)Variable DancerArgia fumipennisPhoto © Susan Elliott · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year38 recordsWidow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)Widow SkimmerLibellula luctuosaPhoto © Kevin Dodds · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons107 records

Flowering plants 3

royal catchfly (Silene regia)royal catchflySilene regiaPhoto © Shannon Christine McLaughlin · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to early August, middle week Jul 19–2529 recordsAmur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii)Amur honeysuckleLonicera maackiiPhoto © Andrew Conboy · CC BY 4.0No season: most records are from one year62 recordscommon milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)common milkweedAsclepias syriacaPhoto © Randy Nonenmacher · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain22 records

Reptiles 1

Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)Painted TurtleChrysemys pictaPhoto © Susan Elliott · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain20 records

Within its mapped range 223

No qualifying county records yet, but its published range map covers the county.

Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens)Acadian FlycatcherEmpidonax virescens · BirdsPhoto © Luis Trinchan · CC BY-NC 4.0Summer range · USGS GAPAlder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)Alder FlycatcherEmpidonax alnorum · BirdsPhoto © Mark Dennis · CC BY-NC 4.0Migratory range · USGS GAPAmerican Beaver (Castor canadensis)American BeaverCastor canadensis · MammalsPhoto © Rodney Campbell · CC BY 4.0Year-round range · USGS GAPAmerican Black Duck (Anas rubripes)American Black DuckAnas rubripes · BirdsPhoto © Vasco Valadares · CC BY-NC 4.0Winter range · USGS GAPAmerican Coot (Fulica americana)American CootFulica americana · BirdsPhoto © Pierce Louderback · CC BY-NC 4.0Migratory range · USGS GAPAmerican Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos · BirdsPhoto © Joe McKenna · CC BY-NC 4.0Year-round range · USGS GAPAmerican Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)American GoldfinchSpinus tristis · BirdsPhoto © Chris Fisher · CC BY-NC 4.0Year-round range · USGS GAPAmerican Kestrel (Falco sparverius)American KestrelFalco sparverius · BirdsPhoto © SINEAD · CC BY-NC 4.0Year-round range · USGS GAPAmerican Mink (Neogale vison)American MinkNeogale vison · MammalsPhoto © mangoat1 · CC BY-NC 4.0Year-round range · USGS GAPAmerican Pipit (Anthus rubescens)American PipitAnthus rubescens · BirdsPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0Migratory range · USGS GAPAmerican Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla · BirdsPhoto © Leo Weiskittel · CC BY-NC 4.0Summer range · USGS GAPAmerican Robin (Turdus migratorius)American RobinTurdus migratorius · BirdsPhoto © John D Reynolds · CC BY-NC 4.0Year-round range · USGS GAPAmerican Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanus · AmphibiansPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0Year-round range · USGS GAPAmerican Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arborea · BirdsPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0Winter range · USGS GAPBald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalus · BirdsPhoto © Joe Zigmont · CC BY-NC 4.0Winter range · USGS GAP

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