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Ottawa 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: Cedar-Portage, Lake Erie and Sandusky

Park: Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge

City and suburbs: Sandusky–Port Clinton

Land cover: farmland 62%, developed 20%, wetland 13%

Water covers 57% of the county.

Elevation: 410 to 710 ft, mostly around 590 ft (126–215 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
158
records, 2016 to 2025
13,333
This week near Ottawa County

Ottawa 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 3
Bees, wasps and ants 3
Beetles 1
Birds 65
Butterflies and moths 29
Conifers and relatives 1
Dragonflies and damselflies 11
Fishes 1
Flowering plants 26
Mammals 7
Reptiles 7
Snails and slugs 1
Spiders 2
True bugs 1
Recording in Ottawa County · records of all species each week, 13,333 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

316 species

Amphibians 3

American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to early October, middle week Aug 2–827 recordsGreen frog (Aquarana clamitans)Green frogAquarana clamitansPhoto © suburbirder · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain23 recordsNorthern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)Northern Leopard FrogLithobates pipiensPhoto © Hannah Floyd · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain38 records

Bees, wasps and ants 3

Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisPhoto © Steven Mlodinow · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year27 recordsCommon Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensPhoto © scotstewart · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain37 recordsEastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Eastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaPhoto © Christopher Eliot · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain29 records

Beetles 1

Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridisPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons41 records

Birds 65

Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)Blue-winged TealSpatula discorsPhoto © Ed O'Connor · CC BY-NC 4.0Late March to mid-May, middle week Apr 19–2523 recordsGreater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaLate in its seasonPhoto © Lee Jaffe · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Late March to early November, middle week May 3–931 recordsBlackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca)Blackburnian WarblerSetophaga fuscaPhoto © Matt Felperin · CC BY 4.0Early May to mid-May, middle week May 10–1626 recordsRose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus)Rose-breasted GrosbeakPheucticus ludovicianusPhoto © Cephas · CC BY-SA 4.0Early May to mid-May, middle week May 10–1622 recordsEastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannusPhoto © Michael · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Early May to early August, middle week May 17–2357 recordsGreat Egret (Ardea alba)Great EgretArdea albaPhoto © daverowe · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to early October, middle week May 17–23209 recordsPurple Martin (Progne subis)Purple MartinProgne subisPhoto © B. Phalan · CC BY 4.0Mid-April to mid-July, middle week May 17–23118 recordsBarn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPhoto © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 4.0Late April to early August, middle week May 24–3079 recordsIndigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)Indigo BuntingPasserina cyaneaPhoto © Gareth Rasberry · CC BY-SA 4.0Early May to mid-August, middle week May 24–3061 recordsAmerican Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)American GoldfinchSpinus tristisPhoto © Chris Fisher · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year23 recordsAmerican Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusPhoto © Guy Lemelin · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain42 recordsAmerican Kestrel (Falco sparverius)American KestrelFalco sparveriusPhoto © SINEAD · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain25 recordsAmerican Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaPhoto © Leo Weiskittel · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain33 recordsAmerican Robin (Turdus migratorius)American RobinTurdus migratoriusPhoto © John D Reynolds · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain52 recordsAmerican White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchosPhoto © Christian Nunes · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain72 recordsBald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusPhoto © Joe Zigmont · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year228 recordsBaltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaPhoto © Tom Murray · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain77 recordsBlack-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Kyle Nessen · CC0 1.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain22 recordsBlack-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensPhoto © Edward Perry IV · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain29 recordsBlack-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensPhoto © pinemartyn · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain20 recordsBlue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)Blue JayCyanocitta cristataPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain30 recordsBonaparte's Gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)Bonaparte's GullChroicocephalus philadelphiaPhoto © Scott O'Donnell · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain24 recordsBrown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus aterPhoto © cello caruso-turiello · CC BY 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 uncertain123 recordsCape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina)Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaPhoto © jtajax · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year40 recordsCommon Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)Common GallinuleGallinula galeataPhoto © uzun · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain26 recordsCommon Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaPhoto © brian stahls · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain35 recordsDouble-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritumPhoto © Ben Martin Mortimer · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons67 recordsDowny Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensPhoto © Alexis Williams · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain24 recordsDunlin (Calidris alpina)DunlinCalidris alpinaPhoto © Paul Reeves · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain37 recordsEastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebePhoto © Kerry Carloy · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain30 recordsEastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asioPhoto © Joanne Muis Redwood · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain40 recordsEastern Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)Eastern Warbling VireoVireo gilvusPhoto © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain37 recordsEuropean Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)European StarlingSturnus vulgarisPhoto © Shiva Shenoy · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain26 recordsGreat Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasPhoto © Dan Roach · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain150 recordsGreat Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusPhoto © Paul G. Johnson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain29 recordsGreen Heron (Butorides virescens)Green HeronButorides virescensPhoto © Tom Kennedy · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain23 recordsKilldeer (Charadrius vociferus)KilldeerCharadrius vociferusPhoto © world_lineage · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain53 recordsLesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPhoto © Jonathan Irons · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain23 recordsMagnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)Magnolia WarblerSetophaga magnoliaPhoto © Andrew C · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain21 recordsMallard (Anas platyrhynchos)MallardAnas platyrhynchosPhoto © anonymous · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons70 records

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