Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio
No result yet (0)
Within its mapped range (32)
Recorded, too few records for a result (50)
Recorded, season not shown (5)
Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Range: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Species Range Maps CONUS_2001 (2018). Show as a table
Counties as a table
American Kestrel by Ohio county: records and mapped range
County
Records
In mapped range
Adams County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Allen County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Ashland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Ashtabula County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Athens County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Auglaize County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Belmont County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Brown County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Butler County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Carroll County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Champaign County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Clark County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Clermont County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Clinton County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Columbiana County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Coshocton County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Crawford County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Cuyahoga County
45 · Recorded, season not shown
Yes: year-round
Darke County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Defiance County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Delaware County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Erie County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Fairfield County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Fayette County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Franklin County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Fulton County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: summer
Gallia County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Geauga County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Greene County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Guernsey County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Hamilton County
72 · Recorded, season not shown
Yes: year-round
Hancock County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Hardin County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Harrison County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Henry County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round, summer
Highland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Hocking County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Holmes County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Huron County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Jackson County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Jefferson County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Knox County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Lake County
26 · Recorded, season not shown
Yes: year-round
Lawrence County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Licking County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Logan County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Lorain County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Lucas County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: summer
Madison County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Mahoning County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Marion County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Medina County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Meigs County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Mercer County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Miami County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Monroe County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Montgomery County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Morgan County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Morrow County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Muskingum County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Noble County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Ottawa County
25 · Recorded, season not shown
Yes: year-round, summer
Paulding County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Perry County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Pickaway County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Pike County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Portage County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Preble County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Putnam County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Richland County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Ross County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Sandusky County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Scioto County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Seneca County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Shelby County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Stark County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Summit County
171 · Season shown
Yes: year-round
Trumbull County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Tuscarawas County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Union County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Van Wert County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Vinton County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Warren County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Washington County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round
Wayne County
25 · Recorded, season not shown
Yes: year-round
Williams County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round, summer
Wood County
No qualifying records yet
Yes: year-round, summer
Wyandot County
Recorded, too few records for a result
Yes: year-round
Season
When it is recorded
In Ottawa County
Not enough evidence
The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 25 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recording in Ottawa County · records of all species each week, 13,333 in all
Records per week from 25 records in 6 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.
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Records of American Kestrel in Ottawa County each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of American Kestrel
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
1
1
42
Jan 11–17
1
1
40
Jan 18–24
6
2
41
Jan 25–31
0
0
14
Feb 1–7
0
0
22
Feb 8–14
0
0
22
Feb 15–21
2
1
37
Feb 22–28
0
0
78
Mar 1–7
1
1
65
Mar 8–14
0
0
41
Mar 15–21
1
1
62
Mar 22–28
0
0
79
Mar 29 – Apr 4
0
0
79
Apr 5–11
0
0
80
Apr 12–18
1
1
189
Apr 19–25
1
1
235
Apr 26 – May 2
1
1
203
May 3–9
1
1
557
May 10–16
0
0
1,468
May 17–23
0
0
1,043
May 24–30
0
0
430
May 31 – Jun 6
0
0
351
Jun 7–13
0
0
223
Jun 14–20
0
0
267
Jun 21–27
0
0
463
Jun 28 – Jul 4
0
0
405
Jul 5–11
0
0
376
Jul 12–18
0
0
448
Jul 19–25
0
0
387
Jul 26 – Aug 1
0
0
406
Aug 2–8
0
0
430
Aug 9–15
0
0
814
Aug 16–22
0
0
447
Aug 23–29
1
1
353
Aug 30 – Sep 5
0
0
430
Sep 6–12
0
0
406
Sep 13–19
0
0
448
Sep 20–26
0
0
366
Sep 27 – Oct 3
1
1
274
Oct 4–10
0
0
280
Oct 11–17
0
0
169
Oct 18–24
0
0
136
Oct 25–31
0
0
105
Nov 1–7
0
0
81
Nov 8–14
0
0
136
Nov 15–21
0
0
40
Nov 22–28
0
0
53
Nov 29 – Dec 5
2
2
51
Dec 6–12
1
1
36
Dec 13–19
0
0
31
Dec 20–26
0
0
42
Dec 27 – Jan 2
4
3
52
In Ohio
Recorded all year
Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 789 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all
Records per week from 789 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.
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Records of American Kestrel in Ohio each week, and records of all species
Week
Records of American Kestrel
Years recorded
Records of all species
Jan 4–10
41
10
6,211
Jan 11–17
25
8
5,146
Jan 18–24
32
8
4,645
Jan 25–31
26
10
4,698
Feb 1–7
26
7
6,023
Feb 8–14
26
9
5,888
Feb 15–21
26
9
5,436
Feb 22–28
25
10
6,846
Mar 1–7
23
8
8,321
Mar 8–14
19
8
10,384
Mar 15–21
20
7
12,620
Mar 22–28
13
7
13,949
Mar 29 – Apr 4
23
9
19,661
Apr 5–11
18
8
26,860
Apr 12–18
22
6
39,925
Apr 19–25
16
7
41,623
Apr 26 – May 2
13
7
56,391
May 3–9
10
7
52,952
May 10–16
6
5
53,785
May 17–23
3
3
57,698
May 24–30
7
6
54,651
May 31 – Jun 6
5
5
53,099
Jun 7–13
7
7
53,700
Jun 14–20
15
6
56,625
Jun 21–27
11
7
55,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4
7
5
58,477
Jul 5–11
5
3
61,336
Jul 12–18
5
5
64,722
Jul 19–25
9
4
69,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1
11
7
59,416
Aug 2–8
8
5
59,712
Aug 9–15
10
6
55,994
Aug 16–22
7
5
54,328
Aug 23–29
4
2
51,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5
10
7
57,167
Sep 6–12
8
6
59,075
Sep 13–19
3
3
54,543
Sep 20–26
5
2
45,860
Sep 27 – Oct 3
10
4
43,180
Oct 4–10
5
4
37,841
Oct 11–17
3
1
30,824
Oct 18–24
4
4
21,156
Oct 25–31
4
4
19,021
Nov 1–7
16
6
14,172
Nov 8–14
6
5
12,621
Nov 15–21
14
8
7,965
Nov 22–28
30
9
8,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5
15
7
6,083
Dec 6–12
31
8
6,004
Dec 13–19
32
8
5,423
Dec 20–26
31
10
5,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2
38
9
8,459
What these results show
These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.
Identification
How to identify it
Telling it apart
From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.
MerlinFalco columbarius230 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus166 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Cooper's HawkAstur cooperii110 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Red-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensis89 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
Red-shouldered HawkButeo lineatus76 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.
When each is reported
All recordsNo season shown · 789 records
Reported as femaleUsually late November to early August, middle week early February · 190 records
Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.
Land cover where it is recorded
Land cover
Its recordsAll Ohio records
Developed
66%49%
Farmland
25%11%
Wetland
5%5%
Barren
2%0.6%
Open water
2%3%
Forest
1%31%
From 267 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Finer identifications
Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:
Every one of these records counts toward the American Kestrel's season above.
Why some records go further than species
Many species vary from place to place. Groups of a species that look or sound a little different, and live in different areas, can be named as subspecies. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.
Names: Catalogue of Life.
Sources
Where these results come from
Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.
