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Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
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BirdsIn Ottawa County, Ohio

Lesser Yellowlegs

Tringa flavipes (J. F. Gmelin, 1789)

Lesser Yellowlegs in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Charadriiformes
Family
Scolopacidae
Genus
Tringa
Near Ottawa County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 2 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (48)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (35)
  • Recorded, season not shown (3)
  • Season shown (2)
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
Lesser Yellowlegs by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Crawford CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Darke County23 · Recorded, season not shownYes: migration
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Fairfield CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Holmes CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Knox CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Lake County23 · Recorded, season not shownYes: migration
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Lorain County43 · Season shownYes: migration
Lucas County63 · Season shownYes: migration
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Mercer CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Morrow CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Ottawa County23 · Recorded, season not shownYes: migration
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration

Season

When it is recorded

In Ottawa County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 23 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ottawa County · records of all species each week, 13,333 in all

Records per week from 23 records in 9 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 Lesser Yellowlegs in Ottawa County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Lesser YellowlegsYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100042
Jan 11–170040
Jan 18–240041
Jan 25–310014
Feb 1–70022
Feb 8–140022
Feb 15–210037
Feb 22–280078
Mar 1–70065
Mar 8–140041
Mar 15–210062
Mar 22–280079
Mar 29 – Apr 40079
Apr 5–110080
Apr 12–1800189
Apr 19–2521235
Apr 26 – May 222203
May 3–922557
May 10–16961,468
May 17–23111,043
May 24–3000430
May 31 – Jun 600351
Jun 7–1300223
Jun 14–2000267
Jun 21–2700463
Jun 28 – Jul 400405
Jul 5–1100376
Jul 12–1800448
Jul 19–2500387
Jul 26 – Aug 111406
Aug 2–800430
Aug 9–1511814
Aug 16–2211447
Aug 23–2911353
Aug 30 – Sep 500430
Sep 6–1200406
Sep 13–1911448
Sep 20–2611366
Sep 27 – Oct 311274
Oct 4–1000280
Oct 11–1700169
Oct 18–2400136
Oct 25–3100105
Nov 1–70081
Nov 8–1400136
Nov 15–210040
Nov 22–280053
Nov 29 – Dec 50051
Dec 6–120036
Dec 13–190031
Dec 20–260042
Dec 27 – Jan 20052

In Ohio

Late March to mid-May, middle week early May, and again mid-July to mid-October, middle week late August

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 479 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 Lesser Yellowlegs in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Lesser YellowlegsYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–211112,620
Mar 22–284213,949
Mar 29 – Apr 48519,661
Apr 5–117326,860
Apr 12–189539,925
Apr 19–2527841,623
Apr 26 – May 2511056,391
May 3–946952,952
May 10–16631053,785
May 17–2315957,698
May 24–302254,651
May 31 – Jun 61153,099
Jun 7–130053,700
Jun 14–200056,625
Jun 21–270055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 45558,477
Jul 5–113361,336
Jul 12–1811864,722
Jul 19–258569,753
Jul 26 – Aug 18659,416
Aug 2–812759,712
Aug 9–1530955,994
Aug 16–2219854,328
Aug 23–2928951,772
Aug 30 – Sep 520757,167
Sep 6–1222859,075
Sep 13–1920854,543
Sep 20–2619745,860
Sep 27 – Oct 312443,180
Oct 4–1012837,841
Oct 11–176430,824
Oct 18–242221,156
Oct 25–314319,021
Nov 1–74414,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

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.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Tringa recorded in Ottawa County

Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaSolitary SandpiperTringa solitaria

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleucaOften confused in Ohio: 28 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria292 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Stilt Sandpiper Calidris himantopus76 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius48 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos30 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.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in December to February, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Open water28%3%
Developed26%49%
Wetland18%5%
Farmland16%11%
Barren9%0.6%
Grassland and shrub4%0.9%

From 135 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)

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
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Records behind the Ohio result

479 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

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.