Lorain County Metro Parks

Metro park system11 parks, counted togetherLorain County Metro Parks

See its 11 parks

Results here pool the records from all of them.

  • Black River Reservation
  • Bradley Woods Reservation
  • Caley Reservation
  • Carlisle Reservation
  • Charlemont Reservation
  • Columbia Reservation
  • French Creek Reservation
  • Kipton Reservation
  • Mill Hollow - Bacon Woods Park
  • Sandy Ridge Reservation
  • Sheldon Woods
species with a result
76
records, 2016 to 2025
6,497

Lorain County Metro Parks 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 Lorain County Metro Parks · records of all species each week, 6,497 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

76 species

Amphibians 2

American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain25 recordsGreen frog (Aquarana clamitans)Green frogAquarana clamitansPhoto © suburbirder · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain20 records

Bees, wasps and ants 1

Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis melliferaPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain21 records

Birds 20

American Coot (Fulica americana)American CootFulica americanaPhoto © Pierce Louderback · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain25 recordsAmerican Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)American GoldfinchSpinus tristisPhoto © Chris Fisher · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain34 recordsBald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusPhoto © Joe Zigmont · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons58 recordsBlue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)Blue-winged TealSpatula discorsPhoto © Ed O'Connor · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain31 recordsCanada Goose (Branta canadensis)Canada GooseBranta canadensisPhoto © mhalsted · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain65 recordsEastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisPhoto © Marie Hosch · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain40 recordsGreat Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasPhoto © Dan Roach · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain57 recordsGreat Egret (Ardea alba)Great EgretArdea albaPhoto © daverowe · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons90 recordsGreen-winged Teal (Anas crecca)Green-winged TealAnas creccaPhoto © Smudge 9000 · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain24 recordsKilldeer (Charadrius vociferus)KilldeerCharadrius vociferusPhoto © world_lineage · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain26 recordsMallard (Anas platyrhynchos)MallardAnas platyrhynchosPhoto © anonymous · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons60 recordsNorthern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisPhoto © Laura Keene · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year24 recordsNorthern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPhoto © silvertop41 · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain23 recordsNorthern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva)Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaPhoto © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain27 recordsRed-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusPhoto © donm5d · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain21 recordsRed-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusPhoto © Bridget Spencer · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons58 recordsSong Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaPhoto © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain58 recordsTree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolorPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Carter Dorscht · CC0 1.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain59 recordsWood Duck (Aix sponsa)Wood DuckAix sponsaPhoto © Kent Ross · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons61 recordsYellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataPhoto © Michael Pidwirny · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year21 records

Butterflies and moths 4

Silver-spotted Skipper (Epargyreus clarus)Silver-spotted SkipperEpargyreus clarusPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Elin Pierce · CC0 1.0Late May to early September, middle week Aug 2–824 recordsPearl Crescent (Phyciodes tharos)Pearl CrescentPhyciodes tharosPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to mid-September, middle week Aug 16–2229 recordsEastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)Eastern Tiger SwallowtailPapilio glaucusPhoto © David Alan Rogers · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain26 recordsZabulon Skipper (Lon zabulon)Zabulon SkipperLon zabulonPhoto © Bill Bouton · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain25 records

Dragonflies and damselflies 17

Eastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)Eastern ForktailIschnura verticalisPhoto © Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 171 recordsHalloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)Halloween PennantCelithemis eponinaPhoto © geosesarma · CC BY 4.0Late June to early September, middle week Jul 26 – Aug 127 recordsFragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)Fragile ForktailIschnura positaPhoto © Zachary Dankowicz · CC BY 4.0Late May to mid-September, middle week Aug 16–2286 recordsAutumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)Autumn MeadowhawkSympetrum vicinumPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year22 recordsBlack Saddlebags (Tramea lacerata)Black SaddlebagsTramea lacerataPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year23 recordsBlue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)Blue DasherPachydiplax longipennisPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year97 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-tipped Dancer (Argia tibialis)Blue-tipped DancerArgia tibialisPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year28 recordsCommon Green Darner (Anax junius)Common Green DarnerAnax juniusPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons37 recordsCommon Whitetail (Plathemis lydia)Common WhitetailPlathemis lydiaPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain50 recordsEastern Amberwing (Perithemis tenera)Eastern AmberwingPerithemis teneraPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year32 recordsEastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)Eastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollisPhoto © Anne Thompson · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year100 recordsEbony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata)Ebony JewelwingCalopteryx maculataPhoto © rmoreau · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year23 recordsPowdered Dancer (Argia moesta)Powdered DancerArgia moestaPhoto © Jerry Oldenettel · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain26 recordsTwelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)Twelve-spotted SkimmerLibellula pulchellaPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain20 recordsUnicorn Clubtail (Arigomphus villosipes)Unicorn ClubtailArigomphus villosipesPhoto © smwhite · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year22 recordsWidow Skimmer (Libellula luctuosa)Widow SkimmerLibellula luctuosaPhoto © Kevin Dodds · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year84 records

Ferns and clubmosses 1

sensitive fern (Onoclea sensibilis)sensitive fernOnoclea sensibilisPhoto © Laura Clark · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain23 records

Flowering plants 24

cut-leaved toothwort (Cardamine concatenata)cut-leaved toothwortCardamine concatenataPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0Early April to early May, middle week Apr 12–1826 recordslesser celandine (Ficaria verna)lesser celandineFicaria vernaPhoto © Bernard Picton · CC BY 4.0Early March to early May, middle week Apr 12–1827 recordsyellow trout lily (Erythronium americanum)yellow trout lilyErythronium americanumPhoto © mrdace · CC BY 4.0Early April to late April, middle week Apr 12–1821 records

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