Metro Parks (Columbus and Franklin County)

Metro park system15 parks, counted togetherMetro Parks (Columbus and Franklin County)

See its 15 parks

Results here pool the records from all of them.

  • Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park
  • Big Walnut Creek Parkland
  • Blendon Woods Metropark
  • Chestnut Ridge Metropark
  • Glacier Ridge Metropark
  • Heritage Park Metropark
  • Highbanks Metropark
  • Inniswood Metro Gardens
  • Pickerington Ponds Metropark
  • Prairie Oaks Metropark
  • Quarry Trails
  • Rocky Fork
  • Sharon Woods Metropark
  • Slate Run Metropark
  • Three Creeks Metropark
species with a result
222
records, 2016 to 2025
17,870

Metro Parks (Columbus and Franklin 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 Metro Parks (Columbus and Franklin County) · records of all species each week, 17,870 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

222 species

Amphibians 6

American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to mid-September, middle week May 31 – Jun 656 recordsEastern Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus)Eastern Red-backed SalamanderPlethodon cinereusPhoto © Ty Smith · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain36 recordsGray Treefrog (Dryophytes versicolor)Gray TreefrogDryophytes versicolorPhoto © Todd Pierson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons34 recordsGreen frog (Aquarana clamitans)Green frogAquarana clamitansPhoto © suburbirder · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year106 recordsNorthern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)Northern Leopard FrogLithobates pipiensPhoto © Hannah Floyd · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain26 recordsSpring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer)Spring PeeperPseudacris cruciferPhoto © Jerry Cannon · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain25 records

Bees, wasps and ants 5

Two-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus)Two-spotted Bumble BeeBombus bimaculatusPhoto © larrytip · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to mid-July, middle week Jun 14–2020 recordsCommon Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensPhoto © scotstewart · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to mid-October, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 555 recordsBrown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisPhoto © Steven Mlodinow · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain44 recordsEastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Eastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaPhoto © Christopher Eliot · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain56 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis melliferaPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain62 records

Beetles 4

Six-spotted Tiger Beetle (Cicindela (Cicindela) sexguttata)Six-spotted Tiger BeetleCicindela (Cicindela) sexguttataPhoto © dufferin · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to late June, middle week May 24–3044 recordsDogbane Leaf Beetle (Chrysochus auratus)Dogbane Leaf BeetleChrysochus auratusPhoto © Claire O'Neill · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 12–1820 recordsGoldenrod Soldier Beetle (Chauliognathus pensylvanicus)Goldenrod Soldier BeetleChauliognathus pensylvanicusPhoto © Wildreturn · CC BY 4.0Mid-August to late September, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 535 recordsAsian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridisPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons48 records

Birds 31

American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)American GoldfinchSpinus tristisPhoto © Chris Fisher · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons38 recordsAmerican Robin (Turdus migratorius)American RobinTurdus migratoriusPhoto © John D Reynolds · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain53 recordsBald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusPhoto © Joe Zigmont · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year30 recordsBarn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPhoto © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain25 recordsBarred Owl (Strix varia)Barred OwlStrix variaPhoto © David Yeager · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year42 recordsBlue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)Blue JayCyanocitta cristataPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year48 recordsCanada Goose (Branta canadensis)Canada GooseBranta canadensisPhoto © mhalsted · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons72 recordsCarolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis)Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensisPhoto © Dan Pancamo · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: most records are from one year36 recordsDouble-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritumPhoto © Ben Martin Mortimer · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain27 recordsDowny Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescensPhoto © Alexis Williams · CC BY 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year54 recordsEastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)Eastern BluebirdSialia sialisPhoto © Marie Hosch · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain81 recordsEastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebePhoto © Kerry Carloy · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain24 recordsField Sparrow (Spizella pusilla)Field SparrowSpizella pusillaPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain22 recordsGreat Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasPhoto © Dan Roach · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain29 recordsGreat Egret (Ardea alba)Great EgretArdea albaPhoto © daverowe · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain28 recordsHouse Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)House FinchHaemorhous mexicanusPhoto © Donna Pomeroy · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year28 recordsKilldeer (Charadrius vociferus)KilldeerCharadrius vociferusPhoto © world_lineage · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain23 recordsMallard (Anas platyrhynchos)MallardAnas platyrhynchosPhoto © anonymous · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: most records are from one year43 recordsMourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)Mourning DoveZenaida macrouraPhoto © Donna Pomeroy · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year38 recordsMute Swan (Cygnus olor)Mute SwanCygnus olorPhoto © missoulabirdnerd · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year21 recordsNorthern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalisPhoto © Laura Keene · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons122 recordsPileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)Pileated WoodpeckerDryocopus pileatusPhoto © Joshlaymon · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year34 recordsRed-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus)Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinusPhoto © donm5d · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year56 recordsRed-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusPhoto © Bridget Spencer · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain61 recordsSong Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaPhoto © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain43 recordsTree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolorPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Carter Dorscht · CC0 1.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain45 recordsTufted Titmouse (Baeolophus bicolor)Tufted TitmouseBaeolophus bicolorPhoto © Stephen Taylor · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year48 recordsTurkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)Turkey VultureCathartes auraPhoto © Seig · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain41 recordsWhite-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)White-breasted NuthatchSitta carolinensisPhoto © Mark McKnight · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year53 recordsWhite-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)White-throated SparrowZonotrichia albicollisPhoto Shenandoah National Park · Public domainNo season: the weeks are still too uncertain23 recordsWild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)Wild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoPhoto © Matt K · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain144 records

Butterflies and moths 38

Hobomok Skipper (Lon hobomok)Hobomok SkipperLon hobomokPhoto © Kent McFarland · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-June, middle week Jun 7–1325 recordsEuptychia cymelaEuptychia cymelaEuptychia cymelaPhoto © Hans Ritter · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late July, middle week Jun 14–2049 records

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