Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge

National wildlife refuge in Lucas and Ottawa countiesU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service7,561 acres

species with a result
45
records, 2016 to 2025
4,966

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge 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 Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge · records of all species each week, 4,966 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

45 species

Amphibians 1

Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)Northern Leopard FrogLithobates pipiensPhoto © Hannah Floyd · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain28 records

Birds 27

Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)Yellow-rumped WarblerSetophaga coronataPhoto © Michael Pidwirny · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to early May, middle week May 3–920 recordsDouble-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)Double-crested CormorantNannopterum auritumPhoto © Ben Martin Mortimer · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to early September, middle week May 17–2330 recordsGreat Egret (Ardea alba)Great EgretArdea albaPhoto © daverowe · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to late September, middle week May 17–23148 recordsIndigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea)Indigo BuntingPasserina cyaneaPhoto © Gareth Rasberry · CC BY-SA 4.0Early May to early August, middle week May 17–2346 recordsAmerican White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchosPhoto © Christian Nunes · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons72 recordsBald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusPhoto © Joe Zigmont · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year138 recordsBaltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaPhoto © Tom Murray · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain28 recordsBarn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPhoto © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 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 uncertain48 recordsCape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina)Cape May WarblerSetophaga tigrinaPhoto © jtajax · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year21 recordsDunlin (Calidris alpina)DunlinCalidris alpinaPhoto © Paul Reeves · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain37 recordsEastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)Eastern KingbirdTyrannus tyrannusPhoto © Michael · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain55 recordsEastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)Eastern PhoebeSayornis phoebePhoto © Kerry Carloy · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain22 recordsEastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)Eastern Screech-OwlMegascops asioPhoto © Joanne Muis Redwood · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain28 recordsGreat Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)Great Blue HeronArdea herodiasPhoto © Dan Roach · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain86 recordsGreat Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)Great Horned OwlBubo virginianusPhoto © Paul G. Johnson · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain22 recordsGreater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)Greater YellowlegsTringa melanoleucaPhoto © Lee Jaffe · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain30 recordsKilldeer (Charadrius vociferus)KilldeerCharadrius vociferusPhoto © world_lineage · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain30 recordsLesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPhoto © Jonathan Irons · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain22 recordsNorthern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva)Northern Yellow WarblerSetophaga aestivaPhoto © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain52 recordsPied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podicepsPhoto © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain34 recordsProthonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaPhoto © bwood708 · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year22 recordsPurple Martin (Progne subis)Purple MartinProgne subisPhoto © B. Phalan · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain70 recordsRed-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)Red-winged BlackbirdAgelaius phoeniceusPhoto © Bridget Spencer · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain53 recordsSong Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)Song SparrowMelospiza melodiaPhoto © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain25 recordsTree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolorPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Carter Dorscht · CC0 1.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain58 recordsWhite-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys)White-crowned SparrowZonotrichia leucophrysPhoto © Mike Baird · CC BY 4.0No season: most records are from one year23 records

Butterflies and moths 3

Viceroy (Limenitis archippus)ViceroyLimenitis archippusPhoto © Benny Mazur · CC BY 4.0Late June to early October, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 549 recordsCommon Buckeye (Junonia coenia)Common BuckeyeJunonia coeniaPhoto © William Harmon · CC BY 4.0No season: most records are from one year31 recordsRed Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)Red AdmiralVanessa atalantaPhoto © Gilles San Martin · CC BY-SA 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain21 records

Dragonflies and damselflies 7

Blue Dasher (Pachydiplax longipennis)Blue DasherPachydiplax longipennisPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to late August, middle week Jul 5–11116 recordsEastern Pondhawk (Erythemis simplicicollis)Eastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollisPhoto © Anne Thompson · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to late September, middle week Jul 5–1187 recordsHalloween Pennant (Celithemis eponina)Halloween PennantCelithemis eponinaPhoto © geosesarma · CC BY 4.0Late June to mid-August, middle week Jul 5–1140 recordsAutumn Meadowhawk (Sympetrum vicinum)Autumn MeadowhawkSympetrum vicinumPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain47 recordsCommon Green Darner (Anax junius)Common Green DarnerAnax juniusPhoto © Greg Lasley · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons35 recordsEastern Forktail (Ischnura verticalis)Eastern ForktailIschnura verticalisPhoto © Mark Rosenstein · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons93 recordsFragile Forktail (Ischnura posita)Fragile ForktailIschnura positaPhoto © Zachary Dankowicz · CC BY 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons48 records

Flowering plants 3

purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)purple loosestrifeLythrum salicariaPhoto © Nika Martynova · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to mid-September, middle week Aug 9–1522 recordscardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)cardinal flowerLobelia cardinalisPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0Late July to early September, middle week Aug 16–2221 recordsAmerican lotus (Nelumbo lutea)American lotusNelumbo luteaPhoto © liz west · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain29 records

Mammals 2

Groundhog (Marmota (Marmota) monax)GroundhogMarmota (Marmota) monaxPhoto © Mike Leveille · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain23 recordsMuskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)MuskratOndatra zibethicusPhoto © earnoodles · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain34 records

Reptiles 2

Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina)Common Snapping TurtleChelydra serpentinaPhoto © Alyssa Harvey · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain23 recordsPainted Turtle (Chrysemys picta)Painted TurtleChrysemys pictaPhoto © Susan Elliott · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain67 records

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