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Lake Erie

WatershedHUC8 subbasin 04260000touches 7 Ohio counties

Results here come from the Ohio part only. It continues into New York, Pennsylvania and Canada, which OpenPhenology does not cover yet.

species with a result
250
records, 2016 to 2025
18,603

Lake Erie at a glance

Darker weeks have more of a group's species recorded. Shows when people recorded them, not how common they are.

Amphibians 2
Bees, wasps and ants 5
Beetles 5
Birds 127
Butterflies and moths 16
Conifers and relatives 1
Dragonflies and damselflies 11
Fishes 6
Flowering plants 59
Fungi 1
Grasshoppers and crickets 1
Mammals 6
Mussels and clams 1
Reptiles 3
Snails and slugs 2
Spiders 3
True bugs 1
Recording in Lake Erie · records of all species each week, 18,603 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

250 species

Amphibians 2

American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus)American ToadAnaxyrus americanusPhoto © Alex Shure · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons36 recordsNorthern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)Northern Leopard FrogLithobates pipiensPhoto © Hannah Floyd · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain27 records

Bees, wasps and ants 5

European Paper Wasp (Polistes dominula)European Paper WaspPolistes dominulaPhoto © Юрий Данилевский (Yuriy Danilevsky) · CC BY 4.0Early August to early October, middle week Sep 13–1920 recordsBrown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis)Brown-belted Bumble BeeBombus griseocollisPhoto © Steven Mlodinow · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain32 recordsCommon Eastern Bumble Bee (Bombus impatiens)Common Eastern Bumble BeeBombus impatiensPhoto © scotstewart · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain78 recordsEastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)Eastern Carpenter BeeXylocopa virginicaPhoto © Christopher Eliot · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain40 recordsWestern Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Western Honey BeeApis melliferaPhoto © Lê Thanh Hoa · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain27 records

Beetles 5

Reddish-brown Stag Beetle (Lucanus capreolus)Reddish-brown Stag BeetleLucanus capreolusPhoto © cotinis · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to early August, middle week Jul 19–2522 recordsAsian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis)Asian Lady BeetleHarmonia axyridisPhoto © Paolo Mazzei · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year95 recordsBronzed Tiger Beetle (Cicindela (Cicindela) repanda)Bronzed Tiger BeetleCicindela (Cicindela) repandaPhoto © Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain32 recordsSpotted Cucumber Beetle (Diabrotica undecimpunctata)Spotted Cucumber BeetleDiabrotica undecimpunctataPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain45 recordsSpotted Pink Lady Beetle (Coleomegilla maculata)Spotted Pink Lady BeetleColeomegilla maculataPhoto (c) Mike Quinn, San Marcos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Mike Quinn, San Marcos · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year30 records

Birds 127

Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)Little GullHydrocoloeus minutusEarly in its seasonPhoto © vyatka · CC BY-NC 4.0Early November to mid-January, middle week Nov 22–2822 recordsBufflehead (Bucephala albeola)BuffleheadBucephala albeolaEarly in its seasonPhoto © ianhearn · CC BY-NC 4.0Early November to mid-April, middle week Jan 11–1799 recordsIceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)Iceland GullLarus glaucoidesPhoto © David McCorquodale · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-December to mid-March, middle week Feb 15–2125 recordsBlack-throated Green Warbler (Setophaga virens)Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virensPhoto © pinemartyn · CC BY-NC 4.0Late April to late September, middle week May 10–1664 recordsNorthern Parula (Setophaga americana)Northern ParulaSetophaga americanaPhoto © bwood708 · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to mid-September, middle week May 10–1693 recordsProthonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea)Prothonotary WarblerProtonotaria citreaPhoto © bwood708 · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to late May, middle week May 10–16118 recordsScarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea)Scarlet TanagerPiranga olivaceaPhoto © Félix Uribe · CC BY-SA 4.0Early May to mid-May, middle week May 10–1652 recordsTree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)Tree SwallowTachycineta bicolorPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Carter Dorscht · CC0 1.0Mid-April to late June, middle week May 10–1667 recordsAmerican Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)American RedstartSetophaga ruticillaPhoto © Leo Weiskittel · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to mid-September, middle week May 17–23109 recordsBald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Bald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusPhoto © Joe Zigmont · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-January to mid-October, middle week May 17–23258 recordsBlack-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)Black-billed CuckooCoccyzus erythropthalmusPhoto © Terry Sohl · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to late May, middle week May 17–2323 recordsBlack-throated Blue Warbler (Setophaga caerulescens)Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescensPhoto © Edward Perry IV · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to early October, middle week May 17–2373 recordsChestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)Chestnut-sided WarblerSetophaga pensylvanicaPhoto © Weston Barker · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to mid-September, middle week May 17–23108 recordsCommon Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)Common GrackleQuiscalus quisculaPhoto © brian stahls · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to mid-September, middle week May 17–2374 recordsEastern Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus)Eastern Warbling VireoVireo gilvusPhoto © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to late August, middle week May 17–2358 recordsRed-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceusPhoto U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Northeast Region · Public domainEarly May to mid-September, middle week May 17–2340 recordsRed-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)Red-headed WoodpeckerMelanerpes erythrocephalusPhoto © Pierrette · CC BY-NC 4.0Late April to early August, middle week May 17–2333 recordsRuddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPhoto © Etienne Gaillard · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to early September, middle week May 24–3020 recordsSwainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)Swainson's ThrushCatharus ustulatusPhoto © Jing-Yi Lu · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to mid-September, middle week May 24–3044 recordsPurple Martin (Progne subis)Purple MartinProgne subisPhoto © B. Phalan · CC BY 4.0Mid-April to early August, middle week May 31 – Jun 648 recordsMallard (Anas platyrhynchos)MallardAnas platyrhynchosLate in its seasonPhoto © anonymous · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-April to late December, middle week Jul 12–18164 recordsSemipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaPhoto © brian stahls · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-September, middle week Aug 9–1533 recordsLesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)Lesser YellowlegsTringa flavipesPhoto © Jonathan Irons · CC BY-NC 4.0Early May to early October, middle week Aug 16–2232 recordsAmerican Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)American AvocetRecurvirostra americanaPhoto © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year38 recordsAmerican Coot (Fulica americana)American CootFulica americanaPhoto © Pierce Louderback · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain50 recordsAmerican Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)American GoldfinchSpinus tristisPhoto © Chris Fisher · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons34 recordsAmerican Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)American Herring GullLarus smithsonianusPhoto © Guy Lemelin · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded through most of the year238 recordsAmerican Robin (Turdus migratorius)American RobinTurdus migratoriusPhoto © John D Reynolds · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain93 recordsAmerican Tree Sparrow (Spizelloides arborea)American Tree SparrowSpizelloides arboreaPhoto © Cameron Eckert · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain26 recordsAmerican White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)American White PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchosPhoto © Christian Nunes · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons48 recordsBaltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbulaPhoto © Tom Murray · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain106 recordsBarn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPhoto © Ad Konings · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons87 recordsBay-breasted Warbler (Setophaga castanea)Bay-breasted WarblerSetophaga castaneaPhoto © Jorge Emmanuel Escobar · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: recorded in two separate seasons114 recordsBelted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)Belted KingfisherMegaceryle alcyonPhoto © Dave Roberts · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain25 recordsBlack-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta variaPhoto © Holly Merker · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: the weeks are still too uncertain49 recordsBlack-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)Black-capped ChickadeePoecile atricapillusPhoto © Kent Ross · CC BY-NC 4.0No season: most records are from one year23 records

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Missing records do not mean a species is absent. Back to the Ohio map

Watershed boundaries: U.S. Geological Survey, Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD), HUC8 subbasins, public domain (opens in a new tab).