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Ovenbird

Seiurus aurocapilla (Linnaeus, 1766)

Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Passeriformes
Family
Parulidae
Genus
Seiurus
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Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Its mapped range covers 88. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (0)
  • Within its mapped range (41)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (43)
  • Recorded, season not shown (3)
  • Season shown (1)
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
Ovenbird by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecordsIn mapped range
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer, migration
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Clermont CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer, migration
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer, migration
Cuyahoga County94 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer, migration
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer, migration
Franklin County39 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer, migration
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer, migration
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer, migration
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer, migration
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Lucas County40 · Season shownYes: summer
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer, migration
Mahoning CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer, migration
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Miami CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: migration
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer, migration
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer, migration
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer, migration
Richland CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Summit County34 · Recorded, season not shownYes: summer
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Union CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: migration
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer, migration
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a resultYes: summer
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yetYes: summer, migration

Season

When it is recorded

In Ohio

Late April to late June, middle week early May, and again late August to mid-October, middle week mid-September

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 452 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 Ovenbird in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of OvenbirdYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24214,645
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 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–253341,623
Apr 26 – May 235956,391
May 3–9721052,952
May 10–16701053,785
May 17–2348957,698
May 24–3012754,651
May 31 – Jun 61153,099
Jun 7–137553,700
Jun 14–202256,625
Jun 21–274355,361
Jun 28 – Jul 44358,477
Jul 5–112261,336
Jul 12–183364,722
Jul 19–251169,753
Jul 26 – Aug 11159,416
Aug 2–81159,712
Aug 9–150055,994
Aug 16–220054,328
Aug 23–293251,772
Aug 30 – Sep 514857,167
Sep 6–1223759,075
Sep 13–1935754,543
Sep 20–2640845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 335943,180
Oct 4–1020737,841
Oct 11–177430,824
Oct 18–243321,156
Oct 25–312219,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–141112,621
Nov 15–21117,965
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.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus90 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Wood Thrush Hylocichla mustelina83 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatus54 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • House Sparrow Passer domesticus32 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Northern Waterthrush Parkesia noveboracensis19 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: recorded
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  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 February to March and December, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed67%49%
Forest20%31%
Wetland9%5%
Farmland4%11%

From 214 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
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

452 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.