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Wildlife near Toledo, OH

Illustrated wildlife of Toledo

Toledo sits where the Maumee River meets Lake Erie, at the edge of the great marshes of the western basin. The Maumee draws one of the biggest walleye runs in the country each spring, bald eagles nest through the marshes, and the surrounding wildlife areas fill with migrating warblers and shorebirds. In town it is fox squirrels, cardinals, and cottontails, and the lake keeps ducks offshore all winter.

Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Toledo. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

29,845
recent observations
30
species listed
15
birds
9
insects & arthropods
3
reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 29,845 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Toledo. The most frequently seen is the Common Eastern Bumble Bee, with 1,615 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (15 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (9).

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Most-observed species near Toledo

Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
1,615 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
1,556 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
1,246 observations
Northern Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
1,236 observations
Eastern Forktail
Ischnura verticalis
1,182 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
1,110 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
1,105 observations
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
1,096 observations
Prothonotary Warbler
Protonotaria citrea
1,066 observations
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
1,059 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
1,039 observations
Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis
1,039 observations
Autumn Meadowhawk
Sympetrum vicinum
1,033 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
999 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
998 observations
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
955 observations
Tree Swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
925 observations
American Redstart
Setophaga ruticilla
876 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
873 observations
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
869 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
863 observations
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Setophaga pensylvanica
861 observations
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
830 observations
Magnolia Warbler
Setophaga magnolia
797 observations
Baltimore Oriole
Icterus galbula
793 observations
Bay-breasted Warbler
Setophaga castanea
787 observations
Widow Skimmer
Libellula luctuosa
786 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
769 observations
Spotted Lanternfly
Lycorma delicatula
747 observations · iNaturalist
black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
735 observations

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