Most Common Species
Showing 20 most frequently observed species out of 80 total documented species.
Meleagris gallopavo
Turkey
Very Common5 obs.
Cathartes aura
Turkey Vulture
Very Common3 obs.
Trimerotropis saxatilis
Very Common3 obs.
Bombus fraternus
Southern Plains Bumble Bee
Very Common3 obs.
Hadrotettix trifasciatus
Threebanded Grasshopper
Very Common3 obs.
Mermiria bivittata
Two-Striped Mermiria Grasshopper
Common3 obs.
Bromus inermis
Smooth Brome
Common3 obs.
Yucca glauca
Beargrass
Common3 obs.
Eremophila alpestris
Shorelark
Common2.51 obs.
Amphitornus coloradus
Striped Grasshopper
Common2 obs.
Rhus aromatica
Squawbush
Common2 obs.
Boopedon nubilum
Ebony Grasshopper
Occasional2 obs.
Phlibostroma quadrimaculatum
Four-Spotted Grasshopper
Occasional2 obs.
Mermiria picta
Lively Mermiria Grasshopper
Occasional2 obs.
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Cliff Swallow
Occasional2 obs.
Quincula lobata
Purple-Ground-Cherry
Occasional2 obs.
Phoetaliotes nebrascensis
Large-Headed Grasshopper
Occasional2 obs.
Melanoplus bivittatus
Yellow-Striped Locust
Rare2 obs.
Echinacea angustifolia
Kansas Snakeroot
Rare2 obs.
Icterus galbula
Northern Oriole
Rare2 obs.
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