Most Common Species
Showing 20 most frequently observed species out of 100 total documented species.
Trachemys scripta
slider turtle, red-eared terrapin, red-eared slider
Very Common10 obs.
Dione vanillae
Gulf Fritillary
Very Common9 obs.
Anas platyrhynchos
mallard
Very Common8 obs.
Phoradendron leucarpum
eastern mistletoe
Very Common7 obs.
Mikania scandens
Climbing hempvine
Very Common6 obs.
Papilio glaucus
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Common6 obs.
Vitis rotundifolia
southern fox grape
Common5 obs.
Eupatorium serotinum
late boneset
Common5 obs.
Xylocopa virginica
Carpenter bee
Common5 obs.
Magnolia grandiflora
Evergreen Magnolia
Common5 obs.
Cardinalis cardinalis
Northern Cardinal
Common4 obs.
Sitta carolinensis
White-Breasted Nuthatch (Interior West)
Occasional4 obs.
Pachydiplax longipennis
Blue Dasher
Occasional4 obs.
Melospiza georgiana
Swamp Sparrow
Occasional4 obs.
Zonotrichia albicollis
white-throated sparrow
Occasional4 obs.
Plathemis lydia
Common Whitetail
Occasional4 obs.
Magnolia macrophylla
big-leaf magnolia
Occasional4 obs.
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Honey-Bells
Rare4 obs.
Rhododendron minus
Piedmont rhododendron
Rare4 obs.
Stagmomantis carolina
Rare4 obs.
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