Clay County, MN Wildlife Guide

Wildlife in and around Clay County

People most often report Isopod, Brown-Belted Bumblebee, Globular Springtail, Two-Spotted Bumblebee and Tricolored Bumble Bee in and around Clay County. Plants lead the list with 53 species, followed by 7 insects and 4 birds.

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Most Common Species

The 20 species reported most often here, of 74 in the full guide.

Trachelipus rathkii

Isopod

Very Common53 obs.

Rhamnus cathartica

Buckthorn

Very Common43.2 obs.

Leonurus cardiaca

Motherwort

Very Common26.74 obs.

Bombus griseocollis

Brown-Belted Bumblebee

Very Common16 obs.

Amorpha canescens

Wild Tea

Very Common15 obs.

Sminthurinus elegans

Globular Springtail

Common15 obs.

Bombus bimaculatus

Two-Spotted Bumblebee

Common14 obs.

Bombus ternarius

Tricolored Bumble Bee

Common12.26 obs.

Bombus fervidus

Yellow Bumblebee

Common11 obs.

Lepidocyrtus paradoxus

Common11 obs.

Apocynum cannabinum

Dogbane

Common10.1 obs.

Arisaema triphyllum

Indian Turnip

Occasional10 obs.

Vallonia costata

Costate Vallonia

Occasional10 obs.

Spizella pallida

Clay-Colored Sparrow

Occasional10 obs.

Maianthemum stellatum

False Solomon'S Seal

Occasional10 obs.

Aquilegia canadensis

Red-Bell

Occasional9 obs.

Monarda fistulosa

Beebalm

Occasional9 obs.

Matricaria discoidea

Disc Mayweed

Rare8.42 obs.

Dalea purpurea

Purple Dalea

Rare8 obs.

Anaxyrus hemiophrys

Canadian Toad

Rare8 obs.

Most Common Species

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Wildlife in and around Clay County

Most Common Species

The 20 species reported most often here, of 74 in the full guide.

Trachelipus rathkii

Isopod

Very Common53 obs.

Rhamnus cathartica

Buckthorn

Very Common43.2 obs.

Leonurus cardiaca

Motherwort

Very Common26.74 obs.

Bombus griseocollis

Brown-Belted Bumblebee

Very Common16 obs.

Amorpha canescens

Wild Tea

Very Common15 obs.

Sminthurinus elegans

Globular Springtail

Common15 obs.

Bombus bimaculatus

Two-Spotted Bumblebee

Common14 obs.

Bombus ternarius

Tricolored Bumble Bee

Common12.26 obs.

Bombus fervidus

Yellow Bumblebee

Common11 obs.

Lepidocyrtus paradoxus

Common11 obs.

Apocynum cannabinum

Dogbane

Common10.1 obs.

Arisaema triphyllum

Indian Turnip

Occasional10 obs.

Vallonia costata

Costate Vallonia

Occasional10 obs.

Spizella pallida

Clay-Colored Sparrow

Occasional10 obs.

Maianthemum stellatum

False Solomon'S Seal

Occasional10 obs.

Aquilegia canadensis

Red-Bell

Occasional9 obs.

Monarda fistulosa

Beebalm

Occasional9 obs.

Matricaria discoidea

Disc Mayweed

Rare8.42 obs.

Dalea purpurea

Purple Dalea

Rare8 obs.

Anaxyrus hemiophrys

Canadian Toad

Rare8 obs.