A PDF field guide to the species reported in and around Hays Nature Preserve, with common and scientific names and up to 3 photos of each, laid out for use in the field and offline.
The animals people report most often in and around Hays Nature Preserve include Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle, Common Whitetail, Eyed Click Beetle, Yellow Woollybear and Dark Fishing Spider. Plants lead the list with 17 species, followed by 16 insects and 6 fungi.
The 20 species reported most often here, of 50 in the full guide.
Poison Ivy
Purslane
Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle
Woodbine
Cancerweed
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Common Whitetail

Eyed Click Beetle
Yellow Woollybear
Dark Fishing Spider
Mole Shrew
Slider
Common Garter Snake
Fairy Inkcap
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Brittle Cinder

Bushy Beard Lichen