A PDF field guide to the species reported in and around McDowell 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 McDowell Nature Preserve include Blue-Fronted Dancer, Dark-Eyed Junco, Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle, Slaty Skimmer and Halloween Pennant. Plants lead the list with 23 species, followed by 16 insects and 7 birds.
The 20 species reported most often here, of 50 in the full guide.

Redroot


Star Chickweed

Cardinalflower

Woodbine


Blue-Fronted Dancer


Red Mulberry
Dark-Eyed Junco
Baccharis
Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle
Slaty Skimmer
Halloween Pennant
Eastern Calligrapher

Syrphid Fly