A PDF field guide to the species reported in and around Bessey Recreation Area, 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 Bessey Recreation Area include Brown-Belted Bumblebee, American Rubyspot, American Goldfinch, Bronzed Tiger Beetle and Painted Lichen Moth. Plants lead the list with 23 species, followed by 10 insects and 6 birds.
The 20 species reported most often here, of 41 in the full guide.
Brown-Belted Bumblebee
American Rubyspot
American Goldfinch


Ribseed Sandmat
Milk Spurge
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Silkweed

Woolly Plantain
Bronzed Tiger Beetle
Painted Lichen Moth
Boxelder Bug
Red-Headed Woodpecker
Common Flicker
Pied-Billed Grebe
Common Liverwort

Coontail
Snapweed

Chokecherry
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Pleurisy Root

Speedwell