Bird ID
Mammals
Plants
Ohio Rocks!
Miscellaneous
100
This red-bellied bird is common throughout the state, especially in the springtime.
What is the American Robin?
100
Castoreum is an oil produced by this semi-aquatic rodent that was used in perfumes and to make artificial flavorings such as vanilla, raspberry, and strawberry. In the wild, the oil is used to make their fur and tails more water resistant.
What is the American Beaver?
100
This common springtime yard "pest" has actually been used in medicine for hundreds of years.
What is a dandelion?
100
This invertebrate is the state fossil of Ohio.
What is the trilobite?
100
Unlike the name suggests, this animal does not have a 1,000 legs. Instead, the maximum is 400.
What is a millipede?
200
This bird, which has another U.S. state in its name, is easily identified by its sound.
"Tea kettle tea kettle tea kettle tea!"
What is a Carolina Wren?
200
This common mammal can lose their ears and tails in winter from the lack of fur on them.
What is the Virginia Opossum?
200
This tall orchid is common in Southeast Ohio. They range in colors, like pink, white, and yellow.
What is a Lady's Slipper?
200
Since its discovery in Ohio in the 1700s, this rock has been mined and used to fuel steam engines, ships, and stoves. There are still active mines in Ohio.
What is coal?
200
The state insect of Ohio is often confused with their invasive cousin from Asia.
What is the Ladybug?
300
These upland game birds have been in decline since the blizzard of 1978. Name one of these birds.
Northern Bobwhite
Ruffed Grouse
Ring-Necked Pheasant
300
This bovine was once native to Ohio, but was hunted to extinction within the state in the early 19th century.
What is the Woodland Bison?
300
This introduced tree has been used for fence posts and the fruit is rumored to be a great pest repellent!
What is Osage Orange?
300
Masons chose this sedimentary rock for building the Ohio Canal because of its strength, durability, slip resistant properties, and was able to be easily shaped without splitting. Check it out at the locks at Lockville Canal Park!
What is Sandstone?
300
This phenomenon occurs when there is a distant thunderstorm, where you are too far away to hear the thunder, but the visual display can be seen for miles.
What is heat lightning?
400
This grassland bird is also known as the "skunk bird"
What is a Bobolink?
400
This underground dwelling rodent has many names. Along with its fantastic digging abilities, it has great balance, allowing them to be great swimmers and climbers!
What is a groundhog?
400
The Tulip Tree, also called the "Tulip Poplar" is actually no poplar at all. Instead, it belongs to this tree family.
What is the Magnolia family?
400
This elephant-like mammal was one of the largest to ever exist. It roamed Ohio during the last ice age, 10,000 years ago.
What is the mastodon?
400
These insects only exist in a handful of places throughout the world. In Ohio, the best place to see their nighttime mating display is in Shawnee State Forest.
What are Synchronous Fireflies?
500
This black water bird, most closely related to rails, has some strange feet, definitely not fit for walking!
What is the American Coot?
500
This carnivorous mammal, related to minks and otters, is making a comeback in Ohio, since being extirpated in the mid-1800s.
What is the fisher?
500
This criminal plant had the reputation of causing "milk sickness" that killed many in the 18th and 19th centuries. Most famously killing Abraham Lincoln's mother. But hey! We can't hate this plant, it's native!
What is White Snakeroot?
500
This is a granite boulder that traveled hundreds of miles via glacier, being deposited far from its origin.
What is a glacial erratic?
500
The bite from this year-round threat has the potential to transmit bacteria, viruses, and parasites.
What is the tick?