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Chicago Biodiversity - OBIS

A guide of selected species found in the Greater Chicago area.

big bluestem 1
Andropogon gerardii
White Oak 2
Quercus alba
Blazing Star 3
Liatris spicata
Common Milkweed 4
Asclepias syriaca
Red-tailed Hawk 5
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-bellied Woodpecker 6
Melanerpes carolinus
Wood Duck 7
Aix sponsa
Coyote 8
Canis latrans
Red Fox 9
Vulpes vulpes
Eastern Gray Squirrel 10
Sciurus carolinensis
Eastern Chipmunk 11
Tamias striatus
Common Garter Snake 12
Thamnophis sirtalis
American Bullfrog 13
Lithobates catesbeianus
Snapping Turtle 14
Chelydra serpentina
Monarch Butterfly 15
Danaus plexippus
Canada Goldenrod 16
Solidago canadensis
Bluegill 17
Lepomis macrochirus
Eastern Cottontail 18
Sylvilagus floridanus
Virginia Opossum 19
Didelphis virginiana
American Crow 20
Corvus brachyrhynchos

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