Cuyahoga Valley National Park, between Cleveland and Akron in Ohio, has forests, wetlands and rivers full of wildlife. White-tailed deer, beavers and coyotes are often seen in the early morning or evening, and raccoons, foxes and groundhogs are common. Great blue herons, red-tailed hawks and many songbirds live here too.
The Cuyahoga River and its tributaries hold bass, catfish and other fish, which feed river otters and kingfishers, and frogs, salamanders and turtles live in the wetlands. Keep reading to see featured photos of Cuyahoga Valley’s wildlife and to learn more about wildlife photography.
Featured Cuyahoga Valley National Park Wildlife Photographs
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Wildlife Photography Tips
Wildlife photography in the US National Parks offers a unique and enriching experience, as these protected areas are havens for diverse species and pristine natural landscapes. Capturing wildlife in such settings requires preparation and respect for both the environment and its inhabitants. Photographers should familiarize themselves with the specific animals and ecosystems of the park they are visiting, as each park hosts different species and behaviors. Early mornings and late afternoons, known as the golden hours, provide the best light and increased wildlife activity. Different seasons also offer different wildlife viewing opportunities. Patience and stillness are key, as the best moments often come to those who wait quietly.
If wildlife does present itself, always make sure to maintain a safe distance. Using a telephoto lens allows for close-up shots without intruding on the animals’ space. If you already own or want to own a professional grade mirrored camera like the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Full Frame Digital SLR, we recommend using a Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM Lens zoom lens for wildlife photography. If you have or are interested in a newer mirrorless model like the Canon EOS R5 Full-Frame Mirrorless Camera, we recommend using a Canon RF100-400mm F5.6-8 IS USM Black for long distance shots.
Not quite ready to invest in traditional professional-grade camera equipment but want to enhance the quality of your cell phone photographs? Consider using a Moment Tele 58mm Mobile Lens II for improved reach, and use a Moment camera case with a lens mount to attach it to your phone. Since cell phones generally cannot provide the same reach as a dedicated telephoto camera lens, never compensate by moving dangerously close to wildlife. As with any visit to a national park, it’s important to follow park regulations, practice “Leave No Trace” principles, and prioritize safety while photographing wildlife.
Want to take your wildlife photos further? Featured photographer Vella Torvik shares her field-tested advice on gear, camera settings, light, composition and safely approaching wildlife in our Wildlife Photography 101: Insider Tips From the Field masterclass.
Cuyahoga Valley Wildlife Education and Resources
Want to learn more about Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the wildlife that inhabits it? Check out these guides & books:
- Peterson Field Guide To Mammals Of North America: Fourth Edition (Peterson Field Guides)
- Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Eastern and Central North America, Seventh Edition (Peterson Field Guides)
- Bird Songs: 250 North American Birds in Song
- Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Fourth Edition (Peterson Field Guides)
- Peterson Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes, Second Edition (Peterson Field Guides)
- Animal Tracks: A Folding Pocket Guide to the Tracks & Signs of Familiar North American Species (Wildlife and Nature Identification)
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park Species List
The wildlife at Cuyahoga Valley National Park is beautiful and diverse. There are a variety of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish to view. Check out all the incredible species this park has to offer! Click on the links below to see the different animal species that inhabit Cuyahoga Valley National Park:
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Mammals
| Name | Abundance |
|---|---|
| Beaver (Castor canadensis) | Abundant |
| Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) | Common |
| Bobcat (Lynx rufus) Rare. NPSpecies records a confirmed sighting inside the park boundary in 2022. | Rare |
| Coyote (Canis latrans) | Common |
| Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus) | Abundant |
| Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) | Common |
| Eastern Mole (Scalopus aquaticus) | Rare |
| Eastern Small-footed Bat (Myotis leibii) | Unknown |
| Fox Squirrel (Sciurus niger) | Common |
| Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) | Occasional |
| Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) | Abundant |
| Hairy-tailed Mole (Parascalops breweri) | Common |
| Hoary Bat (Lasiurus cinereus) | Uncommon |
| House Mouse (Mus musculus) | Rare |
| Indiana Bat (Myotis sodalis) | Rare |
| Least Weasel (Mustela nivalis) | Uncommon |
| Little Brown Bat (Myotis lucifugus) | Rare |
| Long-tailed Weasel (Mustela frenata) | Common |
| Masked Shrew (Sorex cinereus) | Common |
| Meadow Jumping Mouse (Zapus hudsonius) | Common |
| Meadow Vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus) | Common |
| Mink (Mustela vison) | Common |
| Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) | Abundant |
| Northern Long-eared Bat (Myotis septentrionalis) | Rare |
| Norway Rat (Rattus norvegicus) | Unknown |
| Raccoon (Procyon lotor) | Abundant |
| Red Bat (Lasiurus borealis) | Common |
| Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) | Uncommon |
| Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) | Common |
| River Otter (Lontra canadensis) | Uncommon |
| Short-tailed Shrew (Blarina brevicauda) | Abundant |
| Silver-haired Bat (Lasionycteris noctivagans) | Unknown |
| Smoky Shrew (Sorex fumeus) | Rare |
| Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans) | Common |
| Star-nosed Mole (Condylura cristata) | Uncommon |
| Striped Skunk (Mephitis mephitis) | Common |
| Tri-colored Bat (Perimyotis subflavus) | Uncommon |
| Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) | Common |
| White-footed Mouse (Peromyscus leucopus) | Abundant |
| White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | Abundant |
| Woodchuck (Marmota monax) | Common |
| Woodland Vole (Microtus pinetorum) | Uncommon |
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Birds
| Name | Abundance |
|---|---|
| Acadian Flycatcher (Empidonax virescens) | Common |
| Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum) | Uncommon |
| American Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) | Rare |
| American Black Duck (Anas rubripes) | Common |
| American Coot (Fulica americana) | Common |
| American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) | Abundant |
| American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) | Abundant |
| American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) | Uncommon |
| American Pipit (Anthus rubescens) | Rare |
| American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) | Common |
| American Robin (Turdus migratorius) | Abundant |
| American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea) | Common |
| American Wigeon (Anas americana) | Uncommon |
| American Woodcock (Scolopax minor) | Uncommon |
| Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) | Rare |
| Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) | Common |
| Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) | Common |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) | Rare |
| Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) | Common |
| Barred Owl (Strix varia) | Common |
| Bay-breasted Warbler (Dendroica castanea) | Common |
| Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) | Common |
| Black Tern (Chlidonias niger) | Rare |
| Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) | Occasional |
| Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia) | Common |
| Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus) | Occasional |
| Black-bellied Plover (Pluvialis squatarola) | Occasional |
| Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus) | Uncommon |
| Black-capped Chickadee (Parus atricapillus) | Abundant |
| Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) | Uncommon |
| Black-throated Blue Warbler (Dendroica caerulescens) | Common |
| Black-throated Green Warbler (Dendroica virens) | Uncommon |
| Blackburnian Warbler (Dendroica fusca) | Uncommon |
| Blackpoll Warbler (Dendroica striata) | Common |
| Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) | Common |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea) | Common |
| Blue-headed Vireo (Vireo solitarius) | Rare |
| Blue-winged Teal (Anas discors) | Common |
| Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus) | Common |
| Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) | Uncommon |
| Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) | Occasional |
| Bonaparte’s Gull (Larus philadelphia) | Rare |
| Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) | Common |
| Brown Creeper (Certhia americana) | Rare |
| Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) | Common |
| Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) | Common |
| Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) | Rare |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) | Abundant |
| Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis) | Rare |
| Canvasback (Aythya valisineria) | Rare |
| Cape May Warbler (Dendroica tigrina) | Common |
| Carolina Wren (Thryothorus ludovicianus) | Common |
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) | Occasional |
| Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) | Common |
| Cerulean Warbler (Dendroica cerulea) | Uncommon |
| Chestnut-sided Warbler (Dendroica pensylvanica) | Uncommon |
| Chimney Swift (Chaetura pelagica) | Abundant |
| Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) | Common |
| Cliff Swallow (Hirundo pyrrhonota) | Uncommon |
| Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) | Rare |
| Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) | Common |
| Common Ground Dove (Columbina passerina) | Occasional |
| Common Loon (Gavia immer) | Rare |
| Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) | Uncommon |
| Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) | Rare |
| Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor) | Uncommon |
| Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea) | Occasional |
| Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) | Uncommon |
| Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas) | Common |
| Connecticut Warbler (Oporornis agilis) | Rare |
| Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) | Unknown |
| Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis) | Common |
| Dickcissel (Spiza americana) | Occasional |
| Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) | Uncommon |
| Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens) | Common |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) | Rare |
| Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) | Common |
| Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) | Common |
| Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna) | Common |
| Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe) | Common |
| Eastern Screech-owl (Otus asio) | Common |
| Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus) | Common |
| Eastern Wood-pewee (Contopus virens) | Common |
| European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) | Abundant |
| Evening Grosbeak (Coccothraustes vespertinus) | Rare |
| Field Sparrow (Spizella pusilla) | Common |
| Fox Sparrow (Passerella iliaca) | Uncommon |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) | Uncommon |
| Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) | Occasional |
| Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) | Common |
| Golden-winged Warbler (Vermivora chrysoptera) | Rare |
| Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum) | Uncommon |
| Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis) | Common |
| Gray-cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus) | Common |
| Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus) | Occasional |
| Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) | Abundant |
| Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) | Common |
| Great Egret (Casmerodius albus) | Uncommon |
| Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) | Common |
| Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) | Rare |
| Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) | Uncommon |
| Green-backed Heron (Butorides striatus) | Common |
| Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) | Uncommon |
| Hairy Woodpecker (Picoides villosus) | Common |
| Henslow’s Sparrow (Ammodramus henslowii) | Uncommon |
| Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus) | Uncommon |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) | Common |
| Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) | Uncommon |
| Hooded Warbler (Wilsonia citrina) | Common |
| Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) | Rare |
| Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) | Uncommon |
| House Finch (Carpodacus mexicanus) | Common |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) | Abundant |
| House Wren (Troglodytes aedon) | Common |
| Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) | Common |
| Kentucky Warbler (Oporornis formosus) | Uncommon |
| Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) | Common |
| Lapland Longspur (Calcarius lapponicus) | Occasional |
| Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) | Rare |
| Least Flycatcher (Empidonax minimus) | Uncommon |
| Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla) | Uncommon |
| Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis) | Rare |
| Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes) | Uncommon |
| Lincoln’s Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii) | Uncommon |
| Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea) | Occasional |
| Long-eared Owl (Asio otus) | Rare |
| Louisiana Waterthrush (Seiurus motacilla) | Common |
| Magnolia Warbler (Dendroica magnolia) | Common |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) | Abundant |
| Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris) | Uncommon |
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | Rare |
| Mississippi Kite (Ictinia mississippiensis) | Occasional |
| Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) | Abundant |
| Mourning Warbler (Oporornis philadelphia) | Uncommon |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) | Occasional |
| Nashville Warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla) | Common |
| Nelson’s Sharp-tailed Sparrow (Ammodramus nelsoni) | Occasional |
| Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | Abundant |
| Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus) | Common |
| Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) | Occasional |
| Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) | Uncommon |
| Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | Rare |
| Northern Parula (Parula americana) | Uncommon |
| Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) | Uncommon |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis) | Common |
| Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) | Rare |
| Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) | Uncommon |
| Northern Shrike (Lanius excubitor) | Occasional |
| Northern Waterthrush (Seiurus noveboracensis) | Common |
| Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus borealis) | Uncommon |
| Orange-crowned Warbler (Vermivora celata) | Rare |
| Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius) | Uncommon |
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) | Uncommon |
| Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapillus) | Common |
| Palm Warbler (Dendroica palmarum) | Common |
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) | Rare |
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | Rare |
| Philadelphia Vireo (Vireo philadelphicus) | Uncommon |
| Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) | Common |
| Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) | Common |
| Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator) | Occasional |
| Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus) | Uncommon |
| Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus) | Uncommon |
| Prairie Warbler (Dendroica discolor) | Rare |
| Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea) | Uncommon |
| Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) | Uncommon |
| Purple Martin (Progne subis) | Common |
| Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) | Occasional |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) | Common |
| Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) | Uncommon |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) | Uncommon |
| Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus) | Common |
| Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus) | Uncommon |
| Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena) | Occasional |
| Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) | Uncommon |
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) | Abundant |
| Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) | Abundant |
| Redhead (Aythya americana) | Rare |
| Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis) | Abundant |
| Ring-necked Duck (Aythya collaris) | Uncommon |
| Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) | Uncommon |
| Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) | Abundant |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) | Common |
| Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus) | Occasional |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula) | Common |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) | Common |
| Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) | Uncommon |
| Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) | Rare |
| Rusty Blackbird (Euphagus carolinus) | Uncommon |
| Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) | Occasional |
| Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) | Uncommon |
| Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea) | Common |
| Sedge Wren (Cistothorus platensis) | Rare |
| Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus) | Rare |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) | Common |
| Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | Occasional |
| Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis) | Occasional |
| Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) | Occasional |
| Snowy Owl (Nyctea scandiaca) | Occasional |
| Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria) | Uncommon |
| Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia) | Abundant |
| Sora (Porzana carolina) | Uncommon |
| Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularia) | Common |
| Summer Tanager (Piranga rubra) | Rare |
| Swainson’s Thrush (Catharus ustulatus) | Common |
| Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana) | Uncommon |
| Tennessee Warbler (Vermivora peregrina) | Common |
| Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) | Common |
| Tufted Titmouse (Parus bicolor) | Abundant |
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) | Uncommon |
| Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura) | Common |
| Veery (Catharus fuscescens) | Common |
| Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus) | Uncommon |
| Virginia Rail (Rallus limicola) | Uncommon |
| Warbling Vireo (Vireo gilvus) | Common |
| Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis) | Occasional |
| Whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus) | Occasional |
| White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) | Common |
| White-crowned Sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) | Uncommon |
| White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus) | Uncommon |
| White-rumped Sandpiper (Calidris fuscicollis) | Occasional |
| White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) | Common |
| White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera) | Occasional |
| White-winged Scoter (Melanitta fusca) | Occasional |
| Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) | Common |
| Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii) | Common |
| Wilson’s Warbler (Wilsonia pusilla) | Common |
| Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) | Rare |
| Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) | Common |
| Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina) | Common |
| Worm-eating Warbler (Helmitheros vermivorus) | Rare |
| Yellow Warbler (Dendroica petechia) | Common |
| Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (Empidonax flaviventris) | Uncommon |
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) | Common |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus) | Common |
| Yellow-breasted Chat (Icteria virens) | Rare |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) | Occasional |
| Yellow-rumped Warbler (Dendroica coronata) | Common |
| Yellow-throated Vireo (Vireo flavifrons) | Common |
| Yellow-throated Warbler (Dendroica dominica) | Uncommon |
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Reptiles
| Name | Abundance |
|---|---|
| Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi) | Abundant |
| Common Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) | Abundant |
| Common Slider (Trachemys scripta) | Common |
| Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) | Common |
| Common Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon) | Abundant |
| Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina) | Common |
| Eastern Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum) | Common |
| Eastern Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis sauritus) | Uncommon |
| Gray Ratsnake (Pantherophis obsoletus) | Uncommon |
| Midland Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta) | Abundant |
| Queen Snake (Regina septemvittata) | Rare |
| Racer (Coluber constrictor) | Uncommon |
| Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) | Common |
| Redbelly Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata) | Rare |
| Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus) | Uncommon |
| Smooth Greensnake (Opheodrys vernalis) | Rare |
| Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone spinifera) | Common |
| Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) | Unknown |
| Stinkpot (Sternotherus odoratus) | Uncommon |
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Amphibians
| Name | Abundance |
|---|---|
| American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) | Common |
| American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus) | Abundant |
| Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens) | Common |
| Four-toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum) | Unknown |
| Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor) | Common |
| Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans) | Abundant |
| Jefferson’s Salamander (Ambystoma jeffersonianum) | Uncommon |
| Long-tailed Salamander (Eurycea longicauda) | Rare |
| Northern Dusky Salamander (Desmognathus fuscus) | Common |
| Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens) | Common |
| Northern Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer crucifer) | Abundant |
| Northern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata) | Common |
| Pickerel Frog (Lithobates palustris) | Uncommon |
| Red Salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) | Rare |
| Red-backed Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) | Common |
| Slimy Salamander (Plethodon glutinosus) | Common |
| Small-mouthed Salamander (Ambystoma texanum) | Uncommon |
| Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) | Uncommon |
| Western Chorus Frog (Pseudacris triseriata) | Uncommon |
| Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) | Common |
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Fish
| Name | Abundance |
|---|---|
| Alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) | Uncommon |
| Barred Fantail Darter (Etheostoma flabellare) | Common |
| Bigmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus cyprinellus) | Occasional |
| Black Bullhead (Ictalurus melas) | Uncommon |
| Black Crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) | Uncommon |
| Black Redhorse (Moxostoma duquesnei) | Rare |
| Blacknose Dace (Rhinichthys obtusus) | Abundant |
| Blackside Darter (Percina maculata) | Common |
| Bluntnose Minnow (Pimephales notatus) | Abundant |
| Bowfin (Amia calva) | Rare |
| Brook Silverside (Labidesthes sicculus) | Uncommon |
| Brook Stickelback (Culaea inconstans) | Uncommon |
| Brown Bullhead (Ictalurus nebulosus) | Common |
| Central Mottled Sculpin (Cottus bairdii) | Uncommon |
| Central Mudminnow (Umbra limi) | Uncommon |
| Central Quillback Carpsucker (Carpiodes cyprinus) | Uncommon |
| Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) | Abundant |
| Common Shiner (Notropis cornutus) | Common |
| Common White Sucker (Catostomus commersonii) | Common |
| Eastern Gizzard Shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) | Common |
| Emerald Shiner (Notropis atherinoides) | Common |
| Freshwater Drum (Aplodinotus grunniens) | Uncommon |
| Golden Redhorse (Moxostoma erythrurum) | Unknown |
| Golden Shiner (Notemigonus crysoleucas) | Common |
| Goldfish (Carassius auratus) | Common |
| Green Sunfish (Lepomis cyanellus) | Common |
| Greenside Darter (Etheostoma blennioides) | Common |
| Hornyhead Chub (Nocomis biguttatus) | Common |
| Johnny Darter (Etheostoma nigrum) | Common |
| Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) | Occasional |
| Northeastern Sand Shiner (Notropis stramineus) | Uncommon |
| Northern Bluegill Sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) | Common |
| Northern Creek Chub (Semotilus atromaculatus) | Abundant |
| Northern Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) | Abundant |
| Northern Hog Sucker (Hypentelium nigricans) | Common |
| Northern Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides) | Common |
| Northern Mimic Shiner (Notropis volucellus) | Uncommon |
| Northern Pike (Esox lucius) | Occasional |
| Northern Rockbass (Ambloplites rupestris) | Common |
| Northern Smallmouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieui) | Common |
| Ohio Logperch Darter (Percina caprodes) | Common |
| Ohio Stoneroller Minnow (Campostoma anomalum) | Abundant |
| Pumpkinseed Sunfish (Lepomis gibbosus) | Common |
| Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) | Common |
| Rainbow Trout (Salmo gairdnerii) | Occasional |
| Redear Sunfish (Lepomis microlophus) | Uncommon |
| Redfin or Grass Pickerel (Esox americanus) | Occasional |
| Redside Dace (Clinostomus elongatus) | Uncommon |
| River Chub (Nocomis micropogon) | Uncommon |
| Silver Redhorse (Moxostoma anisurum) | Rare |
| Silverjaw Minnow (Ericymba buccata) | Uncommon |
| Smallmouth Buffalo (Ictiobus bubalus) | Occasional |
| Southern Redbelly Dace (Phoxinus erythrogaster) | Rare |
| Spotfin Shiner (Cyprinella spiloptera) | Common |
| Stonecat (Noturus flavus) | Uncommon |
| Striped Shiner (Notropis chrysocephalus) | Common |
| Trout-perch (Percopsis omiscomaycus) | Rare |
| Walleye (Sander vitreus) | Uncommon |
| Warmouth Sunfish (Lepomis gulosus) | Uncommon |
| White Bass (Morone chrysops) | Common |
| White Crappie (Pomoxis annularis) | Uncommon |
| White Perch (Morone americana) | Occasional |
| Yellow Bullhead (Ictalurus natalis) | Common |
Note: The wildlife species included in the lists above have been confirmed with the National Park Service to be present in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Other species may exist in the park that are currently under review or not yet known.
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