Atlanta is a forest with a city in it, one of the most tree-covered big cities in the country, and the animals take full advantage. White-tailed deer wander the wooded neighborhoods, brown thrashers (the state bird) rustle through leaf litter, and red-tailed hawks and barred owls hunt the canopy. The Chattahoochee River corridor on the north side adds great blue herons, kingfishers, and beavers. Chimney swifts wheel over downtown at dusk in warm months.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Atlanta. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
65,013
recent observations
30
species listed
9
insects & arthropods
8
birds
8
plants
Naturalists have logged 65,013 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Atlanta. The most frequently seen is the Joro Spider, with 4,198 recorded sightings.
Insects & Arthropods account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (9 of the species listed here), followed by birds (8).