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Wildlife in Beavers Bend State Park

Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Beavers Bend right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

1,448
recent observations
30
species listed
19
plants
3
reptiles & amphibians
3
mammals

Naturalists have logged 1,448 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Beavers Bend. The most frequently seen is the Southern Red-backed Salamander, with 117 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (19 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (3).

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Most-observed species in Beavers Bend

Southern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon serratus
117 observations
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
93 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
92 observations
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
69 observations · iNaturalist
Redpurple Beebalm
Monarda russeliana
57 observations · iNaturalist
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
57 observations
Prairie Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus
55 observations · iNaturalist
bird's foot violet
Viola pedata
51 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
50 observations
Many-ribbed Salamander
Eurycea multiplicata
49 observations · iNaturalist
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
49 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
47 observations
wild comfrey
Andersonglossum virginianum
47 observations · iNaturalist
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
46 observations
fire pink
Silene virginica
45 observations
violet woodsorrel
Oxalis violacea
43 observations
Ouachita Jewelflower
Streptanthus squamiformis
42 observations · iNaturalist
river oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
41 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
37 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
36 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
36 observations
cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
35 observations
prairie phlox
Phlox pilosa
34 observations
flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
33 observations
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
32 observations
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
32 observations
ebony spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
32 observations
Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo
Dasypus mexicanus
32 observations
Horned Passalus Beetle
Odontotaenius disjunctus
30 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
29 observations

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