Wildlife near Buffalo, NY

Buffalo sits where Lake Erie pours into the Niagara River, and that river is one of the best gull-watching spots on earth in winter, with rare species turning up among the thousands. Bald eagles and common mergansers work the fast water, the lakefront and the Tifft Nature Preserve hold herons, beavers, and muskrats, and the neighborhoods run to gray squirrels, cottontails, and red-tailed hawks.

Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Buffalo. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

Most-observed species near Buffalo

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.