Columbus grew up where the Scioto and Olentangy rivers meet, and the river corridors carry the wildlife through the city. Northern cardinals and fox squirrels hold every neighborhood, white-tailed deer browse the metro park ravines, and great blue herons and belted kingfishers work the water. The restored wetlands and prairies in the metro park system pull in migrating warblers in spring and wintering waterfowl when the ponds stay open.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Columbus. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
50,649
recent observations
30
species listed
19
insects & arthropods
5
birds
3
plants
Naturalists have logged 50,649 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Columbus. The most frequently seen is the Monarch, with 2,791 recorded sightings.
Insects & Arthropods account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (19 of the species listed here), followed by birds (5).