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Wildlife in Cuyahoga Valley National Park

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

24,363
recent observations
30
species listed
12
plants
7
birds
7
reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 24,363 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Cuyahoga Valley. The most frequently seen is the Great Blue Heron, with 1,680 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (12 of the species listed here), followed by birds (7).

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Most-observed species in Cuyahoga Valley

Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
1,680 observations
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
1,488 observations
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
1,359 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
1,078 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
933 observations
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
916 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
869 observations
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
867 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
865 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
812 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
775 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
760 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
755 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
755 observations
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus
724 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
723 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
720 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
719 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
710 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
688 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
681 observations
DeKay's Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
652 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
646 observations
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
643 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
629 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
618 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
592 observations
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
579 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
574 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
553 observations · iNaturalist

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