Dallas sits on the blackland prairie where the eastern forests give out, and the Trinity River threads a green corridor straight through it. The Great Trinity Forest on the south side is one of the largest urban hardwood forests in the country, with barred owls, wood ducks, and beavers. Northern mockingbirds and eastern cottontails hold the neighborhoods, monarchs pass through on the central flyway, and bobcats and coyotes work the river bottoms more than most residents realize.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Dallas. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
209,215
recent observations
30
species listed
14
birds
9
insects & arthropods
3
reptiles & amphibians
Naturalists have logged 209,215 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Dallas. The most frequently seen is the Northern Cardinal, with 12,596 recorded sightings.
Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (14 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (9).