Wildlife near Denver, Colorado

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

88,266

recent observations

30

species listed

10

birds

12

plants

3

mammals

Naturalists have logged 88,266 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Denver. The most frequently seen is the Red-tailed Hawk, with 4,638 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (10 of the species listed here), followed by plants (12).

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Most-observed species near Denver

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

4,638 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

4,543 observations

Asclepias speciosa

4,423 observations

Odocoileus hemionus

4,378 observations

Black-tailed Prairie Dog

Cynomys ludovicianus

3,863 observations

Branta canadensis

3,677 observations

Western Honey Bee

3,570 observations

Black-billed Magpie

3,430 observations

Verbascum thapsus

3,377 observations

Eastern Fox Squirrel

3,348 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

3,263 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

3,113 observations

Turdus migratorius

2,971 observations

Great Plains yucca

2,885 observations

Convolvulus arvensis

2,865 observations

common starlily

Leucocrinum montanum

2,791 observations · iNaturalist

Haemorhous mexicanus

2,721 observations

creeping mahonia

Berberis repens

2,621 observations · iNaturalist

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

2,608 observations · iNaturalist

Bold Jumping Spider

Phidippus audax

2,411 observations

Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine

Pinus scopulorum

2,315 observations · iNaturalist

Prunus virginiana

2,224 observations

Pituophis catenifer

2,199 observations

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake

Thamnophis elegans

2,172 observations

Redstem Stork's-bill

Erodium cicutarium

2,072 observations · iNaturalist

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

1,983 observations

Argemone polyanthemos

1,976 observations · iNaturalist

Woodhouse's Toad

Anaxyrus woodhousii

1,952 observations

Front Range Beardtongue

Penstemon virens

1,941 observations · iNaturalist

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

1,936 observations

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