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.
Most-observed species near Denver
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
4,519 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
4,438 observations
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
4,242 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
4,213 observations
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Cynomys ludovicianus
3,647 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
3,602 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
3,355 observations
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
3,317 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
3,291 observations
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
3,224 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
3,175 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
3,011 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
2,870 observations
Great Plains yucca
Yucca glauca
2,849 observations
common starlily
Leucocrinum montanum
2,783 observations · iNaturalist
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
2,608 observations · iNaturalist
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
2,601 observations
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
2,584 observations · iNaturalist
field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
2,544 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
2,334 observations
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine
Pinus scopulorum
2,303 observations · iNaturalist
chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
2,194 observations
Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
2,122 observations
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
Thamnophis elegans
2,104 observations
Redstem Stork's-bill
Erodium cicutarium
2,030 observations · iNaturalist
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
1,918 observations
Front Range Beardtongue
Penstemon virens
1,909 observations · iNaturalist
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
1,908 observations
Woodhouse's Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii
1,887 observations
Balkan toadflax
Linaria dalmatica
1,876 observations · iNaturalist
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