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Wildlife in Galena Creek Visitor Center

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

1,265
recent observations
30
species listed
16
plants
6
birds
4
mammals

Naturalists have logged 1,265 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Galena Creek. The most frequently seen is the Snowplant, with 93 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (16 of the species listed here), followed by birds (6).

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Most-observed species in Galena Creek

Snowplant
Sarcodes sanguinea
93 observations · iNaturalist
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
84 observations
Mahala mat
Ceanothus prostratus
84 observations · iNaturalist
greenleaf manzanita
Arctostaphylos patula
80 observations · iNaturalist
Western Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis
67 observations
Snowbrush Ceanothus
Ceanothus velutinus
61 observations
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
61 observations
Curlleaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus ledifolius
53 observations · iNaturalist
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
46 observations
Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
43 observations
Antelope Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
42 observations · iNaturalist
wavyleaf paintbrush
Castilleja applegatei
41 observations
sulfur buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
41 observations
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
36 observations · iNaturalist
Western Gray Squirrel
Sciurus griseus
34 observations
Fontana Grasshopper
Trimerotropis fontana
34 observations · iNaturalist
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
33 observations
Tall western groundsel
Senecio integerrimus
33 observations · iNaturalist
white fir
Abies concolor
32 observations
small-flowered blue-eyed mary
Collinsia parviflora
30 observations · iNaturalist
White-headed Woodpecker
Leuconotopicus albolarvatus
30 observations
arrowleaf balsamroot
Balsamorhiza sagittata
29 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
26 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
24 observations
Douglas's Squirrel
Tamiasciurus douglasii
24 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
22 observations
red osier dogwood
Cornus sericea
21 observations
woolly mule's ears
Wyethia mollis
21 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-faced Bumble Bee
Bombus vosnesenskii
20 observations · iNaturalist
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
20 observations

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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