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Wildlife in Ijams Nature Center

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

2,994
recent observations
30
species listed
19
plants
4
reptiles & amphibians
4
birds

Naturalists have logged 2,994 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Ijams. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Newt, with 221 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (19 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (4).

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Most-observed species in Ijams

Eastern Newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
221 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
186 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
175 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
139 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
134 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
122 observations
common ivy
Hedera helix
121 observations
Purple Phacelia
Phacelia bipinnatifida
117 observations · iNaturalist
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
116 observations
fortune's spindle
Euonymus fortunei
116 observations · iNaturalist
yellow wakerobin
Trillium luteum
102 observations
Northern Slimy Salamander
Plethodon glutinosus
98 observations
dwarf larkspur
Delphinium tricorne
98 observations · iNaturalist
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
93 observations
leatherleaf mahonia
Berberis bealei
86 observations · iNaturalist
box elder
Acer negundo
84 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
82 observations
leafcup
Polymnia canadensis
80 observations · iNaturalist
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
75 observations
frostweed
Verbesina virginica
75 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
74 observations
Celandine Poppy
Chelidonium diphyllum
73 observations · iNaturalist
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
71 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
70 observations
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Boisea trivittata
68 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
68 observations
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
64 observations
Carolina Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis
63 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina sweetshrub
Calycanthus floridus
62 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
61 observations

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