Indianapolis spreads across flat central-Indiana farmland with the White River cutting through the middle. The river and the canal downtown draw great blue herons, wood ducks, and beavers, while the neighborhoods run to northern cardinals, eastern cottontails, and fox squirrels. Eagle Creek Park on the west side is large enough to hold nesting bald eagles and pull in migrating waterfowl, and monarchs move through on the central flyway each fall.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Indianapolis. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
38,342
recent observations
30
species listed
14
plants
8
birds
7
insects & arthropods
Naturalists have logged 38,342 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Indianapolis. The most frequently seen is the Margined Calligrapher, with 3,074 recorded sightings.
Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (14 of the species listed here), followed by birds (8).