Wildlife in Iowa

Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Iowa 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 in Iowa

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

4,689 observations

Danaus plexippus

4,310 observations

Turdus migratorius

3,960 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

3,470 observations

Passer domesticus

3,414 observations

Branta canadensis

3,296 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

3,120 observations

Brown-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus griseocollis

3,120 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

3,042 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

2,454 observations

Eastern Fox Squirrel

2,224 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

2,220 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

2,201 observations

Anaxyrus americanus

2,179 observations

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

2,016 observations

Golden Oyster Mushroom

Pleurotus citrinopileatus

2,004 observations · iNaturalist

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

1,988 observations

Vanessa atalanta

1,949 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

1,942 observations

Amur honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

1,912 observations

Glechoma hederacea

1,910 observations · iNaturalist

Monarda fistulosa

1,890 observations

tall bellflower

Campanulastrum americanum

1,879 observations · iNaturalist

Western Honey Bee

1,863 observations

Alliaria petiolata

1,840 observations

American Goldfinch

1,836 observations

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

1,834 observations

Dutchman's breeches

Dicentra cucullaria

1,817 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

1,783 observations

Chrysemys picta

1,770 observations

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