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Wildlife in Ivy Creek Natural Area

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

1,423
recent observations
30
species listed
13
plants
4
reptiles & amphibians
7
birds

Naturalists have logged 1,423 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Ivy Creek. The most frequently seen is the American Toad, with 171 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (4).

Rarer finds confirmed in Ivy Creek include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Spotted Wintergreen
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Most-observed species in Ivy Creek

American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
171 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
71 observations · iNaturalist
Chuey's Wild Ginger
Asarum chueyi
63 observations · iNaturalist
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
62 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
60 observations
rue anemone
Thalictrum thalictroides
60 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
53 observations
Spotted Lanternfly
Lycorma delicatula
53 observations
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
51 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
51 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
51 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
48 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
44 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
43 observations
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
41 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
40 observations
northern green-and-gold
Chrysogonum virginianum
39 observations · iNaturalist
Barred Owl
Strix varia
38 observations
star chickweed
Stellaria pubera
38 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
34 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
34 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
33 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
32 observations
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
32 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
31 observations · iNaturalist
Beech Blight Aphid
Grylloprociphilus imbricator
31 observations · iNaturalist
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
30 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
30 observations
rattlesnakeweed
Hieracium venosum
30 observations
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus
29 observations

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