Wildlife near Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville is built around the St. Johns River, and the water sets the tone. Manatees and bottlenose dolphins come up the river, ospreys and bald eagles nest along it, and the marshes fill with great blue herons, wood storks, and roseate spoonbills. American alligators are common in any slow water. The coastal dune systems and the huge tree canopy give this a wilder feel than most cities its size, and shorebirds pack the beaches through the winter.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Jacksonville. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
Naturalists have logged 27,917 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Jacksonville. The most frequently seen is the Brown Anole, with 2,718 recorded sightings.
Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (18 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (6).
Most-observed species near Jacksonville
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