Long Beach runs along the coast where the LA River meets the sea, and the wildlife is a mix of harbor, wetland, and city. California sea lions and harbor seals turn up around the port, brown pelicans and elegant terns work the shoreline, and the restored wetlands at the river mouth pull in egrets, stilts, and wintering shorebirds. Anna’s hummingbirds and California towhees hold the neighborhoods year round.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Long Beach. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
245,518
recent observations
30
species listed
22
birds
2
insects & arthropods
1
reptiles & amphibians
Naturalists have logged 245,518 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Long Beach. The most frequently seen is the Western Fence Lizard, with 20,016 recorded sightings.
Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (22 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (2).