Wildlife in Makoshika State Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Makoshika 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 Makoshika
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
49 observations
Great Plains yucca
Yucca glauca
39 observations
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
37 observations
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
23 observations
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
22 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
18 observations
Saltlover
Halogeton glomeratus
18 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum
16 observations
plains milkweed
Asclepias pumila
16 observations · iNaturalist
Least Chipmunk
Neotamias minimus
16 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
15 observations
Silver Sagebrush
Artemisia cana
15 observations · iNaturalist
upright prairie coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
15 observations
Sego Lily
Calochortus nuttallii
15 observations
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
15 observations
slender leafy spurge
Euphorbia virgata
14 observations · iNaturalist
Western Meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
13 observations
Common Sagebrush Lizard
Sceloporus graciosus
13 observations
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine
Pinus scopulorum
13 observations · iNaturalist
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
12 observations
prairie pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
12 observations · iNaturalist
white milkwort
Senega alba
12 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow Salsify
Tragopogon dubius
11 observations · iNaturalist
White-flower Beardtongue
Penstemon albidus
11 observations · iNaturalist
Lambert's Locoweed
Oxytropis lambertii
11 observations
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
10 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
10 observations
Shadscale Saltbush
Atriplex confertifolia
10 observations · iNaturalist
spiny phlox
Phlox hoodii
10 observations · iNaturalist
fragrant sumac
Rhus aromatica
9 observations
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