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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.

521
recent observations
30
species listed
20
plants
7
birds
2
mammals

Naturalists have logged 521 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Makoshika. The most frequently seen is the Plains Pricklypear, with 56 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (20 of the species listed here), followed by birds (7).

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Most-observed species in Makoshika

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

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