Wildlife in Niagara Falls State Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Niagara Falls 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 Niagara Falls
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
880 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
653 observations
American Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
460 observations · iNaturalist
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
377 observations
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
285 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
250 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
242 observations
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
173 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
159 observations
Bonaparte's Gull
Chroicocephalus philadelphia
152 observations
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
150 observations · iNaturalist
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
145 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
140 observations
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
123 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
122 observations
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
121 observations
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
118 observations
Brown-lipped Snail
Cepaea nemoralis
89 observations · iNaturalist
bittersweet nightshade
Solanum dulcamara
85 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
84 observations
purple-flowered raspberry
Rubus odoratus
84 observations
chicory
Cichorium intybus
83 observations
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
75 observations · iNaturalist
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
65 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
53 observations
wild carrot
Daucus carota
52 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
50 observations
Ivy-leaved toadflax
Cymbalaria muralis
47 observations · iNaturalist
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
46 observations
Lawn daisy
Bellis perennis
46 observations · iNaturalist
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