Wildlife near Omaha, NE
Omaha sits on the Missouri River where the eastern woods meet the Great Plains. The river bluffs and the Fontenelle Forest just south hold white-tailed deer, wild turkeys, and barred owls in genuine old hardwoods. In the neighborhoods it is northern cardinals, fox squirrels, and cottontails, and the river itself draws bald eagles in winter and pelicans and herons through the warmer months.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Omaha. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
Naturalists have logged 19,377 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Omaha. The most frequently seen is the Monarch, with 1,476 recorded sightings.
Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (10).
Most-observed species near Omaha
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