Pittsburgh sits where three rivers meet in steep wooded hills, and the forest climbs right up between the neighborhoods. Bald eagles have come back to nest along the Monongahela, white-tailed deer browse the hillside parks, and the rivers hold herons, kingfishers, and a slowly recovering run of fish. Fox squirrels and northern cardinals fill the yards, and the wooded ravines, the city’s famous overgrown steps and slopes, hold barred owls and pileated woodpeckers.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Pittsburgh. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
58,690
recent observations
30
species listed
12
plants
8
birds
5
insects & arthropods
Naturalists have logged 58,690 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Pittsburgh. The most frequently seen is the Spotted Lanternfly, with 4,414 recorded sightings.
Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (12 of the species listed here), followed by birds (8).