Plano sits on the blackland prairie north of Dallas, and its creek greenbelts keep the wildlife moving through. Bobcats and coyotes use the wooded corridors, great blue herons and wood ducks work the ponds, and the neighborhoods run to mockingbirds, cottontails, and Mississippi kites overhead in summer. Restored prairie patches bring back meadowlarks and the occasional roadrunner.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Plano. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
186,549
recent observations
30
species listed
11
birds
8
insects & arthropods
6
plants
Naturalists have logged 186,549 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Plano. The most frequently seen is the Mallard, with 10,807 recorded sightings.
Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (11 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (8).