Wildlife near Portland, Oregon

Here’s what naturalists are spotting near Portland right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

92,115

recent observations

30

species listed

13

birds

11

plants

2

insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 92,115 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Portland. The most frequently seen is the Mallard, with 6,227 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by plants (11).

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Most-observed species near Portland

Anas platyrhynchos

6,227 observations

Pacific trillium

Trillium ovatum

4,437 observations

Great Blue Heron

4,059 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

4,053 observations

Melospiza melodia

3,957 observations

Pacific Banana Slug

Ariolimax columbianus

3,741 observations · iNaturalist

Branta canadensis

3,605 observations

Berberis aquifolium

3,364 observations · iNaturalist

Turdus migratorius

3,354 observations

western sword fern

Polystichum munitum

3,276 observations

Ailanthus altissima

3,163 observations · iNaturalist

Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

2,973 observations

western redcedar

2,942 observations

Anna's Hummingbird

2,916 observations

Western Honey Bee

2,870 observations

Pacific chorus frog

Pseudacris regilla

2,857 observations

Corvus brachyrhynchos

2,787 observations

Rubus parviflorus

2,625 observations

Tellima grandiflora

2,583 observations · iNaturalist

California Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

2,537 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

2,512 observations

Acer macrophyllum

2,449 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

2,442 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

2,393 observations

Pipilo maculatus

2,362 observations

Oemleria cerasiformis

2,359 observations · iNaturalist

Myocastor coypus

2,346 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

2,328 observations

Geranium robertianum

2,320 observations

Shining Crane's-bill

Geranium lucidum

2,278 observations · iNaturalist

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