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Wildlife in Rio Salado Audubon Center

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

1,260
recent observations
30
species listed
15
birds
11
plants
2
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 1,260 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Rio Salado. The most frequently seen is the stinknet, with 123 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (15 of the species listed here), followed by plants (11).

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Most-observed species in Rio Salado

stinknet
Oncosiphon pilulifer
123 observations · iNaturalist
Brittlebush
Encelia farinosa
104 observations · iNaturalist
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
56 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
56 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
53 observations
Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
52 observations
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Polioptila melanura
51 observations
castor bean
Ricinus communis
50 observations · iNaturalist
Verdin
Auriparus flaviceps
47 observations
Queen
Danaus gilippus
44 observations · iNaturalist
Coues' senna
Senna covesii
44 observations · iNaturalist
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
43 observations
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
39 observations
Curve-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma curvirostre
37 observations
Abert's Towhee
Melozone aberti
34 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
34 observations
Gambel's Quail
Callipepla gambelii
33 observations
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
31 observations
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
31 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
30 observations
Yerba Mansa
Anemopsis californica
30 observations · iNaturalist
Lilac chaste tree
Vitex agnus-castus
30 observations
desert willow
Chilopsis linearis
28 observations · iNaturalist
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
27 observations
Sweetbush
Bebbia juncea
27 observations · iNaturalist
buffelgrass
Cenchrus ciliaris
27 observations · iNaturalist
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
25 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
25 observations
arrowweed
Pluchea sericea
25 observations · iNaturalist
American Coot
Fulica americana
24 observations

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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