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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.

1,239
recent observations
30
species listed
15
birds
11
plants
2
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 1,239 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
103 observations · iNaturalist
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
56 observations
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
55 observations
Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
52 observations
Black-tailed Gnatcatcher
Polioptila melanura
51 observations
castor bean
Ricinus communis
49 observations · iNaturalist
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
48 observations
Verdin
Auriparus flaviceps
47 observations
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
43 observations
Queen
Danaus gilippus
41 observations · iNaturalist
Coues' senna
Senna covesii
41 observations · iNaturalist
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
39 observations
Curve-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma curvirostre
37 observations
Abert's Towhee
Melozone aberti
34 observations
Gambel's Quail
Callipepla gambelii
33 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
33 observations
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
31 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
30 observations
Yerba Mansa
Anemopsis californica
30 observations · iNaturalist
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
30 observations
Lilac chaste tree
Vitex agnus-castus
29 observations
desert willow
Chilopsis linearis
28 observations · iNaturalist
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
27 observations
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
25 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
25 observations
Sweetbush
Bebbia juncea
25 observations · iNaturalist
arrowweed
Pluchea sericea
25 observations · iNaturalist
buffelgrass
Cenchrus ciliaris
25 observations · iNaturalist
American Coot
Fulica americana
24 observations

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