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Wildlife near Saint Paul, MN

Illustrated wildlife of Saint Paul

Saint Paul sits on the Mississippi across from its twin, and the river gorge running between the cities is wild enough to hold nesting bald eagles. Wild turkeys and white-tailed deer work the bluff parks, wood ducks and herons fill the backwaters, and the neighborhoods run to fox squirrels, cardinals, and cottontails. In winter the open water below the locks draws eagles and rafts of goldeneyes.

Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Saint Paul. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

119,616
recent observations
30
species listed
12
birds
8
insects & arthropods
5
plants

Naturalists have logged 119,616 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Saint Paul. The most frequently seen is the Common Eastern Bumble Bee, with 13,154 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (12 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (8).

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Most-observed species near Saint Paul

Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
13,154 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
7,007 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
6,147 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
5,465 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
5,095 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
4,588 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
4,351 observations
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
4,321 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
3,768 observations
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
3,751 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
3,730 observations
Black-and-gold Bumble Bee
Bombus auricomus
3,703 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
3,702 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
3,655 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
3,577 observations
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
3,529 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
3,437 observations
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
3,186 observations
Red-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus rufocinctus
3,185 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
3,170 observations
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
3,034 observations
common motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
3,010 observations · iNaturalist
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
2,749 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
2,719 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
2,716 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
2,696 observations
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
2,656 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
2,580 observations
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
2,477 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
2,458 observations

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