Wildlife near Salt Lake City, Utah

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

50,729

recent observations

30

species listed

15

birds

7

insects & arthropods

3

mammals

Naturalists have logged 50,729 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Salt Lake City. The most frequently seen is the Mallard, with 5,095 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (15 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (7).

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Most-observed species near Salt Lake City

Anas platyrhynchos

5,095 observations

Eastern Fox Squirrel

3,519 observations

Turdus migratorius

2,534 observations

Branta canadensis

2,437 observations

Odocoileus hemionus

2,098 observations

Western Honey Bee

2,093 observations

Black-billed Magpie

2,088 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

1,990 observations

1,989 observations · iNaturalist

Fulica americana

1,538 observations

Bold Jumping Spider

Phidippus audax

1,531 observations

Brown-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus griseocollis

1,403 observations

Hunt's Bumble Bee

1,377 observations · iNaturalist

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

1,373 observations

Redstem Stork's-bill

Erodium cicutarium

1,370 observations · iNaturalist

1,356 observations · iNaturalist

Passer domesticus

1,327 observations

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake

Thamnophis elegans

1,322 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

1,309 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

1,304 observations

Eastern Boxelder Bug

Boisea trivittata

1,271 observations

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

1,246 observations · iNaturalist

Melospiza melodia

1,216 observations

California Quail

Callipepla californica

1,173 observations

Asclepias speciosa

1,163 observations

European Paper Wasp

Polistes dominula

1,142 observations

arrowleaf balsamroot

Balsamorhiza sagittata

1,132 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

1,131 observations

Quercus gambelii

1,108 observations

American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

1,094 observations

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