Wildlife near San Francisco, California
Here’s what naturalists are spotting near San Francisco right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
Most-observed species near San Francisco
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
16,276 observations
Western Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis
15,058 observations
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
13,523 observations
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
12,798 observations
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
12,583 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
12,514 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
12,404 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
12,013 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
11,737 observations
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
11,018 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
10,995 observations
orange bush monkeyflower
Diplacus aurantiacus
10,828 observations · iNaturalist
California Slender Salamander
Batrachoseps attenuatus
10,097 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
9,892 observations
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
9,699 observations · iNaturalist
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
9,059 observations
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
8,813 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
8,670 observations
Pacific poison oak
Toxicodendron diversilobum
8,656 observations · iNaturalist
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
8,490 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
8,237 observations
Bermuda buttercup
Oxalis pes-caprae
7,914 observations · iNaturalist
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
7,902 observations
Button's Banana Slug
Ariolimax buttoni
7,891 observations · iNaturalist
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
7,776 observations
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
7,757 observations
Ochre Sea Star
Pisaster ochraceus
7,588 observations · iNaturalist
western blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium bellum
7,505 observations · iNaturalist
Coyote
Canis latrans
7,383 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
7,356 observations
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