Wildlife near San Jose, California

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

234,194

recent observations

30

species listed

18

birds

6

plants

3

mammals

Naturalists have logged 234,194 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near San Jose. The most frequently seen is the Western Fence Lizard, with 15,484 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (18 of the species listed here), followed by plants (6).

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Most-observed species near San Jose

Western Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis

15,484 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

11,094 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

9,990 observations

Anna's Hummingbird

9,736 observations

Odocoileus hemionus

8,947 observations

Danaus plexippus

8,588 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

8,365 observations

Sayornis nigricans

8,252 observations

Branta canadensis

8,013 observations

California Ground Squirrel

Otospermophilus beecheyi

8,006 observations

Western Honey Bee

7,940 observations

California poppy

Eschscholzia californica

7,909 observations

Pacific poison oak

Toxicodendron diversilobum

7,881 observations · iNaturalist

Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana

7,836 observations

7,647 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

7,572 observations

California buckeye

Aesculus californica

7,438 observations

7,369 observations

7,302 observations

orange bush monkeyflower

Diplacus aurantiacus

6,754 observations · iNaturalist

California Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

6,654 observations

Acorn Woodpecker

Melanerpes formicivorus

6,622 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

6,592 observations

Fulica americana

6,366 observations

California Towhee

Melozone crissalis

6,339 observations · iNaturalist

Great Blue Heron

6,072 observations

Heteromeles arbutifolia

6,016 observations · iNaturalist

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

5,945 observations · iNaturalist

Quercus agrifolia

5,860 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

5,605 observations

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