Wildlife in Sinks Canyon State Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Sinks Canyon 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 in Sinks Canyon
arrowleaf balsamroot
Balsamorhiza sagittata
47 observations
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
41 observations · iNaturalist
chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
34 observations
sticky geranium
Geranium viscosissimum
22 observations · iNaturalist
prairie pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
22 observations · iNaturalist
Antelope Bitterbrush
Purshia tridentata
19 observations · iNaturalist
Wild Licorice
Glycyrrhiza lepidota
18 observations · iNaturalist
Silky Phacelia
Phacelia sericea
18 observations
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
17 observations
great blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
17 observations
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
Thamnophis elegans
16 observations
red osier dogwood
Cornus sericea
16 observations
western stoneseed
Lithospermum ruderale
16 observations · iNaturalist
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
16 observations
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
15 observations
Douglas-fir
Pseudotsuga menziesii
15 observations
prairie smoke
Geum triflorum
15 observations
Sego Lily
Calochortus nuttallii
15 observations
star-flowered lily-of-the-valley
Maianthemum stellatum
14 observations
Green-tailed Towhee
Pipilo chlorurus
13 observations · iNaturalist
Big Sagebrush
Artemisia tridentata
13 observations
sulfur buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
13 observations
Curlycup Gumweed
Grindelia squarrosa
13 observations
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
13 observations
Scarlet Globemallow
Sphaeralcea coccinea
12 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
11 observations
field horsetail
Equisetum arvense
11 observations
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
11 observations
Smooth Brome
Bromus inermis
11 observations
musk thistle
Carduus nutans
11 observations · iNaturalist
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