Wildlife near St. Louis, MO

St. Louis sits where the Missouri meets the Mississippi, one of the great river confluences on the continent, and the flyway concentrates wildlife here. Bald eagles gather below the dams in winter, white pelicans stage on the rivers in migration, and the big forest parks hold white-tailed deer, barred owls, and pileated woodpeckers. Northern cardinals and fox squirrels fill the neighborhoods, and the wetlands at the confluence draw huge numbers of ducks and geese.

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

Most-observed species near St. Louis

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.