St. Petersburg sits on a peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf, wrapped in warm shallow water. Brown pelicans and roseate spoonbills work the shoreline, manatees drift into the canals in cooler months, and dolphins follow the boats in the bay. The coastal parks hold gopher tortoises and shorebirds, and ospreys nest on channel markers and light poles all over the waterfront.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near St. Petersburg. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
100,183
recent observations
30
species listed
17
birds
4
reptiles & amphibians
4
plants
Naturalists have logged 100,183 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near St. Petersburg. The most frequently seen is the Brown Anole, with 10,503 recorded sightings.
Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (17 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (4).