Wildlife in Starved Rock State Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Starved Rock 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 Starved Rock
Snakewort
Conocephalum salebrosum
188 observations · iNaturalist
sharp-lobed hepatica
Hepatica acutiloba
182 observations · iNaturalist
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
181 observations
marginal wood fern
Dryopteris marginalis
124 observations
largeflower bellwort
Uvularia grandiflora
121 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
109 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
108 observations
wild hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
102 observations
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
96 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
91 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
90 observations
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
88 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
84 observations
tall bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
83 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
82 observations
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
81 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
80 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
80 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
79 observations
rock polypody
Polypodium virginianum
79 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
78 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
77 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
73 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
70 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
70 observations
great waterleaf
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum
70 observations · iNaturalist
American bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
70 observations
prairie trillium
Trillium recurvatum
70 observations
northern whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
63 observations
Banded Tussock Moth
Halysidota tessellaris
63 observations
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