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Wildlife in Teatown Lake Reservation

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

1,447
recent observations
30
species listed
14
plants
13
reptiles & amphibians
1
birds

Naturalists have logged 1,447 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Teatown. The most frequently seen is the American beech, with 326 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (14 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (13).

Rarer finds confirmed in Teatown include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Spotted Wintergreen
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Most-observed species in Teatown

American beech
Fagus grandifolia
326 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
96 observations
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
75 observations
Pickerel Frog
Lithobates palustris
59 observations
American Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
58 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
55 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
54 observations
winged euonymus
Euonymus alatus
54 observations · iNaturalist
Wood Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus
49 observations
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
48 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
42 observations
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
40 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
39 observations
Central Ratsnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
39 observations
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
34 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
33 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
30 observations
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
30 observations
American jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
30 observations · iNaturalist
Spotted Lanternfly
Lycorma delicatula
27 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
26 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
24 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
24 observations
Gray Treefrog
Dryophytes versicolor
24 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
23 observations
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
22 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
22 observations
white snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
22 observations
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus
21 observations
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
21 observations

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