Anaheim sits in the flat heart of Orange County along the Santa Ana River, with the hills rising to the east. Allen’s and Anna’s hummingbirds hold the gardens, western fence lizards and California ground squirrels work the sunny edges, and the river trail draws egrets, black-necked stilts, and the occasional osprey. Up in the nearby canyons it turns to coastal sage scrub with coyotes, roadrunners, and California quail.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Anaheim. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
277,061
recent observations
30
species listed
20
birds
4
insects & arthropods
2
reptiles & amphibians
Naturalists have logged 277,061 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Anaheim. The most frequently seen is the Western Fence Lizard, with 26,852 recorded sightings.
Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (20 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (4).