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Wildlife near Buffalo, NY

Illustrated wildlife of Buffalo

Buffalo sits where Lake Erie pours into the Niagara River, and that river is one of the best gull-watching spots on earth in winter, with rare species turning up among the thousands. Bald eagles and common mergansers work the fast water, the lakefront and the Tifft Nature Preserve hold herons, beavers, and muskrats, and the neighborhoods run to gray squirrels, cottontails, and red-tailed hawks.

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

38,477
recent observations
30
species listed
14
birds
5
plants
3
mammals

Naturalists have logged 38,477 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Buffalo. The most frequently seen is the Canada Goose, with 2,300 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (14 of the species listed here), followed by plants (5).

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Most-observed species near Buffalo

Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
2,300 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
2,194 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
2,177 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
1,912 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
1,748 observations
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
1,642 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
1,639 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
1,569 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
1,566 observations
common buckthorn
Rhamnus cathartica
1,429 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
1,189 observations
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
1,159 observations
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
1,151 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
1,149 observations
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
1,148 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
1,108 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
1,107 observations
Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile atricapillus
1,095 observations
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
1,043 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
1,005 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
1,000 observations
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
1,000 observations
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
979 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
963 observations
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
954 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
886 observations
common reed
Phragmites australis
849 observations
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
843 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
837 observations
staghorn sumac
Rhus typhina
836 observations

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