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Wildlife in Cuyahoga Valley National Park

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

24,526
recent observations
30
species listed
11
plants
8
birds
7
reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 24,526 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Cuyahoga Valley. The most frequently seen is the Great Blue Heron, with 1,688 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (11 of the species listed here), followed by birds (8).

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Most-observed species in Cuyahoga Valley

Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
1,688 observations
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
1,499 observations
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
1,390 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
1,091 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
939 observations
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
922 observations
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
877 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
876 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
875 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
814 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
776 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
763 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
760 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
758 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
732 observations
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus
724 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
723 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
722 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
714 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
687 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
682 observations
DeKay's Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
654 observations
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
649 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
648 observations
dame's rocket
Hesperis matronalis
630 observations · iNaturalist
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
618 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
593 observations
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
583 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
578 observations
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
561 observations

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