Durham sits in the piedmont forest along the Eno River, and the woods run right through it. White-tailed deer and gray foxes work the river parks, barred owls and pileated woodpeckers hold the hardwoods, and the Eno itself carries great blue herons and wood ducks. The neighborhoods run to northern cardinals and Carolina wrens, and Jordan and Falls Lakes nearby bring in ospreys, herons, and wintering waterfowl.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Durham. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
124,621
recent observations
30
species listed
8
insects & arthropods
7
birds
6
reptiles & amphibians
Naturalists have logged 124,621 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Durham. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Gray Squirrel, with 9,181 recorded sightings.
Insects & Arthropods account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (8 of the species listed here), followed by birds (7).