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Wildlife near Fort Wayne, IN

Illustrated wildlife of Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne sits where three rivers meet in northeast Indiana, and the river greenways carry the wildlife. Great blue herons and wood ducks work the water, white-tailed deer and wild turkeys hold the wooded parks, and beavers work the quieter banks. The neighborhoods run to northern cardinals, fox squirrels, and cottontails, and bald eagles have returned to nest along the rivers.

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

8,676
recent observations
30
species listed
13
plants
7
birds
4
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 8,676 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Fort Wayne. The most frequently seen is the mayapple, with 485 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by birds (7).

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Most-observed species near Fort Wayne

mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
485 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
409 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
407 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
375 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
373 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
358 observations
large white trillium
Trillium grandiflorum
338 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
318 observations
North American Wheel Bug
Arilus cristatus
309 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
302 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
289 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
284 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
282 observations
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
279 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
278 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
266 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
263 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
261 observations
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
258 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
249 observations
toadshade
Trillium sessile
247 observations
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus
244 observations
ground-ivy
Glechoma hederacea
243 observations · iNaturalist
common milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
242 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
234 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
225 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
220 observations
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
219 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
210 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
209 observations

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