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Wildlife near Garland, TX

Illustrated wildlife of Garland

Garland sits northeast of Dallas along the shore of Lake Ray Hubbard, and the big lake sets the tone. American white pelicans and gulls raft on the water, ospreys and bald eagles fish it, and the shoreline draws herons and wintering ducks. The creek greenbelts hold bobcats and armadillos, and the neighborhoods run to mockingbirds, cottontails, and kites overhead in summer.

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

167,423
recent observations
30
species listed
11
birds
9
insects & arthropods
6
plants

Naturalists have logged 167,423 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Garland. The most frequently seen is the Mallard, with 9,339 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (11 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (9).

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Most-observed species near Garland

Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
9,339 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
8,392 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
8,246 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
7,910 observations
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
7,714 observations
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
7,062 observations
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
6,947 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
6,883 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
6,537 observations
Pinkladies
Oenothera speciosa
6,061 observations
Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis
5,560 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
5,306 observations
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
5,074 observations · iNaturalist
green antelopehorns
Asclepias viridis
5,057 observations
Dakota mock vervain
Glandularia bipinnatifida
4,892 observations · iNaturalist
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
4,856 observations
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
4,723 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
4,662 observations
firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
4,616 observations
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
4,605 observations
Cedar Elm
Ulmus crassifolia
4,511 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
4,475 observations
Eastern Cottontail
Sylvilagus floridanus
4,364 observations
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata
4,355 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
4,328 observations
American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
4,275 observations
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
4,272 observations
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
4,196 observations
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
4,129 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
4,076 observations

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