Gilbert sits in the east Salt River valley, and its signature wildlife spot is the Riparian Preserve, a set of recharge ponds turned into a genuine oasis. Herons, egrets, avocets, and wintering ducks pack the water, Gila woodpeckers and hummingbirds hold the desert neighborhoods, and desert cottontails work the yards. Burrowing owls nest in the open ground on the city’s farmland edges.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Gilbert. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
89,330
recent observations
30
species listed
17
birds
9
plants
2
insects & arthropods
Naturalists have logged 89,330 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Gilbert. The most frequently seen is the saguaro, with 10,167 recorded sightings.
Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (17 of the species listed here), followed by plants (9).