Jersey City looks across the Hudson at Manhattan, but Liberty State Park at its foot is a real wildlife spot. Peregrine falcons hunt the waterfront, ospreys and cormorants work the harbor, and diamondback terrapins live in the tidal edges. Migrating monarchs stack up on the point each fall before crossing the water, and gray squirrels and red-tailed hawks hold the neighborhoods.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Jersey City. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
343,470
recent observations
30
species listed
12
birds
11
plants
5
insects & arthropods
Naturalists have logged 343,470 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Jersey City. The most frequently seen is the white snakeroot, with 23,331 recorded sightings.
Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (12 of the species listed here), followed by plants (11).