Wildlife near Louisville, KY
Louisville sits at the falls of the Ohio River, and the exposed limestone beds there are famous, packed with fossils and, in low water, with wading birds and gulls. In the city it is northern cardinals, gray squirrels, and red-tailed hawks, while the big parks Frederick Law Olmsted laid out hold white-tailed deer and barred owls. The river draws bald eagles in winter and herons year round.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Louisville. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
Naturalists have logged 19,023 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Louisville. The most frequently seen is the American Robin, with 1,108 recorded sightings.
Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (14 of the species listed here), followed by birds (7).
Most-observed species near Louisville
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