Milwaukee lines up along Lake Michigan, and the lakefront concentrates the wildlife. Migrating hawks and songbirds funnel down the shore each fall, common mergansers and goldeneyes raft offshore through winter, and the three rivers that meet downtown carry herons and the occasional river otter. The neighborhoods hold fox squirrels, cottontails, and Cooper’s hawks that hunt the bird feeders straight through the cold months.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Milwaukee. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
33,631
recent observations
30
species listed
12
plants
7
insects & arthropods
7
birds
Naturalists have logged 33,631 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Milwaukee. The most frequently seen is the Common Eastern Bumble Bee, with 2,600 recorded sightings.
Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (12 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (7).