Oakland climbs from the bay shore into the East Bay hills, and both ends are alive. Brown pelicans and cormorants work the estuary, Lake Merritt in the middle of downtown is a genuine wildlife refuge with wintering ducks, herons, and night-herons, and the redwood and oak parks in the hills hold black-tailed deer, coyotes, and the occasional bobcat. Anna’s hummingbirds and California scrub-jays hold every neighborhood.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Oakland. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
312,054
recent observations
30
species listed
17
birds
7
plants
2
reptiles & amphibians
Naturalists have logged 312,054 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Oakland. The most frequently seen is the Black-crowned Night Heron, with 17,131 recorded sightings.
Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (17 of the species listed here), followed by plants (7).