Raleigh calls itself the City of Oaks, and the tree canopy pulls a lot of forest wildlife into town. White-tailed deer and gray squirrels are everywhere, northern cardinals and Carolina wrens sing from the yards, and barred owls call from the wooded greenways. The lakes and the Neuse River corridor draw great blue herons, wood ducks, and ospreys, and copperheads turn up in the leaf litter through the warm months.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Raleigh. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
118,821
recent observations
30
species listed
8
insects & arthropods
7
birds
6
reptiles & amphibians
Naturalists have logged 118,821 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Raleigh. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Gray Squirrel, with 9,203 recorded sightings.
Insects & Arthropods account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (8 of the species listed here), followed by birds (7).