Riverside sits inland in the dry basin below Box Springs Mountain, where citrus country meets the desert edge. Anna’s hummingbirds and California towhees hold the yards, western fence lizards and ground squirrels work the sun, and the Santa Ana River bottom draws herons and the occasional bobcat. Up on the surrounding slopes it is coastal sage scrub with roadrunners, coyotes, and red-tailed hawks riding the afternoon wind.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Riverside. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
98,283
recent observations
30
species listed
14
birds
3
reptiles & amphibians
6
plants
Naturalists have logged 98,283 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Riverside. The most frequently seen is the Western Fence Lizard, with 11,321 recorded sightings.
Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (14 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (3).