Scottsdale runs from the valley floor up into the McDowell Mountains, and the desert preserve on its edge is one of the largest in any American city. Javelinas, coyotes, and desert cottontails move through the washes, Gila woodpeckers and cactus wrens nest in the saguaros, and Harris’s hawks hunt in family groups. Desert bighorn range the McDowells, and Gila monsters turn up after summer rains.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Scottsdale. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
105,488
recent observations
30
species listed
15
birds
10
plants
2
insects & arthropods
Naturalists have logged 105,488 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Scottsdale. The most frequently seen is the saguaro, with 12,572 recorded sightings.
Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (15 of the species listed here), followed by plants (10).