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Wildlife in Starved Rock State Park

Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Starved Rock right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

2,943
recent observations
30
species listed
25
plants
2
birds
1
reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 2,943 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Starved Rock. The most frequently seen is the Snakewort, with 190 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (25 of the species listed here), followed by birds (2).

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Most-observed species in Starved Rock

Snakewort
Conocephalum salebrosum
190 observations · iNaturalist
American White Pelican
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
188 observations
sharp-lobed hepatica
Hepatica acutiloba
182 observations · iNaturalist
largeflower bellwort
Uvularia grandiflora
132 observations
wild hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
130 observations
marginal wood fern
Dryopteris marginalis
127 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
111 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
109 observations
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
100 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
91 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
91 observations
tall bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
91 observations · iNaturalist
Dutchman's breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
89 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
86 observations
Eastern Chipmunk
Tamias striatus
84 observations
eastern redcedar
Juniperus virginiana
84 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
83 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
82 observations
wild geranium
Geranium maculatum
81 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
81 observations
great waterleaf
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum
80 observations · iNaturalist
rock polypody
Polypodium virginianum
79 observations
bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
77 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
76 observations
American bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
76 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
72 observations
prairie trillium
Trillium recurvatum
72 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
70 observations
Banded Tussock Moth
Halysidota tessellaris
65 observations
northern whitecedar
Thuja occidentalis
64 observations

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