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Wildlife in Swallow Falls State Park

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

1,319
recent observations
30
species listed
19
plants
6
reptiles & amphibians
2
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 1,319 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Swallow Falls. The most frequently seen is the great rhododendron, with 130 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (19 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (6).

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Most-observed species in Swallow Falls

great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
130 observations
Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander
Desmognathus ochrophaeus
101 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
78 observations
intermediate wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia
62 observations · iNaturalist
hemlock varnish shelf
Ganoderma tsugae
61 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus
58 observations
Hickory Tussock Moth
Lophocampa caryae
58 observations
cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
57 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
54 observations
partridgeberry
Mitchella repens
54 observations
colt's-foot
Tussilago farfara
51 observations · iNaturalist
Broad-leaved helleborine
Epipactis helleborine
49 observations
Northern Slimy Salamander
Plethodon glutinosus
42 observations
mountain woodsorrel
Oxalis montana
42 observations
mountain spleenwort
Asplenium montanum
38 observations · iNaturalist
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
37 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
32 observations
common ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
31 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
30 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
29 observations
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
27 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
26 observations
common selfheal
Prunella vulgaris
26 observations · iNaturalist
american witch-hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
24 observations
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
22 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
22 observations
Mountain Maple
Acer spicatum
21 observations · iNaturalist
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
19 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
19 observations · iNaturalist
Sociable Renia Moth
Renia factiosalis
19 observations · iNaturalist

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