Ground Animals in Hot Springs Nationa Park

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  A wide variety of small ground animals call Hot Springs National Park home. Because of its positioning within the city limits of Hot Springs, Arkansas, there are no larger animals present within the park. Common residents include: whitetail deer, raccoons, woodchuck, possums, chipmunks, squirrels, grey foxes, cotton tail rabbits, waterdog, eel, and several types of salamander, toad and frog.
  
  

The Birds of Hot Springs National Park

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  Birds found in the park include several species of: heron, owl, goose, vulture, hawk, woodpecker, plover, flycatcher, swallow, wren, tanager, crow, warbler, nuthatch, sparrow, oriole, vireo and finch. Other birds in the park include: grackle, cowbird, blackbird, grosbeak, cardinal, bunting, junco, redstart, ovenbird, yellowthroat, creeper, chickadee, titmouse, dove, blue jay, killdeer, kingbird, pewee, woodcock, cuckoo, roadrunner, bobwhite, kestrel, eagle, osprey, flicker, sapsucker, kingfisher, hummingbird, swift and whip-poor-will.
  
  

Wildflowers, Trees and Plants

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  Wildroses, mayapples, spiderworts, wild iris, redbuds, nettles and a wide variety of grasses. Trees found in the park include: dogwood, hickory, pine and oak.