Rare This Week

1. 1
   Kemp's Ridley Sea TurtleVery rare

   Lepidochelys kempii

   Last seen in Virginia on Oct 5, 2026. A single verified sighting · Reptile & Amphibian · GBIF

2. 2
   Black-chinned SparrowVery rare

   Spizella atrogularis

   Last seen in Arizona on Oct 3, 2026. A single verified sighting · Bird · GBIF

3. 3
   Santa Lucia Mountains Slender SalamanderVery rare

   Batrachoseps luciae

   Last seen in California on Sep 22, 2026. A single verified sighting · Reptile & Amphibian · GBIF

4. 4
   Southwestern Blackhead SnakeVery rare

   Tantilla hobartsmithi

   Last seen in Arizona on Sep 20, 2026. A single verified sighting · Reptile & Amphibian · GBIF

5. 5
   Guadalupe Fur SealVery rare

   Arctocephalus townsendi

   Last seen in California on Sep 19, 2026. 2 verified sightings · Mammal · GBIF

6. 6
   Island Scrub-JayVery rare

   Aphelocoma insularis

   Last seen in California on Sep 28, 2026. 4 verified sightings · Bird · GBIF

7. 7
   Rhesus MacaqueVery rare

   Macaca mulatta

   Last seen in Florida on Oct 2, 2026. 7 verified sightings · Mammal · GBIF

8. 8
   Burmese PythonVery rare

   Python bivittatus

   Last seen in Florida on Sep 30, 2026. 7 verified sightings · Reptile & Amphibian · GBIF

9. 9
   Whooping CraneVery rare

   Grus americana

   Last seen in Wisconsin on Oct 1, 2026. 9 verified sightings · Bird · GBIF

10. 10
    California Red-legged FrogVery rare

    Rana draytonii

    Last seen in California on Oct 1, 2026. 13 verified sightings · Reptile & Amphibian · GBIF

11. 11
    California CondorVery rare

    Gymnogyps californianus

    Last seen in Utah (and 2 other states) on Oct 2, 2026. 15 verified sightings · Bird · GBIF

12. 12
    American ColumboRare

    Frasera caroliniensis

    Last seen in Kentucky on Oct 4, 2026. A single verified sighting · Plant · GBIF

13. 13
    Giant WalkingstickRare

    Megaphasma denticrus

    Last seen in Texas on Oct 4, 2026. A single verified sighting · Insect & Arthropod · GBIF

14. 14
    Lucy's WarblerRare

    Leiothlypis luciae

    Last seen in California on Oct 4, 2026. A single verified sighting · Bird · GBIF

15. 15
    Sessile-leaved Tick TrefoilRare

    Desmodium sessilifolium

    Last seen in Pennsylvania on Oct 4, 2026. A single verified sighting · Plant · GBIF

16. 16
    Gopher FrogRare

    Lithobates capito

    Last seen in Florida on Oct 3, 2026. A single verified sighting · Reptile & Amphibian · GBIF

17. 17
    Large Whorled PogoniaRare

    Isotria verticillata

    Last seen in Pennsylvania on Oct 3, 2026. A single verified sighting · Plant · GBIF

18. 18
    Many-ribbed SalamanderRare

    Eurycea multiplicata

    Last seen in Oklahoma on Oct 3, 2026. A single verified sighting · Reptile & Amphibian · GBIF

19. 19
    Ouachita Dusky SalamanderRare

    Desmognathus brimleyorum

    Last seen in Oklahoma on Oct 3, 2026. A single verified sighting · Reptile & Amphibian · GBIF

20. 20
    Rich Mountain SalamanderRare

    Plethodon ouachitae

    Last seen in Oklahoma on Oct 3, 2026. A single verified sighting · Reptile & Amphibian · GBIF

Rarity classifications are Huck's own. Occurrence records are recent, coordinate-bearing human observations from GBIF (the Global Biodiversity Information Facility), filtered to the United States and to living sightings - no museum or fossil specimens. A species appears here only when a real, recent record turns up.