Wildlife near Baltimore, MD

Baltimore wraps around the Patapsco and its harbor at the top of Chesapeake Bay, and the bay sets the terms. Ospreys nest on every channel marker, great blue herons and egrets work the tidal flats, and blue crabs and terrapins live in the brackish water. In the neighborhoods it is gray squirrels, red foxes, and the Baltimore orioles that gave the ballclub its name, flashing orange through the shade trees each May.

Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Baltimore. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

Most-observed species near Baltimore

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.