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Wildlife in Baxter State Park

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

5,732
recent observations
30
species listed
25
plants
2
reptiles & amphibians
2
mammals

Naturalists have logged 5,732 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Baxter. The most frequently seen is the Canadian bunchberry, with 460 recorded sightings.

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

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Most-observed species in Baxter

Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
460 observations
Bog Labrador Tea
Rhododendron groenlandicum
444 observations
painted trillium
Trillium undulatum
338 observations
Diapensia
Diapensia lapponica
334 observations · iNaturalist
bog bilberry
Vaccinium uliginosum
273 observations · iNaturalist
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
269 observations
Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
256 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
243 observations
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
243 observations
three-toothed cinquefoil
Sibbaldiopsis tridentata
212 observations · iNaturalist
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
201 observations
hobblebush
Viburnum lantanoides
188 observations · iNaturalist
Moose
Alces alces
188 observations
sheep laurel
Kalmia angustifolia
168 observations
creeping snowberry
Gaultheria hispidula
166 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
139 observations
Swamp Laurel
Kalmia polifolia
138 observations · iNaturalist
balsam fir
Abies balsamea
134 observations
Eastern Teaberry
Gaultheria procumbens
129 observations
northern starflower
Lysimachia borealis
125 observations · iNaturalist
Bigelow's sedge
Carex bigelowii
117 observations · iNaturalist
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
111 observations
threeleaf goldthread
Coptis trifolia
111 observations
Tree Lungwort
Lobaria pulmonaria
109 observations · iNaturalist
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
108 observations
purple pitcher plant
Sarracenia purpurea
107 observations
whorled wood aster
Oclemena acuminata
107 observations · iNaturalist
mountain woodsorrel
Oxalis montana
107 observations
white meadowsweet
Spiraea alba
104 observations
Greenland stitchwort
Mononeuria groenlandica
103 observations · iNaturalist

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