Wildlife near Boston, Massachusetts

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

214,475

recent observations

30

species listed

13

birds

9

plants

3

insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 214,475 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Boston. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Gray Squirrel, with 13,781 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by plants (9).

Rarer finds confirmed near Boston include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Spotted Wintergreen

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Most-observed species near Boston

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

13,781 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

13,486 observations

Turdus migratorius

12,611 observations

Branta canadensis

11,150 observations

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

10,856 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

9,990 observations

Western Honey Bee

8,798 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

7,989 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

7,967 observations

eastern white pine

7,513 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

7,504 observations

Alliaria petiolata

7,480 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

7,116 observations

Passer domesticus

6,980 observations

Chrysemys picta

6,171 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

6,075 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

5,943 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

5,720 observations

Great Blue Heron

5,653 observations

Eastern Skunk Cabbage

Symplocarpus foetidus

5,456 observations

striped wintergreen

Chimaphila maculata

4,999 observations

Zenaida macroura

4,853 observations

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

4,811 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

4,638 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

4,599 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

4,561 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

4,487 observations

Asian bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus

4,457 observations

Artemisia vulgaris

4,424 observations · iNaturalist

alder buckthorn

4,407 observations · iNaturalist

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