Wildlife in Boston National Historical Park

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

Most-observed species in Boston

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

1,355 observations

1,108 observations

Passer domesticus

921 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

778 observations

Branta canadensis

772 observations

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianus

481 observations · iNaturalist

Turdus migratorius

367 observations

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

358 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

322 observations

Western Honey Bee

279 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

269 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

265 observations

Quiscalus quiscula

223 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

154 observations

135 observations · iNaturalist

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

130 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

125 observations

Ring-billed Gull

Larus delawarensis

123 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

121 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

99 observations

92 observations · iNaturalist

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

86 observations

85 observations

Brown-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus griseocollis

85 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

78 observations

Danaus plexippus

77 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

68 observations

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

67 observations

Catharus guttatus

65 observations

Zenaida macroura

60 observations

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