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Wildlife in Cape Henlopen State Park

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

4,998
recent observations
30
species listed
10
other
13
birds
3
plants

Naturalists have logged 4,998 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Cape Henlopen. The most frequently seen is the Atlantic Horseshoe Crab, with 495 recorded sightings.

Other account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (10 of the species listed here), followed by birds (13).

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Most-observed species in Cape Henlopen

Atlantic Horseshoe Crab
Limulus polyphemus
495 observations · iNaturalist
Atlantic Ghost Crab
Ocypode quadrata
328 observations · iNaturalist
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
288 observations
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
258 observations
Knobbed Whelk
Busycon carica
225 observations · iNaturalist
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
223 observations
Sanderling
Calidris alba
217 observations
low pricklypear
Opuntia humifusa
213 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
210 observations
Ocellate Lady Crab
Ovalipes ocellatus
185 observations · iNaturalist
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
163 observations
Seaside Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax berenice
144 observations · iNaturalist
Atlantic Sand Crab
Emerita talpoida
136 observations · iNaturalist
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
133 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
132 observations
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
131 observations
Common Atlantic Slippersnail
Crepidula fornicata
131 observations · iNaturalist
Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops erebennus
121 observations
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
120 observations
Eastern Oyster
Crassostrea virginica
120 observations · iNaturalist
Beach Plum
Prunus maritima
116 observations
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sitta pusilla
115 observations
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
114 observations
Eastern Mudsnail
Ilyanassa obsoleta
109 observations · iNaturalist
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
99 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
99 observations
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
97 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
94 observations
Atlantic Blue Crab
Callinectes sapidus
91 observations · iNaturalist
Atlantic Bay Scallop
Argopecten irradians
91 observations · iNaturalist

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