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.
Most-observed species in Cape Henlopen
Atlantic Horseshoe Crab
Limulus polyphemus
481 observations · iNaturalist
Atlantic Ghost Crab
Ocypode quadrata
315 observations · iNaturalist
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
268 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
245 observations
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
209 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
207 observations
low pricklypear
Opuntia humifusa
200 observations
Sanderling
Calidris alba
190 observations
Knobbed Whelk
Busycon carica
188 observations · iNaturalist
Ocellate Lady Crab
Ovalipes ocellatus
182 observations · iNaturalist
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
156 observations
Seaside Dragonlet
Erythrodiplax berenice
133 observations · iNaturalist
American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus
126 observations
sassafras
Sassafras albidum
126 observations
Common Atlantic Slippersnail
Crepidula fornicata
126 observations · iNaturalist
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
125 observations
Atlantic Sand Crab
Emerita talpoida
122 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Oyster
Crassostrea virginica
114 observations · iNaturalist
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
113 observations
Brown-headed Nuthatch
Sitta pusilla
113 observations
Tamanend's Bottlenose Dolphin
Tursiops erebennus
110 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Mudsnail
Ilyanassa obsoleta
109 observations · iNaturalist
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
101 observations
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
96 observations · iNaturalist
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
94 observations
Beach Plum
Prunus maritima
94 observations
Atlantic Bay Scallop
Argopecten irradians
91 observations · iNaturalist
Stout Tagelus
Tagelus plebeius
88 observations · iNaturalist
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
86 observations
Atlantic Blue Crab
Callinectes sapidus
85 observations · iNaturalist
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