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Wildlife in Carolina Raptor Center

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

1,079
recent observations
30
species listed
20
plants
4
reptiles & amphibians
4
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 1,079 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Carolina Raptor Center. The most frequently seen is the bloodroot, with 83 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (20 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (4).

Rarer finds confirmed in Carolina Raptor Center include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Spotted Wintergreen
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Most-observed species in Carolina Raptor Center

bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
83 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
62 observations
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
61 observations
Little Brown Jugs
Asarum arifolium
61 observations · iNaturalist
Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
50 observations
butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
48 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
45 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
44 observations
crane-fly orchid
Tipularia discolor
43 observations · iNaturalist
Curlyheads
Clematis ochroleuca
42 observations · iNaturalist
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
35 observations
strawberry bush
Euonymus americanus
32 observations · iNaturalist
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
30 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
29 observations
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
29 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
29 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
28 observations
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
28 observations
redring milkweed
Asclepias variegata
28 observations · iNaturalist
purple passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
27 observations
cross vine
Bignonia capreolata
27 observations · iNaturalist
Central Ratsnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
27 observations
pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
25 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
25 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
25 observations
trailing phlox
Phlox nivalis
24 observations · iNaturalist
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
23 observations
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
23 observations
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
23 observations · iNaturalist
Carolina ruellia
Ruellia caroliniensis
23 observations

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