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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.

1,125
recent observations
30
species listed
21
plants
4
reptiles & amphibians
4
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 1,125 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Carolina Raptor Center. The most frequently seen is the Bloodroot, with 86 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (21 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
86 observations
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
67 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
65 observations
Little Brown Jugs
Asarum arifolium
62 observations · iNaturalist
Fowler's Toad
Anaxyrus fowleri
54 observations
Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
50 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
45 observations
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
44 observations
Crane-fly Orchid
Tipularia discolor
44 observations · iNaturalist
Curlyheads
Clematis ochroleuca
43 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
36 observations
Strawberry Bush
Euonymus americanus
36 observations · iNaturalist
American Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
32 observations
Common Five-lined Skink
Plestiodon fasciatus
31 observations
Striped Wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
31 observations
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
30 observations
American Holly
Ilex opaca
29 observations
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
28 observations
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
28 observations
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
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
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
25 observations
American Tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
25 observations
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
25 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
24 observations
Carolina Ruellia
Ruellia caroliniensis
24 observations
Trailing Phlox
Phlox nivalis
24 observations · iNaturalist

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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