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Wildlife in Colonial National Historical Park

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

8,558
recent observations
30
species listed
11
birds
10
insects & arthropods
4
plants

Naturalists have logged 8,558 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Colonial. The most frequently seen is the Northern Pearly-eye, with 456 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (11 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (10).

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Most-observed species in Colonial

Northern Pearly-eye
Lethe anthedon
456 observations · iNaturalist
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
455 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
442 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
431 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
419 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
414 observations
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
384 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
349 observations
Chinese bushclover
Lespedeza cuneata
334 observations · iNaturalist
Common Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
311 observations
Japanese stiltgrass
Microstegium vimineum
296 observations · iNaturalist
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
295 observations
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
286 observations
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
278 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
263 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
253 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
232 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
224 observations
Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
219 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
214 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
213 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
207 observations
Common Buckeye
Junonia coenia
207 observations
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
201 observations
Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis
199 observations
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
198 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
198 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
196 observations
Zebra Swallowtail
Eurytides marcellus
195 observations
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
189 observations

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