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Wildlife in Connecticut

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

106,795
recent observations
30
species listed
16
plants
5
insects & arthropods
4
reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 106,795 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Connecticut. The most frequently seen is the Common Eastern Bumble Bee, with 7,467 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (16 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (5).

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

Spotted Wintergreen
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Most-observed species in Connecticut

Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
7,467 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
5,909 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
4,825 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
4,203 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
4,179 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
4,119 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
4,114 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
4,055 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
3,820 observations
American wintergreen
Pyrola americana
3,645 observations · iNaturalist
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
3,428 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
3,381 observations
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
3,348 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
3,312 observations
Ghost Pipe
Monotropa uniflora
3,271 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
3,265 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
3,133 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
3,122 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
3,110 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
2,936 observations
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
2,934 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
2,913 observations
Spotted Lanternfly
Lycorma delicatula
2,861 observations · iNaturalist
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
2,849 observations
Asian bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
2,842 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
2,820 observations
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
2,772 observations
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
2,735 observations
Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
2,722 observations · iNaturalist
winged euonymus
Euonymus alatus
2,705 observations · iNaturalist

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