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Wildlife in Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary

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

8,998
recent observations
30
species listed
12
birds
9
plants
5
reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 8,998 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Corkscrew Swamp. The most frequently seen is the American Alligator, with 694 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (12 of the species listed here), followed by plants (9).

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Most-observed species in Corkscrew Swamp

American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
694 observations
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
554 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
509 observations
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
465 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
396 observations
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
390 observations
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
373 observations
Long strapfern
Campyloneurum phyllitidis
360 observations · iNaturalist
Southern Swamp Crinum
Crinum americanum
349 observations · iNaturalist
pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
343 observations
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
341 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
332 observations
alligator flag
Thalia geniculata
318 observations · iNaturalist
lanceleaf arrowhead
Sagittaria lancifolia
284 observations · iNaturalist
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
261 observations
Barred Owl
Strix varia
233 observations
Christmas lichen
Herpothallon rubrocinctum
224 observations · iNaturalist
Scarlet Rosemallow
Hibiscus coccineus
223 observations
Banded Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
221 observations · iNaturalist
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
220 observations
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Romalea microptera
215 observations
Gray Catbird
Dumetella carolinensis
213 observations
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
207 observations
Pileated Woodpecker
Dryocopus pileatus
202 observations
Prairie Iris
Iris savannarum
197 observations · iNaturalist
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
183 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
176 observations
Pig Frog
Lithobates grylio
175 observations
buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
173 observations
Ruddy Daggerwing
Marpesia petreus
167 observations

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