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Wildlife in Connecticut Audubon Center at Fairfield

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

531
recent observations
30
species listed
16
plants
7
reptiles & amphibians
6
birds

Naturalists have logged 531 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in the Center at Fairfield. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Skunk Cabbage, with 52 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (16 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (7).

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Most-observed species in the Center at Fairfield

Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
52 observations
eastern white pine
Pinus strobus
25 observations
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
23 observations
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
21 observations
Eastern Red-backed Salamander
Plethodon cinereus
20 observations
yellow birch
Betula alleghaniensis
20 observations
Sweet Pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
20 observations
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
20 observations
sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
20 observations
Ebony Jewelwing
Calopteryx maculata
19 observations
Tufted Titmouse
Baeolophus bicolor
18 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
18 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
18 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
17 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
17 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
17 observations
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
16 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
16 observations
Spring Peeper
Pseudacris crucifer
14 observations
eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
14 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
13 observations
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
13 observations
Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
13 observations
American holly
Ilex opaca
13 observations
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
13 observations
green false hellebore
Veratrum viride
13 observations · iNaturalist
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
12 observations
Northern Two-lined Salamander
Eurycea bislineata
12 observations
Diamondback Terrapin
Malaclemys terrapin
12 observations
yellow trout lily
Erythronium americanum
12 observations

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