Wildlife in Delaware

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

55,683

recent observations

30

species listed

10

insects & arthropods

9

birds

5

plants

Naturalists have logged 55,683 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Delaware. The most frequently seen is the Fowler's Toad, with 3,812 recorded sightings.

Insects & Arthropods account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (10 of the species listed here), followed by birds (9).

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Most-observed species in Delaware

Anaxyrus fowleri

3,812 observations

Great Blue Heron

2,805 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

2,685 observations

Danaus plexippus

2,429 observations

Atlantic Horseshoe Crab

Limulus polyphemus

2,166 observations · iNaturalist

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

2,147 observations

Branta canadensis

2,057 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

1,940 observations

Chrysemys picta

1,893 observations

American sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

1,883 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

1,875 observations

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

1,839 observations

Pachydiplax longipennis

1,838 observations

Eastern Pondhawk

Erythemis simplicicollis

1,807 observations

1,780 observations

Fragile Forktail

Ischnura posita

1,763 observations · iNaturalist

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

1,751 observations

Pandion haliaetus

1,719 observations

Leucophaeus atricilla

1,714 observations

Turdus migratorius

1,522 observations

1,510 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

1,467 observations

Atalopedes huron

1,459 observations · iNaturalist

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

1,451 observations

Common Whitetail

Plathemis lydia

1,448 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

1,411 observations

multiflora rose

Rosa multiflora

1,397 observations

Sassafras albidum

1,381 observations

Common Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

1,372 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

1,362 observations

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