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Wildlife in Gillette Castle State Park

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

283
recent observations
30
species listed
15
plants
7
birds
5
reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 283 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Gillette Castle. The most frequently seen is the Bald Eagle, with 15 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (15 of the species listed here), followed by birds (7).

Rarer finds confirmed in Gillette Castle include Spotted Wintergreen and American Chestnut - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Spotted WintergreenAmerican Chestnut
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Most-observed species in Gillette Castle

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
15 observations
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
15 observations
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
13 observations
red columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
12 observations
azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
12 observations · iNaturalist
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
12 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
11 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
11 observations
American wintergreen
Pyrola americana
11 observations · iNaturalist
Great Egret
Ardea alba
11 observations
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
10 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
10 observations
Green Frog
Lithobates clamitans
10 observations
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
10 observations
Common Snapping Turtle
Chelydra serpentina
9 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
9 observations
Wood Frog
Lithobates sylvaticus
9 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
8 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
8 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
8 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
8 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
7 observations
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
7 observations
American chestnut
Castanea dentata
7 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
7 observations
purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
7 observations
Hickory Tussock Moth
Lophocampa caryae
7 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
7 observations
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
6 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
6 observations

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