Wildlife in Glacier Bay National Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Glacier Bay right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
Most-observed species in Glacier Bay
Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
452 observations
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
299 observations
Steller Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatus
280 observations
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
244 observations
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
193 observations
Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia
180 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
165 observations
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
163 observations
Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
141 observations
Mountain Goat
Oreamnos americanus
134 observations
Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata
131 observations
Marbled Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus
116 observations
Pigeon Guillemot
Cepphus columba
99 observations
Mottled Star
Evasterias troschelii
95 observations · iNaturalist
beach strawberry
Fragaria chiloensis
89 observations · iNaturalist
white bog orchid
Platanthera dilatata
87 observations · iNaturalist
Rice root
Fritillaria camschatcensis
82 observations · iNaturalist
Pelagic Cormorant
Urile pelagicus
77 observations · iNaturalist
Heartleaf Twayblade
Neottia cordata
76 observations · iNaturalist
bog wintergreen
Pyrola asarifolia
74 observations
Orca
Orcinus orca
67 observations
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
66 observations
One-flowered Wintergreen
Moneses uniflora
65 observations
Nootka Lupine
Lupinus nootkatensis
62 observations
Northern Groundcone
Boschniakia rossica
61 observations · iNaturalist
Ochre-banded Conk
Fomitopsis ochracea
61 observations · iNaturalist
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
60 observations
North American Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum
59 observations
Arctic raspberry
Rubus arcticus
58 observations · iNaturalist
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
55 observations
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