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Wildlife in Harpers Ferry National Historical Park

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

3,977
recent observations
30
species listed
20
plants
4
insects & arthropods
1
mammals

Naturalists have logged 3,977 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Harpers Ferry. The most frequently seen is the White-tailed Deer, with 408 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (20 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (4).

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Most-observed species in Harpers Ferry

White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
408 observations
Spotted Lanternfly
Lycorma delicatula
345 observations · iNaturalist
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
253 observations
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
225 observations
Ivy-leaved toadflax
Cymbalaria muralis
180 observations · iNaturalist
tree-of-heaven
Ailanthus altissima
156 observations · iNaturalist
wineberry
Rubus phoenicolasius
152 observations
Zebra Swallowtail
Eurytides marcellus
148 observations
princess tree
Paulownia tomentosa
142 observations · iNaturalist
wavyleaf basketgrass
Oplismenus undulatifolius
138 observations · iNaturalist
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
129 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
114 observations
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
114 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
104 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
103 observations
northern spicebush
Lindera benzoin
99 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
97 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
96 observations
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
92 observations
Painted Turtle
Chrysemys picta
89 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
89 observations
cut-leaved toothwort
Cardamine concatenata
87 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
80 observations
white campion
Silene latifolia
79 observations · iNaturalist
purple-stem cliffbrake
Pellaea atropurpurea
79 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Dobsonfly
Corydalus cornutus
79 observations
marginal wood fern
Dryopteris marginalis
77 observations
multiflora rose
Rosa multiflora
76 observations
beefsteak plant
Perilla frutescens
74 observations · iNaturalist
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
73 observations

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