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Wildlife in Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary

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

5,125
recent observations
30
species listed
13
plants
10
insects & arthropods
3
reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 5,125 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in the Heard. The most frequently seen is the Pond Slider, with 445 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (10).

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Most-observed species in the Heard

Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
445 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
346 observations
green antelopehorns
Asclepias viridis
244 observations
Diamondback Watersnake
Nerodia rhombifer
237 observations
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
205 observations
American Bumble Bee
Bombus pensylvanicus
195 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
194 observations
roughleaf dogwood
Cornus drummondii
191 observations · iNaturalist
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
170 observations · iNaturalist
tall blue wild indigo
Baptisia australis
160 observations
box elder
Acer negundo
158 observations
Fall Webworm Moth
Hyphantria cunea
156 observations
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
155 observations
western horsenettle
Solanum dimidiatum
155 observations · iNaturalist
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
152 observations
Dakota mock vervain
Glandularia bipinnatifida
146 observations · iNaturalist
Mealy Blue Sage
Salvia farinacea
146 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
142 observations
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
136 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
135 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
131 observations
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
128 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
128 observations
Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
128 observations
Japanese honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
127 observations
eastern poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
125 observations
Rusty Blackhaw
Viburnum rufidulum
123 observations · iNaturalist
rattlesnake master
Eryngium yuccifolium
123 observations
firewheel
Gaillardia pulchella
122 observations
Clouded Skipper
Lerema accius
122 observations

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