Wildlife in Illinois

Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Illinois 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 Illinois

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

23,236 observations

Danaus plexippus

19,203 observations

Brown-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus griseocollis

18,294 observations

Turdus migratorius

18,149 observations

Branta canadensis

17,670 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

17,300 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

16,018 observations

Western Honey Bee

15,455 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

15,414 observations

Passer domesticus

14,966 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

13,848 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

12,913 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

11,158 observations

Podophyllum peltatum

10,872 observations

prairie trillium

Trillium recurvatum

10,849 observations

Virginia Springbeauty

Claytonia virginica

10,155 observations

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

9,604 observations

Great Blue Heron

9,465 observations

Eastern Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa virginica

9,408 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

9,335 observations

Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

9,174 observations

American Goldfinch

9,155 observations

Virginia bluebells

Mertensia virginica

9,058 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

9,046 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

8,791 observations

Two-spotted Bumble Bee

Bombus bimaculatus

8,654 observations

Zenaida macroura

8,214 observations

Anaxyrus americanus

8,072 observations

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

7,862 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

7,756 observations

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