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Wildlife in Isle Royale National Park

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

4,157
recent observations
30
species listed
15
plants
8
birds
5
mammals

Naturalists have logged 4,157 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Isle Royale. The most frequently seen is the Moose, with 369 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (15 of the species listed here), followed by birds (8).

Rarer finds confirmed in Isle Royale include Gray Wolf - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Gray Wolf
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Most-observed species in Isle Royale

Moose
Alces alces
369 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
272 observations
Canadian bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
227 observations
Common Loon
Gavia immer
222 observations
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
214 observations
bluebead lily
Clintonia borealis
179 observations
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
163 observations
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
157 observations
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
140 observations
American Toad
Anaxyrus americanus
137 observations
fringed polygala
Polygaloides paucifolia
126 observations · iNaturalist
Common Garter Snake
Thamnophis sirtalis
124 observations
Eastern Skunk Cabbage
Symplocarpus foetidus
119 observations
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
115 observations
rock harlequin
Capnoides sempervirens
115 observations · iNaturalist
Wood Lily
Lilium philadelphicum
114 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
113 observations
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
112 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
110 observations · iNaturalist
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
108 observations
Snowshoe Hare
Lepus americanus
107 observations
wild sarsaparilla
Aralia nudicaulis
101 observations
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
98 observations · iNaturalist
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
95 observations
marsh marigold
Caltha palustris
92 observations
pink lady's slipper
Cypripedium acaule
88 observations
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
86 observations
Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
85 observations
northern paintbrush
Castilleja septentrionalis
85 observations · iNaturalist
pipsissewa
Chimaphila umbellata
84 observations

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