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Wildlife in Kenai Fjords National Park

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

10,708
recent observations
30
species listed
11
birds
7
mammals
10
plants

Naturalists have logged 10,708 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Kenai Fjords. The most frequently seen is the Steller Sea Lion, with 902 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (11 of the species listed here), followed by mammals (7).

Rarer finds confirmed in Kenai Fjords include Pink Pyrola - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Pink Pyrola
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Most-observed species in Kenai Fjords

Steller Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatus
902 observations
Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
882 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
676 observations
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
656 observations
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
654 observations
Horned Puffin
Fratercula corniculata
650 observations
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
525 observations
Orca
Orcinus orca
494 observations
Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata
467 observations
Common Murre
Uria aalge
459 observations
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
404 observations
Mountain Goat
Oreamnos americanus
305 observations
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
295 observations · iNaturalist
Fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
253 observations · iNaturalist
Dwarf Fireweed
Chamaenerion latifolium
226 observations · iNaturalist
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
225 observations
Red-berried Elder
Sambucus racemosa
217 observations
Marbled Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus
216 observations
Western Columbine
Aquilegia formosa
208 observations · iNaturalist
Common Cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
208 observations
Pigeon Guillemot
Cepphus columba
196 observations
Dall's Porpoise
Phocoenoides dalli
192 observations
Rockweed
Fucus distichus
188 observations · iNaturalist
Pelagic Cormorant
Urile pelagicus
188 observations
Bog Wintergreen
Pyrola asarifolia
183 observations
Northern Sea Nettle
Chrysaora melanaster
175 observations · iNaturalist
Western Skunk Cabbage
Lysichiton americanus
173 observations
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
170 observations
Woolly Cranesbill
Geranium erianthum
162 observations · iNaturalist
Rhinoceros Auklet
Cerorhinca monocerata
159 observations

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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