Wildlife in Maryland

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

564,795

recent observations

30

species listed

10

birds

7

insects & arthropods

8

plants

Naturalists have logged 564,795 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Maryland. The most frequently seen is the White-tailed Deer, with 35,073 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (10 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (7).

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Most-observed species in Maryland

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

35,073 observations

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

27,290 observations · iNaturalist

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

27,009 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

26,217 observations

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

24,753 observations

Turdus migratorius

22,645 observations

Great Blue Heron

22,119 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

22,000 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

21,108 observations

Branta canadensis

21,044 observations

Danaus plexippus

20,920 observations

Common Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

19,601 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

18,736 observations

Anaxyrus americanus

17,908 observations

Atalopedes huron

16,579 observations · iNaturalist

Chrysemys picta

15,826 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

15,795 observations

Passer domesticus

15,641 observations

Eastern Bluebird

15,340 observations

Podophyllum peltatum

15,323 observations

Alliaria petiolata

15,228 observations

Polystichum acrostichoides

15,118 observations

Rubus phoenicolasius

14,976 observations

American tuliptree

Liriodendron tulipifera

14,709 observations

Western Honey Bee

14,230 observations

Zenaida macroura

14,060 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

13,969 observations

eastern poison ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

13,951 observations

Virginia Springbeauty

Claytonia virginica

13,870 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

13,757 observations

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