Wildlife in Massachusetts

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

486,726

recent observations

30

species listed

11

birds

9

plants

4

insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 486,726 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Massachusetts. The most frequently seen is the Common Eastern Bumble Bee, with 31,211 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (11 of the species listed here), followed by plants (9).

Rarer finds confirmed in Massachusetts include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Spotted Wintergreen

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Most-observed species in Massachusetts

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

31,211 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

24,732 observations

Turdus migratorius

22,883 observations

eastern white pine

21,424 observations

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

19,106 observations

Branta canadensis

19,068 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

18,636 observations

striped wintergreen

Chimaphila maculata

17,660 observations

Western Honey Bee

17,558 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

16,489 observations

Danaus plexippus

15,760 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

15,751 observations

Chrysemys picta

15,634 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

15,491 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

15,204 observations

Alliaria petiolata

14,365 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

14,273 observations

Passer domesticus

14,246 observations

Monotropa uniflora

14,196 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

14,039 observations

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

13,994 observations

Asian bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus

13,714 observations

Eastern Skunk Cabbage

Symplocarpus foetidus

13,700 observations

Anaxyrus americanus

12,895 observations

Great Blue Heron

12,793 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

12,574 observations

Melospiza melodia

12,502 observations

Canada mayflower

Maianthemum canadense

12,314 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

12,274 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

12,240 observations

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