Wildlife in Michigan

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

610,424

recent observations

30

species listed

11

birds

6

insects & arthropods

5

plants

Naturalists have logged 610,424 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Michigan. The most frequently seen is the Monarch, with 39,608 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (11 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (6).

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Most-observed species in Michigan

Danaus plexippus

39,608 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

36,678 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

32,262 observations

Branta canadensis

29,572 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

28,828 observations

Turdus migratorius

28,142 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

27,348 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

24,948 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

23,878 observations

Anaxyrus americanus

22,246 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

20,752 observations

Passer domesticus

19,619 observations

Chrysemys picta

18,838 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

16,659 observations

Great Blue Heron

16,185 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

16,172 observations

American Goldfinch

16,055 observations

Western Honey Bee

16,000 observations

Podophyllum peltatum

15,934 observations

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

15,805 observations

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

15,622 observations

Antigone canadensis

15,528 observations

Brown-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus griseocollis

15,383 observations

Lithobates clamitans

15,325 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

14,933 observations

13,944 observations

Eastern Chipmunk

Tamias striatus

13,588 observations

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

13,547 observations

Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

13,536 observations

Monarda fistulosa

13,489 observations

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