Wildlife near Minneapolis, Minnesota

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

119,173

recent observations

30

species listed

12

birds

8

insects & arthropods

5

plants

Naturalists have logged 119,173 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Minneapolis. The most frequently seen is the Common Eastern Bumble Bee, with 12,966 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (12 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (8).

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Most-observed species near Minneapolis

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

12,966 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

6,982 observations

Brown-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus griseocollis

6,138 observations

Danaus plexippus

5,343 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

5,128 observations

Branta canadensis

4,617 observations

Two-spotted Bumble Bee

Bombus bimaculatus

4,350 observations

Turdus migratorius

4,345 observations

Chrysemys picta

3,835 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

3,827 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

3,824 observations

Black-and-gold Bumble Bee

Bombus auricomus

3,678 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

3,661 observations

Anaxyrus americanus

3,572 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

3,552 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

3,517 observations

3,486 observations

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

3,216 observations

Western Honey Bee

3,214 observations

Red-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus rufocinctus

3,075 observations

common motherwort

Leonurus cardiaca

2,977 observations · iNaturalist

common buckthorn

Rhamnus cathartica

2,895 observations

American Goldfinch

2,739 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

2,705 observations

Virginia waterleaf

Hydrophyllum virginianum

2,679 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

2,673 observations

Great Blue Heron

2,620 observations

2,594 observations

white snakeroot

Ageratina altissima

2,505 observations

Passer domesticus

2,460 observations

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