Wildlife in Minnesota

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

257,669

recent observations

30

species listed

10

birds

5

insects & arthropods

9

plants

Naturalists have logged 257,669 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Minnesota. The most frequently seen is the Common Eastern Bumble Bee, with 21,152 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (10 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (5).

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Most-observed species in Minnesota

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

21,152 observations

Danaus plexippus

13,965 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

13,468 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

12,016 observations

Brown-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus griseocollis

11,589 observations

Anaxyrus americanus

10,786 observations

Branta canadensis

10,114 observations

Turdus migratorius

9,403 observations

Chrysemys picta

9,324 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

9,107 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

9,004 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

8,951 observations

Two-spotted Bumble Bee

Bombus bimaculatus

7,836 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

7,718 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

7,469 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

7,305 observations

Sanguinaria canadensis

6,897 observations

Verbascum thapsus

6,885 observations

common buckthorn

Rhamnus cathartica

6,875 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

6,687 observations

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

6,643 observations

Monarda fistulosa

6,236 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

6,222 observations

eastern white pine

6,216 observations

American Goldfinch

6,149 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

6,041 observations

Aquilegia canadensis

5,957 observations

Achillea millefolium

5,944 observations

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

5,912 observations

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

5,798 observations

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