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.

268,655

recent observations

30

species listed

10

birds

6

insects & arthropods

8

plants

Naturalists have logged 268,655 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Minnesota. The most frequently seen is the Common Eastern Bumble Bee, with 23,585 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (10 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (6).

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Most-observed species in Minnesota

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

23,585 observations

Danaus plexippus

15,495 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

13,889 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

12,391 observations

Brown-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus griseocollis

12,085 observations

Anaxyrus americanus

11,309 observations

Branta canadensis

10,360 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

9,603 observations

Chrysemys picta

9,596 observations

Turdus migratorius

9,531 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

9,417 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

9,268 observations

Two-spotted Bumble Bee

Bombus bimaculatus

7,934 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

7,925 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

7,765 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

7,634 observations

common buckthorn

Rhamnus cathartica

7,229 observations

Verbascum thapsus

7,152 observations

Sanguinaria canadensis

6,942 observations

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

6,835 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

6,817 observations

Monarda fistulosa

6,456 observations

eastern white pine

6,346 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

6,338 observations

American Goldfinch

6,316 observations

Western Honey Bee

6,162 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

6,157 observations

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

6,095 observations

Achillea millefolium

6,022 observations

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

6,001 observations

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