Wildlife in New Jersey

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

531,097

recent observations

30

species listed

14

birds

9

plants

5

insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 531,097 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in New Jersey. The most frequently seen is the American Robin, with 29,241 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (14 of the species listed here), followed by plants (9).

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Most-observed species in New Jersey

Turdus migratorius

29,241 observations

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

29,071 observations · iNaturalist

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

28,974 observations

Branta canadensis

23,184 observations

white snakeroot

Ageratina altissima

22,735 observations

Passer domesticus

22,446 observations

Artemisia vulgaris

21,054 observations · iNaturalist

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

19,891 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

19,568 observations

Danaus plexippus

19,534 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

19,414 observations

19,047 observations

Zenaida macroura

18,019 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

17,876 observations

Alliaria petiolata

16,271 observations

Great Blue Heron

15,604 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

15,489 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

15,164 observations

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

15,066 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

15,066 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

14,752 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

14,651 observations

Western Honey Bee

13,397 observations

Dumetella carolinensis

12,814 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

12,580 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

12,333 observations

eastern poison ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

12,122 observations

lesser celandine

11,992 observations · iNaturalist

multiflora rose

Rosa multiflora

11,905 observations

Ailanthus altissima

11,837 observations · iNaturalist

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