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.

547,082

recent observations

30

species listed

14

birds

9

plants

5

insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 547,082 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in New Jersey. The most frequently seen is the Spotted Lanternfly, with 30,221 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

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

30,221 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

29,902 observations

Turdus migratorius

29,637 observations

white snakeroot

Ageratina altissima

24,299 observations

Branta canadensis

23,544 observations

Passer domesticus

22,999 observations

Danaus plexippus

21,715 observations

Artemisia vulgaris

21,546 observations · iNaturalist

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

20,736 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

20,006 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

19,725 observations

19,502 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

18,952 observations

Zenaida macroura

18,474 observations

Alliaria petiolata

16,323 observations

Great Blue Heron

16,196 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

15,856 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

15,634 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

15,577 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

15,328 observations

White-throated Sparrow

Zonotrichia albicollis

15,100 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

15,038 observations

Western Honey Bee

13,970 observations

Dumetella carolinensis

13,187 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

12,643 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

12,548 observations

eastern poison ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

12,367 observations

Ailanthus altissima

12,058 observations

lesser celandine

12,002 observations · iNaturalist

multiflora rose

Rosa multiflora

11,997 observations

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