Norfolk sits at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, threaded with tidal rivers and inlets. Ospreys nest on every channel marker and piling, brown pelicans and great blue herons work the water, and bottlenose dolphins come right into the harbor in summer. The neighborhoods hold gray squirrels and cardinals, and the bay draws huge numbers of wintering ducks, tundra swans, and snow geese to the surrounding marshes.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Norfolk. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
33,276
recent observations
30
species listed
13
birds
6
insects & arthropods
2
mammals
Naturalists have logged 33,276 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Norfolk. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Gray Squirrel, with 3,028 recorded sightings.
Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (6).