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Wildlife in Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History

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

18,634
recent observations
30
species listed
13
birds
13
other
3
mammals

Naturalists have logged 18,634 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in the Pacific Grove Museum. The most frequently seen is the Western Gull, with 2,113 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by other (13).

Rarer finds confirmed in the Pacific Grove Museum include Woolly Sculpin - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Woolly Sculpin
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Most-observed species in the Pacific Grove Museum

Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
2,113 observations
Bat Star
Patiria miniata
1,414 observations · iNaturalist
California Ground Squirrel
Otospermophilus beecheyi
1,277 observations
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
1,231 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
1,081 observations
Sunburst Anemone
Anthopleura sola
809 observations · iNaturalist
Brandt's Cormorant
Urile penicillatus
712 observations
Pacific Purple Sea Urchin
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
659 observations · iNaturalist
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
626 observations
Striped Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus crassipes
578 observations · iNaturalist
Pelagic Cormorant
Urile pelagicus
576 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
560 observations
Pigeon Guillemot
Cepphus columba
546 observations
Black Tegula
Tegula funebralis
485 observations · iNaturalist
Heermann's Gull
Larus heermanni
466 observations
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
437 observations
Blueband Hermit Crab
Pagurus samuelis
437 observations · iNaturalist
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
417 observations
California Mussel
Mytilus californianus
416 observations · iNaturalist
Mossy Chiton
Mopalia muscosa
409 observations · iNaturalist
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
405 observations
Ochre Sea Star
Pisaster ochraceus
397 observations · iNaturalist
Aggregating Anemone
Anthopleura elegantissima
378 observations · iNaturalist
Giant Green Anemone
Anthopleura xanthogrammica
355 observations · iNaturalist
Brewer's Blackbird
Euphagus cyanocephalus
352 observations
American Crow
Corvus brachyrhynchos
345 observations
Woolly Sculpin
Clinocottus analis
316 observations
White-speckled Dorid
Doriopsilla fulva
284 observations · iNaturalist
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
280 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
273 observations

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