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Wildlife in Vashon Nature Center

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

801
recent observations
30
species listed
14
plants
4
other
4
mammals

Naturalists have logged 801 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Vashon Nature Center. The most frequently seen is the Horned Nudibranch, with 69 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (14 of the species listed here), followed by other (4).

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Most-observed species in Vashon Nature Center

Horned Nudibranch
Hermissenda crassicornis
69 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific Banana Slug
Ariolimax columbianus
53 observations · iNaturalist
barnacle-eating dorid
Onchidoris bilamellata
50 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
42 observations
Rough-skinned Newt
Taricha granulosa
34 observations
Osoberry
Oemleria cerasiformis
33 observations · iNaturalist
Pacific chorus frog
Pseudacris regilla
32 observations
Song Sparrow
Melospiza melodia
27 observations
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
27 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
27 observations
western sword fern
Polystichum munitum
25 observations
salal
Gaultheria shallon
25 observations
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
24 observations
Large-leaved Avens
Geum macrophyllum
24 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
23 observations
Lined Chiton
Tonicella lineata
23 observations · iNaturalist
Douglas's Squirrel
Tamiasciurus douglasii
21 observations
Candy Flower
Claytonia sibirica
21 observations · iNaturalist
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
20 observations
Northwestern Garter Snake
Thamnophis ordinoides
19 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
19 observations
Herb Robert
Geranium robertianum
19 observations
twinberry honeysuckle
Lonicera involucrata
19 observations
western redcedar
Thuja plicata
18 observations
Pacific Bleeding Heart
Dicentra formosa
18 observations
fringe cups
Tellima grandiflora
18 observations · iNaturalist
Questionable Stropharia
Stropharia ambigua
18 observations · iNaturalist
trailing blackberry
Rubus ursinus
18 observations
Rose Spirea
Spiraea douglasii
18 observations
Fly Agaric
Amanita muscaria
17 observations · iNaturalist

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