Wildlife in Washington, D.C.

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

99,492

recent observations

30

species listed

10

birds

11

plants

7

insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 99,492 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Washington, D.C.. The most frequently seen is the Eastern Gray Squirrel, with 6,409 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (10 of the species listed here), followed by plants (11).

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Most-observed species in Washington, D.C.

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

6,409 observations

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

5,851 observations · iNaturalist

Anas platyrhynchos

5,360 observations

Turdus migratorius

4,891 observations

Passer domesticus

4,879 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

4,806 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

4,495 observations

European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

4,010 observations

Western Honey Bee

3,943 observations

Amur honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

3,697 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

3,589 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

3,345 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

3,169 observations

Eastern Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa virginica

3,069 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

3,038 observations

lesser celandine

2,983 observations · iNaturalist

Porcelain Berry

Ampelopsis glandulosa

2,909 observations · iNaturalist

Atalopedes huron

2,627 observations · iNaturalist

Alliaria petiolata

2,618 observations

Zenaida macroura

2,433 observations

Danaus plexippus

2,257 observations

Podophyllum peltatum

2,254 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

2,217 observations

Great Blue Heron

2,164 observations

2,126 observations

2,123 observations

eastern poison ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

2,104 observations

Rubus phoenicolasius

2,056 observations

American tuliptree

Liriodendron tulipifera

2,040 observations

2,030 observations

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