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Wildlife in Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve

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

1,007
recent observations
30
species listed
15
plants
7
birds
5
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 1,007 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Weeks Bay Reserve. The most frequently seen is the Pink Sundew, with 55 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (15 of the species listed here), followed by birds (7).

Rarer finds confirmed in Weeks Bay Reserve include Rose Pogonia - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Rose Pogonia
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Most-observed species in Weeks Bay Reserve

Pink Sundew
Drosera capillaris
55 observations · iNaturalist
sweetbay magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
54 observations
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Romalea microptera
49 observations
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
43 observations
Pine lily
Lilium catesbaei
42 observations · iNaturalist
orange milkwort
Senega lutea
40 observations · iNaturalist
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
39 observations · iNaturalist
Hieroglyphic Moth
Diphthera festiva
39 observations · iNaturalist
Musky mint
Hyptis alata
37 observations · iNaturalist
cinnamon fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
36 observations
Black Swallowtail
Papilio polyxenes
35 observations
Rose Pogonia
Pogonia ophioglossoides
32 observations
lyreleaf sage
Salvia lyrata
32 observations
Pineland Hibiscus
Sabdariffa aculeata
32 observations · iNaturalist
Swamp Sparrow
Melospiza georgiana
31 observations
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
31 observations · iNaturalist
Green Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus
31 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Towhee
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
30 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
28 observations
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
28 observations
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
28 observations
Common Ribbon Snake
Thamnophis saurita
28 observations · iNaturalist
American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
28 observations · iNaturalist
Palamedes Swallowtail
Papilio palamedes
27 observations · iNaturalist
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
27 observations · iNaturalist
switch cane
Arundinaria tecta
27 observations · iNaturalist
Pine Warbler
Setophaga pinus
26 observations
Red-headed Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
24 observations
Saltmarsh mallow
Kosteletzkya pentacarpos
24 observations
ten-angled pipewort
Eriocaulon decangulare
24 observations · iNaturalist

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