Wildlife in Wisconsin

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

230,266

recent observations

30

species listed

13

plants

9

birds

4

insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 230,266 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Wisconsin. The most frequently seen is the Common Eastern Bumble Bee, with 17,323 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by birds (9).

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Most-observed species in Wisconsin

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

17,323 observations

Danaus plexippus

13,073 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

11,538 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

10,952 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

9,422 observations

Anaxyrus americanus

9,376 observations

Turdus migratorius

9,114 observations

Branta canadensis

8,558 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

7,863 observations

Brown-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus griseocollis

7,645 observations

eastern white pine

7,203 observations

Sanguinaria canadensis

7,177 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

7,101 observations

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

7,086 observations

Monarda fistulosa

7,015 observations

Antigone canadensis

6,718 observations

Geranium maculatum

6,506 observations

common buckthorn

Rhamnus cathartica

6,488 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

6,366 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

6,226 observations

Verbascum thapsus

5,928 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

5,908 observations

Chrysemys picta

5,908 observations

Aquilegia canadensis

5,790 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

5,741 observations

white snakeroot

Ageratina altissima

5,704 observations

5,693 observations

Monotropa uniflora

5,660 observations

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

5,593 observations

Hesperis matronalis

5,591 observations · iNaturalist

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