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.

220,453

recent observations

30

species listed

13

plants

9

birds

4

insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 220,453 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Wisconsin. The most frequently seen is the Common Eastern Bumble Bee, with 15,298 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

15,298 observations

Danaus plexippus

11,877 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

11,152 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

10,413 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

9,113 observations

Turdus migratorius

8,953 observations

Anaxyrus americanus

8,823 observations

Branta canadensis

8,369 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

7,683 observations

Sanguinaria canadensis

7,133 observations

Brown-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus griseocollis

7,129 observations

eastern white pine

7,048 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

6,998 observations

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

6,946 observations

Monarda fistulosa

6,827 observations

Geranium maculatum

6,471 observations

Antigone canadensis

6,444 observations

common buckthorn

Rhamnus cathartica

6,249 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

5,983 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

5,941 observations

Verbascum thapsus

5,756 observations

Aquilegia canadensis

5,750 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

5,702 observations

Chrysemys picta

5,679 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

5,599 observations

5,553 observations

Hesperis matronalis

5,491 observations · iNaturalist

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

5,394 observations

5,355 observations

Podophyllum peltatum

5,324 observations

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