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Wildlife in World Bird Sanctuary

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

2,938
recent observations
30
species listed
12
insects & arthropods
13
plants
2
mammals

Naturalists have logged 2,938 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in the World Bird Sanctuary. The most frequently seen is the White-tailed Deer, with 230 recorded sightings.

Insects & Arthropods account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (12 of the species listed here), followed by plants (13).

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Most-observed species in the World Bird Sanctuary

White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
230 observations
Brown-belted Bumble Bee
Bombus griseocollis
192 observations
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
188 observations
common pawpaw
Asimina triloba
148 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
135 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
120 observations
Spicebush Swallowtail
Papilio troilus
115 observations
Virginia Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
112 observations
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
106 observations
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
96 observations
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
96 observations
blue phlox
Phlox divaricata
95 observations
Three-toed Box Turtle
Terrapene triunguis
95 observations
beefsteak plant
Perilla frutescens
85 observations · iNaturalist
Zebra Swallowtail
Eurytides marcellus
84 observations
Great Spangled Fritillary
Argynnis cybele
81 observations · iNaturalist
Virginia bluebells
Mertensia virginica
80 observations
Blanchard's Cricket Frog
Acris blanchardi
77 observations
wild comfrey
Andersonglossum virginianum
76 observations · iNaturalist
fragrant sumac
Rhus aromatica
73 observations
Amur honeysuckle
Lonicera maackii
73 observations
Two-spotted Bumble Bee
Bombus bimaculatus
72 observations
Western Ratsnake
Pantherophis obsoletus
68 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
66 observations
Common Whitetail
Plathemis lydia
66 observations
tall bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
63 observations · iNaturalist
Six-spotted Tiger Beetle
Cicindela sexguttata
62 observations
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos
62 observations
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
61 observations
garlic mustard
Alliaria petiolata
61 observations

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