Birds of Acadia National Park
The birds most often spotted in Acadia, ranked by recent research-grade observations.
Naturalists have logged 11,298 research-grade observations across the 50 most-recorded species in Acadia. The most frequently seen is the American Herring Gull, with 1,532 recorded sightings.
Most-observed birds in Acadia
Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.
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