Baltimore wraps around the Patapsco and its harbor at the top of Chesapeake Bay, and the bay sets the terms. Ospreys nest on every channel marker, great blue herons and egrets work the tidal flats, and blue crabs and terrapins live in the brackish water. In the neighborhoods it is gray squirrels, red foxes, and the Baltimore orioles that gave the ballclub its name, flashing orange through the shade trees each May.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Baltimore. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
105,993
recent observations
30
species listed
10
birds
7
insects & arthropods
8
plants
Naturalists have logged 105,993 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Baltimore. The most frequently seen is the White-tailed Deer, with 5,852 recorded sightings.
Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (10 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (7).