Wildlife in Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

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

136,647

recent observations

30

species listed

10

birds

9

plants

6

insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 136,647 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in C&O Canal. The most frequently seen is the White-tailed Deer, with 12,715 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (10 of the species listed here), followed by plants (9).

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Most-observed species in C&O Canal

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

12,715 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

7,704 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

6,928 observations

Turdus migratorius

6,158 observations

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

5,544 observations

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

5,274 observations · iNaturalist

Great Blue Heron

5,073 observations

Passer domesticus

4,908 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

4,851 observations

4,474 observations

Eastern Bluebird

4,372 observations

Branta canadensis

4,294 observations

Virginia Springbeauty

Claytonia virginica

4,222 observations

Anaxyrus americanus

4,117 observations

Danaus plexippus

3,996 observations

Alliaria petiolata

3,864 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

3,777 observations

Virginia bluebells

Mertensia virginica

3,682 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

3,669 observations

Podophyllum peltatum

3,648 observations

Red-shouldered Hawk

3,575 observations

Polystichum acrostichoides

3,538 observations

Rubus phoenicolasius

3,495 observations

Atalopedes huron

3,438 observations · iNaturalist

Amur honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

3,352 observations

Asimina triloba

3,237 observations

Common Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

3,202 observations

Zenaida macroura

3,190 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

3,179 observations

lesser celandine

3,171 observations · iNaturalist

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