Wildlife in Delaware

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

54,327

recent observations

30

species listed

9

insects & arthropods

9

birds

6

plants

Naturalists have logged 54,327 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Delaware. The most frequently seen is the Fowler's Toad, with 3,744 recorded sightings.

Insects & Arthropods account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (9 of the species listed here), followed by birds (9).

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Most-observed species in Delaware

Anaxyrus fowleri

3,744 observations

Great Blue Heron

2,755 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

2,642 observations

Danaus plexippus

2,227 observations

Atlantic Horseshoe Crab

Limulus polyphemus

2,140 observations · iNaturalist

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

2,091 observations

Branta canadensis

2,036 observations

Chrysemys picta

1,875 observations

American sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

1,863 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

1,862 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

1,834 observations

Pachydiplax longipennis

1,808 observations

Eastern Pondhawk

Erythemis simplicicollis

1,776 observations

1,771 observations

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

1,711 observations · iNaturalist

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

1,704 observations

Fragile Forktail

Ischnura posita

1,693 observations · iNaturalist

Pandion haliaetus

1,680 observations

Leucophaeus atricilla

1,633 observations

Turdus migratorius

1,512 observations

1,489 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

1,456 observations

Common Whitetail

Plathemis lydia

1,430 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

1,424 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

1,405 observations

multiflora rose

Rosa multiflora

1,392 observations

Sassafras albidum

1,361 observations

Atalopedes huron

1,343 observations · iNaturalist

Common Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

1,338 observations

eastern poison ivy

Toxicodendron radicans

1,332 observations

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