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Wildlife in Glacier Bay National Park

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

4,047
recent observations
30
species listed
8
mammals
8
birds
12
plants

Naturalists have logged 4,047 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Glacier Bay. The most frequently seen is the Sea Otter, with 505 recorded sightings.

Mammals account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (8 of the species listed here), followed by birds (8).

Rarer finds confirmed in Glacier Bay include Grizzly Bear, Pink Pyrola and One-flowered Pyrola - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Grizzly BearPink PyrolaOne-flowered Pyrola
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Most-observed species in Glacier Bay

Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
505 observations
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
319 observations
Steller Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatus
318 observations
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
250 observations
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
207 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
183 observations
Western Rattlesnake Plantain
Goodyera oblongifolia
180 observations
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
179 observations
Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
146 observations
Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata
141 observations
Mountain Goat
Oreamnos americanus
138 observations
Marbled Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus
125 observations
Pigeon Guillemot
Cepphus columba
110 observations
Mottled Star
Evasterias troschelii
95 observations · iNaturalist
white bog orchid
Platanthera dilatata
94 observations · iNaturalist
beach strawberry
Fragaria chiloensis
91 observations · iNaturalist
Pelagic Cormorant
Urile pelagicus
87 observations
Rice root
Fritillaria camschatcensis
83 observations · iNaturalist
Heartleaf Twayblade
Neottia cordata
79 observations · iNaturalist
bog wintergreen
Pyrola asarifolia
74 observations
Orca
Orcinus orca
73 observations
One-flowered Wintergreen
Moneses uniflora
71 observations
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani
68 observations
red baneberry
Actaea rubra
65 observations
Northern Groundcone
Boschniakia rossica
64 observations · iNaturalist
North American Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum
62 observations
Nootka Lupine
Lupinus nootkatensis
62 observations
Ochre-banded Conk
Fomitopsis ochracea
61 observations · iNaturalist
Arctic raspberry
Rubus arcticus
59 observations · iNaturalist
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
58 observations

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