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Wildlife in Kenai Fjords National Park

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

10,420
recent observations
30
species listed
11
birds
7
mammals
10
plants

Naturalists have logged 10,420 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Kenai Fjords. The most frequently seen is the Steller Sea Lion, with 871 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (11 of the species listed here), followed by mammals (7).

Rarer finds confirmed in Kenai Fjords include Pink Pyrola - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Pink Pyrola
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Most-observed species in Kenai Fjords

Steller Sea Lion
Eumetopias jubatus
871 observations
Sea Otter
Enhydra lutris
856 observations
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
653 observations
Humpback Whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
637 observations
Horned Puffin
Fratercula corniculata
635 observations
Harbor Seal
Phoca vitulina
623 observations
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
506 observations
Orca
Orcinus orca
480 observations
Tufted Puffin
Fratercula cirrhata
454 observations
Common Murre
Uria aalge
452 observations
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
398 observations
Mountain Goat
Oreamnos americanus
300 observations
Devil's Club
Oplopanax horridus
283 observations · iNaturalist
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
242 observations · iNaturalist
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
223 observations
Dwarf Fireweed
Chamaenerion latifolium
223 observations · iNaturalist
red-berried elder
Sambucus racemosa
215 observations
Marbled Murrelet
Brachyramphus marmoratus
212 observations
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
206 observations · iNaturalist
common cowparsnip
Heracleum maximum
206 observations
Pigeon Guillemot
Cepphus columba
191 observations
Dall's Porpoise
Phocoenoides dalli
189 observations
Rockweed
Fucus distichus
185 observations · iNaturalist
bog wintergreen
Pyrola asarifolia
183 observations
Pelagic Cormorant
Urile pelagicus
181 observations
Northern Sea Nettle
Chrysaora melanaster
171 observations · iNaturalist
western skunk cabbage
Lysichiton americanus
167 observations
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
163 observations
woolly cranesbill
Geranium erianthum
162 observations · iNaturalist
Rhinoceros Auklet
Cerorhinca monocerata
153 observations

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