Wildlife in Wisconsin

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

223,855

recent observations

30

species listed

13

plants

9

birds

4

insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 223,855 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Wisconsin. The most frequently seen is the Common Eastern Bumble Bee, with 15,691 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by birds (9).

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Most-observed species in Wisconsin

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

15,691 observations

Danaus plexippus

12,375 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

11,320 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

10,590 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

9,215 observations

Anaxyrus americanus

9,028 observations

Turdus migratorius

9,022 observations

Branta canadensis

8,441 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

7,739 observations

Brown-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus griseocollis

7,300 observations

Sanguinaria canadensis

7,150 observations

eastern white pine

7,077 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

7,026 observations

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

7,005 observations

Monarda fistulosa

6,932 observations

Antigone canadensis

6,554 observations

Geranium maculatum

6,484 observations

common buckthorn

Rhamnus cathartica

6,341 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

6,186 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

6,057 observations

Verbascum thapsus

5,831 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

5,779 observations

Chrysemys picta

5,767 observations

Aquilegia canadensis

5,763 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

5,654 observations

5,612 observations

Hesperis matronalis

5,513 observations · iNaturalist

Black-capped Chickadee

Poecile atricapillus

5,474 observations

Monotropa uniflora

5,471 observations

5,458 observations

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