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Learn the wildlife of Elk Island National Park

Canada

1,167 species have research-grade observations inside Elk Island National Park on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you know what you're looking at before you go.

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Most recorded here

The species with the most research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and how many each has. Most recorded doesn't mean native.

Birds

  1. Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena243
  2. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos171
  3. Canada Goose Branta canadensis143
  4. Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors103
  5. Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis91
  6. American Coot Fulica americana84
  7. Bufflehead Bucephala albeola80
  8. Eastern Phoebe Sayornis phoebe80
  9. American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos78
  10. Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus77

Plants

  1. Canadian bunchberry Cornus canadensis191
  2. Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium141
  3. Common cowparsnip Heracleum maximum138
  4. Beaked hazelnut Corylus cornuta136
  5. Rough-fruited fairybells Prosartes trachycarpa127
  6. Wild sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis124
  7. Tall Bluebell Mertensia paniculata116
  8. Creeping thistle Cirsium arvense113
  9. Canada Violet Viola canadensis110
  10. Red baneberry Actaea rubra107

Mammals

  1. American Bison Bos bison1,056
  2. American Beaver Castor canadensis254
  3. Wapiti Cervus canadensis196
  4. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus167
  5. Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus114
  6. Coyote Canis latrans101
  7. Moose Alces alces77
  8. American Black Bear Ursus americanus46
  9. Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus40
  10. North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum38

Insects

  1. Northern Crescent Phyciodes cocyta111
  2. Red-spotted Admiral Limenitis arthemis101
  3. Virginia Ctenucha Moth Ctenucha virginica97
  4. Two-striped Grasshopper Melanoplus bivittatus90
  5. Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Papilio canadensis80
  6. Forest Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma disstria73
  7. Police Car Moth Gnophaela vermiculata68
  8. Isabella Tiger Moth Pyrrharctia isabella57
  9. Northern Pearly-eye Lethe anthedon55
  10. Milbert's Tortoiseshell Aglais milberti54

Spiders and kin

  1. Bronze Jumping Spider Eris militaris23
  2. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia21
  3. Boreal Tufted Jumping Spider Phidippus borealis16
  4. Marbled Orbweaver Araneus marmoreus15
  5. Furrow Orbweaver Larinioides cornutus9
  6. Ornamental Orbweaver Larinioides patagiatus8
  7. Shamrock Orbweaver Araneus trifolium7
  8. Six-spotted Fishing Spider Dolomedes triton6
  9. European Harvestman Phalangium opilio5

Amphibians

  1. Wood Frog Lithobates sylvaticus312
  2. Boreal Chorus Frog Pseudacris maculata123
  3. Western Toad Anaxyrus boreas72
  4. Western Tiger Salamander Ambystoma mavortium25

How a trip works

A trip has its own trail of lessons: meet six species, match them to new photos, then practice with four choices. Species you learn go into your Fieldbook, and starting a trip earns its Passport stamp. Your home place stays as it is.

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Species lists and counts from research-grade observations on iNaturalist, as of October 2026. Parks outside the U.S. are from the World Database on Protected Areas (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, Protected Planet). KnowKi is not affiliated with the National Park Service or any park's managers. Free, with no ads, no account, and no purchases.