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Learn the wildlife of Glacier Bay National Park

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719 species have research-grade observations inside Glacier Bay 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. Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla251
  2. Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens153
  3. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus122
  4. Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata110
  5. Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus92
  6. Pelagic Cormorant Urile pelagicus63
  7. Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani61
  8. Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba60
  9. Short-billed Gull Larus brachyrhynchus58
  10. Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata49

Plants

  1. Western Rattlesnake Plantain Goodyera oblongifolia176
  2. White bog orchid Platanthera dilatata87
  3. Rice root Fritillaria camschatcensis78
  4. Beach strawberry Fragaria chiloensis74
  5. Heartleaf Twayblade Neottia cordata73
  6. Northern Groundcone Boschniakia rossica64
  7. Red baneberry Actaea rubra63
  8. Bog wintergreen Pyrola asarifolia59
  9. One-flowered Wintergreen Moneses uniflora57
  10. Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis52

Mammals

  1. Sea Otter Enhydra lutris392
  2. Steller Sea Lion Eumetopias jubatus167
  3. Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina162
  4. Mountain Goat Oreamnos americanus133
  5. Brown Bear Ursus arctos130
  6. Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae123
  7. North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum57
  8. Orca Orcinus orca47
  9. Moose Alces alces47
  10. American Black Bear Ursus americanus35

Insects

  1. Black-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus melanopygus20
  2. Spotted Tussock Moth Lophocampa maculata6
  3. Rusty Tussock Moth Orgyia antiqua5
  4. California Lady Beetle Coccinella californica5
  5. Narrow-collared Snail-eating Beetle Scaphinotus angusticollis4
  6. Margined White Pieris marginalis4
  7. Variable Carpet Moth Anticlea vasiliata4
  8. Sharp-lined Yellow Sicya macularia4
  9. Western Black-headed Budworm Acleris gloveranus4
  10. Western Pond Fly Sericomyia chalcopyga3

Spiders and kin

  1. Nordmann's Orbweaver Spider Araneus nordmanni4
  2. Six-spotted Orbweaver Araniella displicata2
  3. Intertidal Red Mite Neomolgus littoralis2
  4. Callobius pictus2

Fish

  1. Crescent Gunnel Pholis laeta10
  2. Tidepool Sculpin Oligocottus maculosus10
  3. High Cockscomb Anoplarchus purpurescens4
  4. Pacific Capelin Mallotus catervarius3
  5. Great Sculpin Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus2
  6. Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus2
  7. Pacific Staghorn Sculpin Leptocottus armatus2
  8. Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma2
  9. Pacific Cod Gadus macrocephalus2

Mollusks

  1. Black Leather Chiton Katharina tunicata16
  2. Lined Chiton Tonicella lineata15
  3. Northern Bay Mussel Mytilus trossulus14
  4. Sitka Periwinkle Littorina sitkana8
  5. Butter Clam Saxidomus gigantea8
  6. Red Dendronotid Dendronotus rufus6
  7. Mask Limpet Lottia persona6
  8. Monterey Dorid Doris montereyensis5
  9. Plate Limpet Lottia scutum5
  10. Baltic Macoma Macoma balthica5

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. KnowKi is not affiliated with the National Park Service. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.