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Learn the wildlife of Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site

Canada

1,724 species have research-grade observations inside Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site 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. Common Loon Gavia immer59
  2. Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus50
  3. Barred Owl Strix varia50
  4. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius30
  5. Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapilla30
  6. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata28
  7. Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus27
  8. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica26
  9. Eastern Wood-Pewee Contopus virens25
  10. Common Merganser Mergus merganser24

Plants

  1. Partridgeberry Mitchella repens201
  2. Ghost Pipe Monotropa uniflora195
  3. Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis172
  4. Pipsissewa Chimaphila umbellata163
  5. Eastern white pine Pinus strobus146
  6. Pink lady's slipper Cypripedium acaule141
  7. Pickerelweed Pontederia cordata136
  8. Northern red oak Quercus rubra125
  9. Canadian bunchberry Cornus canadensis122
  10. Red maple Acer rubrum115

Mammals

  1. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus144
  2. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus84
  3. Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus44
  4. American Black Bear Ursus americanus29
  5. American Beaver Castor canadensis28
  6. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor13
  7. Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus13
  8. North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum10
  9. North American River Otter Lontra canadensis9
  10. Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus6

Insects

  1. Hemlock Woolly Adelgid Adelges tsugae185
  2. Chalk-fronted Corporal Ladona julia80
  3. Powdered Dancer Argia moesta69
  4. White-spotted Sawyer Monochamus scutellatus67
  5. Ebony Jewelwing Calopteryx maculata56
  6. Dragonhunter Hagenius brevistylus53
  7. Variable Dancer Argia fumipennis47
  8. Slaty Skimmer Libellula incesta46
  9. Rosy Maple Moth Dryocampa rubicunda42
  10. Hickory Tussock Moth Lophocampa caryae39

Spiders and kin

  1. Dark Fishing Spider Dolomedes tenebrosus48
  2. American Dog Tick Dermacentor variabilis33
  3. Eastern Black-legged Tick Ixodes scapularis27
  4. Giant Lichen Orbweaver Araneus bicentenarius16
  5. Striped Fishing Spider Dolomedes scriptus15
  6. American Nursery Web Spider Pisaurina mira8
  7. Six-spotted Fishing Spider Dolomedes triton8
  8. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia6

Reptiles

  1. Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis166
  2. Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta162
  3. Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina106
  4. Common Ribbon Snake Thamnophis saurita36
  5. Ring-necked Snake Diadophis punctatus24
  6. Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata16
  7. Smooth Greensnake Opheodrys vernalis13

Amphibians

  1. American Toad Anaxyrus americanus386
  2. Pickerel Frog Lithobates palustris177
  3. North American Green Frog Lithobates clamitans166
  4. Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus124
  5. American Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus107
  6. Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum92
  7. Wood Frog Lithobates sylvaticus59
  8. Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer40
  9. Northern Leopard Frog Lithobates pipiens37
  10. Eastern Newt Notophthalmus viridescens33

Fish

  1. Chain Pickerel Esox niger107
  2. Yellow Perch Perca flavescens19
  3. Brown Bullhead Ameiurus nebulosus18
  4. Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis6

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.