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Learn the wildlife of Kenai Fjords National Park

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367 species have research-grade observations inside Kenai Fjords 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. Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri24
  2. Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus24
  3. Common Murre Uria aalge21
  4. Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia20
  5. Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla18
  6. Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius18
  7. Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata17
  8. Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla17
  9. Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata15
  10. Orange-crowned Warbler Leiothlypis celata15

Plants

  1. Bog wintergreen Pyrola asarifolia161
  2. Dwarf Fireweed Chamaenerion latifolium159
  3. Western columbine Aquilegia formosa120
  4. Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium103
  5. Woolly cranesbill Geranium erianthum87
  6. Red-berried elder Sambucus racemosa83
  7. Green false hellebore Veratrum viride82
  8. Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis79
  9. Common cowparsnip Heracleum maximum79
  10. Goatsbeard Aruncus dioicus66

Mammals

  1. Hoary Marmot Marmota caligata74
  2. Mountain Goat Oreamnos americanus59
  3. American Black Bear Ursus americanus47
  4. Moose Alces alces38
  5. Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina26
  6. Steller Sea Lion Eumetopias jubatus21
  7. Sea Otter Enhydra lutris17
  8. Northern Red-backed Vole Clethrionomys rutilus17
  9. Brown Bear Ursus arctos12
  10. Orca Orcinus orca9

Insects

  1. Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee Bombus flavifrons8
  2. Margined White Pieris marginalis7
  3. Milbert's Tortoiseshell Aglais milberti6
  4. North American Elm Sawfly Cimbex americanus6
  5. McKay's Western Bumble Bee Bombus mckayi6
  6. Black-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus melanopygus4
  7. White-striped Black Trichodezia albovittata3
  8. Common Aerial Yellowjacket Dolichovespula arenaria3
  9. Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth Phyllocnistis populiella3
  10. Wood Tiger Arctia plantaginis3

Fish

  1. Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka2
  2. Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha1
  3. Yelloweye Rockfish Sebastes ruberrimus1
  4. Crescent Gunnel Pholis laeta1
  5. Alaska Pollock Gadus chalcogrammus1

Mollusks

  1. Woody Chiton Mopalia lignosa1
  2. Nuttall's Cockle Clinocardium nuttallii1
  3. Frilled Dogwinkle Nucella lamellosa1
  4. Northern Bay Mussel Mytilus trossulus1
  5. Cancellate Hairysnail Trichotropis cancellata1
  6. Reticulate Taildropper Prophysaon andersonii1

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.