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Learn the wildlife of Lake Clark National Park

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317 species have research-grade observations inside Lake Clark 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. Common Merganser Mergus merganser15
  2. Spruce Grouse Canachites canadensis14
  3. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus11
  4. Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator6
  5. Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis5
  6. Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia5
  7. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca4
  8. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos4
  9. Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica4
  10. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis4

Plants

  1. Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium22
  2. Seaside pea Lathyrus japonicus14
  3. Dwarf Fireweed Chamaenerion latifolium14
  4. Squashberry Viburnum edule13
  5. Rice root Fritillaria camschatcensis13
  6. Larkspurleaf Monkshood Aconitum delphiniifolium12
  7. Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea12
  8. Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa11
  9. Twinflower Linnaea borealis11
  10. Woolly cranesbill Geranium erianthum10

Mammals

  1. Brown Bear Ursus arctos162
  2. Moose Alces alces8
  3. American Black Bear Ursus americanus7
  4. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes6
  5. Caribou Rangifer tarandus4
  6. Thinhorn Sheep Ovis dalli4
  7. American Beaver Castor canadensis3
  8. Eurasian Stoat Mustela erminea2
  9. Wolverine Gulo gulo2
  10. Gray Wolf Canis lupus2

Insects

  1. Spiny Leaf Gall Wasp Diplolepis polita14
  2. Dasineura epilobii9
  3. Spruce Bud Midge Dasineura swainei9
  4. Thoughtful Apamea Apamea cogitata4
  5. Hercules Carpenter Ant Camponotus herculeanus4
  6. Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee Bombus mixtus4
  7. Potato Gall Midge Rabdophaga salicisbatatas4
  8. Four-spotted Skimmer Libellula quadrimaculata3
  9. Rusty Tussock Moth Orgyia antiqua3
  10. Sharp-lined Yellow Sicya macularia3

Spiders and kin

  1. Alder erineum mite Acalitus brevitarsus4
  2. Nordmann's Orbweaver Spider Araneus nordmanni2
  3. Aceria kiefferi2
  4. Shamrock Orbweaver Araneus trifolium1
  5. Ornamental Orbweaver Larinioides patagiatus1
  6. Conical Trashline Orbweaver Cyclosa conica1

Fish

  1. Arctic Grayling Thymallus arcticus6
  2. Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka4
  3. Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush4
  4. Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch3
  5. Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma3
  6. Starry Flounder Platichthys stellatus2
  7. Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha1
  8. Northern Pike Esox lucius1
  9. Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus keta1

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.