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Learn the wildlife of North Cascades National Park

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641 species have research-grade observations inside North Cascades 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. Sooty Grouse Dendragapus fuliginosus87
  2. White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura25
  3. Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis13
  4. American Pipit Anthus rubescens11
  5. Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius10
  6. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis8
  7. American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus5
  8. Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis4
  9. American Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides dorsalis4
  10. Red-breasted Sapsucker Sphyrapicus ruber4

Plants

  1. Pink mountainheath Phyllodoce empetriformis112
  2. Lewis' monkeyflower Erythranthe lewisii81
  3. Partridgefoot Luetkea pectinata79
  4. Western columbine Aquilegia formosa61
  5. Edible Thistle Cirsium edule54
  6. Devil's Club Oplopanax horridus52
  7. Mountain Bog Gentian Gentiana calycosa48
  8. Western moss-heather Cassiope mertensiana48
  9. Subalpine fir Abies lasiocarpa44
  10. Bride's Bonnet Clintonia uniflora44

Mammals

  1. Hoary Marmot Marmota caligata147
  2. American Pika Ochotona princeps120
  3. Mountain Goat Oreamnos americanus116
  4. American Black Bear Ursus americanus70
  5. Cascade Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Callospermophilus saturatus49
  6. Douglas's Squirrel Tamiasciurus douglasii23
  7. Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus21
  8. Yellow-pine Chipmunk Neotamias amoenus20
  9. Townsend's Chipmunk Neotamias townsendii13
  10. Mountain Lion Puma concolor4

Insects

  1. Clodius Parnassian Parnassius clodius18
  2. Spotted Tussock Moth Lophocampa maculata14
  3. Dispirited Tiger Beetle Cicindela depressula10
  4. Black-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus melanopygus10
  5. Green Comma Polygonia faunus9
  6. Pachyta armata9
  7. Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa7
  8. Edith's Checkerspot Euphydryas editha7
  9. Mountain Lady Beetle Coccinella monticola7
  10. Mormon Fritillary Argynnis mormonia7

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus3
  2. Johnson's Jumping Spider Phidippus johnsoni3
  3. Nordmann's Orbweaver Spider Araneus nordmanni3
  4. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia2
  5. Oregon Paradise Spider Habronattus oregonensis1

Reptiles

  1. Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis9
  2. Northern Alligator Lizard Elgaria coerulea4
  3. Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans3
  4. Northwestern Garter Snake Thamnophis ordinoides2
  5. Western Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus1

Amphibians

  1. Western Toad Anaxyrus boreas24
  2. Coastal Tailed Frog Ascaphus truei8
  3. Cascades Frog Rana cascadae2
  4. Pacific Giant Salamander Dicamptodon tenebrosus2
  5. Long-toed Salamander Ambystoma macrodactylum1
  6. Western Red-backed Salamander Plethodon vehiculum1
  7. Ensatina Ensatina eschscholtzii1

Fish

  1. Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka5
  2. Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss3
  3. Westslope Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus lewisi3

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.