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Learn the wildlife of Point Pelee National Park

Canada

2,197 species have research-grade observations inside Point Pelee 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. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica705
  2. Northern Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva631
  3. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus599
  4. Baltimore Oriole Icterus galbula467
  5. Prothonotary Warbler Protonotaria citrea423
  6. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo420
  7. Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas389
  8. Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus311
  9. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata240
  10. Scarlet Tanager Piranga olivacea238

Plants

  1. Eastern Pricklypear Opuntia cespitosa702
  2. Star-flowered lily-of-the-valley Maianthemum stellatum341
  3. Great waterleaf Hydrophyllum appendiculatum294
  4. Dutchman's breeches Dicentra cucullaria286
  5. Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica231
  6. Wild geranium Geranium maculatum221
  7. Common hackberry Celtis occidentalis217
  8. Largeflower bellwort Uvularia grandiflora207
  9. Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum205
  10. Red columbine Aquilegia canadensis205

Mammals

  1. American Beaver Castor canadensis184
  2. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor144
  3. Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus142
  4. Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis90
  5. Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus48
  6. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus42
  7. Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana39
  8. Eastern Red Bat Lasiurus borealis27
  9. Eastern Mole Scalopus aquaticus26
  10. Silver-haired Bat Lasionycteris noctivagans22

Insects

  1. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta268
  2. Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis235
  3. Monarch Danaus plexippus206
  4. Eastern Giant Swallowtail Heraclides cresphontes166
  5. Blue Dasher Pachydiplax longipennis154
  6. Eastern Pondhawk Erythemis simplicicollis144
  7. Small White Pieris rapae127
  8. Eastern Comma Polygonia comma115
  9. Spicebush Swallowtail Papilio troilus112
  10. Question Mark Polygonia interrogationis106

Spiders and kin

  1. Spined Micrathena Micrathena gracilis32
  2. American Dog Tick Dermacentor variabilis28
  3. Tan Jumping Spider Platycryptus undatus27
  4. Dark Fishing Spider Dolomedes tenebrosus26
  5. Furrow Orbweaver Larinioides cornutus22

Reptiles

  1. Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta651
  2. Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis320
  3. Common Watersnake Nerodia sipedon174
  4. Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina146
  5. DeKay's Brownsnake Storeria dekayi83

Amphibians

  1. North American Green Frog Lithobates clamitans371
  2. American Toad Anaxyrus americanus178
  3. Northern Leopard Frog Lithobates pipiens47
  4. Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer35

Fish

  1. Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus64
  2. Freshwater Drum Aplodinotus grunniens57
  3. Largemouth Bass Micropterus nigricans57
  4. European Carp Cyprinus carpio44
  5. Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus31
  6. Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus23
  7. American Gizzard Shad Dorosoma cepedianum19
  8. Eyetail Bowfin Amia ocellicauda19
  9. Goldfish Carassius auratus18

Mollusks

  1. Flamed Tigersnail Anguispira alternata53
  2. Striped Whitelip Webbhelix multilineata38
  3. Sharp Hornsnail Pleurocera acuta22
  4. Eastern Whitelip Neohelix albolabris19

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.