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Learn the wildlife of Voyageurs National Park

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921 species have research-grade observations inside Voyageurs 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 Loon Gavia immer45
  2. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus45
  3. Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus32
  4. American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos29
  5. Common Merganser Mergus merganser22
  6. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos21
  7. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula17
  8. Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator11
  9. Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus11
  10. American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus10

Plants

  1. Canadian bunchberry Cornus canadensis97
  2. Sweetfern Comptonia peregrina62
  3. Large-leaved aster Eurybia macrophylla62
  4. Wild sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis59
  5. Common bracken Pteridium aquilinum54
  6. Rock harlequin Capnoides sempervirens51
  7. Eastern white pine Pinus strobus50
  8. Bluebead lily Clintonia borealis49
  9. Canada mayflower Maianthemum canadense47
  10. Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea39

Mammals

  1. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus56
  2. Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus24
  3. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus23
  4. American Beaver Castor canadensis22
  5. North American River Otter Lontra canadensis12
  6. American Mink Neogale vison6
  7. Least Chipmunk Neotamias minimus5
  8. Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus3
  9. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor2
  10. Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus2

Insects

  1. Rosy Maple Moth Dryocampa rubicunda69
  2. Red-spotted Admiral Limenitis arthemis48
  3. Chalk-fronted Corporal Ladona julia31
  4. Laurentian Tiger Beetle Cicindela denikei30
  5. Tricolored Bumble Bee Bombus ternarius28
  6. Dusky Clubtail Phanogomphus spicatus25
  7. Pronghorn Clubtail Phanogomphus graslinellus23
  8. Autumn Meadowhawk Sympetrum vicinum19
  9. Dragonhunter Hagenius brevistylus19
  10. Silvery Checkerspot Chlosyne nycteis16

Spiders and kin

  1. Striped Fishing Spider Dolomedes scriptus14
  2. Dark Fishing Spider Dolomedes tenebrosus11
  3. Giant Lichen Orbweaver Araneus bicentenarius9
  4. Bronze Jumping Spider Eris militaris9
  5. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia6
  6. Six-spotted Fishing Spider Dolomedes triton4
  7. American Dog Tick Dermacentor variabilis3
  8. Ornamental Orbweaver Larinioides patagiatus3
  9. Arabesque Orbweaver Neoscona arabesca2
  10. Painted Cobweb Weaver Theridion pictum2

Reptiles

  1. Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis36
  2. Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta36
  3. Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina11
  4. Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata5

Amphibians

  1. Green Frog Lithobates clamitans39
  2. American Toad Anaxyrus americanus31
  3. Northern Leopard Frog Lithobates pipiens23
  4. Wood Frog Lithobates sylvaticus13
  5. Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer5
  6. Gray Treefrog Dryophytes versicolor4
  7. Blue-spotted Salamander Ambystoma laterale3
  8. Mink Frog Lithobates septentrionalis3
  9. Eastern Newt Notophthalmus viridescens2

Fish

  1. Northern Pike Esox lucius11
  2. Smallmouth Bass Micropterus dolomieu8
  3. Walleye Sander vitreus5
  4. Yellow Perch Perca flavescens3
  5. Sauger Sander canadensis2
  6. Bluegill Lepomis macrochirus2
  7. Black Crappie Pomoxis nigromaculatus2
  8. Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush2

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.