Cook County, MN Wildlife Guide

Wildlife in and around Cook County

People most often report Tricolored Bumble Bee, Half-Black Bumblebee, Confusing Bumblebee, Yellow-Banded Bumblebee and Common Loon in and around Cook County. Plants lead the list with 53 species, followed by 12 insects and 8 birds.

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Most Common Species

The 20 species reported most often here, of 79 in the full guide.

Bombus ternarius

Tricolored Bumble Bee

Very Common80 obs.

Cornus canadensis

Bunchberry

Very Common70.28 obs.

Bombus vagans

Half-Black Bumblebee

Very Common59 obs.

Bombus perplexus

Confusing Bumblebee

Very Common44 obs.

Aralia nudicaulis

Shotbush

Very Common42 obs.

Clintonia borealis

Bluebead

Common40 obs.

Bombus terricola

Yellow-Banded Bumblebee

Common40 obs.

Eurybia macrophylla

Bigleaf Aster

Common30 obs.

Tanacetum vulgare

Tansy

Common30 obs.

Anaphalis margaritacea

Marguerite

Common26 obs.

Gavia immer

Common Loon

Common26 obs.

Maianthemum canadense

Canada Beadruby

Occasional25 obs.

Rubus parviflorus

Occasional24 obs.

Mergus merganser

Goosander

Occasional23 obs.

Acer spicatum

Moose Maple

Occasional23 obs.

Thuja occidentalis

Arborvitae

Occasional23 obs.

Streptopus lanceolatus

Twistedstalk

Occasional22 obs.

Chamaenerion angustifolium

Fireweed

Rare22 obs.

Pilosella aurantiaca

King Devil

Rare21 obs.

Apocynum androsaemifolium

Bitterroot

Rare20 obs.

Most Common Species

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Wildlife in and around Cook County

Most Common Species

The 20 species reported most often here, of 79 in the full guide.

Bombus ternarius

Tricolored Bumble Bee

Very Common80 obs.

Cornus canadensis

Bunchberry

Very Common70.28 obs.

Bombus vagans

Half-Black Bumblebee

Very Common59 obs.

Bombus perplexus

Confusing Bumblebee

Very Common44 obs.

Aralia nudicaulis

Shotbush

Very Common42 obs.

Clintonia borealis

Bluebead

Common40 obs.

Bombus terricola

Yellow-Banded Bumblebee

Common40 obs.

Eurybia macrophylla

Bigleaf Aster

Common30 obs.

Tanacetum vulgare

Tansy

Common30 obs.

Anaphalis margaritacea

Marguerite

Common26 obs.

Gavia immer

Common Loon

Common26 obs.

Maianthemum canadense

Canada Beadruby

Occasional25 obs.

Rubus parviflorus

Occasional24 obs.

Mergus merganser

Goosander

Occasional23 obs.

Acer spicatum

Moose Maple

Occasional23 obs.

Thuja occidentalis

Arborvitae

Occasional23 obs.

Streptopus lanceolatus

Twistedstalk

Occasional22 obs.

Chamaenerion angustifolium

Fireweed

Rare22 obs.

Pilosella aurantiaca

King Devil

Rare21 obs.

Apocynum androsaemifolium

Bitterroot

Rare20 obs.