Most Common Species
Showing 20 most frequently observed species out of 100 total documented species.
Equus caballus
Feral horse
Very Common82 obs.
Ocypode quadrata
Atlantic ghost crab
Very Common55 obs.
Limulus polyphemus
horseshoe crab
Very Common51 obs.
Leucophaeus atricilla
Laughing Gull
Very Common36 obs.
Tringa semipalmata
Willet
Very Common34 obs.
Busycon carica
Knobbed Whelk
Common31 obs.
Anomia simplex
Common Jingle Shell
Common30 obs.
Argopecten irradians
Bay Scallop
Common29 obs.
Calidris alba
sanderling
Common29 obs.
Egretta thula
Snowy Egret
Common28 obs.
Limax maximus
Spotted leopard slug
Common26 obs.
Calidris alpina
dunlin
Occasional26 obs.
Erythrodiplax berenice
Seaside Dragonlet
Occasional25 obs.
Ardea herodias
Great Blue Heron
Occasional23 obs.
Cervus nippon
Sika Deer
Occasional21 obs.
Larus delawarensis
Ring-billed Gull
Occasional20 obs.
Egretta tricolor
Tricolor Heron
Occasional20 obs.
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Bald Eagle
Rare19 obs.
Ardea alba
Great Egret
Rare18 obs.
Emerita talpoida
Mole Crab
Rare17 obs.
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