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Acadia National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an American Herring Gull during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Acadia National Park
In Acadia National Park, United States, about 80% of wildlife watchers report an American Herring Gull sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Cape Breton Highlands National Park and more
After Acadia National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an American Herring Gull are in Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada, about 70%), Isle Royale National Park (United States, about 70%) and Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August and November–February in Acadia National Park (about 90%) and January in Cape Breton Highlands National Park (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an American Herring Gull on a given day. Each park's American Herring Gull page has the full month-by-month chart.
