Bald Eagle

Where to see

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Great Bear Rainforest leads · 19 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Bald Eagle during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
~80%
2 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~70%
3 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
~70%
4 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~60%
5 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
6 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
7 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~50%
8 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
9 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
10 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
11 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~30%
12 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
13 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
14 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
15 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
16 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
17 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
18 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
19 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Bald Eagle?

Great Bear Rainforest

In Great Bear Rainforest, Canada, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Bald Eagle sighting on a given day, the highest of the 19 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Bald Eagle?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are March, July and December in Great Bear Rainforest (about 90%), July in Katmai National Park (about 80%) and February and April–May in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Bald Eagle on a given day. Each park's Bald Eagle page has the full month-by-month chart.