Where to see
Pica hudsonia
Katmai National Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black-billed Magpie during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Katmai National Park
In Katmai National Park, United States, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Black-billed Magpie sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Rocky Mountain National Park and more
After Katmai National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Black-billed Magpie are in Rocky Mountain National Park (United States, about 70%), Denali National Park (United States, about 60%) and Banff National Park (Canada, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July in Katmai National Park (about 90%), November to April in Rocky Mountain National Park (about 90%) and September–October and December–January in Denali National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black-billed Magpie on a given day. Each park's Black-billed Magpie page has the full month-by-month chart.
