Where to see
Haematopus bachmani
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black Oystercatcher during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
In Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Canada, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black Oystercatcher sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kenai Fjords National Park and more
After Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Black Oystercatcher are in Kenai Fjords National Park (United States, about 30%), Channel Islands National Park (United States, about 30%) and Olympic National Park (United States, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (about 70%) and August and October–February in Channel Islands National Park (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black Oystercatcher on a given day. Each park's Black Oystercatcher page has the full month-by-month chart.
