Where to see
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Point Pelee National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Bonaparte's Gull during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Point Pelee National Park
In Point Pelee National Park, Canada, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Bonaparte's Gull sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Katmai National Park and more
After Point Pelee National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Bonaparte's Gull are in Katmai National Park (United States, about 30%), Great Bear Rainforest (Canada, about 20%) and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May and November in Point Pelee National Park (about 60%), May and June in Katmai National Park (about 50%) and April and August–September in Great Bear Rainforest (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Bonaparte's Gull on a given day. Each park's Bonaparte's Gull page has the full month-by-month chart.
