Where to see
Larus californicus
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a California Gull during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
In Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Canada, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a California Gull sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Channel Islands National Park and more
After Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a California Gull are in Channel Islands National Park (United States, about 40%), Great Bear Rainforest (Canada, about 30%) and El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (about 80%), January, August and November in Channel Islands National Park (about 50%) and August and September in Great Bear Rainforest (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a California Gull on a given day. Each park's California Gull page has the full month-by-month chart.
