Where to see
Branta canadensis
Elk Island National Park leads · 18 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Canada Goose during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 7 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Aoraki Mount Cook National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 9 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Fiordland National Park | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | |
| 13 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 18 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Elk Island National Park
In Elk Island National Park, Canada, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Canada Goose sighting on a given day, the highest of the 18 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Point Pelee National Park and more
After Elk Island National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Canada Goose are in Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 70%), Yellowstone National Park (United States, about 60%) and Grand Teton National Park (United States, about 50%). Outside North America, the best options are Snowdonia National Park in Europe (about 50%) and Aoraki Mount Cook National Park in Oceania (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and May in Elk Island National Park (about 90%), February to April in Point Pelee National Park (about 80%) and April–May and October in Yellowstone National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Canada Goose on a given day. Each park's Canada Goose page has the full month-by-month chart.
