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Isle Royale National Park leads · 16 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Common Loon during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Isle Royale National Park
In Isle Royale National Park, United States, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Common Loon sighting on a given day, the highest of the 16 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Riding Mountain National Park and more
After Isle Royale National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Common Loon are in Riding Mountain National Park (Canada, about 50%), Acadia National Park (United States, about 50%) and Jasper National Park (Canada, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May in Riding Mountain National Park (about 70%) and December to February in Acadia National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Common Loon on a given day. Each park's Common Loon page has the full month-by-month chart.
