Glaucous-winged Gull

Where to see

Glaucous-winged Gull

Larus glaucescens

Katmai National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Glaucous-winged Gull during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~70%
2 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
~70%
3 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~70%
4 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
~60%
5 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
6 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Glaucous-winged Gull?

Katmai National Park

In Katmai National Park, United States, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Glaucous-winged Gull sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Glaucous-winged Gull?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are July in Katmai National Park (about 90%) and September in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Glaucous-winged Gull on a given day. Each park's Glaucous-winged Gull page has the full month-by-month chart.