Where to see
Perisoreus canadensis
Denali National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Gray Jay during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Wood Buffalo National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Denali National Park
In Denali National Park, United States, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Jay sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Kluane National Park and more
After Denali National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Gray Jay are in Kluane National Park (Canada, about 60%), Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (United States, about 50%) and Banff National Park (Canada, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September in Denali National Park (about 90%), October and December–January in Kluane National Park (about 90%) and February and August in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Gray Jay on a given day. Each park's Gray Jay page has the full month-by-month chart.
