Where to see
Larus marinus
Cape Breton Highlands National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Great Black-backed Gull during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 5 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 6 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 7 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Cape Breton Highlands National Park
In Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Canada, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Great Black-backed Gull sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Gros Morne National Park and more
After Cape Breton Highlands National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Great Black-backed Gull are in Gros Morne National Park (Canada, about 50%), Acadia National Park (United States, about 40%) and Wadden Sea National Park (Germany, about 40%). Outside North America, the best option is Wadden Sea National Park in Europe (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March in Cape Breton Highlands National Park (about 70%), April and September–October in Gros Morne National Park (about 70%) and November in Acadia National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Great Black-backed Gull on a given day. Each park's Great Black-backed Gull page has the full month-by-month chart.
