Where to see
Lycaeides idas
Kluane National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Northern Blue during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Vanoise National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Kluane National Park
In Kluane National Park, Canada, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Blue sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Vanoise National Park and more
After Kluane National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Northern Blue are in Vanoise National Park (France, about 30%), Mercantour National Park (France, about 30%) and Jasper National Park (Canada, about 20%). Outside North America, the best option is Vanoise National Park in Europe (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July in Kluane National Park (about 60%), July and August in Vanoise National Park (about 40%) and June and July in Mercantour National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Northern Blue on a given day. Each park's Northern Blue page has the full month-by-month chart.
