Where to see
Phalacrocorax pelagicus
Kenai Fjords National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Pelagic Cormorant during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Kenai Fjords National Park
In Kenai Fjords National Park, United States, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Pelagic Cormorant sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Great Bear Rainforest and more
After Kenai Fjords National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Pelagic Cormorant are in Great Bear Rainforest (Canada, about 30%), Olympic National Park (United States, about 30%) and Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Canada, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January and March in Great Bear Rainforest (about 50%) and December in Olympic National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Pelagic Cormorant on a given day. Each park's Pelagic Cormorant page has the full month-by-month chart.
