Where to see
Larus delawarensis
Point Pelee National Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Ring-billed Gull during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Point Pelee National Park
In Point Pelee National Park, Canada, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Ring-billed Gull sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Voyageurs National Park and more
After Point Pelee National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Ring-billed Gull are in Voyageurs National Park (United States, about 50%), Padre Island National Seashore (United States, about 50%) and El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September and November–December in Point Pelee National Park (about 80%), April, July and October in Voyageurs National Park (about 60%) and December to February in Padre Island National Seashore (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Ring-billed Gull on a given day. Each park's Ring-billed Gull page has the full month-by-month chart.
