Where to see
Larus brachyrhynchus
Katmai National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Short-billed Gull during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Katmai National Park
In Katmai National Park, United States, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Short-billed Gull sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Denali National Park and more
After Katmai National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Short-billed Gull are in Denali National Park (United States, about 60%), Great Bear Rainforest (Canada, about 50%) and Kluane National Park (Canada, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June and July in Katmai National Park (about 70%), May to July in Denali National Park (about 70%) and April and September–October in Great Bear Rainforest (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Short-billed Gull on a given day. Each park's Short-billed Gull page has the full month-by-month chart.
