Where to see
Larus occidentalis
Channel Islands National Park leads · 5 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Western Gull during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cabo Pulmo National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Channel Islands National Park
In Channel Islands National Park, United States, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Western Gull sighting on a given day, the highest of the 5 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve and more
After Channel Islands National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Western Gull are in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 70%), Redwood National Park (United States, about 40%) and Cabo Pulmo National Park (Mexico, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August in Channel Islands National Park (over 90%), January, April–June and September in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve (about 80%) and August and December in Redwood National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Western Gull on a given day. Each park's Western Gull page has the full month-by-month chart.
