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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Common Roadside-Skipper sighting in Edmonton on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 295th most-seen of the 390 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Common Roadside-Skipper in Edmonton on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Edmonton's wettest months, with about 85 mm of rain against 20 mm in February.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Common Roadside-Skipper sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Common Roadside-Skipper sightings, Edmonton ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Calgary (Canada, under 5%).
Same family: Hesperiidae
The closest relatives of the Common Roadside-Skipper that you can see in Edmonton (family Hesperiidae, Skippers) are Essex Skipper (about 10%), Hobomok Skipper (about 10%) and Arctic Skipper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Common Roadside-Skipper is recorded against all the insects logged in Edmonton (6 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
