What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-Faced Miner Bee in Toronto?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Faced Miner Bee sighting in Toronto on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 1296th most-seen of the 1689 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Yellow-Faced Miner Bee in Toronto?
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-Faced Miner Bee in Toronto on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
What time of day is best to see a Yellow-Faced Miner Bee?
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-Faced Miner Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is seen both by day and at night.
Where else can you see a Yellow-Faced Miner Bee?
Only Toronto, in our data
Toronto is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Yellow-Faced Miner Bee sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Yellow-Faced Miner Bee sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-Faced Miner Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Toronto (8 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.