Bombus mckayi
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anchorage | 🇺🇸 United States |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a McKay's Western Bumble Bee sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 2nd most-seen of the 27 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a McKay's Western Bumble Bee in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May and September, the lowest months. That is one of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park's wettest months, with about 130 mm of rain against 25 mm in April. October to March have too few records to rate.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most McKay's Western Bumble Bee sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate McKay's Western Bumble Bee sightings, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Kluane National Park (Canada, about 20%).
Same genus: Bombus
The closest relatives of the McKay's Western Bumble Bee that you can see in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (genus Bombus, Bumble Bees) are Forest Bumble Bee (about 50%), Yellow-Fronted Bumble Bee (about 40%) and Cryptic Bumble Bee (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the McKay's Western Bumble Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park (25 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
