Northern Hawk Owl

Closest Relatives at Banff National Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
2	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
3	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
4	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
5	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
6	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
7	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
8	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
9	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
10	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
11	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
12	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Northern Hawk Owl in Banff National Park?

About 7% of visitor-days record a Northern Hawk Owl sighting in Banff National Park, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Northern Hawk Owl in Banff National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Northern Hawk Owl in Banff National Park in our monthly data.