Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Voyageurs National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
40–50
Jul
50–60
Aug
40–50
Sep
60–70
Oct
40–50
Nov
40–50
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
70–80%
2 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
60–70%
3 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
60–70%
4 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
5 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
50–60%
6 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
40–50%
7 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
8 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
40–50%
9 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
10 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
30–40%
11 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
12 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
13 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
20–30%
14 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
20–30%
15 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
16 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
17 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
18 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
19 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
20 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
21 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
10–20%
22 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
23 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
10–20%
24 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
25 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
26 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
0–10%
27 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
28 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
0–10%
29 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
30 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
31 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
32 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
33 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
34 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
35 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
36 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
37 Nahanni National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
Insufficient data
38 Gates of the Arctic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
39 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
Insufficient data
40 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
41 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bald Eagle in Voyageurs National Park?

About 47% of visitor-days record a Bald Eagle sighting in Voyageurs National Park, based on 131 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Bald Eagle in Voyageurs National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Bald Eagle in Voyageurs National Park in our monthly data.

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