Bald Eagle

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

50–60
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
50–60
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
60–70
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
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 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

About 47% of visitor-days record a Bald Eagle sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 189 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Bald Eagle in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Bald Eagle in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.

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