California Scrub-Jay

Closest Relatives at Yosemite 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	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
2	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
3	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
4	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
5	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
6	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
7	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
8	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
9	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a California Scrub-Jay in Yosemite National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a California Scrub-Jay sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 311 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see California Scrub-Jay in Yosemite National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for California Scrub-Jay in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.