Canada Goose

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	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	60–70%
2	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	60–70%
3	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
4	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
5	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
6	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
7	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
8	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	40–50%
9	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
10	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
11	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
12	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
13	Aoraki Mount Cook National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	30–40%
14	Fiordland National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	30–40%
15	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
16	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
17	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
18	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
19	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
20	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
21	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
22	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
23	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
24	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
25	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
26	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
27	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
28	Abel Tasman National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	10–20%
29	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
30	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
31	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
32	Tongariro National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	0–10%
33	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
34	Arthur's Pass National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	0–10%
35	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	0–10%
36	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
37	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
38	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
39	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
40	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
41	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
42	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
43	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
44	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	<5%
45	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	<5%
46	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
47	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
48	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
49	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
50	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
51	Rakiura National Park	🇳🇿 New Zealand	Insufficient data
52	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	Insufficient data
53	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
54	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
55	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Canada Goose in Yosemite National Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a Canada Goose sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 158 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Canada Goose in Yosemite National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Canada Goose in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.