Steller's 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	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
2	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	70–80%
3	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	60–70%
4	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
5	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
6	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
7	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
8	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
9	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
10	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
11	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
12	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
13	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
14	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
15	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
16	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
17	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
18	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
19	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
20	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	0–10%
21	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
22	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
24	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
25	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Steller's Jay in Yosemite National Park?

About 79% of visitor-days record a Steller's Jay sighting in Yosemite National Park, based on 2756 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Steller's Jay in Yosemite National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Steller's Jay in Yosemite National Park in our monthly data.