Where to See Great Blue Heron in Acadia National Park

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Great Blue Heron sightings in Acadia

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Where Great Blue Heron has been reported, from 112 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM1% of the busiest hour1 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM9% of the busiest hour5 AM28% of the busiest hour6 AM67% of the busiest hour7 AM94% of the busiest hour8 AM83% of the busiest hour9 AM72% of the busiest hour10 AM61% of the busiest hour11 AM56% of the busiest hourNoon50% of the busiest hour1 PM44% of the busiest hour2 PM50% of the busiest hour3 PM61% of the busiest hour4 PM78% of the busiest hour5 PM94% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM83% of the busiest hour8 PM56% of the busiest hour9 PM22% of the busiest hour10 PM9% of the busiest hour11 PM3% of the busiest hour

Great Blue Heron is most seen 7 AM and 5–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Great Blue Heron sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	1%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	9%
5 AM	28%
6 AM	67%
7 AM	94%
8 AM	83%
9 AM	72%
10 AM	61%
11 AM	56%
Noon	50%
1 PM	44%
2 PM	50%
3 PM	61%
4 PM	78%
5 PM	94%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	83%
8 PM	56%
9 PM	22%
10 PM	9%
11 PM	3%

Where to look

Acadia spots that mention Great Blue Heron

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Places and trails whose Parkwolf guides talk about Great Blue Heron. A good start, never a guarantee.

Trails

EasyShip Harbor Nature Trail1.3 mi · 45 minAn easy cove walk with a rough, tide-pool headland.

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Where to see Great Blue Heron in Acadia