Where to See Blue Duck in Arthur's Pass National Park

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Blue Duck sightings in Arthur's Pass

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Where Blue Duck has been reported, from 190 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none. Locations are adjusted to protect the animals, so the pattern is approximate.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM6% of the busiest hour1 AM3% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM3% of the busiest hour4 AM9% of the busiest hour5 AM28% of the busiest hour6 AM72% of the busiest hour7 AM94% of the busiest hour8 AM89% of the busiest hour9 AM72% of the busiest hour10 AM61% of the busiest hour11 AM56% of the busiest hourNoon50% of the busiest hour1 PM50% of the busiest hour2 PM56% of the busiest hour3 PM67% of the busiest hour4 PM83% of the busiest hour5 PMBusiest hour6 PM89% of the busiest hour7 PM61% of the busiest hour8 PM33% of the busiest hour9 PM17% of the busiest hour10 PM9% of the busiest hour11 PM7% of the busiest hour

Blue Duck is most seen 7–9 AM and 5–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Blue Duck sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	6%
1 AM	3%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	3%
4 AM	9%
5 AM	28%
6 AM	72%
7 AM	94%
8 AM	89%
9 AM	72%
10 AM	61%
11 AM	56%
Noon	50%
1 PM	50%
2 PM	56%
3 PM	67%
4 PM	83%
5 PM	100%
6 PM	89%
7 PM	61%
8 PM	33%
9 PM	17%
10 PM	9%
11 PM	7%

Where to look

Arthur's Pass spots that mention Blue Duck

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

Places

LodgingHawdon HutA roomy 20-bunk hut at the end of a river-crossing test.

CampgroundHawdon Shelter CampsiteThirty tent sites on broad alpine flats, with a cooking shelter.

Trails

ChallengingEdwards Hut Track19 km · 10 hrUnbridged crossings, rough sidles, and a hut tucked into open tussock.

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Where to see Blue Duck in Arthur's Pass