Where to See Golden Eagle in Badlands National Park

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Golden Eagle sightings in Badlands

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Where Golden Eagle has been reported, from 10 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 AM0% of the busiest hour1 AM0% of the busiest hour2 AM0% of the busiest hour3 AM0% of the busiest hour4 AM1% of the busiest hour5 AM13% of the busiest hour6 AM50% of the busiest hour7 AM78% of the busiest hour8 AM92% of the busiest hour9 AM98% of the busiest hour10 AM94% of the busiest hour11 AM88% of the busiest hourNoon83% of the busiest hour1 PM85% of the busiest hour2 PM89% of the busiest hour3 PM92% of the busiest hour4 PM96% of the busiest hour5 PMBusiest hour6 PM94% of the busiest hour7 PM75% of the busiest hour8 PM44% of the busiest hour9 PM13% of the busiest hour10 PM2% of the busiest hour11 PM0% of the busiest hour

Golden Eagle is most seen 8 AM–12 PM and 1–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Golden Eagle sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	0%
1 AM	0%
2 AM	0%
3 AM	0%
4 AM	1%
5 AM	13%
6 AM	50%
7 AM	78%
8 AM	92%
9 AM	98%
10 AM	94%
11 AM	88%
Noon	83%
1 PM	85%
2 PM	89%
3 PM	92%
4 PM	96%
5 PM	100%
6 PM	94%
7 PM	75%
8 PM	44%
9 PM	13%
10 PM	2%
11 PM	0%

Where to look

Badlands spots that mention Golden Eagle

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

Places

Scenic pulloutAncient Hunters OverlookA roadside view with a possible ancient butchering story.

Wolf sightings in Yellowstone on Parkwolf’s Find Wildlife map, brightest around Lamar Valley — Wolf sightings in Yellowstone, in the app

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Where to see Golden Eagle in Badlands