Where to See Loon in Banff National Park

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Loon sightings in Banff

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Where Loon has been reported, from 175 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 AM2% of the busiest hour1 AM2% of the busiest hour2 AM2% of the busiest hour3 AM5% of the busiest hour4 AM21% of the busiest hour5 AM74% of the busiest hour6 AM89% of the busiest hour7 AM95% of the busiest hour8 AM84% of the busiest hour9 AM68% of the busiest hour10 AM58% of the busiest hour11 AM53% of the busiest hourNoon47% of the busiest hour1 PM47% of the busiest hour2 PM53% of the busiest hour3 PM58% of the busiest hour4 PM63% of the busiest hour5 PM74% of the busiest hour6 PM84% of the busiest hour7 PM95% of the busiest hour8 PMBusiest hour9 PM74% of the busiest hour10 PM32% of the busiest hour11 PM11% of the busiest hour

Loon is most seen 6–8 AM and 7–9 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Loon sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	2%
1 AM	2%
2 AM	2%
3 AM	5%
4 AM	21%
5 AM	74%
6 AM	89%
7 AM	95%
8 AM	84%
9 AM	68%
10 AM	58%
11 AM	53%
Noon	47%
1 PM	47%
2 PM	53%
3 PM	58%
4 PM	63%
5 PM	74%
6 PM	84%
7 PM	95%
8 PM	100%
9 PM	74%
10 PM	32%
11 PM	11%

Audio tour

Hear about Loon on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Banff, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Banff Tour Guide

A Chick Riding on a Loon

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“If you're watching a loon on a summer lake, look closely at its back. A small downy shape tucked into the feathers may be a chick.”

Plays as you drive near Backswamp Viewpoint in Parkwolf’s Banff Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Banff spots that mention Loon

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

Trails

ModerateBoulder Pass and Ptarmigan Lake Trail17.6 km · 6.5 hrA long climb to a pass looking over Ptarmigan Lake.

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Banff

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123 sightingsGrizzly BearUrsus arctos horribilisMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

150 sightingsBrown BearUrsus arctosMost seen 7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

44 sightingsGray WolfCanis lupusMost seen 6 AM & 8 PMSighting map

12 sightingsRiver OtterLontra canadensisMost seen 6 AM & 8–10 PMSighting map

69 sightingsMooseAlces alcesMost seen 6 AM & 8–10 PMSighting map

466 sightingsBlack BearUrsus americanusMost seen 6 AM & 8–10 PMSighting map

103 sightingsMountain GoatOreamnos americanusMost seen 6 AM & 7–10 PMSighting map

1,046 sightingsElkCervus canadensisMost seen 6–8 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

Where to see Loon in Banff