Where to See Magnificent Frigatebird in Biscayne National Park

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Magnificent Frigatebird sightings in Biscayne

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Where Magnificent Frigatebird has been reported, from 82 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 AM5% of the busiest hour6 AM21% of the busiest hour7 AM42% of the busiest hour8 AM63% of the busiest hour9 AM79% of the busiest hour10 AM89% of the busiest hour11 AM95% of the busiest hourNoonBusiest hour1 PMBusiest hour2 PM95% of the busiest hour3 PM89% of the busiest hour4 PM84% of the busiest hour5 PM74% of the busiest hour6 PM53% of the busiest hour7 PM37% of the busiest hour8 PM16% of the busiest hour9 PM5% of the busiest hour10 PM1% of the busiest hour11 PM0% of the busiest hour

Magnificent Frigatebird is most seen 10 AM–4 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Magnificent Frigatebird 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	5%
6 AM	21%
7 AM	42%
8 AM	63%
9 AM	79%
10 AM	89%
11 AM	95%
Noon	100%
1 PM	100%
2 PM	95%
3 PM	89%
4 PM	84%
5 PM	74%
6 PM	53%
7 PM	37%
8 PM	16%
9 PM	5%
10 PM	1%
11 PM	0%

Audio tour

Hear about Magnificent Frigatebird on the drive.

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

Biscayne Tour Guide

The Seabird That Stays Dry

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“When you're watching the bay, look for a large dark bird with long, angular wings and a deeply forked tail. It may be a magnificent frigatebird. These birds can soar with hardly a flap, using their tails to steer.”

Plays as you drive near Black Point Marina in Parkwolf’s Biscayne Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Biscayne spots that mention Magnificent Frigatebird

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

Places

SightPacific ReefOffshore reef with numbered moorings and seabirds near Pacific Reef Light.

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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Wildlife

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23 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 7–10 AM & 4–6 PMSighting map

146 sightingsGreat BarracudaSphyraena barracudaMost seen 7 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

196 sightingsBrown PelicanPelecanus occidentalisMost seen 7–11 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map

10 sightingsGopher TortoiseGopherus polyphemusMost seen 8–10 AM & 5 PMSighting map

Where to see Magnificent Frigatebird in Biscayne