Where to See Willow Ptarmigan in Denali Highway

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Willow Ptarmigan sightings in Denali Highway

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Where Willow Ptarmigan has been reported, from 17 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 AM25% of the busiest hour5 AM80% of the busiest hour6 AMBusiest hour7 AM90% of the busiest hour8 AM70% of the busiest hour9 AM55% of the busiest hour10 AM45% of the busiest hour11 AM40% of the busiest hourNoon40% of the busiest hour1 PM45% of the busiest hour2 PM50% of the busiest hour3 PM55% of the busiest hour4 PM60% of the busiest hour5 PM75% of the busiest hour6 PM90% of the busiest hour7 PMBusiest hour8 PM85% of the busiest hour9 PM60% of the busiest hour10 PM25% of the busiest hour11 PM10% of the busiest hour

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

Willow Ptarmigan 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	25%
5 AM	80%
6 AM	100%
7 AM	90%
8 AM	70%
9 AM	55%
10 AM	45%
11 AM	40%
Noon	40%
1 PM	45%
2 PM	50%
3 PM	55%
4 PM	60%
5 PM	75%
6 PM	90%
7 PM	100%
8 PM	85%
9 PM	60%
10 PM	25%
11 PM	10%

Audio tour

Hear about Willow Ptarmigan on the drive.

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

Denali Highway Tour Guide

A Ptarmigan's Changing Feathers

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“The same willow ptarmigan can look like two different birds across the year. In winter, it's mostly white, with black tail feathers. In summer, brown and reddish feathers help it blend into the tundra.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Denali Highway Tour Guide.

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Denali Highway

All 13 sighting maps

56 sightingsMooseAlces alcesMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

37 sightingsCaribouRangifer tarandusMost seen 6 AM & 6–10 PMSighting map

26 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 8 AM–5 PMSighting map

33 sightingsTrumpeter SwanCygnus buccinatorMost seen 8–10 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

25 sightingsBeaverCastor canadensisMost seen 8–10 PMSighting map

17 sightingsPorcupineErethizon dorsatumMost seen 9–11 PMSighting map

11 sightingsCommon LoonGavia immerMost seen 5–7 AM & 7–10 PMSighting map

17 sightingsCanada JayPerisoreus canadensisMost seen 7–10 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

Where to see Willow Ptarmigan in Denali Highway