Where to See Black Bear in Glacier Bay National Park

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Black Bear sightings in Glacier Bay

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Where Black Bear has been reported, from 27 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 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM3% of the busiest hour4 AM22% of the busiest hour5 AM61% of the busiest hour6 AM83% of the busiest hour7 AM94% of the busiest hour8 AM78% of the busiest hour9 AM61% of the busiest hour10 AM50% of the busiest hour11 AM44% of the busiest hourNoon39% of the busiest hour1 PM39% of the busiest hour2 PM44% of the busiest hour3 PM56% of the busiest hour4 PM72% of the busiest hour5 PM89% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM94% of the busiest hour8 PM78% of the busiest hour9 PM56% of the busiest hour10 PM28% of the busiest hour11 PM11% of the busiest hour

Black Bear is most seen 7 AM and 5–8 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Black Bear sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	2%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	3%
4 AM	22%
5 AM	61%
6 AM	83%
7 AM	94%
8 AM	78%
9 AM	61%
10 AM	50%
11 AM	44%
Noon	39%
1 PM	39%
2 PM	44%
3 PM	56%
4 PM	72%
5 PM	89%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	94%
8 PM	78%
9 PM	56%
10 PM	28%
11 PM	11%

Where to look

Glacier Bay spots that mention Black Bear

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

Places

SightXunaa Shuká HítA living Tlingit clan house on Bartlett Cove’s shoreline

Ranger stationBartlett Cove Visitor Information Station (VIS)Permit and orientation hub by the Bartlett Cove dock

SightBlue Mouse CoveSheltered cove for quiet anchoring and whale watching

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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98 sightingsHumpback WhaleMegaptera novaeangliaeMost seen 5–10 AM & 3–9 PMSighting map

48 sightingsOrcaOrcinus orcaMost seen 9 AM–8 PMSighting map

110 sightingsBrown BearUrsus arctosMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–9 PMSighting map

312 sightingsSea OtterEnhydra lutrisMost seen 8 AM–12 PM & 3–6 PMSighting map

106 sightingsMountain GoatOreamnos americanusMost seen 6–8 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

93 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 7 AM–1 PM & 2–8 PMSighting map

85 sightingsTufted PuffinFratercula cirrhataMost seen 7–11 AM & 2–9 PMSighting map

120 sightingsSteller Sea LionEumetopias jubatusMost seen 8 AM–5 PMSighting map

Where to see Black Bear in Glacier Bay