Where to See Clark's Nutcracker in Icefields Parkway (Highway 93)

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Clark's Nutcracker sightings in Icefields Parkway

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Where Clark's Nutcracker has been reported, from 51 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 AM1% of the busiest hour4 AM5% of the busiest hour5 AM16% of the busiest hour6 AM53% of the busiest hour7 AM84% of the busiest hour8 AMBusiest hour9 AM95% of the busiest hour10 AM89% of the busiest hour11 AM84% of the busiest hourNoon79% of the busiest hour1 PM74% of the busiest hour2 PM74% of the busiest hour3 PM79% of the busiest hour4 PM84% of the busiest hour5 PM89% of the busiest hour6 PM79% of the busiest hour7 PM63% of the busiest hour8 PM37% of the busiest hour9 PM16% of the busiest hour10 PM5% of the busiest hour11 PM1% of the busiest hour

Clark's Nutcracker is most seen 8–11 AM and 5 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Clark's Nutcracker 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	1%
4 AM	5%
5 AM	16%
6 AM	53%
7 AM	84%
8 AM	100%
9 AM	95%
10 AM	89%
11 AM	84%
Noon	79%
1 PM	74%
2 PM	74%
3 PM	79%
4 PM	84%
5 PM	89%
6 PM	79%
7 PM	63%
8 PM	37%
9 PM	16%
10 PM	5%
11 PM	1%

Audio tour

Hear about Clark's Nutcracker on the drive.

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

Icefields Parkway Tour Guide

The Bird That Plants Pines

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“Some of the high mountain pines owe their start to a bird's uneaten meal. Clark's nutcrackers use their strong beaks to pry seeds from whitebark pine cones, which don't open on their own.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Icefields Parkway Tour Guide.

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Icefields Parkway

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

127 sightingsBlack BearUrsus americanusMost seen 6–8 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

16 sightingsMooseAlces alcesMost seen 6 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

100 sightingsElkCervus canadensisMost seen 6 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

34 sightingsMountain GoatOreamnos americanusMost seen 7 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

53 sightingsBighorn SheepOvis canadensisMost seen 7 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

12 sightingsMule DeerOdocoileus hemionusMost seen 7 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

16 sightingsMarmotMarmota caligataMost seen 6–9 AM & 6–9 PMSighting map

Where to see Clark's Nutcracker in Icefields Parkway