Where to See Great Blue Heron in Lake Mead National Recreation Area

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Great Blue Heron sightings in Lake Mead

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Where Great Blue Heron has been reported, from 145 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 AM16% of the busiest hour5 AM47% of the busiest hour6 AM89% of the busiest hour7 AMBusiest hour8 AM89% of the busiest hour9 AM74% of the busiest hour10 AM63% of the busiest hour11 AM53% of the busiest hourNoon42% of the busiest hour1 PM37% of the busiest hour2 PM37% of the busiest hour3 PM47% of the busiest hour4 PM63% of the busiest hour5 PM84% of the busiest hour6 PMBusiest hour7 PM63% of the busiest hour8 PM26% of the busiest hour9 PM11% of the busiest hour10 PM5% of the busiest hour11 PM3% of the busiest hour

Great Blue Heron is most seen 6–9 AM and 6 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Great Blue Heron 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	16%
5 AM	47%
6 AM	89%
7 AM	100%
8 AM	89%
9 AM	74%
10 AM	63%
11 AM	53%
Noon	42%
1 PM	37%
2 PM	37%
3 PM	47%
4 PM	63%
5 PM	84%
6 PM	100%
7 PM	63%
8 PM	26%
9 PM	11%
10 PM	5%
11 PM	3%

Audio tour

Hear about Great Blue Heron on the drive.

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

Lake Mead Tour Guide

The Heron’s Sudden Strike

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“A great blue heron standing still in the shallows is worth watching for another minute. That slow-moving bird can suddenly shoot its head forward to catch a fish.”

Plays as you drive near Las Vegas Bay Campground in Parkwolf’s Lake Mead Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Lake Mead spots that mention Great Blue Heron

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

Places

SightLas Vegas Bay OverlookA blue-roofed picnic shelter frames Las Vegas Wash and desert ridges.

Trails

EasyLas Vegas Bay Shoreline Trail3.4 mi · 1.8 hrWalk a rock-lined path along the bay's former shore.

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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525 sightingsBighorn SheepOvis canadensisMost seen 6–9 AM & 4–7 PMSighting map

116 sightingsBurroEquus asinusMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

18 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 8–11 AM & 3–5 PMSighting map

99 sightingsWhite PelicanPelecanus erythrorhynchosMost seen 7–10 AM & 4 PMSighting map

106 sightingsTurkey VultureCathartes auraMost seen 10 AM–5 PMSighting map

27 sightingsOspreyPandion haliaetusMost seen 6–9 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

66 sightingsRed-tailed HawkButeo jamaicensisMost seen 9 AM–3 PMSighting map

22 sightingsGreat Horned OwlBubo virginianusMost seen 5 AM & 7 PMSighting map

Where to see Great Blue Heron in Lake Mead