Where to See Ptarmigan in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park

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Ptarmigan sightings in Peter Lougheed

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Where Ptarmigan has been reported, from 47 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 AM1% of the busiest hour1 AM1% of the busiest hour2 AM1% of the busiest hour3 AM2% of the busiest hour4 AM6% of the busiest hour5 AM22% of the busiest hour6 AM67% of the busiest hour7 AM94% of the busiest hour8 AMBusiest hour9 AM78% of the busiest hour10 AM61% of the busiest hour11 AM50% of the busiest hourNoon44% of the busiest hour1 PM50% of the busiest hour2 PM61% of the busiest hour3 PM72% of the busiest hour4 PM89% of the busiest hour5 PMBusiest hour6 PM89% of the busiest hour7 PM67% of the busiest hour8 PM39% of the busiest hour9 PM17% of the busiest hour10 PM6% of the busiest hour11 PM2% of the busiest hour

Ptarmigan is most seen 7–9 AM and 4–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Ptarmigan sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	1%
1 AM	1%
2 AM	1%
3 AM	2%
4 AM	6%
5 AM	22%
6 AM	67%
7 AM	94%
8 AM	100%
9 AM	78%
10 AM	61%
11 AM	50%
Noon	44%
1 PM	50%
2 PM	61%
3 PM	72%
4 PM	89%
5 PM	100%
6 PM	89%
7 PM	67%
8 PM	39%
9 PM	17%
10 PM	6%
11 PM	2%

Audio tour

Hear about Ptarmigan on the drive.

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

Peter Lougheed Tour Guide

A Grouse Inside the Snow

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“White-tailed ptarmigan can spend a winter night inside a snowbank. These small mountain grouse conserve energy by moving very little in winter and roosting in the snow.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Peter Lougheed Tour Guide.

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Where to look

Peter Lougheed spots that mention Ptarmigan

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

Trails

ModeratePtarmigan Cirque Interpretive Trail4.5 km · 1.5 hrA steep climb to a flowered alpine bowl below Mount Rae.

ModerateArethusa Cirque Trail3.9 km · 2.5 hrA braided alpine loop with larches, creek crossings, and cirque views.

ModerateGrizzly Ridge Trail9.7 km · 5.3 hrLarches, a mountain tarn and a short scramble open onto wide views.

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Wildlife

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132 sightingsGrizzly BearUrsus arctosMost seen 7 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

17 sightingsCanada LynxLynx canadensisMost seen 8–10 PMSighting map

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

69 sightingsMooseAlces alcesMost seen 7–9 AM & 5 PMSighting map

176 sightingsBighorn SheepOvis canadensisMost seen 7–9 AM & 5–7 PMSighting map

19 sightingsBald EagleHaliaeetus leucocephalusMost seen 7–11 AMSighting map

13 sightingsCoyoteCanis latransMost seen 6 AM & 8–10 PMSighting map

11 sightingsWhite-tailed DeerOdocoileus virginianusMost seen 6 AM & 8 PMSighting map

Where to see Ptarmigan in Peter Lougheed