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Shenandoah National Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an American Goldfinch during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Shenandoah National Park
In Shenandoah National Park, United States, about 60% of wildlife watchers report an American Goldfinch sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Acadia National Park and more
After Shenandoah National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an American Goldfinch are in Acadia National Park (United States, about 50%), Cape Breton Highlands National Park (Canada, about 50%) and Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July and August in Shenandoah National Park (about 80%), August in Acadia National Park (about 70%) and April and July–August in Cape Breton Highlands National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an American Goldfinch on a given day. Each park's American Goldfinch page has the full month-by-month chart.
