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Elk Island National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Blue-winged Teal during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Isla del Coco National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 9 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 10 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Elk Island National Park
In Elk Island National Park, Canada, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-winged Teal sighting on a given day, the highest of the 10 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and more
After Elk Island National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Blue-winged Teal are in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 50%), Palo Verde National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%) and Isla del Coco National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%). Outside North America, the best option is Palo Verde National Park in Central America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May and June in Elk Island National Park (about 80%), December to March in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (about 60%) and February in Palo Verde National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Blue-winged Teal on a given day. Each park's Blue-winged Teal page has the full month-by-month chart.
