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Point Pelee National Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Brown-headed Cowbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Point Pelee National Park
In Point Pelee National Park, Canada, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-headed Cowbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Badlands National Park and more
After Point Pelee National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Brown-headed Cowbird are in Badlands National Park (United States, about 40%), Elk Island National Park (Canada, about 30%) and Yellowstone National Park (United States, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May in Point Pelee National Park (about 70%), May in Badlands National Park (about 60%) and June in Elk Island National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Brown-headed Cowbird on a given day. Each park's Brown-headed Cowbird page has the full month-by-month chart.
