Where to see
Bucephala albeola
Elk Island National Park leads · 9 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Bufflehead during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States |
Elk Island National Park
In Elk Island National Park, Canada, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Bufflehead sighting on a given day, the highest of the 9 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Channel Islands National Park and more
After Elk Island National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Bufflehead are in Channel Islands National Park (United States, about 30%), Riding Mountain National Park (Canada, about 30%) and Yellowstone National Park (United States, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October in Elk Island National Park (about 90%), January and February in Channel Islands National Park (about 70%) and May in Riding Mountain National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Bufflehead on a given day. Each park's Bufflehead page has the full month-by-month chart.
