Where to see
Phalacrocorax auritus
Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve leads · 22 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Double-crested Cormorant during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 14 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 17 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 20 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 21 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 22 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
In Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, Mexico, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Double-crested Cormorant sighting on a given day, the highest of the 22 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Point Pelee National Park and more
After Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Double-crested Cormorant are in Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 70%), Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 70%) and Channel Islands National Park (United States, about 70%). Outside North America, the best option is Ciénaga de Zapata in Central America (about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April, August, October and December–February in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (about 90%), September in Point Pelee National Park (about 80%) and February–March and December in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Double-crested Cormorant on a given day. Each park's Double-crested Cormorant page has the full month-by-month chart.
