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Point Pelee National Park leads · 14 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Downy Woodpecker during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Point Pelee National Park
In Point Pelee National Park, Canada, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Downy Woodpecker sighting on a given day, the highest of the 14 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Congaree National Park and more
After Point Pelee National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Downy Woodpecker are in Congaree National Park (United States, about 70%), Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 50%) and Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and May in Point Pelee National Park (about 80%), October in Congaree National Park (about 80%) and December in Shenandoah National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Downy Woodpecker on a given day. Each park's Downy Woodpecker page has the full month-by-month chart.
