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Padre Island National Seashore leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Eastern Meadowlark during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Padre Island National Seashore
In Padre Island National Seashore, United States, about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Meadowlark sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Everglades National Park and more
After Padre Island National Seashore, the next-best odds of seeing an Eastern Meadowlark are in Everglades National Park (United States, about 20%), Chingaza National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%) and Sierra de la Macarena National Park (Colombia, about 20%). Outside North America, the best option is Chingaza National Natural Park in South America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February to May in Padre Island National Seashore (about 60%), January in Everglades National Park (about 40%) and January, July and October–November in Chingaza National Natural Park (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Eastern Meadowlark on a given day. Each park's Eastern Meadowlark page has the full month-by-month chart.
