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Point Pelee National Park leads · 20 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Gray Catbird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 4 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 5 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 10 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 13 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 14 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 17 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 18 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 19 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 20 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Point Pelee National Park
In Point Pelee National Park, Canada, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Catbird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 20 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Everglades National Park and more
After Point Pelee National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Gray Catbird are in Everglades National Park (United States, about 60%), Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Belize, about 50%) and Ciénaga de Zapata (Cuba, about 50%). Outside North America, the best option is Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in Central America (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May in Point Pelee National Park (about 80%), January–March and October–November in Everglades National Park (about 70%) and February and November–December in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Gray Catbird on a given day. Each park's Gray Catbird page has the full month-by-month chart.
