Great Blue Heron

Where to see

Great Blue Heron

Ardea herodias

Big Cypress National Preserve leads · 34 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Great Blue Heron during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~70%
2 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
~70%
3 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~70%
4 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~60%
5 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
~60%
6 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~60%
7 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~50%
8 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
9 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
~50%
10 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~50%
11 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~50%
12 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
13 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~40%
14 Galápagos Islands 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~30%
15 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
~30%
16 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
17 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
18 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
19 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
20 Jaragua National Park 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic
~20%
21 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
22 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
23 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
24 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
25 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Great Blue Heron?

Big Cypress National Preserve

In Big Cypress National Preserve, United States, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Great Blue Heron sighting on a given day, the highest of the 34 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Great Blue Heron?

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and more

After Big Cypress National Preserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Great Blue Heron are in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 70%), Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 70%) and Channel Islands National Park (United States, about 60%). Outside North America, the best options are Palo Verde National Park in Central America (about 50%) and Galápagos Islands in South America (about 30%).