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Big Cypress National Preserve leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Great Crested Flycatcher during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 7 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 8 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Big Cypress National Preserve
In Big Cypress National Preserve, United States, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Great Crested Flycatcher sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Point Pelee National Park and more
After Big Cypress National Preserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Great Crested Flycatcher are in Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 40%), Everglades National Park (United States, about 40%) and Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 40%). Outside North America, the best option is Santa Rosa National Park in Central America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and June in Big Cypress National Preserve (about 70%), May and August in Point Pelee National Park (about 50%) and March–May and September in Everglades National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Great Crested Flycatcher on a given day. Each park's Great Crested Flycatcher page has the full month-by-month chart.
