Where to see
Tringa melanoleuca
Katmai National Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Greater Yellowlegs during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Padre Island National Seashore | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 7 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 8 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 10 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 11 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Katmai National Park
In Katmai National Park, United States, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Yellowlegs sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve and more
After Katmai National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Greater Yellowlegs are in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 40%), Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 30%) and Bahía de Loreto National Park (Mexico, about 30%). Outside North America, the best options are Ciénaga de Zapata in Central America (about 30%) and Lauca National Park in South America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are June in Katmai National Park (about 80%), July–September and November in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve (about 50%) and February and March in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Greater Yellowlegs on a given day. Each park's Greater Yellowlegs page has the full month-by-month chart.
