Where to see
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Kluane National Park leads · 21 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Hairy Woodpecker during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 21 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Kluane National Park
In Kluane National Park, Canada, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Hairy Woodpecker sighting on a given day, the highest of the 21 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yosemite National Park and more
After Kluane National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Hairy Woodpecker are in Yosemite National Park (United States, about 40%), Rocky Mountain National Park (United States, about 40%) and Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%). Outside North America, the best option is Los Quetzales National Park in Central America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are December in Kluane National Park (about 90%), March, August and October–January in Yosemite National Park (about 50%) and November and December in Rocky Mountain National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Hairy Woodpecker on a given day. Each park's Hairy Woodpecker page has the full month-by-month chart.
