Where to see
Cardinalis cardinalis
Congaree National Park leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Northern Cardinal during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Cabo Pulmo National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Congaree National Park
In Congaree National Park, United States, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Cardinal 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 Congaree National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Northern Cardinal are in Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 80%), Cabo Pulmo National Park (Mexico, about 70%) and Everglades National Park (United States, about 70%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February to October in Congaree National Park (about 90%), April and May in Point Pelee National Park (about 90%) and March–May and December in Cabo Pulmo National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Northern Cardinal on a given day. Each park's Northern Cardinal page has the full month-by-month chart.
