Northern Flicker

Where to see

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Point Pelee National Park leads · 32 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~60%
2 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
3 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
4 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
5 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
6 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
7 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
8 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
9 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
10 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
11 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
12 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
13 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
14 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~30%
15 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
16 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
17 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
~30%
18 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~30%
19 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~30%
20 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
21 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
22 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
23 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
24 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
25 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Northern Flicker?

Point Pelee National Park

In Point Pelee National Park, Canada, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Flicker sighting on a given day, the highest of the 32 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Northern Flicker?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are April in Point Pelee National Park (about 80%), November in Yosemite National Park (about 70%) and April and July–September in Rocky Mountain National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Northern Flicker on a given day. Each park's Northern Flicker page has the full month-by-month chart.