Where to see
Setophaga americana
Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park leads · 15 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Northern Parula during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | |
| 2 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Los Haitises National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 9 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 14 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park
In Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, Jamaica, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Parula sighting on a given day, the highest of the 15 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Ciénaga de Zapata and more
After Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Northern Parula are in Ciénaga de Zapata (Cuba, about 50%), Congaree National Park (United States, about 50%) and Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 50%). Outside Central America, the best option is Congaree National Park in North America (about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are November in Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (about 80%), November in Ciénaga de Zapata (about 70%) and April in Congaree National Park (about 90%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Northern Parula on a given day. Each park's Northern Parula page has the full month-by-month chart.
