Osprey

Where to see

Osprey

Pandion haliaetus

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge leads · 55 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
~80%
2 Rottnest Island 🇦🇺 Australia
~70%
3 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~60%
4 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~60%
5 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~50%
6 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~50%
7 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~50%
8 Ningaloo Marine Park 🇦🇺 Australia
~50%
9 Cape Range 🇦🇺 Australia
~40%
10 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
11 Raja Ampat 🇮🇩 Indonesia
~40%
12 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
13 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~40%
14 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
~40%
15 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
16 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
~30%
17 Liwonde National Park 🇲🇼 Malawi
~30%
18 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
19 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
20 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
21 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
~30%
22 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~30%
23 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
24 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
~30%
25 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see an Osprey?

Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

In Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, United States, about 80% of wildlife watchers report an Osprey sighting on a given day, the highest of the 55 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.