Where to see
Setophaga palmarum
Ciénaga de Zapata leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Palm Warbler during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 8 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Ciénaga de Zapata
In Ciénaga de Zapata, Cuba, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Palm Warbler sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Everglades National Park and more
After Ciénaga de Zapata, the next-best odds of seeing a Palm Warbler are in Everglades National Park (United States, about 60%), Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 50%) and Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (Mexico, about 50%). Outside Central America, the best option is Everglades National Park in North America (about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January and February in Ciénaga de Zapata (about 70%), January and October–November in Everglades National Park (about 80%) and January and November in Big Cypress National Preserve (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Palm Warbler on a given day. Each park's Palm Warbler page has the full month-by-month chart.
