Where to see
Dryocopus pileatus
Congaree National Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Pileated Woodpecker during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Congaree National Park
In Congaree National Park, United States, about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Pileated Woodpecker sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Isle Royale National Park and more
After Congaree National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Pileated Woodpecker are in Isle Royale National Park (United States, about 40%), Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 40%) and Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March–April and August–November in Congaree National Park (about 90%) and September and November in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Pileated Woodpecker on a given day. Each park's Pileated Woodpecker page has the full month-by-month chart.
