Where to see
Melanerpes carolinus
Congaree National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red-bellied Woodpecker during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Congaree National Park
In Congaree National Park, United States, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Red-bellied Woodpecker sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Big Cypress National Preserve and more
After Congaree National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Red-bellied Woodpecker are in Big Cypress National Preserve (United States, about 70%), Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 60%) and Everglades National Park (United States, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August–October and December–April in Congaree National Park (about 90%), April–May and July–September in Big Cypress National Preserve (about 80%) and May in Point Pelee National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red-bellied Woodpecker on a given day. Each park's Red-bellied Woodpecker page has the full month-by-month chart.
