Where to see
Mergus serrator
Point Pelee National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red-breasted Merganser during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Point Pelee National Park
In Point Pelee National Park, Canada, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Red-breasted Merganser sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Isle Royale National Park and more
After Point Pelee National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Red-breasted Merganser are in Isle Royale National Park (United States, about 40%), Katmai National Park (United States, about 20%) and El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are November in Point Pelee National Park (about 80%) and March, June and September in Katmai National Park (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red-breasted Merganser on a given day. Each park's Red-breasted Merganser page has the full month-by-month chart.
