Where to see
Buteo lineatus
Big Cypress National Preserve leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Red-shouldered Hawk during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Big Cypress National Preserve
In Big Cypress National Preserve, United States, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Red-shouldered Hawk sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Everglades National Park and more
After Big Cypress National Preserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Red-shouldered Hawk are in Everglades National Park (United States, about 60%), Congaree National Park (United States, about 50%) and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge (United States, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are October in Big Cypress National Preserve (about 90%), January and September in Everglades National Park (about 70%) and April and September in Congaree National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Red-shouldered Hawk on a given day. Each park's Red-shouldered Hawk page has the full month-by-month chart.
