Where to see
Oxyura jamaicensis
Death Valley National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Ruddy Duck during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Death Valley National Park
In Death Valley National Park, United States, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy Duck sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Channel Islands National Park and more
After Death Valley National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Ruddy Duck are in Channel Islands National Park (United States, about 40%), Elk Island National Park (Canada, about 20%) and Yellowstone National Park (United States, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January, March and October–November in Death Valley National Park (about 50%), September–October and December–March in Channel Islands National Park (about 50%) and May–June and October in Elk Island National Park (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Ruddy Duck on a given day. Each park's Ruddy Duck page has the full month-by-month chart.
