Where to see
Melanitta perspicillata
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Surf Scoter during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Redwood National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Pacific Rim National Park Reserve
In Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Canada, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Surf Scoter sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Great Bear Rainforest and more
After Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Surf Scoter are in Great Bear Rainforest (Canada, about 30%), Redwood National Park (United States, about 30%) and Channel Islands National Park (United States, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (about 70%), March in Great Bear Rainforest (about 50%) and November to January in Redwood National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Surf Scoter on a given day. Each park's Surf Scoter page has the full month-by-month chart.
