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Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Congaree National Park

~60%
Jan
~40%
Feb
~30%
Mar
~40%
Apr
~50%
May
~60%
Jun
~50%
Jul
~50%
Aug
~30%
Sep
~50%
Oct
~60%
Nov
~70%
Dec

Time of day

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Parks

#ParkCountryAnimalsAll 3 in 3 days
1 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~50%
2 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~30%
3 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~30%
4 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
3 of 3
~20%
5 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~20%
6 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~20%
7 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
3 of 3
~10%
8 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~10%
9 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~10%
10 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 3
Missing: Tree squirrel
11 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Raccoon
12 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 3
Missing: Raccoon
13 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 3
Missing: Tree squirrel
14 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Raccoon
15 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 3
Missing: Raccoon
16 Cape Breton Highlands National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 3
Missing: Raccoon
17 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 3
Missing: Raccoon
18 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 3
Missing: Tree squirrel
19 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Tree squirrel
20 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Tree squirrel
21 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Raccoon
22 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 3
Missing: Tree squirrel
23 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 3
Missing: Tree squirrel
24 Great Bear Rainforest 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer
25 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Raccoon
26 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 3
Missing: Tree squirrel
27 Pacific Rim National Park Reserve 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer
28 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer
29 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer
30 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 3
Missing: Tree squirrel
31 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 3
Missing: Tree squirrel
32 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 3
Missing: Tree squirrel
33 Redwood National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer
34 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Tree squirrel
35 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 3
Missing: Raccoon, Tree squirrel
36 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
37 Denali National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
38 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
39 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
40 Rakiura National Park 🇳🇿 New Zealand
1 of 3
Missing: Raccoon, Tree squirrel
41 Isla del Coco National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: Raccoon, Tree squirrel
42 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
43 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
44 Gros Morne National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
45 Katmai National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
46 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
47 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
48 Table Mountain National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
49 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
50 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: Raccoon, Tree squirrel
51 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
52 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
1 of 3
Missing: Raccoon, Tree squirrel
53 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
54 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
55 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
56 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
57 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 3
Missing: Raccoon, Tree squirrel
58 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
59 Kenai Fjords National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
60 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
61 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 3
Missing: Raccoon, Tree squirrel
62 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
63 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: Raccoon, Tree squirrel
64 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
65 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
66 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
67 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
68 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
69 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
70 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
71 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
72 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
73 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
74 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel

Cities

#CityCountryAnimalsAll 3 in 3 days
1 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~50%
2 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~40%
3 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~40%
4 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
3 of 3
~40%
5 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~40%
6 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~30%
7 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~30%
8 Montreal 🇨🇦 Canada
3 of 3
~30%
9 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~30%
10 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~30%
11 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~10%
12 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
3 of 3
~10%
13 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Tree squirrel
14 Calgary 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 3
Missing: Raccoon
15 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer
16 Seattle 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer
17 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Tree squirrel
18 Edmonton 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 3
Missing: Raccoon
19 Portland 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer
20 Vancouver 🇨🇦 Canada
2 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer
21 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer
22 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer
23 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 3
Missing: Tree squirrel
24 Salt Lake City 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer
25 Denver 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: Tree squirrel
26 León 🇲🇽 México
2 of 3
Missing: Tree squirrel
27 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer
28 San Salvador 🇸🇻 El Salvador
2 of 3
Missing: Tree squirrel
29 London 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
30 Turin 🇮🇹 Italy
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
31 Liverpool 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
32 Manchester 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
33 Birmingham 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
34 Milan 🇮🇹 Italy
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
35 Dublin 🇮🇪 Ireland
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
36 Leeds 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
37 Anchorage 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
38 Cape Town 🇿🇦 South Africa
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Raccoon
39 Guatemala City 🇬🇹 Guatemala
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
40 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
41 Berlin 🇩🇪 Germany
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
42 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
43 Helsinki 🇫🇮 Finland
1 of 3
Missing: Raccoon, Tree squirrel
44 Tokyo 🇯🇵 Japan
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
45 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
46 Osaka 🇯🇵 Japan
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
47 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
48 Mesa 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
49 Phoenix 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
50 Essen 🇩🇪 Germany
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel
51 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
1 of 3
Missing: White-tailed deer, Tree squirrel

Zoos & centres

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Ecomuseum Zoo 🇨🇦 Canada 3 of 3 in captivity
2 Parque Municipal Summit 🇵🇦 Panama 3 of 3 in captivity
3 Almere Jungle 🇳🇱 Netherlands 2 of 3 in captivity
4 Amaru 🇪🇨 Ecuador 2 of 3 in captivity
5 Bearizona 🇺🇸 United States 2 of 3 in captivity
6 Bioparc de la Gaspésie 🇨🇦 Canada 2 of 3 in captivity
7 Cameron Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States 2 of 3 in captivity
8 Chapultepec Zoo 🇲🇽 Mexico 2 of 3 in captivity
9 Ecological Center of Sonora 🇲🇽 Mexico 2 of 3 in captivity
10 El Nispero Zoo 🇵🇦 Panama 2 of 3 in captivity
11 Ellen Trout Zoo 🇺🇸 United States 2 of 3 in captivity
12 Hanover Zoo 🇩🇪 Germany 2 of 3 in captivity
13 Havana Zoo 🇨🇺 Cuba 2 of 3 in captivity
14 Houston Zoo 🇺🇸 United States 2 of 3 in captivity
15 Kecskeméti Vadaskert 🇭🇺 Hungary 2 of 3 in captivity
16 Maine Wildlife Park 🇺🇸 United States 2 of 3 in captivity
17 Maymont Farm 🇺🇸 United States 2 of 3 in captivity
18 Northwest Trek Wildlife Park 🇺🇸 United States 2 of 3 in captivity
19 Parque Zoológico Miguel Ángel de Quevedo 🇲🇽 Mexico 2 of 3 in captivity
20 Pyrénées Animal Park 🇫🇷 France 2 of 3 in captivity

Before you go

Where is the best place to see Backyard Classics?

Congaree National Park

In Congaree National Park, United States, the chance of seeing all 3 (white-tailed deer, raccoon and tree squirrel) on the same day is about 10%, the highest of the 21 places where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 50%. Next come Boston (about 10% a day), Detroit (about 10% a day) and Baltimore (under 5% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Which of Backyard Classics is hardest to see?

White-tailed deer

In Congaree National Park, the best place for Backyard Classics, about about 40% of wildlife watchers report the white-tailed deer on a given day, against about 60% for the tree squirrel. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete Backyard Classics on Wallace's Line?

Mark them as seen

Tick ✓ Seen on each animal's card, add your trips, or link your iNaturalist account. Your passport counts Backyard Classics three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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