Challenge

North Woods

Q: Where is the best place to see North Woods?

Grand Teton National Park. In Grand Teton National Park, United States, the chance of seeing all 4 (black bear, beaver, bald eagle and moose) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 15 places where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 40%. Next come Cape Breton Highlands National Park (under 5% a day), Riding Mountain National Park (under 5% a day) and Jasper National Park (under 5% a day). It multiplies each animal's daily chance, as if they were independent, so read it as a rough guide.

Q: Which of North Woods is hardest to see?

Bald eagle. In Grand Teton National Park, the best place for North Woods, about about 30% of wildlife watchers report the bald eagle on a given day, against about 80% for the moose. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

Q: How do you complete North Woods 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 North Woods three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

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The checklist: 4 animals

Ursus americanus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Castor canadensis

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Alces americanus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Where to go

Chance of seeing in

Month by month at Grand Teton National Park

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~10%

Nov

<5%

Dec

Time of day

Where they are recorded most Parks with some of them Cities with some of them

Parks

#	Park	Country	Animals	All 4 in 3 days
1	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 4	~40%
	American Black Bear			~90%
	American Beaver			~70%
	Bald Eagle			~60%
	Moose			>90%
2	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 4	~20%
	American Black Bear			~80%
	American Beaver			~50%
	Bald Eagle			~60%
	Moose			~90%
3	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 4	~20%
	American Black Bear			~90%
	American Beaver			~70%
	Bald Eagle			~40%
	Moose			~70%
4	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 4	~20%
	American Black Bear			~80%
	American Beaver			~60%
	Bald Eagle			~50%
	Moose			~90%
5	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 4	~20%
	American Black Bear			>90%
	American Beaver			~30%
	Bald Eagle			~70%
	Moose			~80%
6	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 4	~20%
	American Black Bear			~90%
	American Beaver			~50%
	Bald Eagle			~40%
	Moose			~90%
7	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 4	~20%
	American Black Bear			>90%
	American Beaver			~40%
	Bald Eagle			~50%
	Moose			~90%
8	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 4	~10%
	American Black Bear			~70%
	American Beaver			>90%
	Bald Eagle			~20%
	Moose			~90%
9	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 4	~10%
	American Black Bear			~40%
	American Beaver			~60%
	Bald Eagle			~40%
	Moose			~90%
10	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 4	~10%
	American Black Bear			~80%
	American Beaver			~40%
	Bald Eagle			>90%
	Moose			~20%
11	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	4 of 4	<5%
	American Black Bear			~90%
	American Beaver			~30%
	Bald Eagle			~30%
	Moose			~40%
12	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 4	<5%
	American Black Bear			~30%
	American Beaver			~80%
	Bald Eagle			~10%
	Moose			>90%
13	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 4	<5%
	American Black Bear			~40%
	American Beaver			~20%
	Bald Eagle			~30%
	Moose			>90%
14	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 4	<5%
	American Black Bear			~20%
	American Beaver			~70%
	Bald Eagle			~60%
	Moose			~20%
15	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 4	Missing: Moose
	American Black Bear			~90%
	American Beaver			~20%
	Bald Eagle			>90%
16	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 4	Missing: Beaver
	American Black Bear			>90%
	Bald Eagle			~20%
	Moose			~80%
17	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4	Missing: Beaver
	American Black Bear			~70%
	Bald Eagle			~70%
	Moose			~90%
18	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4	Missing: Beaver
	American Black Bear			~90%
	Bald Eagle			~90%
	Moose			~80%
19	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4	Missing: Black bear
	American Beaver			~90%
	Bald Eagle			~90%
	Moose			>90%
20	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4	Missing: Moose
	American Black Bear			~80%
	American Beaver			~30%
	Bald Eagle			~40%
21	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4	Missing: Moose
	American Black Bear			~80%
	American Beaver			~30%
	Bald Eagle			~30%
22	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	Missing: Bald eagle, Moose
	American Black Bear			>90%
	American Beaver			~30%
23	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	Missing: Beaver, Bald eagle
	American Black Bear			~90%
	Moose			>90%
24	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Beaver
	Bald Eagle			>90%
	Moose			~70%
25	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Moose
	American Beaver			~80%
	Bald Eagle			~80%
26	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Moose
	American Beaver			~70%
	Bald Eagle			~90%
27	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	Missing: Beaver, Moose
	American Black Bear			~70%
	Bald Eagle			~80%
28	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	Missing: Bald eagle, Moose
	American Black Bear			~80%
	American Beaver			~30%
29	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	Missing: Beaver, Moose
	American Black Bear			~70%
	Bald Eagle			~20%
30	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	Missing: Beaver, Moose
	American Black Bear			~30%
	Bald Eagle			~40%
31	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	Missing: Bald eagle, Moose
	American Black Bear			~20%
	American Beaver			~20%
32	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	Missing: Beaver, Bald eagle, Moose
	American Black Bear			>90%
33	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	Missing: Beaver, Bald eagle, Moose
	American Black Bear			~90%
34	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Beaver, Moose
	Bald Eagle			~60%
35	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 4	Missing: Beaver, Bald eagle, Moose
	American Black Bear			~60%
36	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Bald eagle, Moose
	American Beaver			~60%
37	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Bald eagle, Moose
	American Beaver			~40%
38	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Beaver, Moose
	Bald Eagle			~20%
39	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Beaver, Moose
	Bald Eagle			~20%
40	Saguaro National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	Missing: Beaver, Bald eagle, Moose
	American Black Bear			~20%

Cities

#	City	Country	Animals	All 4 in 3 days
1	Anchorage	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 4	~10%
	American Black Bear			~40%
	American Beaver			~20%
	Bald Eagle			~70%
	Moose			>90%
2	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 4	Missing: Moose
	American Black Bear			~40%
	American Beaver			~50%
	Bald Eagle			~80%
3	Calgary	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 4	Missing: Black bear
	American Beaver			~60%
	Bald Eagle			~70%
	Moose			~30%
4	Edmonton	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 4	Missing: Black bear
	American Beaver			~60%
	Bald Eagle			~20%
	Moose			~20%
5	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Moose
	American Beaver			~60%
	Bald Eagle			~80%
6	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Moose
	American Beaver			~50%
	Bald Eagle			~40%
7	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Moose
	American Beaver			~40%
	Bald Eagle			~50%
8	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Moose
	American Beaver			~50%
	Bald Eagle			~40%
9	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Moose
	American Beaver			~40%
	Bald Eagle			~30%
10	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Moose
	American Beaver			~40%
	Bald Eagle			~30%
11	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Moose
	American Beaver			~40%
	Bald Eagle			~20%
12	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Moose
	American Beaver			~20%
	Bald Eagle			~40%
13	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4	Missing: Beaver, Moose
	American Black Bear			~20%
	Bald Eagle			~30%
14	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Bald eagle, Moose
	American Beaver			~50%
15	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Bald eagle, Moose
	American Beaver			~40%
16	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Bald eagle, Moose
	American Beaver			~40%
17	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Bald eagle, Moose
	American Beaver			~30%
18	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Bald eagle, Moose
	American Beaver			~30%
19	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Bald eagle, Moose
	American Beaver			~20%
20	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Bald eagle, Moose
	American Beaver			~20%
21	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Beaver, Moose
	Bald Eagle			~20%
22	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Beaver, Moose
	Bald Eagle			~20%
23	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Bald eagle, Moose
	American Beaver			~20%
24	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Bald eagle, Moose
	American Beaver			~20%
25	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	Missing: Black bear, Bald eagle, Moose
	American Beaver			~20%

Zoos & centres

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4 in captivity
2	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4 in captivity
3	California Living Museum	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4 in captivity
4	Cheyenne Mountain Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4 in captivity
5	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4 in captivity
6	Lincoln Park Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4 in captivity
7	Maine Wildlife Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4 in captivity
8	Northwest Trek Wildlife Park	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4 in captivity
9	Orange County Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4 in captivity
10	Oregon Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4 in captivity
11	Parc Omega	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 4 in captivity
12	Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4 in captivity
13	Salisbury Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4 in captivity
14	Shubenacadie Wildlife Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 4 in captivity
15	Trailside Museum & Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4 in captivity
16	Wonders of Wildlife Museum & Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 4 in captivity
17	Zoo Sauvage de St-Félicien	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 4 in captivity
18	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	2 of 4 in captivity
19	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 4 in captivity
20	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 4 in captivity

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Before you go

Where is the best place to see North Woods?

Grand Teton National Park

In Grand Teton National Park, United States, the chance of seeing all 4 (black bear, beaver, bald eagle and moose) on the same day is under 5%, the highest of the 15 places where all of them live, and over a three-day visit it rises to about 40%. Next come Cape Breton Highlands National Park (under 5% a day), Riding Mountain National Park (under 5% a day) and Jasper National Park (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 North Woods is hardest to see?

Bald eagle

In Grand Teton National Park, the best place for North Woods, about about 30% of wildlife watchers report the bald eagle on a given day, against about 80% for the moose. The hardest one decides how many days you need.

How do you complete North Woods 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 North Woods three ways: anywhere in the world, all in one park, and all in a single trip.

← All challenges

North Woods

The checklist: 4 animals

American Black Bear

American Beaver

Bald Eagle

Moose

Where to go

Month by month at Grand Teton National Park

Month by month at Grand Teton National Park

Month by month at Grand Teton National Park

Month by month at Grand Teton National Park

Month by month at Grand Teton National Park

Month by month at Grand Teton National Park

Time of day

Parks

Cities

Zoos & centres

Before you go

Where is the best place to see North Woods?

Which of North Woods is hardest to see?

How do you complete North Woods on Wallace's Line?