Where to see

Bufflehead

Bucephala albeola

Elk Island National Park leads · 10 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Bufflehead during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#	Park	Country	Sighting
1	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	50–60%
2	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
3	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
4	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
5	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
6	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
7	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
8	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
9	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
10	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%

Which is the best park to see a Bufflehead?

Elk Island National Park (Canada) — about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Bufflehead sighting there, the highest of the 10 parks in our data.

Where else can I see a Bufflehead?

Riding Mountain National Park (about 27%), Wood Buffalo National Park (about 26%), Yellowstone National Park (about 24%) are the next best options.