Where to see

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

Irazú Volcano National Park leads · 23 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

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

#	Park	Country	Sighting
1	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	50–60%
2	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
3	Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park	🇯🇲 Jamaica	30–40%
4	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
5	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
6	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
7	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
8	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
9	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
10	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
11	Los Haitises National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	20–30%
12	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
13	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
14	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
15	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
16	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
17	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
18	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
19	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
20	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
21	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
22	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
23	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%

Quick answers

Which is the best park to see a Red-tailed Hawk?

Irazú Volcano National Park (Costa Rica) — about 52% of wildlife watchers report a Red-tailed Hawk sighting there, the highest of the 23 parks in our data.

Where else can I see a Red-tailed Hawk?

Yellowstone National Park (about 38%), Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park (about 36%), Channel Islands National Park (about 32%) are the next best options.