Black Scoter

Closest Relatives at Channel Islands National Park

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Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
2	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
3	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
4	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
5	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
6	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
7	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
8	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
9	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
10	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
11	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
12	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
13	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
14	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
15	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
16	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
17	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data
18	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black Scoter in Channel Islands National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a Black Scoter sighting in Channel Islands National Park, based on 61 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black Scoter in Channel Islands National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Black Scoter in Channel Islands National Park in our monthly data.