American Woodcock

Closest Relatives at Great Smoky Mountains 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	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
2	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
3	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
4	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
5	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
6	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
7	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
8	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
9	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
10	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
11	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a American Woodcock in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

About 1% of visitor-days record a American Woodcock sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, based on 59 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Woodcock in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for American Woodcock in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in our monthly data.