American Woodcock

American Woodcock

Scolopax minor

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Point Pelee National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
0–10
Mar
<5
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
0–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️🌙 When They're Spotted

Active throughout day and night · across all parks (global)

☀️🌙Day & Night
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Point Pelee National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a American Woodcock sighting in Point Pelee National Park, based on 1373 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see American Woodcock in Point Pelee National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for American Woodcock in Point Pelee National Park in our monthly data.

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