Surf Scoter

Closest Relatives at Shenandoah 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	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	40–50%
2	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
3	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
4	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
5	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
6	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
7	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
8	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
9	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
10	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
11	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
12	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
13	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
14	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
15	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
16	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
17	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
18	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
19	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
20	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
21	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
22	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
23	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
24	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
25	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
26	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
27	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
28	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
29	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
30	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
31	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Surf Scoter in Shenandoah National Park?

About 0% of visitor-days record a Surf Scoter sighting in Shenandoah National Park, based on 18 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Surf Scoter in Shenandoah National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Surf Scoter in Shenandoah National Park in our monthly data.