Surf Scoter

Closest Relatives at Wrangell-St. Elias 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 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Surf Scoter sighting in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, based on 36 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Surf Scoter in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Surf Scoter in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in our monthly data.