Where to see
Poecile atricapillus
Acadia National Park leads · 19 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black-capped Chickadee during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 9 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 16 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Wood Buffalo National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 18 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Acadia National Park
In Acadia National Park, United States, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Black-capped Chickadee sighting on a given day, the highest of the 19 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Elk Island National Park and more
After Acadia National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Black-capped Chickadee are in Elk Island National Park (Canada, about 60%), Riding Mountain National Park (Canada, about 60%) and Isle Royale National Park (United States, about 60%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April in Acadia National Park (about 90%), October in Elk Island National Park (about 90%) and February, April and September–December in Riding Mountain National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black-capped Chickadee on a given day. Each park's Black-capped Chickadee page has the full month-by-month chart.
