Where to see
Bombycilla cedrorum
Glacier National Park leads · 16 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Cedar Waxwing during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Isle Royale National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 16 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Glacier National Park
In Glacier National Park, United States, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Cedar Waxwing sighting on a given day, the highest of the 16 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Elk Island National Park and more
After Glacier National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Cedar Waxwing are in Elk Island National Park (Canada, about 40%), Isle Royale National Park (United States, about 40%) and Riding Mountain National Park (Canada, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August in Glacier National Park (about 70%) and June to August in Elk Island National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Cedar Waxwing on a given day. Each park's Cedar Waxwing page has the full month-by-month chart.
