Chipping Sparrow

Where to see

Chipping Sparrow

Spizella passerina

Guadalupe Mountains National Park leads · 23 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Chipping Sparrow during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

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1 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~60%
2 Riding Mountain National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~60%
3 Grand Teton National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
4 Glacier National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
5 Yellowstone National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~50%
6 Jasper National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~50%
7 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
8 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
9 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
10 Banff National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~40%
11 Voyageurs National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~40%
12 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~40%
13 Isle Royale National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
14 Elk Island National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~30%
15 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~30%
16 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
17 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
18 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
19 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
20 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
~20%
21 Kluane National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
22 Wood Buffalo National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
~20%
23 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Chipping Sparrow?

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

In Guadalupe Mountains National Park, United States, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Chipping Sparrow sighting on a given day, the highest of the 23 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see a Chipping Sparrow?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are September to November in Guadalupe Mountains National Park (about 80%), May and June in Riding Mountain National Park (about 80%) and June and July in Grand Teton National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Chipping Sparrow on a given day. Each park's Chipping Sparrow page has the full month-by-month chart.