Where to see
Sayornis phoebe
Great Smoky Mountains National Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Eastern Phoebe during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
In Great Smoky Mountains National Park, United States, about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Phoebe sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Shenandoah National Park and more
After Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Eastern Phoebe are in Shenandoah National Park (United States, about 40%), Congaree National Park (United States, about 40%) and Everglades National Park (United States, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March and November in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (about 70%), March in Shenandoah National Park (about 60%) and November and December in Congaree National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Eastern Phoebe on a given day. Each park's Eastern Phoebe page has the full month-by-month chart.
