Where to see
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Shenandoah National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting an Eastern Towhee during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Shenandoah National Park
In Shenandoah National Park, United States, about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Eastern Towhee sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park and more
After Shenandoah National Park, the next-best odds of seeing an Eastern Towhee are in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 30%), Congaree National Park (United States, about 20%) and Point Pelee National Park (Canada, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May to July in Shenandoah National Park (about 70%), May and June in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (about 40%) and June–July and December–February in Congaree National Park (about 30%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report an Eastern Towhee on a given day. Each park's Eastern Towhee page has the full month-by-month chart.
