Where to see
Haemorhous mexicanus
Saguaro National Park leads · 17 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a House Finch during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Bahía de Loreto National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Cabo Pulmo National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 17 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Saguaro National Park
In Saguaro National Park, United States, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a House Finch sighting on a given day, the highest of the 17 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Bahía de Loreto National Park and more
After Saguaro National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a House Finch are in Bahía de Loreto National Park (Mexico, about 70%), Channel Islands National Park (United States, about 70%) and Joshua Tree National Park (United States, about 70%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July and September–November in Saguaro National Park (about 80%), March and April in Bahía de Loreto National Park (about 80%) and May and June in Channel Islands National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a House Finch on a given day. Each park's House Finch page has the full month-by-month chart.
