Where to see
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Badlands National Park leads · 4 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Mountain Bluebird during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Badlands National Park
In Badlands National Park, United States, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Mountain Bluebird sighting on a given day, the highest of the 4 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Yellowstone National Park and more
After Badlands National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Mountain Bluebird are in Yellowstone National Park (United States, about 40%), Rocky Mountain National Park (United States, about 30%) and Grand Teton National Park (United States, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March and August–September in Badlands National Park (about 60%), April in Yellowstone National Park (about 50%) and April in Rocky Mountain National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Mountain Bluebird on a given day. Each park's Mountain Bluebird page has the full month-by-month chart.
