Where to see
Salpinctes obsoletus
Badlands National Park leads · 8 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Rock Wren during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Badlands National Park
In Badlands National Park, United States, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Rock Wren sighting on a given day, the highest of the 8 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Joshua Tree National Park and more
After Badlands National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Rock Wren are in Joshua Tree National Park (United States, about 60%), Guadalupe Mountains National Park (United States, about 60%) and Grand Canyon National Park (United States, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August in Badlands National Park (about 80%), January and February in Joshua Tree National Park (about 70%) and August and September in Guadalupe Mountains National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Rock Wren on a given day. Each park's Rock Wren page has the full month-by-month chart.
