Where to see
Setophaga townsendi
Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Townsend's Warbler during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca
In Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca, Mexico, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Townsend's Warbler sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
El Triunfo and more
After Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca, the next-best odds of seeing a Townsend's Warbler are in El Triunfo (Mexico, about 40%), Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (Canada, about 30%) and Banff National Park (Canada, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are December in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (about 70%), November in El Triunfo (about 80%) and May in Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Townsend's Warbler on a given day. Each park's Townsend's Warbler page has the full month-by-month chart.
