Where to see
Tachycineta bicolor
Point Pelee National Park leads · 15 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Tree Swallow during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 4 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 7 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Everglades National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Big Cypress National Preserve | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 15 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Point Pelee National Park
In Point Pelee National Park, Canada, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Tree Swallow sighting on a given day, the highest of the 15 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Katmai National Park and more
After Point Pelee National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Tree Swallow are in Katmai National Park (United States, about 40%), Kluane National Park (Canada, about 30%) and Yellowstone National Park (United States, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are May in Point Pelee National Park (about 90%), May in Katmai National Park (about 70%) and May in Kluane National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Tree Swallow on a given day. Each park's Tree Swallow page has the full month-by-month chart.
