Where to see
Bombus ternarius
Cape Breton Highlands National Park leads · 6 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Tricolored Bumble Bee during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Breton Highlands National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Voyageurs National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 5 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 6 | Gros Morne National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Cape Breton Highlands National Park
In Cape Breton Highlands National Park, Canada, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Tricolored Bumble Bee sighting on a given day, the highest of the 6 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Acadia National Park and more
After Cape Breton Highlands National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Tricolored Bumble Bee are in Acadia National Park (United States, about 40%), Voyageurs National Park (United States, about 40%) and Riding Mountain National Park (Canada, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are August and September in Cape Breton Highlands National Park (about 60%), August in Acadia National Park (about 60%) and July in Voyageurs National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Tricolored Bumble Bee on a given day. Each park's Tricolored Bumble Bee page has the full month-by-month chart.
