Where to see
Sitta carolinensis
Shenandoah National Park leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a White-breasted Nuthatch during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shenandoah National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Congaree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Riding Mountain National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 10 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Point Pelee National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 12 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Shenandoah National Park
In Shenandoah National Park, United States, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a White-breasted Nuthatch sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Grand Canyon National Park and more
After Shenandoah National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a White-breasted Nuthatch are in Grand Canyon National Park (United States, about 50%), Great Smoky Mountains National Park (United States, about 50%) and Congaree National Park (United States, about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are December in Shenandoah National Park (about 80%), December in Grand Canyon National Park (about 70%) and December and January in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (about 80%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a White-breasted Nuthatch on a given day. Each park's White-breasted Nuthatch page has the full month-by-month chart.
