What are the chances of seeing a Carlin's Mining Bee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Carlin's Mining Bee sighting in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 628th most-seen of the 822 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Carlin's Mining Bee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park?
March
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Carlin's Mining Bee in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months.
Where else can you see a Carlin's Mining Bee?
Only Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in our data
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Carlin's Mining Bee sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Where does the Carlin's Mining Bee sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Carlin's Mining Bee is recorded against all the insects logged in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (5 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.