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Places for Birds to Live Freely in National Parks

Birding.com lists its top 200 hotspots for bird watching in the United States. The National Parks included in the list below are some of the more popular and unique parks. National Parks preserve habitat and ecosystems, which allow birds to live in their natural environment with no or minimum human interference. Biologists and ecologists still keep a close eye on these species to ensure they maintain healthy populations.

Yellowstone National Park
- As the countries oldest national park, Yellowstone has been providing sanctuary for its native birds since 1872. This park stretches between three states, Wyoming, Montana and Idaho and preserves some of the most unique landscape on Earth. Because of this unique landscape, ecosystem and climate Yellowstone offers birds that are unique to this type of climate a free refuge. Some of these bird species include the trumpeter swan, peregrine falcon, bald eagle and whooping crane.
Olympic National Park
- The giant trees of the Olympic National Forest offer natural bird habitat.
  
  This oasis in western Washington State is Birding.com second best bird watching spot in the state. The park is nearly one million acres and is home to glacial peaks, lush temperate rainforest and coastal climates. Three hundred different bird species live free and unmanaged in this national park, according to the National Park Service. Coastal birds, such as the Black Oystercatcher, meadow land birds, like the blue grouse and the pigmy owl, and forest birds, such as the red breasted sap sucker, all find refuge here.
Everglades National Park
- The Everglades offer natural habitat to some of the worlds most colorful bird species.
  
  The Everglades, located in Florida, is the United States' largest subtropical wilderness. Three hundred fifty species of birds call the Everglades National Forest home. Two hundred of those are migratory species, according to the National Park Service. All kinds of birds, including swans and doves, cuckoos, falcons, hawks, owls, swifts, thrushes, gulls, hummingbirds, ibis, herons and a vast number of shorebirds all live free, protected and unmanaged in this wilderness.
Big Bend National Park
- This Texas desert landscape preserves and protects 450 species of birds, according to the National Park Service. There is desert, mountain and river ecosystems living within the borders of Big Bend National Park. Amidst the stunning geology and southwestern landscape are the Mexican mallard, Lucifer hummingbird, Mexican jay, black-capped and gray vireos and Colima warbler, to name a few of the more unique species. Common areas of the park to see their numerous bird species include the Chisos woodlands, Laguna Meadow, Window Trail and the Rio Grande Village.

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