Where to See Roadrunner in Carlsbad Caverns National Park

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Roadrunner sightings in Carlsbad Caverns

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Where Roadrunner has been reported, from 10 sightings. Not a live tracker: animals move, and an empty area doesn’t mean there are none.

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Timing

When to look

12 AM0% of the busiest hour1 AM0% of the busiest hour2 AM0% of the busiest hour3 AM0% of the busiest hour4 AM2% of the busiest hour5 AM12% of the busiest hour6 AM70% of the busiest hour7 AM92% of the busiest hour8 AMBusiest hour9 AM88% of the busiest hour10 AM72% of the busiest hour11 AM55% of the busiest hourNoon40% of the busiest hour1 PM35% of the busiest hour2 PM40% of the busiest hour3 PM55% of the busiest hour4 PM72% of the busiest hour5 PM88% of the busiest hour6 PM95% of the busiest hour7 PM82% of the busiest hour8 PM50% of the busiest hour9 PM20% of the busiest hour10 PM5% of the busiest hour11 PM1% of the busiest hour

Roadrunner is most seen 7–10 AM and 5–7 PM. Bars compare each hour with the busiest one.

Roadrunner sightings by hour, as a share of the busiest hour
Hour	Share of busiest hour
12 AM	0%
1 AM	0%
2 AM	0%
3 AM	0%
4 AM	2%
5 AM	12%
6 AM	70%
7 AM	92%
8 AM	100%
9 AM	88%
10 AM	72%
11 AM	55%
Noon	40%
1 PM	35%
2 PM	40%
3 PM	55%
4 PM	72%
5 PM	88%
6 PM	95%
7 PM	82%
8 PM	50%
9 PM	20%
10 PM	5%
11 PM	1%

Audio tour

Hear about Roadrunner on the drive.

Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays stories like this one as you drive Carlsbad Caverns, triggered by GPS and read through your car’s speakers.

Carlsbad Caverns Tour Guide

A Hunter on Foot

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“If you spot a greater roadrunner, watch how it hunts. It often walks quickly through open scrub, then makes a sudden dash to catch a lizard or insect in its bill. Its long tail helps it steer while running.”

Plays as you drive in Parkwolf’s Carlsbad Caverns Tour Guide.

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Every sighting map, in your pocket.

16 sighting mapsfor Carlsbad Caverns, on the same park map as your route
Works offlineout where the animals are and the signal isn’t
26 audio storiesplay as you drive Carlsbad Caverns, wildlife included

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Wildlife

More wildlife in Carlsbad Caverns

All 16 sighting maps

48 sightingsMexican Free-tailed BatTadarida brasiliensisMost seen 5 AM & 7–9 PMSighting map

175 sightingsAoudadAmmotragus lerviaMost seen 7 AM & 5–8 PMSighting map

38 sightingsMule DeerOdocoileus hemionusMost seen 6 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

88 sightingsWild TurkeyMeleagris gallopavoMost seen 6–8 AM & 5 PMSighting map

33 sightingsCollared PeccaryPecari tajacuMost seen 7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

52 sightingsLargemouth BassMicropterus nigricansMost seen 7 AM & 6–8 PMSighting map

20 sightingsDiamond-backed RattlesnakeCrotalus atroxMost seen 7–9 PMSighting map

39 sightingsTurkey VultureCathartes auraMost seen 10 AM–4 PMSighting map

Where to see Roadrunner in Carlsbad Caverns