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Moving the Car: 5/31/2012 - 7/15/2012 (
Center on Map
)
Gray Wolf (
Canis lupus
)
Gray Wolf (
Canis lupus
)
Bones on the Prairie
After the rain
Gray Wolf (
Canis lupus
)
Northern River Otter (
Lontra canadensis
)
Chipping Sparrow (
Spizella passerina
)
Pronghorn (
Antilocapra americana
)
Northern Raccoon (
Procyon lotor
)
Western Kingbird (
Tyrannus verticalis
)
American Bison (
Bison bison
)
American Red Squirrel (
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
)
Gray Jay (
Perisoreus canadensis
)
Mountain Bluebird (
Sialia currucoides
)
Black-tailed Prairie Dog (
Cynomys ludovicianus
)
Swainson's Hawk (
Buteo swainsoni
)
Red-headed Woodpecker (
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
)
Kirtland's Warbler (
Setophaga kirtlandii
)
Swainson's Thrush (
Catharus ustulatus
)
Killdeer (
Charadrius vociferus
) - Juvenile
Killdeer (
Charadrius vociferus
)
Elk (
Cervus canadensis
) - Female
Yellow Pine Chipmunk (
Tamias amoenus
)
Brewer's Sparrow (
Spizella breweri
)
Western Tanager (
Piranga ludoviciana
) - Male Breeding
Yellow-rumped Warbler (
Setophaga coronata
) - Audubon's Male
Gray Wolf (
Canis lupus
)
Gray Wolf (
Canis lupus
)
This is a two-part trip that I took driving from Philadelphia to San Francisco via North Dakota and Yellowstone National Park.
Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!
Flight 93 Memorial, Pennsylvania (5/31/2012)
Higgins Lake, Midwest United States (6/1/2012)
Grayling, Midwest United States (6/2/2012)
Nellsville Boardwalk, Midwest United States (6/3/2012)
Elgin, Midwest United States (7/8/2012)
Necedah NWR, Midwest United States (7/8/2012)
Route 53 Driveby, Midwest United States (7/8/2012)
Sax-Zim Bog, Midwest United States (7/9/2012)
Tamarack Lake, Midwest United States (7/9/2012)
170th St , Midwest United States (7/10/2012)
Arrowwood NWR, Midwest United States (7/10/2012)
Bluestem Prairie, Midwest United States (7/10/2012)
Chase Lake NWR, Midwest United States (7/10/2012)
I-94 Rest Stop, Midwest United States (7/10/2012)
McKenzie Slough, Midwest United States (7/11/2012)
Theodore Roosevelt National Park - South Unit, Midwest United States (7/11/2012)
Yellowstone National Park, Midwest United States (7/12/2012)
Grand Teton National Park, Midwest United States (7/13/2012)
Species Recorded (177)
Birds ( 150 )
Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
American White Pelican -
Pelecanus erythrorhynchos
Loons ( Gaviidae )
Common Loon -
Gavia immer
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Western Grebe -
Aechmophorus occidentalis
Pied-billed Grebe -
Podilymbus podiceps
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Northern Harrier -
Circus hudsonius
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Double-crested Cormorant -
Nannopterum auritum
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Great Blue Heron -
Ardea herodias
Green Heron -
Butorides virescens
Black-crowned Night-Heron -
Nycticorax nycticorax
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
White-faced Ibis -
Plegadis chihi
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Wood Duck -
Aix sponsa
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Lesser Scaup -
Aythya affinis
Canada Goose -
Branta canadensis
Common Goldeneye -
Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye -
Bucephala islandica
Trumpeter Swan -
Cygnus buccinator
Hooded Merganser -
Lophodytes cucullatus
Gadwall -
Mareca strepera
Northern Shoveler -
Spatula clypeata
Blue-winged Teal -
Spatula discors
New World Vultures ( Cathartidae )
Turkey Vulture -
Cathartes aura
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Red-tailed Hawk -
Buteo jamaicensis
Broad-winged Hawk -
Buteo platypterus
Ferruginous Hawk -
Buteo regalis
Swainson's Hawk -
Buteo swainsoni
Bald Eagle -
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Osprey -
Pandion haliaetus
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Peregrine Falcon -
Falco peregrinus
American Kestrel -
Falco sparverius
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Wild Turkey -
Meleagris gallopavo
Ring-necked Pheasant -
Phasianus colchicus
Sharp-tailed Grouse -
Tympanuchus phasianellus
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
American Coot -
Fulica americana
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Sandhill Crane -
Antigone canadensis
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Semipalmated Plover -
Charadrius semipalmatus
Killdeer -
Charadrius vociferus
American Avocet -
Recurvirostra americana
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Spotted Sandpiper -
Actitis macularius
Upland Sandpiper -
Bartramia longicauda
Wilson's Snipe -
Gallinago delicata
American Woodcock -
Scolopax minor
Lesser Yellowlegs -
Tringa flavipes
Greater Yellowlegs -
Tringa melanoleuca
Willet -
Tringa semipalmata
Solitary Sandpiper -
Tringa solitaria
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Black Tern -
Chlidonias niger
Herring Gull -
Larus argentatus
Ring-billed Gull -
Larus delawarensis
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Mourning Dove -
Zenaida macroura
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Great Horned Owl -
Bubo virginianus
Eastern Screech-Owl -
Megascops asio
Nighthawks and Nightjars ( Caprimulgidae )
Common Nighthawk -
Chordeiles minor
Swifts ( Apodidae )
White-throated Swift -
Aeronautes saxatalis
Chimney Swift -
Chaetura pelagica
Hummingbirds ( Trochilidae )
Ruby-throated Hummingbird -
Archilochus colubris
( Coccyzidae )
Black-billed Cuckoo -
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Belted Kingfisher -
Megaceryle alcyon
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Northern Flicker -
Colaptes auratus
Downy Woodpecker -
Dryobates pubescens
Hairy Woodpecker -
Dryobates villosus
Pileated Woodpecker -
Dryocopus pileatus
Red-headed Woodpecker -
Melanerpes erythrocephalus
Black-backed Woodpecker -
Picoides arcticus
American Three-toed Woodpecker -
Picoides dorsalis
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker -
Sphyrapicus varius
Tyrant Flycatchers ( Tyrannidae )
Olive-sided Flycatcher -
Contopus cooperi
Eastern Wood-Pewee -
Contopus virens
Alder Flycatcher -
Empidonax alnorum
Western Flycatcher -
Empidonax difficilis
Hammond's Flycatcher -
Empidonax hammondii
Willow Flycatcher -
Empidonax traillii
Eastern Phoebe -
Sayornis phoebe
Say's Phoebe -
Sayornis saya
Eastern Kingbird -
Tyrannus tyrannus
Western Kingbird -
Tyrannus verticalis
Larks ( Alaudidae )
Horned Lark -
Eremophila alpestris
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Cliff Swallow -
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
Bank Swallow -
Riparia riparia
Tree Swallow -
Tachycineta bicolor
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
American Crow -
Corvus brachyrhynchos
Common Raven -
Corvus corax
Blue Jay -
Cyanocitta cristata
Clark's Nutcracker -
Nucifraga columbiana
Canada Jay -
Perisoreus canadensis
Black-billed Magpie -
Pica hudsonia
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Black-capped Chickadee -
Poecile atricapillus
Mountain Chickadee -
Poecile gambeli
Nuthatches ( Sittidae )
Red-breasted Nuthatch -
Sitta canadensis
White-breasted Nuthatch -
Sitta carolinensis
Wrens ( Troglodytidae )
Marsh Wren -
Cistothorus palustris
Sedge Wren -
Cistothorus stellaris
House Wren -
Troglodytes aedon
Kinglets ( Regulidae )
Ruby-crowned Kinglet -
Corthylio calendula
Golden-crowned Kinglet -
Regulus satrapa
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Veery -
Catharus fuscescens
Swainson's Thrush -
Catharus ustulatus
Mountain Bluebird -
Sialia currucoides
Eastern Bluebird -
Sialia sialis
American Robin -
Turdus migratorius
Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies ( Mimidae )
Gray Catbird -
Dumetella carolinensis
Brown Thrasher -
Toxostoma rufum
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
American Pipit -
Anthus rubescens
Waxwings ( Bombycillidae )
Cedar Waxwing -
Bombycilla cedrorum
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
Vireos ( Vireonidae )
Red-eyed Vireo -
Vireo olivaceus
Wood-warblers ( Parulidae )
Common Yellowthroat -
Geothlypis trichas
Nashville Warbler -
Leiothlypis ruficapilla
Black-and-white Warbler -
Mniotilta varia
Yellow-rumped Warbler -
Setophaga coronata
Kirtland's Warbler -
Setophaga kirtlandii
Magnolia Warbler -
Setophaga magnolia
Chestnut-sided Warbler -
Setophaga pensylvanica
Yellow Warbler -
Setophaga petechia
American Redstart -
Setophaga ruticilla
Tanagers ( Thraupidae )
Western Tanager -
Piranga ludoviciana
Grosbeaks and Buntings ( Cardinalidae )
Northern Cardinal -
Cardinalis cardinalis
Lazuli Bunting -
Passerina amoena
Dickcissel -
Spiza americana
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Grasshopper Sparrow -
Ammodramus savannarum
Le Conte's Sparrow -
Ammospiza leconteii
Lark Sparrow -
Chondestes grammacus
Dark-eyed Junco -
Junco hyemalis
Swamp Sparrow -
Melospiza georgiana
Lincoln's Sparrow -
Melospiza lincolnii
Song Sparrow -
Melospiza melodia
Savannah Sparrow -
Passerculus sandwichensis
Spotted Towhee -
Pipilo maculatus
Vesper Sparrow -
Pooecetes gramineus
Brewer's Sparrow -
Spizella breweri
Clay-colored Sparrow -
Spizella pallida
Chipping Sparrow -
Spizella passerina
White-throated Sparrow -
Zonotrichia albicollis
American Blackbirds and Orioles ( Icteridae )
Red-winged Blackbird -
Agelaius phoeniceus
Bobolink -
Dolichonyx oryzivorus
Brewer's Blackbird -
Euphagus cyanocephalus
Baltimore Oriole -
Icterus galbula
Orchard Oriole -
Icterus spurius
Brown-headed Cowbird -
Molothrus ater
Common Grackle -
Quiscalus quiscula
Western Meadowlark -
Sturnella neglecta
Yellow-headed Blackbird -
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
House Finch -
Haemorhous mexicanus
Purple Finch -
Haemorhous purpureus
Pine Siskin -
Spinus pinus
American Goldfinch -
Spinus tristis
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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