Trip Report: Moving the Car (2012-05-31 - 2012-07-15)
Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
Bones on the Prairie
After the rain
Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
American Bison (Bison bison)
American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
Kirtland's Warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii)
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Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
Bones on the Prairie
After the rain
Gray Wolf (Canis lupus)
Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
American Bison (Bison bison)
American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
Swainson's Hawk (Buteo swainsoni)
Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
Gray Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
Kirtland's Warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii)
This is a two-part trip that I took driving from Philadelphia to San Francisco via North Dakota and Yellowstone National Park.
Sites Visited
Country: United States of America
(18 sites)
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (177 records)
Phylum: Arthropods
(1 record)
Class: Insects
(1 record)
- Order: Dragonflies and Damselflies
(1 record)
- Family: Skimmers
- Twelve-spotted Skimmer (Libellula pulchella)
Phylum: Chordates
(176 records)
Class: Amphibians
(1 record)
- Order: Toads and Frogs
(1 record)
- Family: Typical Frogs
- Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens)
Class: Birds
(150 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(11 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
- Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
- Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
- Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors)
- Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)
- Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
- Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
- Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
- Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus)
- Order: Cranes, Rails, and Allies
(2 records)
- Family: Cranes
- Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)
- Family: Rails, Gallinules, and Allies
- American Coot (Fulica americana)
- Order: Cuckoos
(1 record)
- Family: Cuckoos
- Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythropthalmus)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(2 records)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Order: Hawks, Eagles, Kites, and Allies (7 records)
- Family: Osprey
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Order: Hummingbirds and Swifts
(3 records)
- Family: Hummingbirds
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris)
- Order: Kingfishers, Bee-eaters, Motmots
(1 record)
- Family: Kingfishers
- Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(3 records)
- Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars
- Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Eastern Screech-Owl (Megascops asio)
- Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
- Order: Pelicans
(20 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Falcons and Caracaras
- American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Family: Herons
- Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
- Great Egret (Ardea alba)
- Green Heron (Butorides virescens)
- Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Family: Ibises and Spoonbills
- White-faced Ibis (Plegadis chihi)
- Family: Loons
- Common Loon (Gavia immer)
- Family: Pelicans
- American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- American Woodcock (Scolopax minor)
- Upland Sandpiper (Bartramia longicauda)
- Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca)
- Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
- Solitary Sandpiper (Tringa solitaria)
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- Willet (Tringa semipalmata)
- Wilson's Snipe (Gallinago delicata)
- Order: Perching Birds
(82 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula)
- Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius)
- Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
- Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus)
- Western Meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)
- Common Grackle (Quiscalus quiscula)
- Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Dickcissel (Spiza americana)
- Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
- Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Pine Siskin (Spinus pinus)
- American Goldfinch (Spinus tristis)
- Purple Finch (Haemorhous purpureus)
- House Finch (Haemorhous mexicanus)
- Family: Chickadees and Titmice
- Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
- Mountain Chickadee (Poecile gambeli)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata)
- Canada Jay (Perisoreus canadensis)
- Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga columbiana)
- American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Black-billed Magpie (Pica hudsonia)
- Family: Larks
- Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
- Family: Mockingbirds, Thrashers, and Allies
- Gray Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis)
- Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Nashville Warbler (Leiothlypis ruficapilla)
- Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
- Chestnut-sided Warbler (Setophaga pensylvanica)
- Magnolia Warbler (Setophaga magnolia)
- Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronata)
- Kirtland's Warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii)
- Black-and-white Warbler (Mniotilta varia)
- American Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Family: Nuthatches
- Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis)
- White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
- Lincoln's Sparrow (Melospiza lincolnii)
- Swamp Sparrow (Melospiza georgiana)
- White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis)
- Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis)
- Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis)
- Le Conte's Sparrow (Ammospiza leconteii)
- Grasshopper Sparrow (Ammodramus savannarum)
- Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina)
- Clay-colored Sparrow (Spizella pallida)
- Brewer's Sparrow (Spizella breweri)
- Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus)
- Lark Sparrow (Chondestes grammacus)
- Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
- Family: Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Family: Starlings and Mynas
- European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
- Family: Swallows
- Tree Swallow (Tachycineta bicolor)
- Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)
- Family: Tanagers and Allies
- Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana)
- Family: Thrushes and Allies
- Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis)
- Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides)
- Veery (Catharus fuscescens)
- Swainson's Thrush (Catharus ustulatus)
- American Robin (Turdus migratorius)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Olive-sided Flycatcher (Contopus cooperi)
- Eastern Wood-Pewee (Contopus virens)
- Alder Flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum)
- Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)
- Hammond's Flycatcher (Empidonax hammondii)
- Western Flycatcher (Empidonax difficilis)
- Eastern Phoebe (Sayornis phoebe)
- Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
- Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
- Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)
- Family: Vireos
- Red-eyed Vireo (Vireo olivaceus)
- Family: Wagtails and Pipits
- American Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
- Family: Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum)
- Family: Wrens
- Sedge Wren (Cistothorus stellaris)
- Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris)
- Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(6 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
- American Herring Gull (Larus smithsonianus)
- Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
- Family: Plovers
- American Avocet (Recurvirostra americana)
- Semipalmated Plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(3 records)
- Family: Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies
- Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
- Sharp-tailed Grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus)
- Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(8 records)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus)
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)
- Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)
- Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus)
- American Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides dorsalis)
- Black-backed Woodpecker (Picoides arcticus)
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
- Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)
Class: Mammals
(25 records)
- Order: Carnivorans (7 records)
- Family: Mustelids
- Northern River Otter (Lontra canadensis)
- Family: Procyonidae
- Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
- Order: Even-toed Ungalates and Cetacean
(7 records)
- Family: Antilocapridae
- Pronghorn (Antilocapra americana)
- Family: Cervidae
- Moose (Alces alces)
- Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)
- White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
- Elk (Cervus canadensis)
- Order: Lagomorpha
(1 record)
- Family: Leporidae
- Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)
- Order: Perissodactyla
(1 record)
- Family: Equidae
- Horse (Equus caballus)
- Order: Rodents
(9 records)
- Family: Hamsters, New World Rats and Mice, Muskrats, Voles
- Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus)
- Family: Old World Porcupines
- North American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum)
- Family: Squirrels
- Yellow-bellied Marmot (Marmota flaviventris)
- Black-tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
- American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)
- Eastern Chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
- Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus richardsonii)
- Uinta Ground Squirrel (Urocitellus armitus)
- Yellow Pine Chipmunk (Neotamias amoenus)