ZBirding: Yellowstone

I went to Yellowstone and saw a lot of cool animals...especially BIRDS.
On the travel day, our flight was cancelled and we could not make our connecting flight to Billings, Montana. The flight was boring and we got in late at night. The first place we stayed was Old faithful lodge and I saw Violet Green Tree Swallows and of course, Old Faithful. Another cool thing is that wherever you look, you see Buffalo, Elk, Mountain Blue Birds and the occasional bear.

On the second day, we went to the boiling mud pots. They are so fun to photograph.

The next day my family and I went out to see some Geysers and we saw a flock of Mountain Chickadees. SO CUTE!

I don't really remember what happened after that except that when we had a picnic, there was a Common Raven hanging around our table.

The next day, we went to see the Morning Glory Pool and Riverside Geyser. They were awesome except for the fact that people throw garbage in the Morning Glory Pool and each year rangers have to suck all that out. On the way back we saw a pair of Lesser Scaups.

The next day, my family and I went on (in my opinion) the best way to see wildlife in Yellowstone: Just getting in the car and driving and seeing what you see. And this is what we saw... a beaver.

The next day, my dad and I went on a hike to Beaver Pond and we spotted a Western Tanager and a Clark's Nutcracker.We did not see a single beaver, but we did see a muskrat.

The next place we saw was Mammoth hot springs. The cool thing about Mammoth hot springs is that the Black Billed Magpie are very abundant.

The next day was a travel day. During the trip we moved around a lot so we could see the whole park.

And doing so, we saw a moose, a petrified tree, a black bear, and some Big Horn Sheep.

When we got to the hotel, my dad and I left to see what we could see. This is the part where I almost fainted. My dad told me to check the distance of a hike on the guide sign and I saw a Black Bear looking for food. He was only 30 feet away! I rushed back to the car and said, " I just saw a bear". So we went to see if we could see it and on our way, we flushed out a Wilson's Snipe. When we came out of the forest, we saw a flock of Grey Jays. I was too startled to take pictures.

So the last day in the park my dad and I went to Yellowstone's Grand Canyon and we saw an Osprey in its nest. It was awesome.

The trip was over and it was time for the long, boring trip back. The trip was amazing and I recommend going. If you like nature, you'll love Yellowstone. Thank you for reading. Here are some additional pictures that I think you'll like: