Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Road Trip to Illinois : July 20 - August 2, 2019


Rachel and I took a road trip to Illinois to attend her sister's 80th surprise birthday party.  We visited other family in Montana, Minnesota and Wisconsin. We also drove through six National Parks (Grand Teton, Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore, Theodore Roosevelt, Glacier and Mount Rainier). Here is a selection of photos from that 5060 mile trip.

American Pika







Bighorn Sheep









Bison


Black-tailed Prairie Dog
















Brewer's Sparrow

Brown-headed Cowbird

Columbian Ground Squirrel




Eastern Cottontail Rabbit

Gull, species?

Least Chipmunk







Mountain Bluebird


Mountain Goat





Northern Cardinal

Pronghorn

Red-tailed Hawk

Steller's Jay

Turkey Vulture

Uinta Ground Squirrel





Violet-green Swallow



Animal Count Totals:
Bison - 492
Pronghorn - 141
Black-tailed Prarie Dog - 116
Turkey Vulture - 93
Red-tailed Hawk - 58
Mountain Goat - 24
Osprey - 22
Mule Deer - 18
Black-billed Magpie - 17
Columbian Ground Squirrel - 10
Least Chipmunk - 8
Sandhill Crane - 7
Marmot - 6
Bald Eagle - 5
Golden Eagle - 5
Kestrel - 4
Northern Harrier - 3
Uinta Ground Squirrel - 3
Bighorn Sheep - 2
Eastern Cottontail - 2
Eastern Gray Squirrel - 2
American Pika - 1
Lewis' Woodpecker - 1
Mountain Bluebird - 1
Northern Cardinal - 1
Pileated Woodpecker - 1
Spruce Grouse - 1
Thirteen-lined Ground Squirrel - 1

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