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I can't say much about birding in Yellowstone Park.  I've only been there a couple of times as a birder and my visits have been brief and only during the day time.  So I don't feel I can give much insight to birding in Yellowstone.

However, the park itself is worth a visit for the geological and wildlife interests.  I wasn't disappointed in the amount and variety of wildife that I've seen when I've gone.  But I was disappointed in how much of a "zoo" (refering to the human part) it can feel at time.  It's also annoying to see how people approach wildife and how disrespectful in general they can be.  Still, Yellowstone is a wildlife haven - and sadily one of the few remaining in the US - and perhaps the best example of what things would be without the strong distruction of humans (and even humans still mange/influence wildlife in Yellowstone). 

I've only visited a few parts of the park.  If wildlife is your main interest, the Lamar Valley is definately worth the visit.  Just pulling off the road and set up a scope to watch the herds of animals. 

The Geyser Basin is a very popular spot for tourists (i.e. very crowded).  People flock to Old Faithful and the surrounding springs.  They are beautiful creations of nature and worth the visit at least once, but I don't think I'd visit again - just to avoid the large crowds.

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Pictures

North Entrance of Yellowstone National Park.

	Mammoth Springs Yellowstone National Park
	Bison Yellowstone National Park

Beautiful Lamar Valley in Yellowstone.   Wildlife is bountiful here.

Yellowstone famous for its geysers.

Old Faithful Yellowstone NP

The pools were as beautiful as they were stinky.

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Bird List

Great Blue Heron

Trumpeter Swan

Canada Goose

Mallard

Bufflehead

Northern Shoveler

American Wigeon

Lesser Scaup

Common Merganser

Ruddy Duck

Osprey

Bald Eagle

Sharp-shinned Hawk

Cooper's Hawk

Swainson's Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk

Golden Eagle

American Kestrel

American Coot

Sandhill Crane

Killdeer

Rock Pigeon

Great Horned Owl

Belted Kingfisher

Hairy Woodpecker

Northern Flicker

Tree Swallow

Violet-green Swallow

Northern Rough-winged Swallow

Cliff Swallow

Gray Jay

Black-billed Magpie

American Crow

Common Raven

White-breasted Nuthatch

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Mountain Bluebird

Swainson's Thrush

American Robin

European Starling

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Western Tanager

Dark-eyed Junco - Pink-sided race

Vesper Sparrow

Savannah Sparrow

Song Sparrow

Chipping Sparrow

White-crowned Sparrow

Red-winged Blackbird

Western Meadowlark

Yellow-headed Blackbird

Brewer's Blackbird

Brown-headed Cowbird

Other Critter List

Richardson's ground squirrel

Red Squirrel

Least/YellowPine Chipmunk

White-tailed Jackrabbit

Mouse/Kangaroo Rat sp.

Coyote + kits

Elk + young

Pronghorn + young

Bison + calf

White-tailed Deer + young

Black-tailed Deer + young

Moose + young

Mt Goat + young

Big Horn Sheep + young

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Information

Yellowstone National Park

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