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Yellowstone National Park
Birding Resources
This is a beginning list of helpful resources for researching birds in Yellowstone National Park but does not include all resources that are available.

 


General Bird Information:

The Audubon Encyclopedia of North American Birds.1987. By John Terres. Alfred Knopf. New York, NY

Lives of North American Birds. 1996. By Kenn Kaufman. Houghton Mifflin. New York, NY


Bird Identification:

Field Guide to the Birds of North America (third Edition).1998. National Geographic Society, Washington D.C.

The Sibley Guide to Birds. 2000. National  Audubon Society. Alfred Knopf. New York, NY


State Field Guides:

Birding Montana 1995. By Terry McEneaney. Falcon Press, 
Helena, Montana.

A Birder's Guide to Idaho. 1997. By D. Svingen & K. Dumroese.
American Birding Association. Colorado Springs, Colorado.

A Birder's Guide to Wyoming. 1993. By Oliver Scott. Am. Birding Assn. Colorado Springs, Colorado.


Local Field Guides:

Birds of Yellowstone. 1988. By Terry McEneaney. Roberts-Rinehart. Boulder, Colorado.

Finding the Birds in Jackson Hole. 1994. By B. Raynes & D. Wile. Paragon Press. Salt Lake City, Utah.


Status reports on Yellowstone birds:

Yellowstone Annual Bird Reports by Terry McEneaney 

Yellowstone Christmas Bird Counts of the 20th Century. 2001. Terry McEneaney. Yellowstone Science Vol. No. Winter 2001.

Dog Hooked to Travois for Transporting Goods.  

Did You Know?
Some groups of Shoshone Indians, who adapted to a mountain existence, chose not to acquire the horse. These included the Sheep Eaters, or Tukudika, who used dogs to transport food, hides, and other provisions. The Sheep Eaters lived in many locations in Yellowstone.

Last Updated: June 29, 2007 at 14:02 EST