We traveled 6,380 miles through 14 states for 4 weeks on trip to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons National Parks.  We went to 3 (4) National Parks, 5 National Wildlife Refuges, 2 National Forests, 1 National Recreation Area, and 7 state parks.  We camped on 21 nights, 20 at public campgrounds. 

SUMMARY by DAY

DAY	DATE	STOPS	LOCATION, PM	COMMENTS	Bird of the Day	Non-Bird of the Day	Miles
1	22-Jun	rest stops	WB Winter SP,PA	left: 1:20pm finally on our way; rain 4:30 pm thru night	Turkey Vulture - many	Mountain Laurel - lots, short, skimpy	222
2	23-Jun	rest stops	East Harbor SP, OH	good birds early at WB Winter	Upland Plover	Grey Tree Frog	357.6
3	24-Jun	Magee Marsh;  Ottawa NWR	East Harbor SP, OH	Prothonotary Warbler pair building nest right along boardwalk; Purple Martins;YB Cuckoo	Prothonotary Warbler	Blander's Turtle (lifer)	62.8
4	25-Jun	rest stops	Kneff Lake CG, Grayling MI	Early departure from E Harbor, travel day	Brown Creeper	Jack Pine, Hare Bells	347.6
5	26-Jun	Mason Tract Road (near Grayling, MI)	Hartwick Pines SP, MI	Kirtland's Warbler song in a number of locations, but no good views;  many Chestnut-sided and Nashville Warblers	Kirtland's Warbler  (2nd: Chestnut-sided)	Lumber Truck:  watch out! … and Lance-leaved Coreopsis	58.5
6	27-Jun	Jack pine habitat near end of Mason Tract Road & MT Rd	Brevort Lake CG, MI	Kirtland's started singing ~ 1.5-2 hrs after arrived (dawn).  Had brief views.good dragons	King Rail	Thirteen-lined ground squirrel	172.5
7	28-Jun	State Forest dirt roads off Rte 123 north of Brevort Lake; Seney NWR (auto tour + eve tour)	River Outfitters	Dirt roads off of Rte 123 - Mosquitos!!  Rain during evening bus ride on back roads,Seney NWR.  SH Crane flyover.	Connecticut Warbler	Beaver, Wood Lily	122.4
8	29-Jun	Seney NWR	Econolodge	Rain all day.  Minke Frog	Virginia Rail	Woodland Jumping Mouse	80.9
9	30-Jun	rest stops	AmericInn	Travel day.	Sandhill Crane	White Admiral	351.4
10	1-Jul	Rice Lake NWR	Army Corp Recreation Area Sandy Lake, Minn	Snipe calling am & pm, great Sedge Wren, YB Sapsucker pair feeding young in nest	Black Tern feeding in nearby channel	Black Bear climbing tree near road	136.6
11	2-Jul	Tamarack NWR	ND at 8:15 pm EDT	Good birds at Visitor Center: N Parula, RT Hummingbird, & Red Crossbill	Red Crossbill	Birder Officer - knew where to find what	267.8
12	3-Jul	Long Lake NWR	Ft Abraham Lincoln SP, ND	Western Grebe, RN Pheasant, Least Tern	Black-billed Magpie	Bank w Bank Swallows	218.4
13	4-Jul	T Roosevelt NP South ND	Cottonwood CG	Prairie Dogs-many towns; wild horses; bison thru CG as entered; hot: 124F mid pm	Prairie Falcon	bison	223
14	5-Jul	T Roosevelt NP North ND; good ST Grouse on park road to Oxbow Overlook of Little Missouri River	Juniper CG	50-60 bison grazing on campground all night:  bulls growling; drove to restroom in the morning before leaving; also heard coyotes and GS Grouse during night.	Sharp-tailed Grouse	BISON herd w BULLS!	136.5
15	6-Jul	repeat TR park road; rest stops	Cooney Reservoir SP CG Mont.  Near Rte 212	Left bison herd behind; did road again, headed for Yellowstone.	Short-eared Owl	BISON deluge early am	420.9
16	7-Jul	Rte 212 scenic drive; Yellowstone NP-Lamar Valley, Hot Springs area	Pebble Creek CG	Climbed mountains on Rte 212 to Yellowstone; 212 beautiful tundra!	Sora	Elk	194.4
17	8-Jul	Yellowstone NP-Lamar Valley	Pebble Creek CG	great wildlife: least chipmunk, dense Cliff Swallow nests, roaming bison, antelope, etc	Green-tailed Towhee	Grizzly & Coyote pups	53.8
18	9-Jul	Cooke City:  tundra on Rte 212	Soda Butte, NFCG	fantastic tundra along road, alpine butterflies, cassin's Finch, RC Kinglet, etc.	White-tailed Ptarmigan	Yellow-bellied Marmot	92.3
19	10-Jul	Yellowstone NP-Lamar Valley	Pebble Creek CG	Cooke City has only 1 land line pone, no cell service; bank fraud	White-crowned Sparrow	Black Bear	68.4
20	11-Jul	Yellowstone NP - Grand Canyon area	Grant Village CG	White-throated Swift, VG Swallows, OS in Yellowstone River Canyon	American Dipper	Yellowstone River Falls	90.8
21	12-Jul	Grand Tetons NP, Lewis Falls, Signal Mt	Colter Village CG	Met Gerry F at VC-good birding info; Signal Mt at sunset-pretty scenes, mule deer	Swainson's Thrush	Yellow pine chipmunk	74.6
22	13-Jul	Grand Tetons NP - loop road, Signal Mt	Colter Village CG	Signal Mt at dawn-rec GT Towhee; Brewer's Sparrow on loop road	Brewer's Sparrow	Red Fox	83
23	14-Jul	Grand Tetons NP-River Access Road	Signal Mountain CG	GG Owl hoots fr woods near meadow; 2 BE immatures interract w Ravens	Great Gray Owl	Jousting Red Squirrels	71.3
24	15-Jul	Grand Tetons NP-River Access Road	Holiday, Rawlins WY	Eagles and Ravens again, Barrows Goldeneye, Common Merganzer	Red-naped Sapsucker	Pronghorn Antelope	281.4
25	16-Jul	Macloulough Reservoir Dam	Ogallala SP CG, NE	left mountains behind, horizon changed to rolling hills	Loggerhead Shrike	aspen, cedar	336.1
26	17-Jul	Macloulough Dam, Ogallala, parking lot	Quality Inn North Platte, NE	Disaster!! The roof blew off!  <40mph	Clark's Grebe	roof of van on highway!	146.1
27	18-Jul	parking lot, test drive Rte 30	Grand Island NE	taped tarp to van, < 55mph	Franklin's Gull	Gorilla Tape	145.7
28	19-Jul	parking lot, 367 miles!	Marshalltown IA	Enclosed van in rope; added tape as needed; finally reached 60 mph!	Northern Harrier	Gorilla Tape, super fat pig	367.3
29	20-Jul	rest stops	Pine View Resort Monticello IN	played tag with rain; parked van under covered entry to protect from rain	American Kestrel	Gorilla tape! Pine View Resort	403.9
30A	21-Jul	none	van at Sportsmobile, Huntington IN	rain early, late start; Huntington IN by mid morning; 3 hrs to rent car and transfer stuff	Eastern Meadowlark	Sportsmobile	75.2
30B	21-Jul	Subway to resusitate before last link	Youngstown OH	strange car, wonder if we transferred enough	Bobolink	pillow	299
31	22-Jul	rest stops	home	418 miles!  Wow!	Carolina Wren	RAV4 - got us home	418