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Birds

Pelicans There are as many as 200 species of birds in the park, including a number of large and very beautiful ones. One of the most distinctive birds found in the park is the American white pelican.

These pelicans have an enormous orange bill which are often used to carry the fish they find.

Groups of these birds may often seen together in lakes and streams.

More pelicans are shown below.

As awkward as they look, the pelican is a graceful figure as it moves across the water.

Some additional birds are gathered in shallow water.

Great Blue Heron Also found in the park is the Great Blue Heron.The heron may stand up to 4 feet in height.

The Great Blue Heron builds a nest of sticks usually located near rivers or lakes.

The heron is a colony nester, and several nests may be found in a single tree. Quite often the Blue Heron builds its nest in cottonwood trees.

Other Birds Species of ducks can also be found in the park.

Canada geese are also plentiful in the park. While some migrate with the seasons, a few can be found year around within the confines of the park.

Of course, the king of birds in the United States is the Bald Eagle. It is, of course, the national bird of the USA. A distant view of one of these grand birds is shown in the photograph below. These birds are rather scarce in the United States but can be found in several national parks, including Grand Teton.

The bald eagle usually nest in trees near the river; the one below is shown in a tree near Oxbow Bend. The nests, which may be 1 foot deep and 7 to 8 feet across, may be used year after year. They feed on carrion, ducks, and fish, and do not mature until they are 4 or 5 years old. Golden eagles, not pictured here, may also be found in the park.

References

Information about Grand Teton National Park has been drawn from personal experience, data available in the park itself, and a number of other sources, including:

• Bennett, Ross (Ed.). (1980). The New American Wonderlands: Our National Parks. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society.
  
  
• Betts, Robert B. (1978). Along the Ramparts of the Tetons: The Saga of Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Niwot, CO: University Press of Colorado.
  
  
• Butcher, Deveraux. (1949). Exploring Our National Parks and Monuments. Washington, DC: National Parks Association.
  
  
• Craighead, Frank, & Craighead, John. (1959). Grand Teton National Park. America's Wonderlands, the National Parks. Washington, DC: The National Geographic Society.
  
  
• Craighead, Frank. (1994). For Everything There Is a Season: The Sequence of Natural Events in the Grand Teton-Yellowstone Area. Helena & Billings, MT: Falcon Press Publishing Co., Inc.
  
  
• Crandall, Hugh. (1993). Grand Teton: The Story Behind the Scenery. Las Vegas, NV: KC Publications.
  
  
• Gilmore, Jackie, (1995). In Pictures--Grand Teton--The Continuing Story. Las Vegas, NV: KC Publications.
  
  
• Good, John M., & Pierce, Kenneth L. (1996). Interpreting the Landscape: Recent and Ongoing Geology of Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. Moose, WY: Grand Teton National istory Association.
  
  
• Jensen, Paul. (1959). Yosemite. In America's Wonderlands: The Scenic National Parks and Monuments of the United States. Washington, DC: The National Geographic Society.
  
  
• Jones, William R. (1989). Yosemite: The Story Behind the Scenery. Las Vegas, NV: KC Publications.
  
  
• Keyes, Nelson Beecher. (1957). America's National Parks. Garden City, NJ: Doubleday & Co., Inc.
  
  
• Kummer, Larry, & Kummer, Julie (Eds.). Jackson Hole & the Tetons: A Year-Around Recreation Guide. Jackson Hole, WY: High Country Graphics.
  
  
• Larson, Leo, & Larson, Helen H. (1988). Grand Teton Photographer's Guide. Eureka, CA: Earthwalk Press.
  
  
• National Geographic's Guide to the National Parks of the United States (2003). Washington, DC: National Geographic Society.
  
  
• National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States. (2003). Washington, DC: National Geographic Society.
  
  
• National Parks of North America. (1995). Washington, DC: National Geographic Society.
  
  
• National Parks of the West. (1980). Menlo Park, CA: Lane Publishing Co.
  
  
• National Parkways: A Photographic & Comprehensive Guide to Grand Teton National Park. (1976). Casper, WY: World-Wide Research & Publishing.
  
  
• Our National Parks. (1989). Pleasantville, NY: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
  
  
• Schilling, Paul. (1996).The Sierra Club Guide to the National Parks: Rocky Mountains & the Great Plains.. New York: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang.
  
  
• Scott, M. Douglas, & Scott, Suvi A. (1988). Wildlife of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Salt Lake City, Utah: Wheelwright Press, Inc.
  
  
• Tilden, Freeman. (1970). The National Parks.. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
  
  

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