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7-3-09 On the way back from Cody, we rescued a salamder on the Hwy, saw a badger, 3 deer with twin fawns, found a three toed woodpecker nest and came across a great horned owl family. Raining. Also our golden eagles are fledging. Photos on Photo Journal Page. 7-2-09 Black bear and cubs at Elk Creek. Black bear and cub up Petrified Tree Road. Single black bear near Hell Roaring. Injured black wolf near the NE Gate. Badger crossed the road east of Cooke Pass. 5 mt. goats close to the road near West Summet in the Beartooths. Watched several bird nests. Visited one of our great gray owl nests. Chicks are doing fine. 6-27-09 3 moose and a fox on the way to Cody. On a hike in the Beartooths today, we watched williamson's sapsuckers , hairy woodpeckers, mt. blue birds and tree swallows feed their young. Also came across a sickingly large bear bed. Courting marten pair at our cabin. 6-20-09 This morning we woke up to a marten hanging out in our front yard. Soon after, a cow and tiny calf moose passed with in 3 feet of our front windows. 6-19-09 Black bears at Hellroaring, Pebble Creek and Rosevelt. Fox at Jct. Butte. badgers farther east. Cassie and I watched a hawk attack our great gray owl nest, also another hawk stole a mouse from a raven near the Buffalo Ranch. 6-15-09 The girls and I were driving pass Pebble Creek this morning , when an elk came charging down through the aspens to the north followed by 5 wolves. 3 black 2 gray. Another black wolf was on a kill south of The Old Yellowstone Picnic Area. Black bear near Hell Roaring. Coyote den on Tower Hill also 2 courting black bears. 6-12-09 Cassie and I went into The Park last night. Black bear at Pebble Creek, black wolf on a carcass near Soda Butte Cone, griz low on Speciman, black bear near Hell Roaring, bull moose in Floating Island Lake and great gray owl near Phantom Lake. Martens at our cabin. 6-08-09 Snowing daily. Martens at our cabin. Russel Hawkins and two of his fellow class mates from the film school at MSU followed me around for a day, and put together a short film. I think they did a great job, athough they were unable to take ten years of my age. You can view it at www.lifeonterra.com I placed a photo of a Druid chasing a coyote on The Photo Journal Page. 6-03-09 Our Anniversary!!! Black wolf behind The Old Lamar Picnic Area. Moose cow and calf near Trout Lake. Black bear near Hell Roaring. 2 martens at our cabin. 5-29-09 Moose at Warm Creek, Lower Barronette and Trout Lake this morning. 2 black wolves hunting for the coyote den above The Buffalo Ranch. Bighorn lambs playing above Chineese Gardens. 5-26-09 2 wolves were on a kill west of Elk Creek this morning. Badger family still at Boulder Pull Off. Female marten at our cabin daily. 5-25-09 Up in the Beartooths, we spotted 4 mt. goats. Not as much snow as last year. On a hike up there we saw lots of blue and ruffed grouse, sandhill cranes and moose. Our Great Gray Owl chicks have hatched. Lots of wolf and bear activity in the park. Cinnamon bear near Phantom Lake. 5-12-09 3 wolves crossed near Frog Rock. Wolf #472 was south side in Little America. The Druids were out near their den site. Black bear crossed the road west Lamar Canyon. Griz near Footbridge. Heavy snow. 5-9-09 Spotted 5 black bears from Jct. Butte to Phantom Lake where I saw a great gray owl. Marten and two foxes at our cabin. Blue grouse displaying at Calcite. Griz at Jct. Butte. 5-6-09 I went out after dark to Pebble Creek to see if I could hear the mate of the boreal owl I found earlier. I was about to get out when I spotted eyes glowing from the trees about 30ft away. I pointed my flashlight and discovered a griz with two cubs looking back at me. I didn't hear the owl. 5-5-09 The Druids are across from Coyote this morning. Agate #472 was on Specimine. Merlin at our cabin. I found a dead boreal owl near Pebble Creek. 4-30-09 The Agates Attacked a coyote den SE of Jct. Butte this morning. On a hike today I spotted a black bear sleeping under a tree, watched ospry build their nest and had 2 yearling lambs on the trail. Wolves also attacked a coyote den near Chinnese Gardens. Snowing. 4-25-09 Griz south of Indian Creek Campground. Black bears neat Tower and Hell Roaring. Gray wolf on a kill north of Mammoth Campground. 4-23-09 Bear emerging everywhere. One even near our cabin. I'm finding tracks where ever I hike. I found a pair of great gray owls. Snow leaving rapidly although a storm is arriving today. Bison calves are appearing. 4-16-09 The Cottenwood Pack (5 members) killed #694 and her pups on Mums Ridge Tuesday. Screech owl calling. 4-14-09 Cindy's Birthday !!! The Canyon Pack had a kill near the bridge below Mammoth this morning. Marten and foxes at our cabin. Snowing. 4-11-09 A wolf crossed 5 ft in front of Cassie and I last week. Photo on Wolf Journal Page. No bison calves yet. 4-2-09 Some kind of a kill near Chinese Gardens, with a mangy black wolf on it. Buffalo carcass at the confluence. Marten, fox and three legged coyote at our cabin. 3-28-09 The Druids have a double kill near Foot Bridge. Fox and flying squirrels at our cabin last night. YELLOWSTONE The Battle For Life Airs on Animal Planet tomorrow afternoon. 3-25-09 The Canyon Pack bedded north of Tower Jct. While #302's Black-tailed Pack was visable from Wrecker. Griz still being seen up Tower. Fox at our cabin. Check out the add for a new cabin now available to rent. (on the left side of page) Called Lamar Valley Cabin. 3-24-09 I hope some of you caught theYellowstone film on Animal Planet Sunday Night. It shows in a 2 hour time slot. I'm sure it will show again. Thousands of black rosy finches at The Confluence. Blue birds in Little America. Fox at our cabin. On a trip to Cody, we spotted 3 golden eagle nests a great horned owl nest and many hawk nests. 3-14-09 A griz is on a carcass under the Yellowstone Bridge. The Druids had a kill north of the Aspen pulloff yesterday morning. In the you should always carry a camera dept., Cindy was on her way to Cody yesterday, when at mile marker #405 on I -90, a bob cat walked out in front of her. It slowly crossed the freeway, then layed down on the far side and just looked at her for a couple of minutes. Pygmy owl calling above our cabin. Our first black rosey finch of the spring. 3-12-09 On Tuesday I spotted an elk laying on an open slope SW of Soda Butte Cone. This morning the Druids were feeding on it. Fox an marten at our cabin. 3-3-09 Woke up this morning to 4 in. of heavy sloppy snow. Marten didn't show for the first time in a week. We watched 3 foxes play in our yard for over an hour the other night. Pygmy owl is calling. I was in the park on Sunday where wolves were seen north and south of Little America. 2-23-09 A lone black wolf was on a kill west of Black-tail Drive last night. This morning I spotted a black wolf just east of Lava Creek and photographed it for a minute, when i realized a gray was laying 50ft to my left. After a couple of minutes they moved back into the timber where more wolves were bedded. Probably the Black-tail Pack (302's) See Photo Journal Page. 2-20-09 The Canyon Pack left their kill in the Mammoth Campground at Dawn. Fox at our cabin, also a marten. 2-14-09 I've been very busy so haven't been out much. 302's pack was on the road in Little America yesterday. Famous elk #6, star of the film Elk Town, died a few days ago. He spent a lot of time in our yard up in Gardiner. Ermine crossed the road in front of me near Upper Barronette. Also a fox farther down the road. 2-05-09 Paul Brown spotted wolverine tracks high on the almost shear slopes of The Wall, a mountain across the valley from our cabin. Badger SW of Coyote. Wolves on both sides of the road in Little America. 4 were Agates. Marten at our cabin. 2-2-09 My grandmothers 101th birthday !!!!! The Canyon Pack wes bedded between Mammoth and the High Bridge this morning when they suddenly chased a coyote down to the road. Pictures on Photo Journal Page. Marten at our cabin. 1-31-09 The Hayden Pack (3 members) have been hanging out between Mammoth and Lava Creek recently. 3 wolves were bedded west of Slough all day. Moose at Pebble Creek. Marten and pygmy owl at our cabin. 1-23-09 #302's Pack is under the High Bridge near Mammoth. Mt. lion at Chinese Gardens near Gardiner the last few days. Marten at our cabin. Jeff watched 2 black wolves near Kelly WY. 1-17-09 Kelly spotted a black wolf on top of Speciman. Mule deer sparring on Phantom lake. Otter at Old Lamar Picnic Area. Fox west end Lamar Canyon & Soda Butte Cone.Agate wolf near the road in Little America. See photos on Photo Journal Page. 1-11-09 #302's pack moved towards Petrified Tree Road this morning. Bull moose on Tower Hill, and 2 moose below our cabin. Otter near the Confluence. Marten at our cabin. A coyote grabbed a squirrel at our cabin. 12-31-08 Something occured this evening thats worth mentioning. We had spent the day in Bozeman, and were approaching the NE Gate about 4PM. It was windy and snowing heavily. Suddenly on the road in front of us stood a gray long legged cat. A lynx!!! A few secounds as I try to stop the car on glare ice, and he's in the timber and up a steep slope. Not loping but, just plodding along. I grabbed the camera and started after . After 100 yards in deep snow, my my throat is raw from sucking in the fridged air. The cat was gone, but I had to try. We went on to the cabin and unpacked. Cassie and I went back for another look. There he was on the road!!! It's almost dark and a car is approaching from the other direction. A leap over the snow bank, a backwards glance and he's in deep timber and gone. Happy New Year!!!! 12-27-08 Black wolf near Mammoth. Blowing snow. 2 moose at Warm Creek. 12-25-08 We had a Christmas marten at our door at dawn. 12-24-08 Merry Christmas!!!! I forgot to mention yesterday that Rick & Kara spotted 3 mountain lions between Hell Roaring and Phantom Lake. The Griz is still west of Phantom Lake. 12-23-08 A griz showed up on 302's Packs kill west of Phantom Lake. Photos on the Photo Journal Page. 12-22-08 302's Pack killed an elk near Phantom Lake. Marten at our cabin. 8" of snow today. Our book When The Wolves Returned, has been awarded the Outstanding Science Trade Book 2009 by the National Science Teachers Association and the Childrens Book Council. 10-26-08 On the way to Cody yesterday morning around 8AM, Cindy & Cassie had a mountain lion cross in front of them about 15 miles east of Cooke City. The Druids, Agates and Sloughs have all been seen in the last couple of days. Also a griz. Black wolf near North Twin Lake yesterday. 10-21-08 Canyon Pack made a kill in North Twin Lake. A grizzly pulled it out to the west side. Three grizzlies have eaten on it. 5 inches of fresh snow. Small flock of rosey finches near the Confluence. 10-16-08 The Canyon Pack (4 adults & 1 pup) brought down a bull bison last night near Otter Creek. This morning a large griz is feeding on it. Another griz seen at Elk Creek. Druids were west of The Buffalo Ranch yesterday. Black bear below our cabin. 10-9-08 Grizzly near Fishermans Pull Off, one swan on Floating Island Lake. Snow coming our way, 4 inches so far. Predictions of up to a foot by Sunday. 20's last night.9-27-08 15 Druids were south of the Confluence yesterday. I've been cutting wood and putting a new roof on our cabin so have'nt been out much. I did drive through the park long after dark last night and saw some interesting things. A flying squirrel glided across the rood near Upper Barronette, a fox cross on Tower Hill and 2 mule deer bucks were sparring over a doe beside the rood at Elk Creek. 9-20-08 It's wood cutting time again! Time for a little catch up. The Sloughs have lost their Alpha & Beta females. With the Druids killing the Beta and possibly the Alpha being brought down by her own pack. Otters in Lamar Canyon. Black bear and cub not far from our cabin and a marten visited 2 days ago. I also pick my 3rd marten off the road in Yellowstone this summer. 9-11-08 The Sloughs were west of The Slough Road this morning. Bull moose south of Soda Butte Cone. Our white chickadee has returned after being gone since June. A partial albino red-tailed hawk was east of Lamar Canyon. The Beartooths were closed this morning. Snow. 9-03-08 The Slough Wolf Pack killed a Druid this morning near Lamar Canyon. Griz on Dunraven. Marten at our cabin. -8-22-08 We took Kelly to college yesterday. For years you know that day is waiting out there,but it still seems to sneak up on you some how. Her address is: Northwest College 139 Lewis & Clark Hall Powell, WY 82435. 28 Druids were seen in Lamar Valley 2 days ago. 16 adults and 12 pups. 8-18-08 Our big male marten was at our cabin this morning also. Marten at our cabin. 8-6-08 We were up in the Beartooths photographing flowers, when a marten bounded past us at 11000 ft. elevation 7-16-08 Black wolf below Dorthys. Griz up on Dunraven. Marten crossed the road near Arnica Creek. Heron fishing in Hayden. Druids disappeared up Cache. Up in the Beartooths, Cassie and I followed a herd of Goats. Martens at our cabin, including a baby. 7-10-08 17 Druid Pups were seen crossing the Lamar River this morning. Black bear and cub at Tower, grizz up on Dunraven. 7-10-08 Yes Bill our bear page has been updated! See the new grizzy photo. Up in the Beartooths we spotted 7 mt. goats east of west summit. Also a nanny & kid near Beartooth Falls. Wild flowers are magnificent this year. We watched a marten mouse like a pouncing fox along the highway for 15 min. 3 martens at our cabin. Note the ad for Wolf Crossing Cabins to the left of our notes. Also Wolf Page Photos have been updated. 7-4-08 Black bears near Petrified Tree Road and Tower Hill. So far The Druids pup count is still 9, but this number could be much higher. The Sloughs have one pup. It's breeding season for martens at our cabin. 6-29-08 Ran down to Canyon this evening. Found a great gray owl, saw a bear and two gray wolves on Washburn. Another black bear at the Yellowstone Bridge. Also a grizz in the river south of Buffalo Ranch. Druids near Footbridge. Marten at our cabin. 6-23-06 Photos are on PHOTO JOURNAL PAGE This morning Cindy was awakened by piercing screams and a roaring sound. She looked out the window and saw two cow moose racing back and forth right below our cabin. I hopped into the car and stopped directly below our cabin. A grizzly raised its head out of the willows 40 feet away. The cow moose was 20 feet in front of me. I pulled into my neighbors drive and got out trying to find a different angle. Suddenly it stood up 50 feet away with the calf dangling from its' jaws. I went to take a photo, my card was full! The grizz dropped to the ground and lumbered away carrying the calf as I changed cards and took a series of shots. It's now feeding on the calf in thick willows 50 feet off the road right below our cabin. Courtship for our martens has begun with a male and female here together Sunday afternoon. 6-2-08 Black bear & a griz on two hikes above Pebble Creek. Griz & cub on Dunraven. Great gray owl south of Tower. 2 chicks in golden eagle nest. 5-26-08 Gray wolf near Soda Butte Co Both Druid & Slough wolves are seen daily. Great gray owl in the Beartooths. Both male & female martens visited our cabin this morning. We have a photo in Defenders magazine this issue. (Druid Howlers) 3-2-08 The pygmy has struck again. See Photo Journal Page. 1 marten at our cabin. Great Gray Owl near our cabin. 2-12-08 Last night at 9PM, I looked out to see a snowshoe hare in our yard. It suddenly darted away and a boreal owl landed in the tree above. A few minutes then the little owl took off and I spotted a marten approaching a few feet behind it. 2-02-08 5 martens at our cabin yesterday, one a new youngster. Finished 10 day shoot with BBC at our cabin. Good Luck with pine martens, snowshoe hares and birds. The pygmy owl did not show very often. Badger digging at Hitching Post. Pygmy Owl caught a pine grosbeak at our cabin 12:30PM Kelly spotted an ermine near the NE Gate. 12-15-07 The pygmy owl killed another grosbeak at our cabin. See photos on Photo Journal Page 12-10-07 Cindy & Kelly had a black wolf cross the road between the High Bridge and Mammoth. Marten at our cabin. Below zero tonight. 12-09-07 The Series Planet Earth featuring our pine martens will be on Discovery tonight.