. The bison of Yellowstone National Park. American bison; Mammals. 82 Bison of Yellowstone National Park. Fig. 33. Bison on the strip of sedge meadows along upper Alum Creek south of Hay- den Valley. ranged the small meadows and parks scattered in the extensive lodgepole forest (Fig. 33) south to Dryad and Beach lakes, west to the upper reaches of Spruce Creek, and across Mary Mountain to upper Nez Perce Creek. Bulls from Hayden Valley occasionally moved south down Arnica Creek to West Thumb and on toward South Entrance. Pelican and Lamar wintering herds were seen in early summer on the lower
. The bison of Yellowstone National Park. American bison; Mammals. 82 Bison of Yellowstone National Park. Fig. 33. Bison on the strip of sedge meadows along upper Alum Creek south of Hay- den Valley. ranged the small meadows and parks scattered in the extensive lodgepole forest (Fig. 33) south to Dryad and Beach lakes, west to the upper reaches of Spruce Creek, and across Mary Mountain to upper Nez Perce Creek. Bulls from Hayden Valley occasionally moved south down Arnica Creek to West Thumb and on toward South Entrance. Pelican and Lamar wintering herds were seen in early summer on the lower ridges of the Upper Lamar (Mount Norris, the western ends of the Cache-Calfee and Mill- er Creek ridges, and Little Saddle Mountain). By the end of June to mid-July, they moved higher, to the east boundary (Fig. 34), rang- ing from the Hoodoos to Canoe Lake and Saddle Mountain. By late July to early August, groups usually moved west down the ridges, and some crossed the La- mar River to the Mirror Plateau, where they ranged the northeast rim from Flint creek to upper Raven Creek until the shift to win- ter range. At higher population numbers than those occurring during this study, groups also commonly moved the length of Specimen Ridge on the north edge of the Mirror Plateau (Dave Pier- son 1968 pers. comm.). Apparent influences for move- ment of groups over large areas during summer were the rut, sea- sonal vegetation changes (see Use of Forage Areas), and, most ob- viously, biting insect populations. Small, gray, biting flies were par- ticularly noticed on the Mirror and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Meagher, Margaret Mary; United States. National Park Service. [Washington] : U. S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service
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