Afternoon: We spent more time at Jackson galleries, and the National Museum of Wildlife Art, just north of town near the Elk Refuge. We also hiked the String Lake trail, though an area of recent burn (nice wildlife here, and great views of the Tetons).
A nicer view of the Grand Tetons
Views below are from String Lake Trail
BIRDING: More YELLOW HEADED BLACKBIRDS and BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS at the Wagon Wheel Motel, also a YELLOW WARBLER and HOUSE WREN were there. At Two Ocean Lake: MACGILLIVRAYS and YELLOW WARBLERS, RED-NAPED SAPSUCKER and DOWNY WOODPECKER, HOUSE WREN, SANDHILL CRANE heard, MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE, HERMIT THRUSHES also heard. Various eclipsed ducks, possible SHOVELER, and MALLARDS.
Elk Refuge: A variety of mystery eclipsed ducks, TRUMPETER SWAN, BARN, VIOLET GREEN and TREE SWALLOW
String lake Trail: EMP. FLYCATCHER on nest, CHIPPING SPARROW, WESTERN TANAGER, MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD, DARK EYED JUNCO, WILLIAMSON'S SAPSUCKER.
Yellow Headed Blackbird at Wagon Wheel Motel, Jackson 
MacGillivray's Warbler: Two Ocean Lake Trail, Grand Teton National Park
Yellow Warbler: Two Ocean Lake Trail, Grand Teton National Park
Mystery eclipse plumage duck, Two Ocean Lake Trail, Grand Tetons National Park (Shoveler?)
Trumpeter Swan: National Elk Refuge, Jackson, WY (Melissa's photo)
Ring-Necked Duck: National Elk Refuge, Jackson, WY
Below: The ducks at the refuge in some great poses! Not sure which eclipsed ducks these are!
Mystery Duck: National Elk Refuge, Jackson, WY
Mallard Duck: National Elk Refuge, Jackson, WY
Mystery Duck: National Elk Refuge, Jackson, WY
Western Tanager: Spring Lake Trail, Grand Teton National Park
Moose: Spring Lake Trail, Grand Teton National Park (Melissa's photo)
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