Bliss Bonner

Bliss Bonner is the 2024 Curatorial Intern with the Draper Natural History Museum. Having lived near Yellowstone National Park and its surrounding ecosystems for her entire life, she has always been deeply interested in the natural world and plans to study science communication at the University of Wyoming. While Bliss loves to travel and see other parts of the world, she is equally passionate about what the Cody area offers. She spends much of her time exploring the mountains and looking for birds, and she also enjoys creative arts and writing.

About Bliss Bonner

Bliss Bonner is the 2024 Curatorial Intern with the Draper Natural History Museum. Having lived near Yellowstone National Park and its surrounding ecosystems for her entire life, she has always been deeply interested in the natural world and plans to study science communication at the University of Wyoming. While Bliss loves to travel and see other parts of the world, she is equally passionate about what the Cody area offers. She spends much of her time exploring the mountains and looking for birds, and she also enjoys creative arts and writing.

“American Three-toed Woodpecker” photograph by Larry Lamsa (detail)

Woodpeckers of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

December 9, 2024 by Bliss Bonner

The variety of habitats within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem makes it a perfect place for many species of woodpeckers. Learn more about these visually striking birds!

The Truth About Bats

October 11, 2024 by Bliss Bonner

Why do bats have such a bad reputation? Are they really disease-carriers, blood-drinking, flying rodents?

White-Nose Syndrome: A Battle for the Bats

August 16, 2024 by Bliss Bonner

In the late winter of 2006, thousands of bats began to die in the northeastern United States. Not long before they should have been emerging from their caves at the […]

Taking Flight with Pinyon Jays

July 26, 2024 by Bliss Bonner

The Pinyon Jay is named for its characteristic behaviors of both nesting in piñon pine trees and eating their seeds. A relative of ravens, crows, magpies, and other jays, this […]