Hi, It's almost 11:00 Monday morning and the Ruby-throat has not yet appeared. We suspect it rode the cold front out of town. If it shows up later, I'll post...
This morning, I observed the following birds in the canopy of one large Incense Cedar: 4-5 MOUNTAIN CHICKADEE, 2 BROWN CREEPER, 1 RED-BREASTED NUTHATCH, 1...
First and foremost, let me forward an email from Deren Ross, who (FINALLY!!) found a Lake Tahoe Franklin's Gull this morning- "I arrived at Lake Forest at...
This morning Deren Ross, Dennis Cavallo and I visited Lake Forest at the north end of Lake Tahoe (at the south end of Bristlecone St.). The Franklin's Gull...
We were having a nice morning at Lake Forest when I heard my favorite high-pitched squeek: A Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher. I've never seen one before at Tahoe. He...
Hello all, Today, Monday, Brian O'Connor found a juvenile Western Sandpiper at the Lake-of-the-Pines WWTP (Western Nevada County) in the pond by the front gate...
Hi Everyone, Shorebird habitat at the Upper Truckee River mouth is unreal. I have never seen the water so low allowing for great shorebirding. I spent only...
Ryan Phillips
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I am heading to the area this weekend (staying in Incline Village) and am wondering if anyone has any suggestions on where to look for Pine Grosbeaks. Thank...
Kevin and others: From the trailhead at Mt Rose Summit, along the Mt. Rose Highway #431. I have hiked to the waterfall (a few miles) and have seen them in...
They can be found just about anywhere up there near Mt. Rose Summit. I've spent a lot of time in the last two summers along the Relay Pk. Road, and they've...
... In Amador County near Silver Lake I saw a flock last weekend on the Granite Lake trail: http://wildlightphoto.com/birds/fringillidae/pigr00.jpg What...
I plan to visit your great state next year. My brother-in-law lives in Fresno so I would be based there but plan to travel around. I have a fairly short list...
Hi All, I am heading to Tahoe for the very first time to attend this weekend's Sierra Nevada Alliance Conference. I would like to do some birding and possibly...
Winds haven't been ideal, but looky what they've been getting down on the East Side: "Parasitic Jaeger attacks 5 Sabine's Gulls at Crowley Observers: Justin...
Deren Ross and Dennis Cavallo, responding to Will Richardson's prompt, visited Lake Forest (south end of Bristlecone) at north Lake Tahoe (Placer County) and...
Hi all, Yesterday, 9/12, I birded the Eagle Lake area with a group of friends. The highlight was a young Chestnut-sided Warbler visiting the feeders and water...
Hi all, On 9/10 and 9/11 a group of us birded Modoc County. On 9/10, after birding Siskiyou County all day, we had a Green Heron at the southeast corner of...
Hi Sierra denizens, here is an odd sound I recorded at 8000' elevation, central Sierra, in mid-August. I was camped on a bluff 100' above this small (about...
White-crowned Sparrows returned to our yard today (9/15). Here are the return dates for most of the last 8 years (we missed 2004 due to the distractions of...
Finally, after all these years, I can add Pileated Woodpecker to my yard list. I've heard suspicious distant calls, but no clear sighting until today. He's...
Early this morning Dennis Cavallo and I found a PARASITIC JAEGER at Lake Forest (south end of Bristlecone St.) at the north shore of Lake Tahoe. Got great...
Greetings, This morning my first-of-season GC Sparrow (imm.) showed up at my feeders at work near Lake Wildwood in Penn Valley, Nevada County. This is the...
Hello birders, I went kayaking on Sunday from Tahoe City out to Lake Forest. There were white caps out there, so the birding was quite difficult at times. I...
9/24/08 (8am to 11:30am) A pleasant morning of birding at Cove East in South Lake Tahoe with Don and Lynn Harriman, Alice Jones, and Sheryl Ferguson...
I spent the last few hours of morning at Lake Forest and Pomin Park today. There was a strong breeze at Lake Forest, and still plenty of Sterna terns around....
There were four American Wigeon at Cameron Park Lake yesterday morning (Thursday, 9/25). They were hanging out just off the point of land with the gazeebo on...
Hi all, Just a quick note before I have to run. Brian O'Connor and I spent the day in the Truckee area. Best bird was Eurasian Wigeon at Martis Creek...
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