Two weeks ago hiked the Mt. Rose section of the Tahoe Rim Trail. Saw very few birds except for Clark's Nutcrackers, Dark-eyd Juncos, one White-breasted...
All, Just got back from Lake Almanor. Forest Rd 10 northeast of Chester was very birdy, with Cassin's Vireo, Dusky Flycatcher, Hermit, Nashville, Orange-cr,...
Dear North American Birds Contributors, The summer season has come to a close so please submit your noteworthy records from the Northern California Region for...
Greetings- This morning around 10 am I saw a single juvenile Sanderling at the Upper Truckee River Delta accesses from the Tahoe Keys marina in South...
Although I have birded along Highway 88 many times, August 2nd was the first time I did so at the west end of Silver Lake. If my sightings were any indication...
... Last August while hiking the trails just east of Silver Lake I found a few Pine Grosbeaks, so I suspect your sighting was not an isolated incident. ...
Hi, 31 Jul through 5 Aug 09 birding produced information on non-prime time of year bird species and numbers occurrence at locations in the Kern River Valley...
I just returned from 5 days of backpacking out of Mammoth. Route: Agnew Meadows to Shadow Lake to Lake Ediza (elev. 9200), with side trips to Iceberg Lake (at...
Lauren Harter and I stopped by the Upper Truckee River delta/Tahoe Keys area on our way east today.? We had White-faced Ibis-3 Killdeer-12 Semipalmated...
Just got some great photos of a Solitary Sandpiper, found by Lynn Harriman, this morning at S. Lake Tahoe. The bird was at the Upper Truckee Marsh/Delta, in...
I ran down to S. Lake this afternoon (8/14) to see if I could find the Solitary Sandpiper. Much to my surprise, it was right where it had been reported. I...
Hello Birders, Over the last two weeks, an immature male COSTA'S HUMMINGBIRD has been visting a feeder at a private residence in Foresthill(Placer Co.). The...
TIME/DAY/DATE: 5;10am-11:45am, Th, 20 Aug 09 LOCATIONS: South Fork Kern River watershed, Southern Sierra Nevada, Kern County, California WEATHER: 60.5F-80.9F,...
Yesterday (8/23), once the rains stopped (mid-morning), I birded a few beaches around Lake Tahoe. The mudflats at the Upper Truckee Delta were well-stocked...
I just heard back from Nils Warnock, who informed me that the lt. blue flags on the Western Sandpiper that's been at Lake Forest Beach for the last several...
This morning at 1015 I encountered a large flock of about 50 migrant birds in our yard at 12213 Half Moon Way, Nevada City. Among them were about 5 Nashvilles,...
I went out three different times this morning (between 0600-1030) trying to relocate and photograph the Bay-breasted Warbler I saw in our yard yesterday ...
Hi, Spent all day and part of the night on Saturday, August 29 searching the Kern River Valley and Greenhorn Mountains for bird species not yet reported via...
On Sept. 1, 2009 about 8:00 AM, there was a first winter KENTUCKY WARBLER in the riparian area on the south side of Convict Lake in Mono Co. It was in the...
Yesterday, between Echo Lakes and Dick's Pass saw several birds not spotted before on my Tahoe Rim Trail hikes. At a high elevation spotted a Black-backed...
Highlights from Golden Gate Audubon's 29th annual backpacking trip to Snag Lake led by David Rice and Robin Pulich Aug. 28-31- A 2nd trip/park record sighting...
Hello birders! I will be visiting the area and am hoping to see a few birds--actually, I'd be thrilled to see one or two new ones. I'll be staying at the Young...
Yesterday, while camping at Richardson's Resort in S. Tahoe, i saw a White-headed Woodpecker and a Williamson's Sapsucker in the same tree as I was making...
Yesterday volunteered all day at Martis Peak Lookout overlooking most of Lake Tahoe and surrounding areas at an altitude of 8600'. Saw numerous Dark-eyed...
Hello birders, I hike Mt Rose yesterday amongst the crowds. It turned out to be a beautiful day for with the clear skies and comparatively calm winds. As...
Hi, In the 1970s, the late Ned Johnson discovered and wrote in Western Birds on the range extension of Plumbeous Vireo into the southern Sierra Nevada in...
Drove through the Sierra Valley this morning, saw lots of Cliff Swallows, Barn Swallows, numerous Song Sparrows and other sparrows I could not ID, many...
I remember reading somewhere that the Sandhill cranes tend to fly over the N Sierra passes near the October full moon. Any tips re best location & timing. ...
