Today (12/7) a group of S. Lake Tahoe birders arranged access to Edgewood Golf Course (they’ve become much more restrictive about birder access in recent years), and found a Long-tailed Duck in one of

Hello, A male Black Scoter was seen near the Upper Truckee Marsh this evening along with a White-winged Scoter. Surf Scoter has also been seen in the area over the past few days so good chance for pic

After the “parade” of White-winged Scoters this morning, Scott Dietrich, Jenny Sweatt, and Richard Matera found an immature Glaucous-winged Gull at Kiva Beach in the afternoon. I don’t know of any rec

Hello, Today there were a total of 14 Surf Scoters with three being seen on west shore from the Obexer’s pier ( Placer County) and the other eleven seen from Kiva Beach and Camp Richardson’s pier (El

Scott Dietrich had an immature Sabine’s Gull off Lake Forest Beach (Tahoe City, Placer) this morning. This is a fairly late record for Tahoe, but the latest I know of is from Nov. 12th Will Richardson

Scott Dietrich just texted me a digiscoped photo of one, of the two, Red-necked Grebes he’s currently seeing in Lake Tahoe, off Tahoma, right on the Placer/El Dorado line. Will Richardson Truckee, CA

Scott Dietrich (continuing his tear of great birds for Tahoe!) found a Sagebrush Sparrow at the mouth of General Creek late yesterday afternoon (10/5). Also, Jen Scott reported seeing the Lawrence’s G

Scott Dietrich just sent me a photo of a Lawrence’s Goldfinch at Pomin Park, Tahoe City, Placer. This is Tahoe’s second that I know of, the other being from Cove East on 9/27/03. Will Richardson Truck

> > Jenny Sweatt just sent me photos of what looks like a Chestnut-sided Longspur along the Upper Truckee River, right across from the Cove East trailhead (El Dorado Co.). She saw the bird about an ho

Chris – This is an interesting observation, but statistically insignificant as it represents a sample of 1. If arrival dates could be correlated across numerous sites, then some statistical inference

Hi Birders- Parks opened up at least the far south section a while ago so I’ve been birding there a few times. Today yielded a hooded merganser, a couple fox sparrows, and a Lewis’s woodpecker to name

Before heading to Sierra Valley today, I spent an hour scanning from Lake Forest Beach (where Scott found the amazing Nelson's Sparrow last week.) There was a cold wind, although not nearly as windy a

I took my first trip to Sierra Valley since the beginning of the fires. There was no smoke (other than a very thin plume going up quite a ways to the north.) I did my usual loop -- Sierraville to Satt

Hi, We saw White-crowned Sparrows in our yard (Shingle Springs) this morning. Here are the historical return dates for our yard: 2001 - 9/15 2002 - 9/19 2003 - 9/22 2005 - 9/17 2006 - 9/18 2007 - 9/19

Sparrow is still there in the clump of willows on the rocky peninsula. Take Lake Forest Drive to Bristlcone, make a right and follow it to a dead end by the lake. Walk straight out to the small penins

Hi, the Nelson’s Sparrow was seen again this morning at Lake Forest. Scott Dietrich North Tahoe

Hello, A Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow was seen this morning at Lake Forest Beach area in North Tahoe near large willows on peninsula. Scott Dietrich North Tahoe

Birders- I’ve been birding near Cool in the state park, which I access through the Catecroft access gate about 3/4 mile south fo Cool along Hwy 49. Today the highlight was a vesper sparrow observed ne

Birders- I saw a mountain chickadee this AM while scouting the nature area for fall migration activity. Otherwise it was as expected, pretty slow. Just curious- are there any other birders birding in

Today at 10:45 am I found a Bonaparte’s Gull in alternate plumage along the east shore of Boca Reservoir. It was close in for good viewing by a boat where it seemed to be waiting for treat. It soon fl