by jaduffy | Jul 31, 2018 | Birding
Today Don and I drove south to Carson Pass (on Highway 88) to pick up my brother Chris (aka Doafmaster) who is hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in segments. We’d arranged to hike south a couple miles from Carson Pass to Frog Lake to meet up with our PCT hiker. ...
by jaduffy | Jul 25, 2018 | Birding
Don and I got out early to drive to South Lake Tahoe and meet the TINS group for the Naturalist-led tour of the Angora Burn Area. This locale abuts the west end of the town of South Lake Tahoe. It is an area on the slope of Tahoe Mountain (just east of Fallen Leaf...
by jaduffy | Jul 11, 2018 | Birding
Don, Doaf, and I drove up the Mt. Rose highway to Tahoe Meadows; last time we were here it seemed that Spring was just breaking out. Today it seemed more like mid Spring up at 8000 feet. Arriving at 10 am, there seemed to be a good bit of bird activity. I was trying...
by jaduffy | Jul 10, 2018 | Birding
Today I went with Doaf to the Upper Truckee River meadows area, in South Lake Tahoe. First we tried the east side of the marsh, accessing it off San Francisco Road. We immediately heard the raucous sounds of the Yellow-Headed Blackbirds that were numerous in the...
by jaduffy | Jul 5, 2018 | Birding
Today Don and I drove to Spooner Lake, arriving at 7:45 am. This is a birding hotspot that keeps on giving (and a convenient drive from our home in Reno). We really had a successful outing today, and saw a number of Tahoe Big Year new species. Most impressive was...
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