by jaduffy | Aug 18, 2018 | Birding
Today Don and I joined a TINS bird walk in Donner Creek Canyon. We met up with several other birding enthusiasts and walked up the canyon. At the Beaver Pond (a very small pond at this time of year), there was quite a bit of bird activity, and our pishing brought in...
by jaduffy | Aug 14, 2018 | Birding
Today Don and I drove northwest to the Truckee area to check out the wildlife near Prosser Creek, just southeast of Prosser Creek Reservoir’s dam. According to the Cornell eBird website, this area is a birding hotspot, and we were hoping to spot an American...
by jaduffy | Aug 9, 2018 | Birding
Today Don and I decided on an evening birding amble at Rabe Meadows, just north of South Lake Tahoe in Nevada. Previously in April, we did a morning visit to Rabe Meadows. This time we hoped to see some night birds such as night hawks or owls, so we arrived just...
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...
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