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Today I joined the TINS bird walk that they have weekly at 7:30 am.\u00a0 It was hosted by Michelle and Dan from TINS who helped us find a few species on this sunny Spring morning.\u00a0 The highlight for me was the black-headed grosbeaks.\u00a0 I wasn’t able to see them well during the walk, as they were hiding in the willow branches near the creek bank.\u00a0 But after the formal walk ended I hung out for longer with my camera, and these birds started tolerating me and even venturing closer a few times.\u00a0 One of the male-female pairs I observed seem to be flitting about, mostly with the male pursuing the female.\u00a0 The males are much more brightly colored than the females but the birds are the same size.\u00a0 Of course the typical Steller’s jays were out and about, as well as chickadees, juncos, and the cliff swallows which were gathering mud from the edge of the pond. Near the pond, I was also able to spot a Wilson’s warbler.\u00a0 This bird had been pointed out during the walk but I hadn’t gotten a visual on it right away.\u00a0 The bird flits around a lot in the willowing foliage and is difficult to get the camera focused on it long enough for\u00a0a shot!<\/p>\n

At around 11 I left and drove down to\u00a0Sand Harbor, which I’ve always heard is a photographer’s\u00a0wonderland, but I’d never been.\u00a0 I took the opportunity to purchase the Nevada State Parks annual pass.\u00a0 Just outside the office I spotted a busy house wren working on his nest which was entered from a hole in the fence. I guess the wren’s not real worried about the nearby humans.\u00a0 While at Sand Harbor I saw another Wilson’s warbler, some common mergansers, and also several squirrels and chipmunks.\u00a0 I’ll have to come back sometime for a great sunset on the lake.\u00a0 I was tired now, but I made one more stop, at Spooner Lake, to see what was happening there.\u00a0 By then it was about 1:30 so not a huge amount of activity, but saw some of the usual suspects (nuthatches, chickadees, Audubon’s warblers).\u00a0Another birder I met\u00a0told me there were other warblers around, but I didn’t observe them.\u00a0 I did catch an American coot, fairly common but I’d not observed yet for the TBY.<\/p>\n

I added\u00a04 more species to my Tahoe Big Year\u00a0list.<\/p>\n

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Beautiful Sand Harbor<\/p>\n

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Village Green Park in Incline Village<\/p>\n

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This tiny chipmunk was no more than 4 inches long, Sand Harbor<\/p>\n

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