Our headquarters for this summer weekend will be the Sierra Valley, an area about 25 miles north of Lake Tahoe, bounded by little towns like Blairsden, Portola and Loyalton. The area\u2019s wild rivers, grasslands, lakes and forests provide homes to a extraordinary variety of birds. We will visit Lake Davis, the Sierra Valley marshes, the Feather River, Yuba Pass, Plumas-Eureka State Park and other locations. We expect to see Sapsuckers and other woodpeckers, numerous warblers, Yellow-headed Blackbirds, Osprey, White Pelicans, Mt. Bluebirds, White-faced Ibis, Sandhill Cranes, Black\u2013billed Magpies, Nighthawks, Clark\u2019s Nutcrackers, ducks, hummingbirds and many songbirds. The weekend trip begins at noon Friday in Sierraville and ends Sunday at noon. I will provide a list of local accommodations for your stay.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Our headquarters for this summer weekend will be the Sierra Valley, an area about 25 miles north of Lake Tahoe, bounded by little towns like Blairsden, Portola and Loyalton. The area\u2019s wild rivers, grasslands, lakes and forests provide homes to … Continue reading