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’s 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–billed Magpies, Nighthawks, Clark’s 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.