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Scissor-tailed Flycatcher (Tyrannus forficatus)Observer
twillrichardsonDescription
That time Oklahoma's State Bird showed up at the mouth of the Upper Truckee for a couple of hours. Such a surprisingly challenging bird to photograph!
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Short-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus)Observer
jennysweattDescription
Calling TuTuTu
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Long-tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus)Observer
twillrichardsonDescription
Scavenging on a Mallard head
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Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)Observer
jennysweattDescription
a dozen sandpipers moving around, at a long distance away. I think these two are the same bird. Others in the group were mostly Least and a Western Sandpiper.
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Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda)Observer
kenneth_gDescription
My first Rosy Maple Moth find :D
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Long-tailed Weasel (Neogale frenata)Observer
hngabuDescription
I first glimpsed it scurrying behind a log, initially thought ground squirrel due to size but the tail looked unusual. Luckily it came back out and I realized it was a weasel, which was very exciting as this is my first sighting! It scoped us out for a few seconds and I was able to grab these shots before it disappeared.
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Leathery Grapefern (Sceptridium multifidum)Observer
tmessickDescription
Large meadow about 1.5 miles southwest of Wrights Lake, Eldorado National Forest, El Dorado County, California, elev. approx. 6630 feet.
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Tioga Gentian (Gentiana newberryi ssp. tiogana)Observer
tmessickDescription
Large meadow about 1.5 mile southwest of Wrights Lake, Eldorado National Forest, El Dorado County, California, elev. approx. 6630 feet.
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Western Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera oblongifolia)Observer
charmir_of_plants
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Desert Figwort (Scrophularia desertorum)Observer
jay9999Description
plant less than 12 inches
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Tricolored Blackbird (Agelaius tricolor)Observer
jennysweattDescription
Video of bird in flight and foraging: https://youtu.be/wfe94Hr0fTg
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Western Maidenhair Fern (Adiantum aleuticum)Observer
chaunceyDescription
Location verified on satellite view.
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Willow Flycatcher (Empidonax traillii)Observer
hngabuDescription
It perched far away on the top of the willows so with heat shimmer the photos are not great. Could hear it singing "fitz-beyew." Also observed it quickly flying away from the branch and then back to the same or nearby branch.
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Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)Observer
jennysweattDescription
Raven chasing down the Red-Tailed Hawk
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Yellow-billed Loon (Gavia adamsii)Observer
jennysweattDescription
Long distance photo. It could have been seen from land at Eagle Point at the time we took photos (from a boat). But it dove and we could not re-find it for the next 30 to 40 minutes. May have moved a bit further north or further out in the lake?
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Sage Thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus)Observer
twillrichardsonDescription
This was a first documented Tahoe basin record. There have been a number of others since, and early spring seems to be the best time for northbound vagrants to wander in
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Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)Observer
hngabuDescription
Continuing bird found by Jeff M. on 4/25/24
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Vermilion Flycatcher (Pyrocephalus rubinus)Observer
jennysweattDescription
Video on iNat: https://youtu.be/3pP0IDCoSk4
Pin is where the bird was hanging out in a willow. We were standing at a distance watching it, on the trail at the overlook of the "lagoon area" halfway down to the lake from the trailhead
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Surfbird (Calidris virgata)Observer
mpaulsen16Description
Seen sitting on the ground during a snow storm
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Red-breasted × Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus ruber × nuchalis)Observer
sphyrapicus
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Bobcat (Lynx rufus)Observer
alandqzDescription
Saw the bobcat catch a rodent (probably a vole—see second photo), and another small animal (probably another rodent).
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Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata)Observer
twillrichardsonDescription
Experimenting with a friend's cheapo slide scanner. Not great, but neither were these photos.
Regardless, this is the Tahoe basin's only record for the species to date.
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Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)Observer
twillrichardsonDescription
Posted on behalf of Geoff Quine. Surely the same animal seen on the 5th (see Associated Observation). We spent many hours scouring the area for scat of fur for genetic testing, but no luck. Tons of coyote tracks in the area, and one came by the camera a few times this very night.
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White-tailed Ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura)Observer
twillrichardsonDescription
Just outside the hydrologic Tahoe Basin. P&S shots during White-tailed Jackrabbit work
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Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)Observer
sheilatonerDescription
Falcon chasing Turkey Vulture
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Mountain Chickadee (Pacific) (Poecile gambeli ssp. abbreviatus)Observer
michael_long
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American Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)Observer
jennysweattDescription
Video with it calling and in flight
https://youtu.be/Tc3hWHPSE48
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Meadow Voles (Genus Microtus)Observer
jennysweattDescription
crossing street from lawn to a pond with willows along edges
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North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)Observer
twillrichardsonDescription
Saw two together along here while driving by this morning and went back this afternoon for photos
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North American River Otter (Lontra canadensis)Observer
twillrichardsonDescription
Loads of latrines visible on the far (south and west) side of the river along here
