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Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
Super cute. And there are the yellow legs :)
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California Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma californica)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
The most I've ever seen at one time in Tahoe (at about a dozen).
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Least Sandpiper (Calidris minutilla)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
A whole lot of not so great shots of these Sandpipers in flight. But they definitely had black legs. Although I didn't see any rusty/reddish on their backs, I'm leaning toward Dunlins or Western Sandpipers since the other options with black legs are pretty rare and haven't (to my limited knowledge) been documented in Tahoe in the spring.
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American Black Bear (Ursus americanus)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
With tag and radio collar. It appears that it's Tag #1793. Looks like it had swam from the Tahoe Keys neighborhood along Venice Drive over to the edge of Pope Marsh where I was standing.
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Rock Wren (Salpinctes obsoletus)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
I do hope this one decides to move to higher ground eventually.
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Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
Excavating a new nesting cavity. And its mate:
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Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
Excavating a new nesting cavity. And its mate:
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Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
The two of them saw me from well over 500 meters away and flew straight over the top of me :) Super cool to see them back in Washoe Meadows State Park!
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Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
Oh, damn! This was a super nice surprise today :)
A Raven messing with a Golden Eagle :)
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Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
If only he would've flipped over to the side so that I could've gotten a better shot of that white patch on his forehead :)
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Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
Grouped in with seven Willets as they were fleeing during a Bald Eagle flyover.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/206471052
Appears to be in adult non-breeding plumage. See fourth photo for comparison of a Long-billed Dowitcher in breeding plumage.
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Long-billed Dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
Grouped in with seven Willets as they were fleeing during a Bald Eagle flyover.
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/206471052
There was another Long-billed Dowitcher in the group, but it was in non-breeding (see following link and fourth photo above).
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Willet (Tringa semipalmata)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
Nearly two hours of waiting around to figure out what these were (as I only saw them from a distance and sitting motionless). In this case, I was very grateful for that Bald Eagle flyover to get these guys moving a bit :)
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Hepburn's Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis ssp. littoralis)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
Looks like a Coastal variation with that full gray face.
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Sierra Nevada Rosy-Finch (Leucosticte tephrocotis ssp. dawsoni)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
What a treat! Around a dozen of them feeding in the exposed rocky/grassy area -- and all around my friend and I :)
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Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
Is this just a smaller Canada Goose, or a subspecies of Cackling Goose? This goose (right side of photo when there are two present) was definitely smaller and had a shorter neck than the other one (left goose when both are in photo). But it wasn't as small as I'd imagine, particularly the neck, in relation to some of the Cackling Goose subspecies. That said, its proportions resemble some of the Taverner's Geese posted here on iNat.
Anyway, thank you in advance for your help with IDing this one :)
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Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
Sorry for the junk photo. It was pretty far away.
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Blue-gray Gnatcatcher (Polioptila caerulea)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
This one definitely threw me for a loop while I was in the field. It wasn't until I had a chance to look closer at my photos that I realized its bill was deformed. It seemed just fine, though, working in and out of the willows along the beach road.
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Small-leaf Monkeyflower (Erythranthe microphylla)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
Sorry I don't have any close-ups of this species.
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Red-naped Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus nuchalis)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
Very exciting!
Too bad he was so blasted high up in this White Fir that I couldn't get any cleaner shots than these. He kept working the high boughs, drop down to some slightly lower branches, and then fly back up into the higher boughs.
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow (Stelgidopteryx serripennis)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
Yay!
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Hermit Thrush (Catharus guttatus)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
Silent, but still cute as can be :)
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Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)Observer
jaredmanninenDescription
Posting for a friend/co-worker from Kirkwood XC.
