8:30am-4:30pm each day

Leaders: Bob Toleno & Juli Chamberlin

This trip is limited to 15 participants. RSVP required, email Bob at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to secure your space on this trip. 

Join us as we return to the high Sierra for the first time since before the pandemic. We'll be looking for all the special birds of the high mountains, some residents and some neotropical migrants, including: Black-backed Woodpecker, Pine Grosbeak, Calliope Hummingbird, Sooty Grouse, Northern Goshawk, Williamson's Sapsucker, Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch, and Clark's Nutcracker. We plan to visit several lakes, streams, and wet meadows along the way. Flowers should be great this year with all of the snow we have had this past winter. Please note, some moderate hiking will be involved at high elevation, but nothing too intense.

We'll meet each morning at 8:30 in front of the Kirk-wood General Store (or a bit earlier if you want to buy coffee or snacks; the store opens at 8). For those who wish to camp in the area, Caples Lake, Woods Lake, and Silver Lake Campgrounds are all nearby. These are first-come-first-served sites, so the earlier the better. The leaders will be staying in Kirkwood, where there are hotel rooms and Air B&Bs. Other options for non-campers can be found at Caples Lake Resort, Sorenson's Lodge in Hope Valley, Kay’s Resort near Silver Lake, and Kit Carson Lodge. South Lake Tahoe is only 16 miles away, thus a route from Hwy 50 to 88 via 89 is quite easy.