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  • About
    • History & Mission
    • Staff & Board
    • Annual Reports
  • Birding
    • Area Birding Guide
    • CONSERVATION
    • Plants for Birds
    • Birding By Bus
    • Birding News
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Join/Renew
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
    • Calendar
  • Education
  • Resources
    • FAQ
    • Bird Safety & Ethics
    • INJURED BIRD? OR BABY BIRD OUT OF NEST?
    • Urban Waterfowl
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  • CONTACT US

AREA BIRDING GUIDE

Caughlin Ranch
Damonte Ranch
Davis Creek
Little Washoe Lake
Lockwood
Swan Lake
Cottonwood Park
Washoe Lake
​A team of dedicated Audubon birders have researched some of northern Nevada’s best bird watching hotspots and written these guides for your use.   Some of the descriptions, maps and directions provided here are based on A Birding Guide to Reno and Beyond, Second Edition, published by the Lahontan Audubon Society in 2007.  (The print guide can still be purchased from our online store.)  Since its publication, however, many new parks and bird watching areas have opened to the public so LAS is in the process of adding them online.  If you are interested in volunteering for this project, sign up on our Volunteer Opportunities page.   For detailed species information and photographs, we recommend visiting All About Birds hosted by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

  • Carson City Wastewater Treatment Plant (Carson City)
  • Carson Lake Wetlands **  (Fallon Area)
  • Carson River Ranches ** (Lyon County)
  • Carson Valley * (Douglas County)
  • Caughlin Ranch (Reno – Northwest)
  • Cottonwood Park ( Sparks)
  • Damonte Ranch (Reno – South)
  • Davis Creek (Reno – South)
  • Diamond Creek Pond ( Reno - Southeast)
  • Dorostkar Park (Reno - Northwest)
  • Fort Churchill Road **  (Lyon County - Silver Springs)
  • Galena Creek Regional Park ** (Reno - South)
  • Honey Lake (Reno - North)
  • Little Washoe Lake (Reno – South)
  • Lockwood (Sparks)
  • Mason Valley (Fallon Area)
  • Mayberry Park (Reno - Northwest)
  • Oxbow Nature Study Area (Reno - Downtown)
  • Peavine Peak (Reno - North)
  • Pyramid Lake * (Reno - North)
  • Rancho San Rafael Regional Park (Reno - North)
  • Rosewood Nature Study Area - in process  (Reno - East)
  • Sierra Valley and Yuba Pass (California)
  • Spooner Lake ** (Lake Tahoe)
  • Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge ** (Fallon Area)
  • Swan Lake Nature Study Area * (Reno - North)
  • Tahoe Meadows and Upper Ophir Creek ** (Lake Tahoe)
  • Verdi 
  • Virginia Lake (Reno - Downtown)
  • Washoe Lake (Reno – South)**
 
* Recognized by the National Audubon Society as a Nevada Important Bird Area  (IBA)
** This area lies within a Nevada IBA.

Browse By Area

Reno – Downtown
Oxbow Nature Study Area
Virginia Lake 
 
Sparks
Cottonwood Park
Lockwood
Paradise Park - coming soon
Sparks Marina - coming soon
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Reno – North
Honey Lake
Peavine Peak
Pyramid Lake *
Rancho San Rafael Regional Park
Swan Lake Nature Study Area *
 
Reno – South
Damonte Ranch
Diamond Creek Pond 
Galena Creek Regional Park **
Davis Creek
Little Washoe Lake
Washoe Lake
 
Reno – West
Caughlin Ranch
Dorostkar Park 
Mayberry Park
 
Carson City
Carson City Wastewater Treatment Plant
 
Douglas County
Carson Valley *
 
Fallon Area
Carson Lake Wetlands
Mason Valley
Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge **
 
Lake Tahoe
Spooner Lake **
Tahoe Meadows and Upper Ophir Creek **
 
Lyon County
Carson River Ranches
Fort Churchill Road **
 
California
Sierra Valley and Yuba Pass 
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Lahontan Audubon Society
PO Box 2304
Reno, NV 89505-2304
[email protected]
Lahontan Audubon Society Mission Statement:
To preserve and improve the remaining habitat of birds and other wildlife, restore historical habitat, and educate people, especially children, ​about birds in our unique Nevada environments.
Bird Photos by Jeff Bleam
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