Area Birding Guide

The maps and directions provided here come directly from A Birding Guide to Reno and Beyond, Second Edition, published by the Lahontan Audubon Society. This guide can be purchased from our online store. For photographs of species and detailed species information we recommend visiting All About Birds hosted by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

For an interactive map about birding hotspots along bus routes within the Reno/Sparks metropolitan area, please visit our page on the Birding By Bus program.

1. Carson Lake Wetlands **
2. Carson River Ranches **
3. Carson Valley *
4. East Truckee Meadows (University Farms)
5. Fort Churchill Road **
6. Galena Creek Regional Park **
7. Honey Lake
8. Mason Valley
9. Oxbow Nature Study Area
10. Peavine Peak
11. Pyramid Lake *
12. Rancho San Rafael Regional Park
13. Sierra Valley and Yuba Pass
14. Spooner Lake **
15. Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge **
16. Swan Lake Nature Study Area *
17. Tahoe Meadows and Upper Ophir Creek **
18. Verdi
19. Virginia Lake
20. Washoe Valley *

* Denotes that the Area has been recognized by the National Audubon Society as a Nevada IBA.
** Denotes that the Area lies within a Nevada IBA.

New additions since the Birding Guide was published:

21.  Diamond Creek Pond