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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
  • Store
  • CONTACT US

​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.

Bird by Region

Reno/Sparks 
East Truckee Meadows (University Farms)
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Oxbow Nature Study Area
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Virginia Lake
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Swan Lake Nature Study Area *
Rancho San Rafael Regional Park
Diamond Creek Pond
​Peavine Peak

Carson & Tahoe
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Galena Creek Regional Park **
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Carson Valley *
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Tahoe Meadows and Upper Ophir Creek **
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Spooner Lake **
Washoe Valley *
Verdi

Graeagle & Sierra City 
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Honey Lake
Sierra Valley and Yuba Pass

Fernley & Fallon
Carson Lake Wetlands **
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Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge **
Pyramid Lake *
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​Silver Springs & Yerington
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Carson River Ranches **
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Mason Valley
Fort Churchill Road **

* 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.

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Bird By Region

​CARSON & TAHOE

Galena Creek Regional Park
Tahoe Meadows and Upper Ophir Creek
Washoe Valley
Spooner Lake
Carson Valley
Verdi

​FERNLEY & FALLON

Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge
Carson Lake Wetlands
Pyramid Lake
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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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