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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

URBAN WATER BIRDS

Our urban waterways host a wide variety of resident and migrating water birds. In fact, over 100 species of water birds have been documented in Washoe County alone. These water features serve as critical stopping points for migrants and important habitat for residents. Check out the photo gallery to help you identify and learn about our urban water birds.
Northern Shoveler
American Coot
Double-crested Cormorant
Common Merganser (male)
Common Merganser (female)
Cinammon Teal
Canada Goose
Ruddy Duck
Pied-billed Grebe
Black-crowned Night Heron
Killdeer
Red-winged Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Lesser Scaup
Eared Grebe
Ring-necked Duck
Common Goldeneye
Ring-billed Gull
American Wigeon
California Gull
Canvasback
Redhead
Common Loon
Snowy Egret
Great Blue Heron
Photos courtesy of Carol Grigus, Kentia Kalanki, Rick Mosher and Jeff Bleam.
Funding for this project provided by the National Audubon - George Whittell Nevada Environmental Fund.
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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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