Last weekend, went walking along Trout Creek in South Lake Tahoe to show off this meadow to some family members who hadn't been birding before. Saw quite a number of different birds, I marked 12 species on my eBird checklist. Stupid me had left my camera behind, so I was left with just the binoculars. Luckily, the others brought their camera.

There were two standout moments. The first was when I saw a Northern Flicker land right in front of us. My stepdad's brother got the picture of the baby poking out of the hole. Then, as we were returning to the trailhead, I saw a large bird land. I knew it wasn't anything familiar so I begged the guy with the camera to get a picture quickly. Lifer for me, a Clark's Nutcracker!

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