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Tahoe Bear Series, Part I

The Bear League

The BEAR League is a community-based, almost entirely volunteer, non-profit organization in the Lake Tahoe Basin, Truckee and beyond. We are committed to keeping bears safe and wild in their ancestral habitat, by helping human residents and visitors learn to share their home.

We believe that our guiding principle, “People Living in Harmony with Bears” is achievable as the public comes to recognize the true gentle nature of the Black Bear.

Tahoe Bear Series, Part II

Rainbow Bridge Rescue

We all get the emails of the fabulous stories, happy stories with a moral at the end. I actually love those emails and read every one. A few months ago I got the email titled, “The Bear, the Bridge, and God”. How could I resist?

>>>read Part II

>>>read Part I

>>>read Part III

Tahoe Bear Series, Part III

Lake Tahoe Wildlife Rescue

This cub was dropped off anonymously, literally on the steps of the BEAR League headquarters. Ann Bryant, executive director, was able to immediately deliver the cub to another venerable agency here at the lake, Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care in South Lake Tahoe, where she is receiving the care she needs.

>>>read Part III

>>>read Part I

>>>read Part II

LTWC

BIRDS

Western Tanager Audubon's Warbler

Tahoe is home to a large collection of flora and fauna but how many of us know what we are actually seeing? >>>read more

Fox Sparrow Towhees

I first heard the song of the Fox Sparrow in February of 2007. I walk early in the morning... >>>read more

Flickers Flycatchers

“Quick-THREE-beer!” This is a common phonetic representation of the song of the olive-sided flycatcher. >>>read more

All About Owls

A fascinating bird of prey that can be found in this area is the owl. >>>read more

Birds of Prey

There is a handsome fellow I run into on my walks and his name is Hoss, the red-tailed hawk. >>>read more

Wrens Chickadee

Today was a day of many firsts—I saw a new bird for the first time, I heard him and was quickly able to ... >>>read more

Nutcracker Jays

While it’s possible that we will have more winter ... the birds are making the sounds of Spring. >>>read more

Woodpeckers

“Rat-a-tat-tat-tat” and repeat — the familiar drumming of the woodpecker is prevalent ... >>>read more

How do Birds Sing?

Birds can produce notes simultaneously, which is part of what makes bird song so captivating. >>>read more

How do Birds Stay Warm?

One thing I think about as I watch the birds that flock to my feeders in the winter... >>>read more

Blackbirds

I seem to have an abundance of Brewer’s blackbirds this fall at my feeders. >>>read more

Incline Elem Birding Club

It’s never too early to begin birding, I discovered, when I had the pleasure of joining ... >>>read more

The Great Backyard Bird Count

This annual count takes place every February, all over the world >>>read more

Canyon Wren Pygmy Nuthatch

Today I heard the canyon wren, whose unmistakable song is a descending cascade of clear, liquid notes. >>>read more

Alternative Outdoor Activities

Jacquie Chandler, geotourism consultant—geotourism being defined as tourism that sustains or enhances the geography, culture, heritage, wildlife, aesthetics and local well-being >>>read more

Bald Eagle Survey

Each January, thousands of volunteers across the nation count eagles as part of a nationwide Midwinter Bald Eagle Survey >>>read more

Nuthatches

Serious birders can be patient and persistent – single-minded in the pursuit of a sighting >>>read more

Hummingbirds

Hummingbirds are among the smallest of birds, most measuring between 3 and 5 inches long >>>read more

Finches

Coming Soon

BEARS

Bear Smart

Bear Smart Incline Village was formed as a committee several years ago with a mission of eradicating bear/trash encounters. >>>read more

the BEAR League

Anyone who lives in wildlife country owes it to himself to attend a presentation given by Ann Bryant, Executive Director and Founder of the Bear League >>>read more

Rainbow Bridge Rescue

A few years ago, the BEAR League facilitated the rescue of a bear that had been trapped on Rainbow Bridge along the old Donner Pass Highway. >>>read more