Site Report: Pyramid Lake, United States of America
Pyramid Lake, Nevada - Sunset
Annular Phase of Solar Eclipse - May 20, 2012
Sunset at Pyramid Lake, Nevada
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena) - Male
California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)
Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena) - Female
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Pyramid Lake, Nevada - Sunset
Annular Phase of Solar Eclipse - May 20, 2012
Sunset at Pyramid Lake, Nevada
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena) - Male
California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)
Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena) - Female
Pyramid Lake is a remnant of ancient Lake Lahotan.
Visits
- 2012-05-20: I went with a small group of five to Pyramid Lake in order to observe an annular solar eclipse. We camped for two nights in the Willows area of the lake. Most of the area around the lake is high desert, but our campsite was in a small wetland area with a grove of trees.
Species Seen
Kingdom: Animals (35 records)
Phylum: Chordates
(35 records)
Class: Birds
(34 records)
- Order: Anseriformes
(4 records)
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
- Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
- Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
- Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
- Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
- Order: Doves and Pigeons
(1 record)
- Family: Pigeons and Doves
- Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
- Order: Owls And Nightjars
(2 records)
- Family: Nighthawks and Nightjars
- Common Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor)
- Family: Typical Owls
- Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
- Order: Pelicans
(5 records)
- Family: Cormorants
- Double-crested Cormorant (Nannopterum auritum)
- Family: Pelicans
- American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
- Family: Sandpipers and Allies
- Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
- Order: Perching Birds
(16 records)
- Family: American Blackbirds and Orioles
- Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
- Family: Cardinals and Allies
- Lazuli Bunting (Passerina amoena)
- Family: Cardueline Finches and Allies
- Lesser Goldfinch (Spinus psaltria)
- Family: Jays and Crows
- Common Raven (Corvus corax)
- Family: New World Warblers
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Northern Yellow Warbler (Setophaga aestiva)
- Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
- Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
- Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
- Family: Wrens
- Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- California Gull (Larus californicus)
- Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
- Family: Plovers
- Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
- Order: Turkey-like birds
(1 record)
- Family: New World Quail
- California Quail (Callipepla californica)
- Order: Vultures
(1 record)
- Family: New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
- Order: Woodpeckers, Barbets, Toucans, and Honeyguides
(1 record)
- Family: Piculets and Woodpeckers
- Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus)
Class: Mammals
(1 record)
- Order: Rodents
(1 record)
- Family: Squirrels
- California Ground Squirrel (Otospermophilus beecheyi)