Site Report: Pyramid Lake
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)
- Gadwall (Mareca strepera)
- Canvasback (Aythya valisineria)
- Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
- 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
- Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus)
- Brewer's Blackbird (Euphagus cyanocephalus)
- Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater)
- 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
- Yellow Warbler (Setophaga petechia)
- Common Yellowthroat (Geothlypis trichas)
- Wilson's Warbler (Cardellina pusilla)
- Family: Old World Buntings
- Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus)
- Family: Tyrant Flycatchers
- Say's Phoebe (Sayornis saya)
- Ash-throated Flycatcher (Myiarchus cinerascens)
- Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalis)
- Family: Wrens
- Northern House Wren (Troglodytes aedon)
- Order: Shorebirds and Allies
(3 records)
- Family: Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Ring-billed Gull (Larus delawarensis)
- California Gull (Larus californicus)
- 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)