The winter crew at Stanford Sierra Conference Center were lucky to see a bald eagle on its recent visit to Fallen Leaf Lake. According to a University of Nevada, Reno report there are usually only one or two pairs of bald eagles in the Lake Tahoe Basin in the summer. During the winter, the eagles migrate South from Canada and Alaska due to the milder climate, then there can be up to 20 eagles in the Tahoe basin including Fallen Leaf Lake.
Bald eagle perched atop a pine tree. Photo by Brian McClintock
Bald eagles primary diet is fish, so they tend to stay near areas like Lake Tahoe and Fallen Leaf Lake. The crew spotted this eagle just one day over the winter, but hope it makes a return visit before heading back North for the summer. If you’re visiting our California conference center this spring, be sure to keep your eye out for eagles. If you are looking for a Lake Tahoe meeting location and would like a serene, beautiful natural setting, check our available dates.
Bald eagle flying over Fallen Leaf Lake. Photo by Brian McClintock
Contrary to the eagle’s single visit, a group of river otters have made a number of recent trips to our Fallen Leaf Lake resort.
A trio of river otters in Fallen Leaf Lake. Photo by Brian McClintock
Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care in South Lake Tahoe houses the only river otter rehabilitation in California. Visit their photo gallery for up close photos of a recently rehabilitated river otter . During your visit, make sure to take a boat out from our boat dock and keep an eye out for those otters!
