Birding at Manzanita Lake ☼ Lassen Volcanic National Park

The trail around Manzanita Lake is one of the easiest and most pleasant walks in Lassen Volcanic National Park. Every step offers gorgeous views and wonderful birding opportunities!

Mountain Chickadee

Birds we've spotted around the lake that I put in today's video include: Dark-eyed Junco, Bald Eagle, American Robin, Mountain Chickadee, American Dipper, Evening Grosbeak, Western Tanager, Steller's Jay, Townsend's Solitaire, Bufflehead, White-headed Woodpecker, Western Wood-Pewee, Common Loon, Pacific Wren, and Brown Creeper.

Townsend's Solitaire

So let's take a walk around beautiful Manzanita Lake and have a look at some mountain birds in northern California...

Let's go birding!

Pine Cone Wars

We saw our first ever Western Wood-Pewee while we were at Lassen Volcanic National Park! So excited to spot this cute little bird!

He was diligently defending his territory against this stubborn Steller's Jay...

The jay wasn't deterred at all and kept foraging around like there wasn't a little bird dive-bombing him every few seconds!