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Come look for birds 9,700 feet above the sea! High in the mountains this 2.5-mile trail winds its way through red metamorphic rocky benches, past blue-green tarns and ruins from the days of the Great Sierra Consolidated Mining Company. Here, some unique birds breed while others pass through on their way to lower elevations. A flurry of development had this region growing from 1882–1884 though no gold was really ever found. Let’s search for the ghosts and see what birds dare to spend summers way up here. Summer residents include Cassin’s Finch, White-crowned Sparrow, Clark’s Nutcracker, Chipping Sparrow, Golden Eagle, Bald Eagle, Williamson’s Sapsucker, Spotted Sandpiper, Townsends Solitaire, and many others. Bring a hat, sunscreen, warm layers, water, and snacks.