Kind of a cryptid + Indigenous legend story time for this one - the Washoe legend of the great bird of Lake Tahoe, The Ong.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washoe_people
• https://issuu.com/communityinkinc/docs/northwoodstahoe_novdec_finalproof2/s/27883
• https://nevadamagazine.com/issue/november-december-2019/11677/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ong_(Washoe_folklore)
• https://visitlaketahoe.com/attractions/the-washoe-tribe-and-their-history-around-lake-tahoe/
• https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5251066.pdf
• https://www.sierrasun.com/news/a-washoe-tale-the-legend-of-tahoe/
• https://www.newspapers.com/image/41500870/?match=1&terms=ong