Eastern Sierra Birds

Bird Checklists

A complete list of birds of Inyo County, in a trifold brochure format (for printing double-sided) is available here in pdf format: Inyo County Bird Checklist. This list was put together by North American Birds sub-regional editors for Inyo County, Tom and Jo Heindel, for reporting rare bird sightings.

The Mono Lake Committee maintains a Mono Basin Checklist here: monolake.org/about/birdlist, and the Owens Valley Committee has a checklist of Owens Lake birds here: ovcweb.org/OwensValley/OwensLakebirdlist.html as well as this list of some common birds by habitat: ovcweb.org/OwensValley/Birdhabitat.html.

Additionally, a checklist of bird species in the Laws area was compiled by ESAS member Roberta Lagomarsini. This is also in a trifold brochure format for double-sided printing.

Rare Bird Sightings

Please document and report rare bird sightings to Inyo or Mono County subregional editors for North American Birds, as described on this page.

More details and guidelines for submitting a rare bird sighting for Inyo County may be found here.

Birding Hotspots

A guide to local birding hotspots may be found here, and more details and a print version may be found on our Eastern Sierra Birding Trails map (available at local visitors centers)

Bird Counts and Big Days

To participate in local bird counts or big days, check our most recent newsletter for information, check the Owens Lake page for the next Owens Lake Spring or Fall Big Day information, and check for updates on Christmas Bird Counts in the area on our Christmas Bird Count page.