Cyber Birding

If you want to spend an afternoon birding the entire state of California from the comfort of your own home, plug in this URL and enjoy: http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~jmorlan/ Joe Morlan, a member of the California Bird Records Committee (CBRC), has created a website,...

Fall Feathers of 1998

Fall begins early in the bird world. While the non-birder may think fall begins in late September, the birder recognizes fall not as a particular month but the period of time when birds start to leave their breeding grounds and move to their winter grounds. These...

Inyo County Longspurs

by Tom and Jo Heindel There are four species of longspurs in the world and all four have been reliably documented by specimens or photographs as having occurred in Inyo County. What is a longspur? It is a sparrow in the genus Calcarius that has a long hind claw, hence...

Ravens are Nothing to Crow About

by Tom and Jo Heindel Judging by the questions we receive from people interested in birds, possibly no greater confusion exists between other similar appearing species in Inyo County than between the American Crow and the Common Raven. While the experienced birder has...

Spring Migration

by Tom and Jo Heindel Is it possible? Is it time to think of spring migrants already? Not only is it time to think of spring birds but, be advised, that a handful have already made an appearance. On 14 January two Barn Swallows were at Fish Springs; the first January...

A Fall to Remember: 1997

by Tom and Jo Heindel Seasons come and go but from a birding viewpoint some are better than others. Most birders have experienced migrations that are easily forgettable; such was not the case for the fall of 1997. It was arguably the best one ever for Inyo County....

Teamwork: Migratory Bird Day Report

by Tom and Jo Heindel From dawn until almost dusk thirty observers covered the Owens Valley and the eastern Sierra canyons searching for all the birds they could find.The goal of the day was to have as much fun as possible which according to reports was successful but...

To conserve and restore natural ecosystems.