[Originally appeared in the Sierra Wave newsletter, Vol. 27, No. 5, May-Jun 2009 – click here for original with photos] Vireos are small birds, in the genus Vireo, that superficially resemble warblers. While similar in size they are less colorful, slightly more...
[Originally appeared in the Sierra Wave newsletter, Vol. 27, No. 3, Jan-Feb 2009 – click here for original with photos] “Wow, I wouldn’t have put that bird on the list of what I would see today!” “Me either!” This conversation is...
[Originally appeared in the Sierra Wave newsletter, Vol. 27, No. 2, Nov-Dec 2008 – click here for original with photos] Longspurs are a small group of small LBJs, a.k.a. “little brown jobs,” closely related to sparrows in the family Emberizidae. They get their...
[Originally appeared in the Sierra Wave newsletter, Vol. 27, No. 1, Sept-Oct 2008 – click here for original with photos] There are three species of feathered loons that occur in Inyo County and untold numbers of the unfeathered kind. Most often recorded is the...
[Originally appeared in the Siera Wave newsletter, Vol. 26, No. 4, Mar-Apr 2008 – click here for original with photos] Winter brings a suite of birds from the north that are not seen the rest of the year, such as Tundra Swans, Greater White-fronted, Snow, Rosss,...
[Originally appeared in the Sierra Wave newsletter, Vol. 26, No. 5, May-Jun 2008 – click here for original with photos] There are 400 species of Tyrant Flycatchers, family Tyrannidae, all found only in the New World. The kingbirds belong to the genus Tyrannus,...
[Originally appeared in the Sierra Wave newsletter, Vol. 26, No. 3, Jan-Feb 2008 – click here for original with photos] Each season brings avian surprises and this fall was no exception. Four species were found that had never been documented before in Inyo...
[Originally appeared in the Sierra Wave newsletter, Vol. 26, No. 2, Nov-Dec 2007 – click here for original with photos] This small, charistmatic, gray desert bird is North Americas only representative of the Remizidae, a family of tits found throughout the...
[Originally appeared in the Sierra Wave newsletter, Vol. 26, No. 1, Sept-Oct 2007 – click here for original with photos] The Least Tern, all nine inches of it, is the smallest tern found in the U.S. It is a neotropical migrant that winters in Central and South...
[Originally appeared in the Sierra Wave newsletter, Vol. 25, No. 5, May-Jun 2007 – click here for original with photos] One of the most beautiful jewels in Inyo Countys crown is China Ranch, a hidden oasis in the southeast corner of the county near Tecopa and...
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