[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,...
One of the wettest winters on record brought three times as much rainfall to Death Valley National Park and almost two times the expected snowfall to the Sierra. It was an interesting winter for birds as well. Many species who regularly winter in the Sierra moved to...
Most birders enjoy woodpeckers. In fact, many can relate a favorite birding experience that involves a woodpecker. In a conversation with Roger Tory Peterson, a decade before his death he recounted to us that the first species that really got him hooked on birds was...
The winter of 1999-2000 has been a relatively mild one east of the Sierra. It has also been a relatively dry season with late storms leaving the area with below normal precipitation levels but not the disaster predicted by some. Winter is ornithologically our most...
Inyo County has 410 bird species reliably documented as having occurred within its borders. Not all of these species are native, that is, some are here because of the activities of man. The most obvious birds, those with which non-birders are well acquainted, are...
In the 1800s tradition was that the day after Christmas the men in the family went a-hunting to see how successful they could be. By the end of the century an awareness of the slaughter led Dr. Frank M. Chapman and the National Audubon Society to start the Christmas...
by Tom and Jo Heindel Enjoy a great day of spring birding and celebrate the return of neotropical migrants on the 10th of May! This is the fifth annual international celebration but the first for the Owens Valley. Maryland has been celebrating the return of migrants...
Heindel WAVE ArticlesSign up for our WAVE Newsletter Home | Programs | Field Trips | Calendar | Newsletter | Education | Eastern Sierra Birds | Inyo Bird Checklist | Owens Lake | Bird-a-thon | Membership | About ESAS The Winter of 1996-1997 in Inyoby Tom and Jo...
To many, spring is the most exciting time of the birder’s year. Severe winters bring exciting northern species south. With the mild weather of winter 1995 – 1996, temperatures near 70° F. in both Jan and Feb and no ice on the lakes, we have had a very...
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