by Tom & Jo Heindel | Jan 7, 1998 | Blog, Heindel, Sierra Wave
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....
by Tom & Jo Heindel | Nov 1, 1997 | Blog, Christmas Bird Count, Heindel, Sierra Wave
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 & Jo Heindel | Sep 14, 1997 | Blog, Heindel, Sierra Wave
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...
by Tom & Jo Heindel | May 7, 1997 | Blog, Christmas Bird Count, Heindel, Sierra Wave
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...
by Tom & Jo Heindel | Mar 1, 1997 | Blog, Christmas Bird Count, Heindel, Sierra Wave
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...
by Tom & Jo Heindel | Jan 1, 1997 | Blog, Heindel, Sierra Wave
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 Winter Birding: Best Time to Begin (January...
by Tom & Jo Heindel | Nov 1, 1996 | Blog, Heindel, Sierra Wave
Someday, if you are lucky, you will see a bird marked with leg bands, wing tags, spray colored or neck-collared. All of these birds are especially important as they can be identitied right down to a specific individual. Somebody held that bird, marked it, took...
by Tom & Jo Heindel | Sep 1, 1996 | Blog, Heindel, Sierra Wave
Each season brings with it an unique avian fingerprint that is unlike that of any other. This summer season in Inyo County was no exception. It began with a beautiful male Rose-breasted Grosbeak on an Eastern Sierra Audubon Society field trip to Birchim Canyon on June...
by Tom & Jo Heindel | May 1, 1996 | Blog, Heindel, Sierra Wave
Many areas can experience a fallout of birds but an area famous for it is High Island, Texas. When north moving birds meet south moving storms it’s bad for birds but exciting for birders. The following is an account of such an experience that Jim & Debby Parker,...
by Tom & Jo Heindel | Mar 1, 1996 | Blog, Christmas Bird Count, Heindel, Sierra Wave
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...