by Tom & Jo Heindel | Jan 4, 2017 | Blog, Heindel, Sierra Wave
Another exciting fall has come and gone and left behind many records of rare and casual species that are always a pleasant surprise. Some birds were early or late fall migrants, some were recorded at higher elevations than expected, and some are just plain rare in...by Chris Howard | Dec 25, 2016 | Blog, Christmas Bird Count
The 35th annual Bishop Christmas Bird Count was December 17, 2016. Forty-seven birders counted every bird in the 15-mile diameter CBC circle centered on the intersection of Ed Powers Road and Red Hill Road. The circle encompasses Round Valley, Pleasant Valley...by Tom & Jo Heindel | Mar 3, 2014 | Blog, Heindel, Sierra Wave
by Tom & Jo Heindel | Jan 1, 2014 | Blog, Heindel, Sierra Wave
Another year has passed in the Eastern Sierra and, as always, many interesting birds made their way to our beautiful spot on Planet Earth. For the journal North American Birds, the fall season extends 1 August to 30 November. In reality, southbound migrants begin...by Tom & Jo Heindel | May 2, 2013 | Blog, Heindel, Sierra Wave
Another Winter season has passed and we are now watching spring migration, one of the most interesting and exciting seasons of the year. OK, each season has its own interesting and exciting avian events! Now that the book is closed on the Winter season, it is always...by Tom & Jo Heindel | Jan 10, 2012 | Blog, Heindel, Sierra Wave
In the Eastern Sierra, fall migration is first noted by mid June when female Wilson’s Phalaropes reappear after turning over parental duties to the males and moving towards their wintering grounds. Confirmation of the impending arrival of fall is further indicated by...by Tom & Jo Heindel | Mar 7, 2006 | Blog, Heindel, Sierra Wave
[Originally appeared in the Sierra Wave newsletter, Vol. 24, No. 4, Mar-Apr 2006 – click here for original with photos] Each fall, as migration slows down, birders begin looking forward to winter with anticipation. The Winter Season is the most unpredictable of...by Tom & Jo Heindel | May 23, 2005 | Blog, Christmas Bird Count, Heindel, Sierra Wave
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...by Tom & Jo Heindel | Sep 7, 1998 | Blog, Heindel, Sierra Wave
From dawn until almost dusk twenty-one observers covered the Owens Valley, White Mountains, eastern Sierra canyons, and Death Valley, searching for all the birds they could find. The goal of the day was to see how many different species of birds could be seen in one...by Tom & Jo Heindel | Mar 7, 1998 | Blog, Heindel, Sierra Wave
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...For the benefit of humanity and the earth's biological diversity.