[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. 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...
[Originally appeared in the Sierra Wave newsletter, Vol. 25, No. 3, Jan-Feb 2007 – click here for original with photos] While the glorious fall colors took away peoples breath, the amazing parade of rare bird species that graced Inyo County this Fall made...
[Originally appeared in the Sierra Wave newsletter, Vol. 25, No. 2, Nov-Dec 2006 – click here for original with photos] When most people think of fall, visions of falling multicolored leaves, the World Series or football come to mind. Conversely, when birders...
[Originally appeared in the Sierra Wave newsletter, Vol. 25, No. 1, Sept-Oct 2006 – click here for original with photos] On 31 July, Eva Poole-Gilson looked at her bird feeders, as she often does, and saw a large yellow and black bird that was different from the...
The summer of 2005 has come and gone leaving only memories of the coolest June most locals can ever remember. July, with temperatures in excess of 100F, quickly brought us back to the reality of an Eastern Sierra summer followed by the hot muggy days during the...
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...
Birdwatchers always look forward to migration when birds move north in spring to their breeding areas and south in fall to wintering grounds. Each migration brings the unexpected. This fall was an exceptionally exciting one. Four species found in Inyo this fall are so...
On May 8th thirty-five participants joined the international celebration of migratory birds and scoured hills and dales, valleys and mountains, lakes, streams, and the Owens River from Round Valley south to Little Lake, east to China Ranch, and north to Deep Springs,...
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