id=”top” Taxonomy, nomenclature, and seasonal divisions used follow the American Ornithologists’ Union (AOU) Check-list of North American Birds, 7th edition, 1998. Sp = spring ( 1 March to 30 May), Su = summer (1 June to 31 July), F=fall (1 Aug to 30 Nov), W = winter (1 Dec to 28 Feb). Click below to skip … Read more
This checklist contains the names of 241 species that have been found in the Owens Lake area. The boundaries are Hwy 395 on the west, Hwy 190 on the south, and Hwy 136 on the north and east. This includes the towns, desert scrub, riparian patches, marshes, and Owens River from the lake to these … Read more
Historically, Owens Lake was one of the most important stopover sites for migrating waterfowl and shorebirds in the western United States for thousands of years. Joseph Grinnell, visiting the lake in 1917 from the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology in Berkeley, reported, “ Great numbers of water birds are in sight along the lake shore–avocets, phalaropes, … Read more