Back to master list.
Seasons come and go but from a birding viewpoint some are better than others.
It was arguably the best one ever for Inyo County. Three species were recorded in the county for the first time ever. A Purple Gallinule , found by Jon Dunn, co-author of the National Geographic Society's Field Guide to North American Birds, at Furnace Creek Ranch on 23 September was not only a first for the county but only the third record for the state of California and the only adult as the other two were juveniles. Dozens of birders poured in from all over to view this bird and add it to their state bird list. On 30 September at Keeler a Ruff , a large shorebird with an inordinately small head and bill, was photographed.