FIFTY YEARS AFTER GRINNELL AND MILLER: ORGANIZING FOR A BETTER FUTURE

Abstract

Patten et al. (1995) offered a stimulating overview of the current state of field ornithology in California since the publication of Grinnell and Miller’s (1944) classic The Distribution of the Birds of California. Nevertheless, we feel compelled to expand upon their views regarding the level of knowledge accumulated since 1944 and the direction we see field ornithology in California moving most profitably.