| Jan. 9 |
Sora (1st winter record!) |
County Park (E. Strauss, Berkeley) |
| Jan. 11 |
60 Pinyon Jays |
north shore/Hwy 167 (J. Clothier, Glen Ellen) |
| Jan. 11 |
White-throated Sparrow (rare) |
Lee Vining (E. Strauss, Berkeley) |
| Jan. 11 |
2 Long-eared Owls (uncommon) |
vicinity of west shore (E. Strauss, Berkeley) |
| Jan. 26 |
32 Sage Grouse (locally uncommon) |
Lee Vining Airport (R. Knapp, Lee Vining) |
| Feb. 23 |
First Red-winged Blackbirds of the year seen.
(common) |
Mono Basin |
| Mar. 1 |
First California Gull of the year sighted!
(common) |
Williams Butte (S. Taylor, Crowley Lake) |
| Mar. 12 |
Mountain Bluebird (uncommon-fairly common) |
near northwest shore |
| Early March |
Red-tailed Hawks are back (nest in summer) |
Lee Vining Creek Trail |
| Mar. 16 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk (uncommon transient) |
Lee Vining (M. Klapp, Lee Vining) |
| Mar. 18 |
mature Bald Eagle (uncommon) |
Lee Vining Creek (M. Klapp, Lee Vining) |
| Mar. 21 |
American Kestrel (uncommon-fairly common) |
Mono Basin (M. Klapp, Lee Vining) |
| Mar. 21 |
2 Killdeer (rare-common-irregular in winter) |
Lee Vining (G. Reis, Lee Vining) |
| Mar. 23 |
Yellow-headed Blackbirds (locally
common--possible early-spring record!) |
Lee Vining and Mono City (H. Hopkins, Lee
Vining) |
| Mar. 29 |
Black-crowned Night Heron (extremely
rare-uncommon) |
County Park (J. Carle, Lee Vining) |
| Mar. 31 |
Osprey return (recent summer residents
nesting at Mono Lake) |
Navy Beach (J. Carle, Lee Vining) |
| Apr. 1 |
Rhinoceros roaming around (common on April 1) |
South Tufa (A. Fool, Big Vining) |
| Apr. 2 |
Loggerhead Shrike (rare-uncommon) |
South Tufa (P. Clark, Lee Vining) |
| Apr. 3 |
Sora (possibly overwintered; uncommon) |
County Park (B. Miller, Lee Vining) |
| Apr. 8 |
Cliff Swallows arrive (locally common--nest
at visitor center) |
F.S. Visitor Center (D. Dulen, Lee Vining) |
| Apr. 8 |
immature Golden Eagle (uncommon), American
White Pelican (rare at Mono, uncommon transient
E. Sierra), Violet Green Swallows arrive (common) |
north shore (B. Miller, Lee Vining) |
| Apr. 18 |
Common Loon (fairly common spring transient) |
South Tufa (M. Klapp, Lee Vining) |
| Apr. 22 |
2 California Quail (rare-uncommon,
introduced) |
North Shore (B. Miller, Lee Vining) |
| Apr. 24 |
5 Snowy Egrets (uncommon in April, rare rest
of year) |
County Park (J. Carle, Lee Vining) |
| Apr. 25 |
Click here to see the results of the Mono Lake Spring
Shorebird/Waterfowl Count! |
Mono Lake's perimeter |
| Apr. 26 |
Lesser Yellowlegs, Greater Yellowlegs, 16
Long-billed Dowitchers (all three uncommon in
spring) |
North Shore (B. Miller, Lee Vining) |
| Apr. 26 |
Great-tailed Grackle (rare) |
County Park (C. E., Reno) |
| May 1 |
Caspian Terns (uncommon) |
South Tufa (M. Peterson, Mammoth Lakes) |
| May 3 |
Bald Eagle (uncommon) |
North Basin (J. Richards, Lee Vining) |
| May 4 |
Indigo Bunting (irregular-rare) |
Lee Vining Creek Trail (D. Dawson, Crowley
Lake) |
| May 8 |
Swift, Swallows: Bank (rare), Barn
(uncommon), Violet-green (common), Cliff
(uncommon-locally common), Northern Rough-winged
(rare). Black-headed Grosbeak (uncommon), Sora
(uncommon), Western Tanager (uncommon), Wilson's
Phalaropes (uncommon) |
County Park (B. Miller, Lee Vining and M.
Difabio, New Jersey) |
| May 11 |
2 Black-headed Grosbeaks (uncommon),
Rose-breasted Grosbeak (extremely rare) |
Lee Vining Canyon (J. Sasson, Lee Vining) |
| May 21 |
Yellow-breasted Chat (irregular-rare), Willow
Flycatcher (locally rare) |
(A. Martini, Santa Cruz) |
| May 27 |
Black Tern (rare transient) |
Black Point (D. Marquart and J. Jehl) |
| May 28 |
Bald Eagle (rare summer vagrant) |
Tom's Place (K. Hepburn, Mammoth) |
| June 2 |
Common Loon (uncommon-rare in June) |
Old Marina |
| June 3 |
Summer Tanager (extremely rare vagrant) |
County Park (PRBO Researchers S. Heath, T.
Gardali, S. Guels, G. Ballard; Independence) |
| June 6 |
4 Long-eared Owls--3 newly fledged young
(uncommon) |
Mono Craters (G. McQuilkin, Crowley and B.
Miller, Lee Vining) |
| June 7 |
Rosy Finches (locally common) |
Mono Craters (B. Miller, G. McQuilkin, S.
Taylor) |
| June 7 |
Cattle Egret (irregularly rare). Cattle Egret
sighted on North Shore 1 week previous. |
South Shore (A. Degenhardt, Lee Vining) |
| June 13 |
20 White-faced Ibis (uncommon) |
County Park (Breeding Bird Count) |
| June 13 |
Lesser Scaup (irregularly rare) |
South Shore (Breeding Bird Count) |
| June 15 |
6 Cedar Waxwings (uncommon-rare) |
Lee Vining (B. Miller, Lee Vining) |
| June 16 |
Green Heron (uncommon-rare) |
Gull Lake |
| June 16 |
Belted Kingfisher (irregularly rare) |
Mill Creek (E. Strauss, Berkeley and P.
Metropoulis) |
| June 16 |
2 Long-billed Curlews (rare-transient) |
Navy Beach (K. Ogden, Lee Vining) |
| June 21 |
Philadelphia Vireo! (extremely rare) |
Parker Creek Diversion Dam (E. Strauss,
Berkeley and J. & D. Parker, Bishop--photos
and call recorded) |
| June 22 |
50 Wilson's Phalaropes |
Southeast Shore (J. Carle, Lee Vining) |
| June 30 |
Evening Grosbeak (male) (irregularly rare to
fairly common) |
Virginia Lakes (M. Prindle) |
| July 1 |
Varied Thrush (male) (extremely rare summer
visitor) |
lower Mill Creek (M. Gregory, PRBO
Researcher) |
| July 4 |
Eastern Wood Pewee! (1st Mono Basin sighting?
3rd in California?) |
early morning, County Park (R. Stallcup) |
| July 6 |
Magnificent Frigatebird (extremely rare) |
West Shore (T. Wilson, R. Kaufman, PRBO
Researchers) |
| July 10 |
White-tailed Ptarmigan (introduced-uncommon) |
Mono Pass-10,700' (B. Miller, Lee Vining) |
| July 12 |
Eastern Wood Pewee (see July 4) |
still at County Park (D. Marquart, Lee
Vining) |
| July 13 |
First fledged California Gulls appearing
(very common) |
South Tufa |
| July 17 |
Red-naped Sapsucker (rare-extremely rare
transient) |
County Park (R. LeBaudour, R. Merris) |
| July 18 |
1000+ Wilson's Phalaropes (common-summer) |
County Park and West Shore |
| Aug. 12 |
Peregrine Falcon, Osprey, immature Marsh
Hawk, Nighthawk, Black-crowned Night Herons,
Great Blue Herons, White-faced Ibises |
North Shore (B. Miller, Lee Vining) |
| Aug. 18 |
Solitary Sandpiper |
North Shore (E. Strauss, Berkeley) |
| Aug. 22 |
Click here to see the results of the Mono Lake Fall
Shorebird/Waterfowl Count! |
Mono Lake's Perimeter |
| Sept. 5 |
Sabine's Gull (irregularly rare vagrant) |
DeChambeau Ponds (D. Wimpfheimer) |
| Sept. 7 |
Red-naped Sapsucker (rare fall transient) |
Lee Vining High School (R. Dobert, B. Miller,
Lee Vining) |
| Sept. 18 |
Flock of 100 Pinyon Jays |
Panum Crater (Coarsegold School) |
| Oct. 4 |
Albino Eared Grebe |
West Shore (M. Cyr) |
| Oct. 21 |
12 Evening Grosbeaks, 5 Blue Grouse (both
uncommon in fall) |
10,000' above Log Cabin Mine (J. Ellis, B.
Miller, Lee Vining) |
| Oct. 19 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk harassing N. Flickers |
Old Marina (L. Helm) |
| Oct. 30 |
Unidentified Eagle with Red-tailed Hawk
harassing another Red-tailed Hawk nearby |
above Lee Vining (staff) |
| Nov. 1 |
2 Wood Ducks (rare fall transient) |
pond on creek (J. Ellis, Lee Vining) |
| Nov. 15 |
10-15,000 Eared Grebes, 20 California Gulls |
along west shore (B. Miller, Lee Vining) |
| Nov. 22 |
16 Bohemian Waxwings (irregular/extremely
rare transients) |
Lorenzo Creek (J. Ellis, Lee Vining) |
| Nov. 30, Dec. 2 |
a very vocal Red-tailed Hawk |
Lee Vining Creek (A. Degenhardt, G. Reis, Lee
Vining) |
| Dec. 3 |
immature Bald Eagle |
soaring over Lee Vining (staff) |
| Dec. 20 |
356 Tundra Swans (uncommon fall transient) |
XMAS Bird Count
Highlight |
