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2002

Welcome to the Mono Lake Committee's Bird Sightings page! This emphasis of this forum is birds, but other noteworthy wildlife sightings are encouraged also. Click on a link below to see the details of a sighting, and click on "Post" above to post a sighting. If you have a photo of your sighting, and would like it posted here, please email it to Bartshe Miller.  We encourage people with knowledge of rare sightings in Mono County to report their sighting information to the sub-regional editor  for Mono County, Kristie Nelson. When watching birds and other wildlife, please be respectful of their territory and habitat.

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39 Greater Sage Grouse Douglas Dunaway 11-15-02
Barn owl Kristie Nelson 12/30/02
White-throated Sparrow Bartshe & Kelly Miller 12/16/02
Red-shouldered Hawk at Lee Vining Creek River Gates and Greg Reis 12/15/02
Barn Owl on Wilson Creek Chris McCreedy 12/13/02
Pink-sided Junco in Mono City Chris McCreedy 12/12/02
Swamp Sparrow maintains at Mono Lake County Park Chris McCreedy 12/12/02
Red-shouldered Hawk Santiago M. Escruceria 12/05/02
Re: Red-shouldered Hawk River Gates 11/12/02
Lesser Goldfinches in Mono City Chris McCreedy 12/09/02
Re: Lesser Goldfinches in Mono City River Gates 12/11/02
3 American Tree Sparrows at Dechambeau Ponds Chris McCreedy 12/08/02
Re: 3 American Tree Sparrows at Dechambeau Ponds Greg Reis 12/10/02
Slate-colored Junco at Dechambeau Creek Sacha Heath 12/02/2002
Shrike and Prairie Falcons South Tufa Region Al Knoll 11/20/02
Mono Basin Icterids C. McCreedy 11/26/02
Slate-colored Junco at Mono Lake County Park C. McCreedy 11/24/2002
Canvasback at Dechambeau Ranch C. McCreedy 11/23/2002
Sora at the County Pond C. McCreedy 11/19/2002
DeChambeau Ranch and County Ponds complex Bartshe and Kelly 11/18/02
Re: DeChambeau Ranch and County Ponds complex C. McCreedy 11/19/2002
Salt Water Birds C. McCreedy 11/17/2002
Prairie Warbler at Mill Creek Delta River Gates 11/13/2002
Sharp-shinned Hawks eat mice too C. McCreedy 11/13/2002
Re: Sharp-shinned Hawks eat mice too Bartshe Miller no date
Swamp Sparrow at Mono Lake County Park C. McCreedy 11/11/02
Mono Basin after the storm C. McCreedy 11/09/2002
More Mono Basin Sightings C. McCreedy 11/06/2002
Bonaparte's Gull at Rush Creek Delta Sacha Heath 11/06/2002
Snow Geese at Mono Lake County Park C. McCreedy, L. Culp 11/04/2002
Black Phoebe at Dechambeau Ponds C. McCreedy 11/02/2002
Bonaparte's Gull, Broad-winged Hawk and Swamp Sparrow at Co. Park River Gates, Lundy Schneider and Ryan Auginbaugh 11/01/2002
Snow Geese at Mono Lake County Park C. McCreedy, C. Rintoul 11/01/2002
American Tree Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow, Rough-legged Hawk, more. C. McCreedy 10/31/2002
Late Cassin's Finch at Lee Vining Creek River Gates 10/22/2002
Slate-colored Junco in Mono City River Gates 10/27/2002
Rush Creek Birds C. McCreedy 10/23/02
A Walk in the Sage in Mono Basin C. McCreedy 10/21/02
Paoha Island Birds C. McCreedy, R. Gates, G. Reis 10/20/02
Surf Scoter catch and release Bartshe Miller 10/17/02 (PHOTO)         male Surf Scoter, County Pond, 10/17/02 photo by Bartshe Miller                               
Surf Scoter, Red Crossbill, and Rosy Finches Justin Hite 10/5+10/6
Fox Sparrow, Sunday ML Co. park by restroom Jim and Debby Parker 10/6/02
Sabine's Gull, Greater White-fronted Goose Debbie House 9/27/02
Broad-winged Hawk Al D. Martini 9/19/02
Yellow Headed Blackbirds Corrie Folsom 9/16/02
Eqyptian Goose Tom & Jo Heindel 9/7/02
Egyptian goose D House 9/5/02
Re: Egyptian goose Bartshe Miller 9/7/02
Northern Mockingbird at South Tufa Bartshe Miller 9/5/02
Mono Pass - Northern Harrier & Mountain Sheep Kris Olson 9/1/02
Lund Lake - Loon, Terns & Cormorant Kris Olson 9/3/02
Long-billed Curlews at Navy Beach Kris Olson 9/3/02
White-faced Ibis Kris Olson, Menlo Park 9/1/02
Long-tailed Jaeger at Crowley Debbie House 9/1/2002
Weasel; Pelicans Greg Reis 8/29/02
Solitary Sandpiper Paul McFarland 8/24/02 (PHOTOS)
Fall Shorebird Count Highlights Bartshe Miller 8/24/02 (PHOTOS)Long-tailed Jaeger 8/24/02, County Ponds, photo by Jim and Debby Parker
western grebe corrie folsom 8/6/02                                                        
Brown Pelican MLC Staff 6/29/02 (PHOTOS)
Purple Martin at Bridgeport Tufa Justin Hite 8/3/02
Calliope and Rufous Hummingbirds Kristen and Dan Patterson 07/28/02
Re: Calliope and Rufous Hummingbirds Greg Reis 7/30/02
Re: Hummingbirds elsewhere (but interesting!) Greg 8/12/02
Shorebirds on the east side of Mono Lake Justin, Melissa, and Vireo 7/26/02 (PHOTO)
Pine Grosbeaks near Gardisky Kristie Nelson + Joel Ellis 07/20/2002
Solitary Sandpiper, Black Terns, cooperative Mountain Quail Debbie House 7/24/02
Marbled Godwits, Long-billed Curlews Bartshe Miller 7/20/02Laughing Gull, evening at the DWP dock, 7/26/02 photo by Justin Hite
Bobolink Corrie Folsom 7/12/02
Wilson's Phalarope Galore at County Park Chris Howard and Rosie Beach 7/12/02
Re: Wilson's Phalarope Galore at County Park Bartshe Miller 7/20/02
Laughing Gull Justin Hite and Liz O'Hara 7/11/02
Baltimore Oriole Moss Templeton 7/5/02
Hooded Oriole Moss Templeton 7/4/02
Eastern Kingbird Mono Lake Tufa State Reserve bird walk 6/30/02
Mew Gull, Gull-predators, etc Justin Hite 6/14-6/19
Pacific Loon Leslie Flint and Robin Smith, Sequoia Audubon Soc. 6/16/02 (PHOTOS)
Mew Gull is still around Mono Bartshe Miller 6/15/02Brown Pelican at Navy Beach 6/29/02 photo by Carol Wells
Brown Thrasher at County Park Moss Templeton 6/14/02
Gulls, Loon, Pelican, and Falcon Justin Hite 5/24 - 6/5 (PHOTO)
Willet, Blue-winged Teal etc Debbie House 6/7/02
Dead Black Bear at Navy Beach Bartshe Miller 5/14/02 (PHOTO)
Acorn Woodpecker at Smokey Bear Flat Justin Hite 5/31/02
Bell's Vireo, Fish Slough, today Debby Parker 5/ 31/ 02
Acorn Woodpecker Justin Hite/Kristie Nelson 05/29/02 (PHOTOS)
still around Bartshe Miller 5/31/02
Mew Gull at County Park Bartshe Miller 5/27/02
Wandering Tattler Justin Hite 5/21/02
Re: Wandering Tattler justin hite 5/21/02
Vaux's Swift Justin Hite 5/5/02
Myrtle's Warbler Justin, Paul, and Yvette 5/1/02
Rambles around Lee Vining Greg Reis 4/29/02
Western tanager Christiana Darlington 04/29/02
DeChambeau Ponds justin hite 4/26/02
Golden eagle & Osprey Jeff Darlington 04/19/02
American White Pelican and more MLC Staff 04/18/02
Yellow-rumped Warbler Jeff Darlington 04/16/02
Lower Rush Creek birds Jeff Darlington 04/11/02
Baird's sandpiper and more Kristie Nelson 4/10/02
Common Yellowthroat and other sightings! Santiago M. Escruceria 04/06/02
Barn owl, more Kristie Nelson 3/29/02
American Crow Bartshe Miller 3/13/02
Yellow-headed blackbird Jeff Darlington 03/01/02
March records? Bartshe Miller March 1-3
Red-tailed hawk, Canada goose at Old Marina Jeff Darlington 02/28/02
Long-tailed Duck continues at Crowley Chris Howard and Rosie Beach 2/23/2002
Clark's Nutcrackers & immature Sharp-shinned hawk Jeff Darlington 02/18/02
long-tailed duck and more Kristie Nelson 02/10/02
Blue-winged Teal Santiago M. Escruceria 02/09/02
Bald Eagle, Canada Geese; deer tracks on Paoha Island Greg Reis 02/04/02
Short eared Owl Christiana Darlington 01/31/02
Sharp-shinned hawk and Bald eagle Jeff Darlington 01/28/02
a few from the CBC Bartshe Miller 01/01/02
Cedar Waxwings Greg Reis 12/22/01
Re: Cedar Waxwings Greg Reis 1/10/02
Sharp-shinned Hawk Bartshe Miller 11/28/01
Canyon Wrens and Pinyon Jays Greg Reis 11/22/01
loons, WW scoter, more Kristie Nelson 11/10/01
Loons on Grant Lake Reservoir Greg Reis 11/3/01
Re: Loons on Grant Lake Reservoir Debby Parker 11/0/01
Re: Loons on Grant Lake Reservoir Greg Reis 11/00/01
Pacific Loon Justin Hite 10/27/01 (PHOTOS)
Western and Clark's Grebes Justin Hite 10/27/01
Snow Geese Bartshe Miller 10/26/01
Surf scoters and others Bartshe Miller 10/24/01 (PHOTO)
Gray Catbird Bartshe Miller 10/23/01 (PHOTO)
Surf Scoters Justin Hite 10/19/01
Sabine's Gull Debbie House 10/17/01
Black-backed Woodpecker in Lee Vining Mike Donega 10/6/01
Common Tern at Rush Cr Delta Chris Howard and Rosie Beach 10/7/01
Red Crossbill Justin Hite and Nathan Bomer 10/5/01
Black-backed Woodpeckers Maya Decker 9/30/01 (PHOTO)
Great Blue Heron Various sightings 10/01/01
Fall Bird Seminar sightings Jeff Darlington 09/09/01
Sabine's Gull still around Santiago Escruceria and Justin Hite 9/14/01
Immature Sabine's Gull Justin Hite 9/13/01
Turkey Vultures Greg Reis 9/10/01
Canvasback and Greater White-fronted Goose Justin Hite and Paul McFarland 9/8/01
DeChambeau and County Ponds Justin Hite 9/6/01
1 year of sightings: Aug 2000-2001 Webmaster 9/3/01
test test 0/0/00

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