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2003

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. 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 (storm_petrel@hotmail.com). When watching birds and other wildlife, please be respectful of their territory and habitat.

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Not a Lot Bartshe Miller 12/2/03 03 Dec 2003

Bobcat at Lee Vining Creek Greg Reis 11/23/03 23 Nov 2003

Weird Junco and 12 big Swans River Gates and Leah Culp 11/22/2003 22 Nov 2003

Snow Goose at Mono Lake River Gates 11/20/2003 20 Nov 2003

Rush delta still active Leah Culp 11/16/2003 16 Nov 2003

Wilson and Mill Creeks Leah Culp 11/14/2003 14 Nov 2003

Cassin's Vireo and Tundra Swans near the lake Leah Culp 11/6/2003 06 Nov 2003

Red-necked Phalarope at Wilson Creek Delta River 11/6/2003 06 Nov 2003

Rush Creek Delta River Gates 11/05/2003 05 Nov 2003

Pinyon Jays David Garcia 10/26/03 05 Nov 2003

Red Tail Hawk-Dipper David Garcia 10/26/03 05 Nov 2003

Snarling Bobcat on Creek Trail Greg Reis 11/2/03 02 Nov 2003

More Bobcat info and links Gregor same.. 02 Nov 2003

Tree Swallow and Myrtle Warbler on Wilson Creek Leah Culp 11/1/2003 01 Nov 2003

Mono Inn birding: Crows, Varied Thrush, Lincoln's Sparrow Justin Hite sat/ur/day 01 Nov 2003

An Ode to Eared Grebes in the Air Justin Hite and River Gates th/urs/day 30 Oct 2003

and to the one on the street Chris McCreedy fr/id/ay 31 Oct 2003

Two American Crows blowing in the wind River Gates 10/29/2003 30 Oct 2003

common tern Breck Tyler 10/19/03 26 Oct 2003

Sabine's Gull, Bald Eagle and Golden-crowned Kinglets River Gates and Justin Hite 10/25/03 25 Oct 2003

Sabine's Gull River Gates 10/25/2003 25 Oct 2003

Bird ID... what did we see? chief 10/23/03 25 Oct 2003

Re: Bird ID... what did we see? River Gates 10/25/03 25 Oct 2003

Re: Bird ID... what did we see? chief 10/23/03 29 Oct 2003

Lee Vining Creek Delta and Bottomlands loveliness: Bonaparte's Gull, Cedar Waxwings and Lincoln's Sparrow Sacha Heath 10/17/2003 17 Oct 2003

Big Pelican flock and Common Loon at Mono Debbie House 10/14/03 14 Oct 2003

Re: Big Pelican flock and Common Loon at Mono Bartshe c/ab/uv 23 Oct 2003

Yellow-shafted Flicker at Rush Creek Delta Chris Howard and Rosie Beach 10/11/2003 11 Oct 2003

Re: Yellow-shafted Flicker at Rush Creek Delta Chris Howard and Rosie Beach 10/11/2003 13 Oct 2003

Mockingbird in Lee Vining Justin Hite 10/2/03 03 Oct 2003

Swainson's hawk River Gates 09/27/2003 01 Oct 2003

Burrowing Owl on Paoha Justin Hite and Greg Reis su/nd/ay 28 Sep 2003

I am a Pinyon Jay Chris McCreedy su/nd/ay 28 Sep 2003

Eastern Sierra PRBO Bird-a-thon 2003! Leah Culp, River Gates, Sacha Heath, Justin Hite, Chris McCreedy and Chris Tonra 09/24/2003 26 Sep 2003

A few good birds River Gates 9/20/2003 22 Sep 2003

First PRBO Fall Area Search Justin Hite, River Gates, ChrisTonra, and Leah Culp 9/3/03 05 Sep 2003

Mono Lake Fall Shorebird Census River Gates 8/23/2003 05 Sep 2003

American Redstart on Rush Creek (the best creek in the world) Chris McCreedy Fr/id/ay 29 Aug 2003

morning warbler sighting Jeri Langham 08/18/03 18 Aug 2003

Greater White-fronted Goose at County Park (Snow Goose hybrid?) Bartshe Miller 8/17/03 18 Aug 2003

name that goose (PHOTOS) Bartshe 8/17/03 20 Aug 2003

Northern Saw-whet Owl Chris McCreedy to/da/yy 15 Aug 2003

Acorn Woodpecker Kristie Nelson 8/11/03 13 Aug 2003

Solitary Sandpiper at County Park Justin Hite, River Gates, Kathy Kelley 8/8/03 09 Aug 2003

Magnificent Frigatebird at Mono Lake Joel Herr 8/2/2003 05 Aug 2003

More info and photos (PHOTOS) Bartshe Miller 8/2/03 06 Aug 2003

juv. Red-shouldered Hawk Bartshe, Santiago, Arya 7/31/03 01 Aug 2003

California Gull nabs a Gadwall chick at County Park Justin Hite 7/25/03 25 Jul 2003

Red Phalarope, Ruddy Turnstones, phalarope heaven... Debbie House July 22-23 24 Jul 2003

2nd Annual Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua List Chautauqua weekend 6/20-22/03 6/22/03 24 Jul 2003

a humbling encounter at mono lake zaza@rcn.com 07/19 /03 21 Jul 2003

Phalaropes! River Gates and Sacha Heath 07/19/2003 20 Jul 2003

Re: Phalaropes! Bartshe 7/21/03 23 Jul 2003

Black-throated Blue and Black and White Warblers at Mill Creek River Gates 06/29/03 29 Jun 2003

Mono Basin CBC Chris McCreedy to/da/yy 29 Jun 2003

Eastern Kingbird on Rush Creek Chris McCreedy to/da/yy 10 Jun 2003

Black-throated Sparrow Kelly Miller 6/8/03 08 Jun 2003

Adult Bald Eagle Bartshe Miller 6/07/03 07 Jun 2003

Cedar Waxwings in town for breakfast Arya Degenhardt 05/20/03 20 May 2003

International MIgratory Bird Weekend River Gates, Sacha Heath. Laeh Culp and Quresh Latif 05/10/03 18 May 2003

Lee Vining Creek Trail Douglas Dunaway 05/08/03 09 May 2003

Ibis at DeChambeau Ponds Erika Obedzinski & Kevin Warren 05/02/2003 04 May 2003

catchers of flies River Gates 5/03/03 04 May 2003

Hark! Sacha Heath, Leah Culp, River Gates, Quresh Latif 05/03/03 03 May 2003

Post Fire Observations at Wilson Creek Sacha Heath 05/02/2003 02 May 2003

Butterflies; Mallards; Rubber Boa Greg Reis & Douglas Dunaway 4/23/03 29 Apr 2003

Mr. Wilson paul mcfarland 4/28/2003 29 Apr 2003

On the look out for early nesters Sacha Heath 04/22/2003 22 Apr 2003

Green Heron Quresh Latif 04/21/2003 22 Apr 2003

Western Kingbirds Joel Ellis and Sacha Heath 04/20/2003 22 Apr 2003

Welcome back the Green-tailed Towhee Sacha Heath 4/10/2003 10 Apr 2003

"Crusty" the Mono Cone Great-tailed Grackle Kristie Nelson and Sacha Heath April 9 20 10 Apr 2003

First native blossoms in Mono Basin Greg Reis 4/9/03 09 Apr 2003

Brown-headed Cowbirds arrive.... Sacha Heath 4/8/2003 08 Apr 2003

never mind the bullock's johnny rotten 4/2/2003 02 Apr 2003

Winter fades into spring... Sacha Heath 03/30/2003 30 Mar 2003

Evening Grosbeaks Bartshe Miller 3/21/03 21 Mar 2003

Red-naped Sapsucker in Mono City Heidi Hopkins and Chris McCreedy 21 March 21 Mar 2003

Turkey Vulture in the Mono Basin Chris McCreedy 20 March 20 Mar 2003

singing sage sparrows paul mcfarland 3/16/2003 17 Mar 2003

Hooded mergs + Kristie Nelson 3/13/03 13 Mar 2003

not a bird, but a butterfly Paul McFarland 3/7/2003 12 Mar 2003

Mono Lake County Park Chris McCreedy 03/08/03 08 Mar 2003

cliff swallow! Kristie Nelson 3/4/02 06 Mar 2003

Tragic Mountain Lion Encounter Douglas Dunaway 03-03-03 04 Mar 2003

spring birds -gulls are back!! Kristie Nelson 3/2/03 04 Mar 2003

Pintails above diversion dam Paul McFarland 2/27/2003 28 Feb 2003

Say's Phoebe lives! Chris McCreedy 02/27/03 27 Feb 2003

First of Spring Say's Phoebe Chris McCreedy 02/24/2003 24 Feb 2003

Northern Saw-whet Owl Bartshe & Kelly 2/22/03 23 Feb 2003

County Park on 2/18 Bartshe Miller 2/18/03 22 Feb 2003

Mono Lake County Park Chris McCreedy 02/20/03 20 Feb 2003

Spring slowly Chris McCreedy 02/19/03 19 Feb 2003

Female Cooper's Hawk Douglas Dunaway 02-17-03 18 Feb 2003

American Crow and FOS Red-winged Blackbird Chris McCreedy 2/9/2003 09 Feb 2003

Bald Eagle Douglas Dunaway 02-07-03 08 Feb 2003

Bald Eagle Douglas Dunaway 2-1-03 01 Feb 2003

Spotted Towhees Singing at Mono Lake Chris McCreedy 01/30/03 30 Jan 2003

Cassin's Finches Storm Mono City Chris McCreedy 01/30/03 30 Jan 2003

Barn Swallow at Mono City Chris McCreedy and Kristie Nelson 01/29/2002 29 Jan 2003

Juvenile Sharp-shinned Hawk Douglas Dunaway 1/16/03 16 Jan 2003

Quiet lake River Gates 01/12/03 12 Jan 2003

Mono Basin CBC! Mono Basin All-Stars 01/04/03 05 Jan 2003

Re: Mono Basin CBC! River Gates 01/10/03 10 Jan 2003

Barn Owl at Co. Park River Gates 1/02/03 03 Jan 2003

2002 Sightings Webmaster 1/1/03 01 Jan 2003

Last Updated August 09, 2007