Ibis, shorebirds, etc at Citadel Tufa and more
July 31st, 2012 by David Wimpfheimer
Date of sighting: July 18 – 21
Following are some avian highlights of recent travels and my class in the Mono Basin. Black-crowned Night Heron 3, Deschambeau Pond, 2 at Lundy Canyon(first beaver pond) July 22, White-faced Ibis 9 July 20 & 21, Black-necked Stilt 1 July 21, Greater Yellowlegs 1, Marbled Godwit 1, Long-billed Curlew 4, Western Sandpiper 2, Least Sandpiper 12, Wilson’s Phalarope 2,000, all at Citadel Tufa July 21. Lewis’ Woodpecker 1 – Highway 120 Jeffrey Pines, White-headed Woodpecker 1 Mono Mills July 21, Cassin’s Vireo, an adult calling and a juvenile south of the Oh! Ridge turn off to June Lake July 21, Pinyon Jay 120 flew over Cemetery Road near the turn off to Black Point July 22. A male Pine Grosbeak was at the north end of Sotcher Lake near Devil’s Postpile July 18.
This post was submitted by David Wimpfheimer.
