The 24th annual Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua will take place June 17–20, 2027.
Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua 2026 eBird Checklists
We’re committed to making it easier for you to view and share the checklists from your field trips in a timely fashion.
- Leaders will be sharing eBird checklists with the birdmono eBird account.
- Share links to those lists will be posted below.
Tips for retrieving your eBird checklists
- Login to your eBird account first. (This way, the list will automatically upload to your shared lists.)
- Below, you will find the Day and Trip # for your field trip. Click the link(s) below the trip listing to share the checklist.
- Go back to the “Shared Lists” section in your eBird account and click the green “Accept” button.
If you accidentally accept a list, you can delete it in your eBird account without affecting others.
Instructions for trip leaders and participants
2026 Mono Basin Chautauqua Trip Report – All submitted checklists
More information about eBird participation will be available at the event! Stay tuned to see group checklists posted here.
101: DeChambeau Creek Stewardship Day – Jake Suppa
102: Birding between the breweries – Brendan Peralez and Mara Krista Plato
Morning Trips
201: Birding Wildrose Canyon – Nora Livingston
Glass Mountains – Wildrose Canyon
202: Crowley Lake: Marshes, migrants, mountains, & mud – AnnaLisa Mayer
203: Convict Lake: Metamorphic peaks & beaks – Ellie Neifeld
204: Walker Basin birding field trip – Brice Esplin
Walker Lake – Sportsman’s Beach
Walker Lake – Twenty Mile Beach
Walker Lake – Twenty Mile Beach 2
205: Birding Rush Creek delta – Chris McCreedy
206: Mountains & Birds: Birding Virginia Lakes – Rodd Kelsey
Lower Virginia Creek Campground
207: Breeding bird survey: Owens River Road – Forrest English
Unnamed Road, California, US (37.73, -118.901)
Forest Road 2S36 (37.744, -118.898)
208: Oasis in the desert: Black Lake Preserve – Annie Crowley
209: Birding the snag forest – Maya Khosla
210: Exploring the DeChambeau Ponds Restoration – Robbie Di Paolo and Mary Clapp
211: Bird photography in the field – Bob Steele
212: The P is silent but the bird is not: White-tailed ptarmigan near Tioga Pass – Lacey Greene
213: Exploring Panum Crater: Guided hike with a volcanologist – Genna Chiaro
214: Birding Tuolumne Meadows – Karen Amstutz
215: Birding Lee Vining Canyon – Will Richardson
216: Mono Basin brush birds – Tom Hahn
Parker Lake Rd and Forest Rd 1S25
Parker Lake Rd near Aqueduct Rd
Mono Basin Indian and Lee Vining Community Center
217: Birding the June Lake Loop – Russel Kokx
218: Los Angeles Aqueduct tour – Maureen McGlinchy
219: Learning to listen: Birding by ear for beginners – Karyn “Kestrel” O’Hearn
Lee Vining Canyon – wooden bridge
220: Saline lake ecology – Bartshe Mille
221: Lundy Canyon birding expedition – Susan Steele
222: Living at the lake – Chris Spiller
Afternoon Trips
223: Birding Lundy Canyon – David Wimpfheimer
224: Birding Lee Vining Canyon – Susan Steele
225: Nature journaling for birders – Michelle Kelly
226: Touring policy hot spots – Geoff McQuilkin
227: Birding Lee Vining diversion pond – Sarah Hockensmith
229: California Breeding Bird Atlas- Katie Smith
230: Who gives a hoot? – Burleigh Lockwood
231: Twilight birding in the Mono Basin – Katie Smith
232: Twilight birding at DeChambeau Ponds and Ranch – Jon Dunn
234: Bats in Lee Vining Canyon – Burleigh Lockwood and Lisa Murphy *The Night Sky – Nancy Muleady-Mechame Night Sky – Nancy Muleady-Mecham
235: The night sky – Nancy Muleady-Mecham
Morning Trips
301: Big Day and more! – David Wimpfheimer
302: Life zones of the Eastern Sierra and Mono Basin – Todd Wanner
303: Birding Wildrose Canyon – Will Richardson
304: Bird ecology in Yosemite’s high country – Andrea Canapary
305: Crowley Lake: Marshes, migrants, mountains, & mud – Rodd Kelsey
Bald Mountain Road, June Lake Area
306: Birds of the Bodie Hills – Jora Fogg
307: Birding the Bridgeport Valley – Keith Hansen & Al DeMartini
308: Birding Bennettville – Karen Amstutz
309: Birding the snag forest – Maya Khosla
310: Intermediate bird photography in the field – Bob Steele
311: Mountains & birds: Birding Virginia Lakes – Dave Shuford
312: Birding Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve – Chris and Rosie Howard
313: Birding Horse Meadow – Karyn “Kestrel” O’Hearn
314: Birding the June Lake Loop – Jon Dunn
315: Birding Lee Vining Canyon – AnnaLisa Mayer
316: Birding Lundy Canyon – Sarah Hockensmith
Lundy Lake – Resort to Trailhead
317: Flies on the flyway – Dave Herbst, Steve Root, Georgie Corkery
318: Birding the North Mono Basin – Nora Livingston
319: Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep afield – John Wehausen
320: Pinyon Jay community science in the Bodie foothills – Ned Bohman & Kayla Henry
321: Saline lake ecology – Bartshe Miller
322: Nature documenters– Sue Jorgenson
323: Birding for beginners – Lacey Greene
Afternoon Trips
324: Introduction to image editing – Bob Steele
325: Birds in watercolor – Gena Wood
326: Ghosts, guns, & gold: Bodie revealed – Chris Spiller
327: Nature journaling for birders – Michelle Kelly
328: Birding Lundy Canyon – Dannique Aalbu
329: Fields’ guide to Osprey – Lisa Fields
330: The Wild World of Animal Adaptations – Nancy Muleady-Mecham
331: From Tufa to Microbialites: Adapting Alkali Fly Research Methods from Mono Lake to Great Salt Lake-Georgie Corkery
332: Ravenous Ravens: Human Food and Impacts on Native Species – Steve Root
333: Ornithology open: Wingspan game night – Neal Fox/Sierra STEM
334: Twlight Birding at DeChambeau Ponds and Ranch – Keith Hansen
335: Twilight Birding in the Mono Basin – Roni Schacker
336: Flights, Camera, Action! Short Films on Shorebirds – Ryan Carle, Mike Prather, Heidi Hoven, Pablo Gigy Gregoret
337: Bats in Lee Vining Canyon – Burleigh Lockwood & Evan Weissman
Lee Vining Canyon – Fish Ladder
338: Solstice Starlit Stories – Lisa Murphy
401: Crowley Lake: Marshes, Migrants, Mountains, & Mud – Jon Dunn
Benton Crossing Rd near Warm Lake
Upper Owens River near Crowley Lake North Arm
402: Rare Bird Chase: Could be anywhere! – Chris McCreedy and Forrest English
Benton Crossing Rd near Hilltop Hot Springs
403: Behavior, physiology, & natural history of high sierra birds – Tom Hahn
404: Mountains & Birds: Birding Virginia Lakes – AnnaLisa Mayer
405: Green Creek’s colorful characters – Gena Wood
Green Creek Powerhouse Preserve
406: Birding the Mammoth Lakes Basin – Dave Shuford
Twin Lakes Campground Day Use area
407: Birding the Snag Forest – Maya Khosla
408: Birds of the Sierra Nevada – Keith Hansen and Roni Schacker
409: Birding Lee Vining Canyon – Sarah Stock
410: Birding Bennettville – Evan Weissman
411: Birding Lundy Canyon – Nora Livingston
412: Birding Valentine Eastern Sierra Reserve – Chris and Rosie Howard
413: Flights, Camera, Action! Field Trip – Ryan Carle, Mike Prather, Heidi Hoven, Pablo Gigy Gregoret
414: Exploring Rattlesnake Gulch – David Wimpfheimer
415: Geology of the Mono Basin – Greg Stock
416: Convict Lake Wildflowers – Russell Kokx
417: Connecting People and Landscapes: The Intersection of Tourism and Conservation – Brice Esplin
418: The Public Trust Doctrine and Mono Lake – Geoff McQuilkin
419: Book talk and signing: Salt Lakes: An Unnatural History – Caroline Tracey
420: Nature documenters – Sue Jorgenson
421: Birding Rush Creek Delta – Susan Steele
422: Big Sit – Mary Clapp
424: Fields’ Guide to Osprey – Lisa Fields
425: Beginning birders – Catherine Jones and Avila Banta
Sunday picnic