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