This post was written by Gabrielle Renteria, 2015 Bookstore Assistant, 2016 Mono Lake Intern, 2016–2018 Project Specialist.
The seventeenth annual Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua starts this week! This year’s festival is sure to be an incredible weekend with over 300 participants and more than 50 presenters. If you haven’t had a chance to register, don’t worry—there are still programs available.
Click through to see a list of programs that still have space. Full trip descriptions can be found on the event website.
OPEN PROGRAMS
Birding Mono’s south shore and beyond (field trip)
Justin Hite
Friday 6:00am–12:00pm
Walk quietly & carry a big lens (field trip)
Santiago Escruceria
Friday 7:30am–11:30am
Birding for beginners (field trip)
Lacey Greene
Friday 8:00am–11:30am
Bennettville birding (field trip)
Karen Amstutz
Friday 8:30am–1:30pm
Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep afield (field trip)
John Wehausen
Friday 8:30am–1:00pm
Bird sounds part 1 (indoor workshop)
Roy Poucher
Friday 1:00pm–4:30pm
Fly casting clinic (outdoor workshop)
Trout Unlimited
Friday 1:00pm–3:30pm
Southwestern Willow Flycatcher in the Owens and Mono Basins (presentation)
Lacey Greene
Friday 2:00pm–3:00pm
Watershed commonwealths: A future for the climate-changed West? (presentation)
Char Miller
Friday 3:30pm–4:30pm
Public lands stewardship: A century of controversy (presentation)
Char Miller
Friday 7:30pm–8:30pm
Enchanted evening: Stories & stars on the lakeshore (evening presentation)
Ane Carla Rovetta & Savannah Boiano
Friday 8:00pm–9:30pm
Bird sounds part 2 (field study)
Roy Poucher
Saturday 6:00am–11:30am
Photo walk with Bob Steele (field trip)
Bob Steele
Saturday 6:30am–11:00am
Introduction to image editing (indoor workshop)
Bob Steele
Saturday 1:00pm–5:00pm
Touring policy hot spots
Geoff McQuilkin
Saturday 1:00pm–4:30pm
Fly casting clinic (outdoor workshop)
Trout Unlimited
Saturday 1:00pm–3:30pm
A meeting with Dr. Steller (outdoor presentation)
Pete Devine
Saturday 1:30pm–2:30pm
Fields’ guide to Osprey (field trip)
Lisa Fields
Saturday 2:00pm–5:00pm
Insights into Bird Behaviors (presentation)
Barry Boulton
Saturday 3:00pm–4:00pm
Tule tangles (workshop)
Ane Carla Rovetta
Saturday 7:00pm–8:30pm
Thinking like a naturalist: Reclaiming the art of Natural History (evening presentation)
John Muir (Jack) Laws
Saturday 7:30pm–8:30pm
Bird sounds part 2 (field study)
Roy Poucher
Sunday 6:30am–11:30am
Capturing birds with pencil & paper (workshop)
Keith Hansen
Sunday 9:00am–11:30am