Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua just three weeks away

Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

This post was written by Morgan, 2011 Project Specialist.

Don’t miss the tenth annual Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua coming up this June 17–19.

Male Yellow-headed Blackbird. Photo courtesy of Ted Beedy.

The weekend kicks off with two free stewardship events on Thursday to give back to the land with Friends of the Inyo. With ten new presenters added this year there are plenty of engaging bird walks and talks still available, especially on Saturday morning with stellar leaders John Sterling, Karyn O’Hearn, and Ali Sheehey. The Chautauqua is great for all ages—we have two special events with popular children’s book author Michael Ross.

The Chautauqua picnic on Sunday is open to the public with free live music from Keith Greeninger with Dayan Kai. You can find all the information you need to sign up at the Chautauqua website.