Tag: Dr. Sean Boyd

Studying Eared Grebes on wings and over water 

It’s not every day that your dreams and scientific research converge, but sometimes the stars—or the grebes—align, and something magical happens. That’s exactly what happened on September 20, 2025, when I had the unique opportunity to join one of the…

The future of Eared Grebes

Mono Lake may be the North American Eared Grebe’s best hope for the future Last fall marked the Mono Lake Committee’s 15th consecutive year working with Dr. Sean Boyd from Environment and Climate Change Canada to conduct aerial surveys of…

A view from above looking at water

Eared Grebe research at Mono Lake

The Mono Lake Committee is dedicated to the restoration of Mono Lake and recognizes Eared Grebes as one of the bird species of special significance due to the species’ historical and current reliance on Mono Lake. Since 2008, the Mono Lake…