Ohlone Audubon Society

Leaders: Bob Toleno & Juli Chamberlin
RSVP required, limited to 12 participants
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Mono Lake sits on the eastern flank of the Sierra Nevada, almost due east of Yosemite. In July, thousands of early-migrating shorebirds, especially Wilson's and Red-necked Phalaropes, stop over at the saline lake to fatten up on brine shrimp and brine flies before continuing their long migration. Occasionally Baird's Sandpipers also can be seen foraging on the mudflats along the lake's edge.

Also at this time of year, many resident and neotropical migrant breeding birds will be present, nesting and raising young. We'll be looking for birds in the sagebrush, juniper, and pine habitats that dominate the region, and along the riparian areas that run through this dry habitat. Some species we'll hope to see: Juniper Titmouse, Sage Thrasher, Mountain Bluebird, Williamson's Sapsucker, MacGillivray's Warbler, Clark's Nutcracker, Pinyon Jay, and American Dipper.

We'll meet on Saturday morning at Mono Lake County Park, near the northwest corner of the lake. We'll bird the park and boardwalk, and from there drive to a few different spots covering shorebird, pinyon-juniper, pine, and sagebrush habitats. On Sunday morning, we'll do a hike in Lundy Canyon where snowmelt should have the canyon flowing with cascades and waterfalls.

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