Solitary Sandpiper, Black Tern etc. in Mono County


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Solitary Sandpiper, Black Tern etc. in Mono County

Observers: Emilie Strauss, Mike McClaskey
Email: Desertpeach@EarthLink.net
Remote Name: 4.243.99.99
Date: 08/17/2005
Time: 02:49 PM -0400

On August 13, there was a Solitary Sandpiper at the June Lake sewage ponds. At Crowley Reservoir there were 12 Black Terns, one Lesser Yellowlegs, 2 White-faced Ibis , many Eared Grebes with chicks on their backs, and 13 Great Egrets (This may be a new Mono high count). At Black Lake there were 31 White-Faced Ibis , and at dusk 18 Common Nighthawks flew over Sawmill Meadows in the Glass Mountain Range.

Solitary Sandpiper, Black Tern etc. in Mono County

Black Tern photo © Todd Vogel