"Not your ordinary bird festival" Birds   Science   Art   Music   Field Trips in the Chautauqua tradition

Program Presenters Jon Dunn Dr. Chris S. Elphick  Kenn Kaufman Dr. Connie Millar Dr. Margaret Rubega John Werminski Dr. David Winkler HOW MANY RED-NECKED PHALAROPES DOES IT TAKE TO SCREW IN A LIGHT BULB?   Dr. Margaret Rubega mixes humor,  physics, and  phalarope feeding behavior during  the 2003 Chautauqua. HAVING A CHAT DURING THE CHAUTAUQUA.

ARE WE ALONE IN THE UNIVERSE?   We don't know, but that is definitely     MacGillivray's Warbler.  Jon Dunn leads a June   Lake Loop birdwalk during the '03 Chautauqua.  Field Trip Leaders   Jon Dunn   Dr. Chris S. Elphick   Sacha Heath   Ann Howald   Kenn Kaufman   David Lukas   Peter Metropulos   Point Reyes Bird Observatory     Ane Carla Rovetta   Dr. Margaret Rubega   Rich Stallcup   Dr. David Winkler   and many others!

Sunday's musical guest:
Carrie Newcomer

3rd Annual MBBC Schedule
(short list as of February 28, 2004)

UPDATED February 28, 2004
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TOO MUCH TIME WITH GULLS?         Runner up to the bird call contest         demonstrates CA Gull mating behavior.

The Second Annual     The First Annual 2003 Chautauqua Sightings

THE WINNER!  (The girl, not the          bird)  One of the 2003 youth art         contestants takes first prize: a beautiful        photograph of a Clark's Nutcracker.

Bird Chautauqua Mission:
To enhance appreciation and understanding of the Mono Basin's diverse and abundant bird life
and to educate the public about this area's value to birds and people.

Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua sponsors:

The Mono Basin Bird Chautauqua—not your ordinary bird festival!

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