Posted by: Sandy Steinman | December 9, 2017

The Million-Grebe Question

The Mono Lake Committe’s Mono-logue reports

More than 90% of all Eared Grebes in North America stop at either Mono Lake or Great Salt Lake to feed on brine shrimp before continuing their migration to wintering grounds in the southern United States and Mexico. Each year more than a million Eared Grebes depend on Mono Lake’s abundant supply of brine shrimp in order to successfully complete their southbound migration.

Read about the challenges and findings of doing Mono Lake Eared Grebe counts at  The Mono-logue The million-grebe question


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