KAS Monthly Program
Second Thursday each month from September to May
HyBRID Format
in person (Kitsap Regional Library- Poulsbo) and
via Zoom (Link Below)
Kitsap Audubon meets on the second Thursday from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in the lower section of the Kitsap Regional Library-Poulsbo, 700 NE Lincoln Rd, Poulsbo, WA
Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. and the program will begin at 6:30 p.m.
Weather Cancellation: If Olympic College evening classes are cancelled in either Poulsbo or bremerton due to weather, KAS Membership Meetings will automATICALLY be cancelled.
For information, contact Gene Bullock at genebullock@comcast.net
Thursday, January 9th Monthly Program Hybrid (in-person/Zoom)
Motus tracking and banding of owls by Jamie Acker
Image of Jamie with Kitsap Audubon’s new Motus interpretive sign at Point No Point and Jamie preparing to band a Barred Owl.
Motus Tracking and Banding of Owls
Join Owl researcher Jamie Acker has been studying the owls of Bainbridge Island for more than 25 years. A long-time active member and field trip leader for Kitsap Audubon, he has used such research tools as telemetry and banding to track the changing populations and seasonal movements of such owls as Barred Owls and Saw-Whet Owls.
This year his research took a technological leap with the installation of a Motus Wildlife Tracking Station on the U.S. Coast Guard communications tower at Point No Point County Park in Hansville. Managed by Jamie, the Motus station is funded and sponsored by Kitsap Audubon. The station has already detected the migratory movement of a Swainson’s Thrush on its way to Mexico and a passing White-crowned Sparrow on its way from British Columbia to San Jose, California.
Last May, Kitsap Audubon recognized Jamie with its highest honor, the 2024 Kingfisher Award.
Meeting ID: 918 1137 4785 Passcode: 935230
To join by telephone: +1 253 215 8782
Meeting ID: 918 1137 4785
Passcode: 935230