The next “Evening Talk” is from 7-9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 26, in the Hemlock Room at ONRC.
The topic will be “Seabirds of the Olympic Peninsula” presented by Dr. Scott Horton, region wildlife biologist, Washington Department of Natural Resources. Horton has over 35 years of experience on the waters surrounding the peninsula and with the birds that use them. Sea stacks and islands off the Pacific coast are important breeding grounds for some species, while the near shore and off shore waters host numerous others during their migration and non-breeding seasons.
The Juan de Fuca Strait and Puget Sound are less important to breeding seabirds but support many migratory and wintering birds, particularly those that are adapted to the habitats provided by these protected waters. Friday’s “Evening Talk” will provide an overview of the birds and how they use the Olympic Peninsula waters and shorelines in their various life histories, as well as a summary of trends shown by long-term population monitoring and an introduction to conservation issues.
