Birders look at murrelets at next Kitsap Audubon Society meeting

Published 10:15 am Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Kitsap Audubon Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9 at the Poulsbo Library for the program “Marbled Murrelets: Why This Bird Matters to Us.”

Maria Ruth will share tales from her book, “Rare Bird: Pursuing the Mystery of the Marbled Murrelet,” which celebrates the world of this fascinating seabird of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Ruth highlights the bizarre behavior of the murrelet, the 185-year-long search for its elusive nest, and how the accidental discovery of the first nest in 1974 has helped protect our coastal forests and near shore waters where the murrelet lives.

For more information, call 360-692-8180 or www.kitsapaudubon.org.