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The Kingfisher
Kitsap Audubon Society — Since 1972
March 2012
March 8, 2012, Program
Puget Sound Energy’s
Avian Protection Program
Haley Edwards, PSE Natural Resource Scientist
These stunning photos were taken
by Don Willott. The Red-breasted
Merganser was photographed in
Friday Harbor. The Snowy Owl
was photographed at Damon Point
in Ocean Shores. The country has
seen a dramatic irruption of
Snowy Owls this winter, possibly
linked to swings in the population
of lemmings in the Arctic.
The Kingfisher is printed on
recycled paper by Blue Sky Printing
Kitsap Audubon Society
meets the 2nd Thursday
of each month, September
through May, 7:00 to 9:00
p.m., on the lower level of the
Poulsbo Library, 700 NE
Lincoln Rd. Open to the
public. Free parking.
Protecting Eagles, Ospreys and Trumpeter Swans from harm and preventing
costly bird-related power outages can be a big challenge for companies like
Puget Sound Energy. Haley Edwards is a natural resource scientist, and has
managed PSE’s Avian Protection Program for the past four years.
Haley will give us a brief history of Avian Protection among utilities, and
talk about the laws and regulations governing avian protection, and PSE’s
policy and practices for protecting birds from harm by its electrical system.
She will also cover PSE’s role in the Avian Power Line Interaction Committee
(APLIC), and the role of the avian protection program within PSE, and discuss
PSE’s relationship with USFWS, WDFW, and organizations such as Audubon
and The Nature Conservancy.
Haley has a BS degree in Environmental Studies from Western Michigan
University, where she spent three years conducting research on songbirds
and nest predation. She spent one season in Olympic National Park as an
intern doing research on spotted owls, worked for the Southwest Michigan
Land Conservancy restoring wetland habitat and conducting Mitchell Satyr
butterfly surveys, and worked for Biota Pacific conducting spotted owl and
marbled murrelet surveys in southwest Washington.
The photo shows Haley next to a line truck in Kittitas County, where
PSE installed a new pole to provide a safe platform for Osprey that
were attempting to build a nest on a utility pole, where it could cause
harm to the birds and equipment.
KITSAP AUDUBON SOCIETY
President: Jim Ullrich,
360-692-4869 (1-253-851-2575 store),
jimullrich@gmail.com
Vice President: Janine Schutt,
jeschutt@hotmail.com; 360-830-4446
Treasurer: Dee Finkbeiner,
360-895-0374, finchlegs@wavecable.com
Secretary: Rosemary Courtright,
360-830-4405, rosemary@zipcon.com
Immed. Past President.: Judy Willott,
206-842-6939, jdwillott@mac.com
At-Large Board of Directors:
Spring Courtright,
programs@kayakproshop.com
Byron Kane,
360-297-2716, bk4all@centurytel.net
Jessica Klinkert, 360-551-2647,
jklinkert_2000@yahoo.com
Sharron Ham,
360-779-5458, shabobham@comcast.net
Sandy Bullock, 360-394-5635,
roadrunner1957@comcast.net Gene Bullock, 360-394-5635,
genebullock@comcast.net
Standing Committee Chairs
Conservation/Kingfisher/Christmas
Bird Count: Gene Bullock, 360-3945635, genebullock@comcast.net
Education Chair: Fay Linger, 360-2973855, ernieandfay@centurytel.net
Education Vice Chairs, Randena Walsh &
Diana Sheridan
Field Trips: John Finkbeiner, 360-8950374, finchlegs@wavecable.com
Field Trip Vice Chair: Spring Courtright
Hospitality: Milly Bellemere & Bob
Schumacher, 360-830-4231,
rbellemere@wavecable.com
Programs: Vic Ulsh, 360-479-6900, vic@
bradleyscottinc.com
Publicity: Barbara Wilhite, 360-6928180, naturesvoice@wavecable.com
Refreshment Chair: Jessica Klinkert
Membership Administrator: Sara Kane,
360-297-2716, bk4all@centurytel.net
Purple Martins: Sandy Pavey, 360-9300807, s4sandy@earthlink.net &
Paul Carson, 360-779-2612,
Raffle Coordinators: Dawn & Hans
Hansen, 360-830-5222
Wildlife Sightings: Joan Carson,
joanpcarson@comcast.net or
360-779-2612
Scholarship Chair: Sandy Bullock
Webmaster: Mike Szerlog,
360-881-0470, szerlog@comcast.net,
www.kitsapaudubon.org
Kingfisher Editor: Gene Bullock,
360-394-5635; genebullock@comcast.net
From the President—Jim Ullrich
Now that everyone has completed the
Cornell University Great Backyard
Bird Count, let’s concentrate on other
things one can do to develop your
own, Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary. Nothing brings more joy in one’s own
yard than to assist Mother and Father
Nature in providing, habitat, shelter,
housing, water and food for our
backyard birds and pollinating bees.
Yes, our docile, nonaggressive,
pollinating Orchard Mason Bees need
assistance, just as our birds do. The
Orchard Mason Bee is a native bee
that is the late-winter, early-spring
pollinator of your earliest blooming
shrubs, flowers and fruit trees. They
do all their work from Mid-March to
Mid-May, with the female visiting
1600-1800 flowers each day in your
backyard. She is an all black/bluish
bee, depending on how the sun hits
her hairy little body, and she will
effectively pollinate 95% of the
flowers she visits. She is far more
efficient than the honey bee, wasps,
and other insects in your backyard.
So when temperatures reach 55
degrees or higher over a three- to
four-day stretch of time, she will
come out of her cocoon and warm
herself on any south-facing wall in
your yard. They look very like a fly,
but are bigger, with wings that fold
back over their body. The males have
a little tuft of white on the top of their
head, and live only a few weeks, just
enough time to impregnate the female.
What you can do to help these
wonderful pollinators is to put up a
Mason Bee house, filled with six-inch
cardboard straws, filled with paper
liners. Mount the new can of straws
on any southerly exposed wall, and
watch the action begin. It is as simple
as that. It is much like putting up a
bird house, or feeder, but this is a
house for your local and native bees. I
will bring to our next general meeting
a display of bees and a handout to
help you save these wonderful bees
that do all your early pollination.
It is also time to clean out
all your birdhouses of any debris,
whether it’s spider webbing or an old
wasp’s nest that you can’t see. Birds
won’t use that box unless you clean it
out.
Happy Sanctuary Development.
Gene and Sandy Bullock (upper left) represented Kitsap Audubon at
the official unveiling of the Puget Sound Loop Birding Trail Map
during Environmental Lobby Day in Olympia.
Port Gamble Bay: An essential
cultural and economic resource
Jeromy Sullivan, Chairman, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
As the chairman of the Port Gamble
S’Klallam Tribe, I’m often asked why
my Tribe is placing such a focus on
protecting and restoring Port Gamble
Bay, especially in an unsure economic
climate. They ask: Shouldn’t we be
putting those resources elsewhere?
The short answer is: No, because,
in many ways, protection of the Bay
and helping the economy are one in
the same.
The Port Gamble S’Klallam
Tribe has been in this area since time
immemorial. Recent archeological
evidence indicates that our first
ancestors were on the Olympic
Peninsula as early as 14,000
years ago, if not before. As
many of you likely know, one
of the original Port Gamble
S’Klallam villages existed
where the town of Port Gamble
is today. Our people were
moved across the Bay to Point
Julia in 1853 to make way for
“progress”—namely, the Pope
& Talbot sawmill, which operated on
the shores of Port Gamble Bay for 142
years.
That’s where we find ourselves
today: trying to preserve our own
culture and traditions—many of
which relate directly to the fishing
harvest in the Bay— while trying to
make right the harm caused to the
Bay by industrial operations at Port
Gamble. To be sure, with the passage
of time, the Bay has proven itself to
be somewhat naturally resilient: it’s a
critical area for multiple habitats and
species that are important to tribal and
non-tribal people alike. It contains one
of the largest geoduck harvesting areas
in the Puget Sound. The August 2011
salmon survey found the Bay to be
the one area in the Hood Canal where
numbers were especially abundant.
The Bay is important for forage fish
that salmon depend on, including
herring, surf smelt, and sand lance. It
is one of the largest herring spawning
areas in all of Washington State.
This all sounds pretty rosy and
I wish that was the end of the story.
Sadly, there’s another chapter: Woody
waste and its toxic byproducts have
stifled the productivity the Bay should
be experiencing. The sawmill was a
strong employer in this area, but it left
its long-term mark in other ways and
it’ll take more than a couple decades
to wash away over a century of
environmental stress.
The good news is as the Bay
heals it creates more opportunities
for our local fisheries. Many people
don’t understand just how essential
commercial fisheries—tribal and nontribal alike—are to the economy of
Kitsap County. Even with commercial
fishing happening in areas all over
the Hood Canal and in other parts
of Kitsap, Port Gamble Bay alone
brings in millions of dollars each year
for tribes, independent commercial
and recreational fishers, and the
State. All of this money moves out
into the community. Consider this:
during the harvest, fishers require
essential goods and services, such as
marine gear, food, special clothing,
daycare services, transportation, and
more. Local buyers, processors, and
shippers earn their employment as
a direct result of the harvest, while
grocery stores, seafood distributors,
and restaurants benefit from being
able to sell locally caught seafood.
As those who are employed—directly
and indirectly—by the industry are
paid for their hard work. That money
is spent, more often than not, on local
goods and services, including food,
clothing, fuel, home goods, school
supplies, toys, pet supplies, and other
family needs. The effect is so farreaching, it’s impossible to measure:
how many homes have been built with
harvesting dollars? Meals enjoyed at
restaurants? Cars purchased? The list
could go on and on.
While many of our tribal
members do work in some
capacity for the fisheries, that
doesn’t mean they haven’t also
been impacted by the recent
economic downturn. When our
tribal families find themselves
struggling to make ends meet,
they turn to Port Gamble Bay to
put food on the table. It’s what
they’ve learned to do through
generations. Subsistence harvesting
from Port Gamble Bay is not only a
culturally guaranteed right, but also an
undeniable necessity for many of our
members.
Port Gamble Bay and the
surrounding lands are places of
natural and cultural resources. For
the S’Klallam people there is no
distinction between the two. Clams,
crab, salmon, geoduck, herring, and
all of the Bay’s other marine resources
are part of our Tribe’s cultural heritage
and are central to our way of life.
More than that, they support the
economic livelihoods of those far
beyond the reservation.
A healthy Port Gamble Bay
brings us closer to our ancestors and
culture, while putting food on our
tables and money in pockets all over
the County. By any calculation, that’s
worth all the resources we can afford.
Field Trip
Guidelines
John Finkbeiner
Field Trip Chair
360-895-0374
finchlegs@wavecable.com
Field trip guidelines can vary
according to leader preferences and
the nature of the trip. Trip leaders
try to keep some slots open to new
people.
1. Trips are limited to 12 participants
unless otherwise specified. 2. Children 12 and under are welcome
only on designated family trips or
with permission of the leader. All
children should be accompanied by
a parent or adult designated by the
parent.
3. Some receive their Kingfisher
earlier than others (email versus
regular mail, for example). To be fair,
please do not call for a reservation
before the date specified by the leader.
4. If the weather is questionable, call
the leader the morning of the trip to
confirm that it has not been cancelled.
If you must cancel, do so as soon as
possible because others may be on a
waiting list.
5. Dress for the weather. Please
refrain from wearing white or bright
colored clothing.
6. Bring binoculars and cash for ridesharing (see below), and bring a lunch
for all day trips. Field Trip Transportation
Carpooling is encouraged to reduce
costs and limit the parking spaces
required. Passengers are asked to
share expenses with the driver. A
contribution to the driver of $5 for
shorter trips and $10 for overnight
trips is suggested, with any additional
expenses, such as tolls, parking fees,
etc. divided equally among driver and
passengers. On longer trips, shared
expenses may be based on mileage.
Field Trips & Events
Skagit Area and Padilla Bay, Saturday, March 3. Leader: Fay Linger
(360-297-3855; ernieandfay@centurytel.net). Each winter, the Skagit
area attract some 40,000 Snow Geese, hundreds of Trumpeter and Tundra
Swans and up to 17 species of wintering raptors. We’ll also visit the National
Estuarine Research Visitor’s Center on Padilla Bay. A restaurant lunch stop is
planned, but bring a snack and drinks. Meet at 7:00 a.m. in the Park & Ride
on Hansville Road (just past Albertson’s shopping mall near Kingston) to form
carpools. We will catch the 7:55 ferry from Kingston and be gone all day. A
WDFW Access Parking Pass will be required at some stops, so bring it if you
have one.
Circumnavigate Bainbridge Island on an 80-foot catamaran, Sunday,
March 25, 9:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This fascinating wildlife tour
around Bainbridge Island will be led by noted birding guide George Gerdts.
A PA system allows the announcement of wildlife sightings throughout the
vessel. Expect to see three species of cormorants; various sea ducks, including
Long-tailed Duck; rocky-shore sandpipers; several species of alcids; a Bald
Eagle or two; and various marine mammals such as Harbor Seals, California
and Steller’s Sea Lions, and, if we are lucky, some porpoises. Expect great
scenery and a unique, close-up view of the Bainbridge Island shoreline. Fee
$65 per person. For reservations, contact the BI Metro Park & Recreation
office at (206) 842-2306, and ask for BI Parks Activity # 131-850, Section 01.
Identify yourself as a Kitsap Audubon member and George will give 20% back
to Kitsap Audubon.
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, Saturday, March 31. Leader: John
Finkbeiner. 360-895-0374. This is one of the region’s premier birding
areas. We will be there in early spring, so we could see both winter and spring
birds. It is a level walk along the dikes and boardwalks and we will do the
new long boardwalk on the left. It will be a long walk, so lunch will be a little
late. You might want to bring a snack. Lunch will be at Norma’s Restaurant
near the refuge. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at the Interpretive Center. Call leader for
reservations.
Othello Sandhill Crane Festival, March 23-25.
Visit www.othellosandhillcranefestival.org for details.
Olympic BirdFest 2012, March 30-April 1 in Sequim, WA. BirdFest
program information and registration may be found at www.olympicbirdfest.
org. For assistance contact info@olympicbirdfest.org, or call 360-681-4076.
Three-day Wildlife Cruise to the San Juan Islands, April 1-3, following
Olympic BirdFest. This 3-day/2 night round-trip cruise from Sequim, will
tour the San Juan archipelago and Deception Pass aboard the M/V Glacier
Spirit with a ship-board naturalist. Cost: $600 per person, double occupancy.
Proceeds will benefit the Dungeness River Audubon Center. For reservations,
call 360-981-4076, or visit www.pugestsoundexpress.com/audubon.
Gray’s Harbor Shorebird Festival, May 4-6. Celebrate the shorebird
migration at Gray’s Harbor National Wildlife Refuge. For schedule and
description of events, visit the festival website at www.shorebirdfestival.com.
Leavenworth Spring Bird Fest, May 17-20.
Visit www.leavenworthspringbirdfest.com for details.
Wildlife Sightings by Joan Carson
(joanpcarson@comcast.net or phone
360-779-2612).
We may have missed the January
“snow event” by a few days but even
while we were enjoying Hawaii’s
warm weather, many of you shared
your snow events with us. Varied
thrush numbers appeared to be one of
the highlights. Thanks to the magic
of e-mail, these winter sightings
continued to be enjoyed.
Jan. 15, Douglas Marshall,
Wing Point, B.I., reported seeing a
red-tailed hawk, Townsend’s warbler
and a spotted sandpiper. Jan. 15,
John & Claudia McDonald, Lake
Symington, had a pair of evening
grosbeaks and they have large
numbers of rabbits grazing on their
grass. John also reported that he is
seeing and hearing lots of Anna’s
hummingbirds while on his route in
the Manette area. Jan. 16, Gene &
Linda Daniels, Keyport, had a pair
of greater white-fronted geese in
with a flock of Canada in the fields
near their home. Jan. 17, Kathy
Swartz, Port Orchard, sent a neat
photo of an Anna’s hummingbird
on its feeder during the snow. Could
almost count its feathers. Jan. 19, Ian
Paulsen, B.I., added a new bird to
his “yard list” at Crystal Springs - a
pair of greater scaup. Jan. 20, Dean
Cooper, Port Orchard, had at least
4 Anna’s hummingbirds coming to
his feeders during the snow. Jan. 21,
Patty Olson, Bremerton, had 8-10
evening grosbeaks at her feeders. Jan.
23, Kathy Swartz, Port Orchard, sent
photos of the 5 varied thrush feeding
Wildlife Sightings—Joan Carson
in her yard. Jan. 24, Jeff and Barbara
Poe, Silverdale, had 4 varied thrush.
Jan. 25, Bob Wiltermood, Ruby Creek
Marsh, shared a photo of a Virginia
rail that frequents his yard (one of
them!). Jan. 25, Michael Snyder, while
walking to the Bainbridge ferry, had
an owl swipe the stocking cap off his
head and fly off with it! Ian Paulsen
queried Jamie Acker on which one
of his owls did such a thing. Jamie
thought it was probably the same
barred owl that did this once before 2
years ago. Jan. 27, Ian Paulsen, B.I.,
(Murden Cove) found 1 male Eurasian
wigeon in a flock of American
wigeon. Also had 1 male Eurasian
wigeon x American green-winged
teal intergrade hybrid. Jan. 28, Ian
Bentryn, B.I., noted that the chestnutbacked chickadees were checking out
his nest boxes. Jan. 28, there was an
unconfirmed sighting of a brambling
in Poulsbo. It was said to have been
reported by someone by the name of
“Sally.” Does anyone have any further
information on this?
Feb. 2, John Finkbeiner had
a 38-species day of birding (mostly
waterbirds). At Gorst he saw 2 greater
yellowlegs and over 100 dunlin.
(Waterman Pier) 15 black turnstones.
(Yukon Harbor) 100 sanderlings, 4
dunlin and 3 killdeer. West side of
the Port Washington Narrows there
were several cackling geese (form of
the Canada) and at Lion’s Park, there
were 2 long-tailed ducks . Feb. 3, Sue
Ditlefson had at least 20 varied thrush
at her feeders. Feb. 8, Kathy Swartz
while birding the Montlake Fill for
the first time, was lucky enough to
see a rare tufted duck. Feb. 12, Ian
Paulsen, B.I., (Manzanita Bay) 1 eared
grebe, Western gull, common loons,
pigeon guillemots, 4 mourning doves
and heard overhead a flock of red
crossbills. (Gazzam Lake) 1 American
coot, 1 pied-billed grebe, 2 Northern
shovelers, several buffleheads and
ring-necked ducks. (Blakely Harbor/
Blakely Rock) flock of Brandt’s
cormorants, some wearing their
breeding neck plumes. Feb. 15, Dan
O’Connell reported seeing a yellowcrowned night heron at Point Bolin.
This would be extremely rare (like the
brambling) and further verification is
needed. Feb. 18, (on my answering
machine) Herb Armstrong while in
Dungeness, saw 2 emperor geese in
with the Canada geese near the old
oyster plant just a little west of Three
Crabs Restaurant. Still waiting for
more details.
Sometimes you may not feel
that the birds you are seeing in your
yard and elsewhere aren’t unusual
enough to be reported. We never know
when there are new birders wanting
to see a certain bird or if there are
visiting birders looking for a specific
species. Case in point, the day we
got home, I had a call from someone
from San Francisco who was looking
for long-tailed ducks and pileated
woodpeckers. Sometimes, thanks to
your reports, it’s possible to point
these birders in the right direction as
well as share unusual sightings with
them. So, be assured that the birds
you are seeing are important! Looking
forward to your spring reports!
Red-tailed Hawks are a familiar
sight on utility poles. But
collisions with phone lines and
electrical equipment can end
badly for birds and maintenance
crews. Puget Sound Energy
goes to great lengths to protect
birds and prevent power outages.
KAS Accepting Scholarship Applications
Kitsap Audubon Society is accepting
applications for three scholarships that
will be awarded to graduating seniors
from public high schools in Kitsap
County who plan to pursue academic
degrees in environmental studies or
related sciences.
Kitsap Audubon awards at least
two annual scholarships for $500 each.
This year a third scholarship of $1,000
will be awarded as a special memorial
to Glenn Anderson, who was a teacher
and devoted long-time member of
Kitsap Audubon.
The criteria used to select
recipients include academic
performance, related environmental
activities and how well the intended
degree fits Kitsap Audubon’s mission
of protecting and preserving wildlife
and habitat.
Students interested in applying
for the scholarships should contact
their high school counseling office.
You may also contact Sandra
Bullock, KAS Scholarship, at 360394-5635; email: roadrunner1957@
comcast.net.
Kitsap Audubon Donates $1,000
to “Keep Gazzam Wild” Fund
The Kitsap Audubon Society has
donated $1,000 to the Keep Gazzam
Wild Fund. A community group is
raising money to add 30 acres to the
Gazzam Lake Preserve to eliminate the
possibility of a road bisecting the Park.
Such a road could dramatically impact
bird habitat and use of this large
natural area. More than 75 species of
birds have been documented in this
preserve. A list of the species seen
may be found on the group’s website:
www.keepgazzamwild.com.
Kitsap Audubon President Jim Ullrich
was honored recently with two awards:
the Chief Seattle Council Boy Scouts
of America’s Lifetime Achievement
Award, and Tahoma Audubon
Society’s 2011/12 Distinguished
Service Community Award.
Jim has been an active community
volunteer, serving with Boy Scouts of
America since 1975. He served as a
scoutmaster for nine years, National
Jamboree Scoutmaster-’89,
and International Jamboree
Scoutmaster-’91.
He currently serves our ORCA District
Boy Scouts as finance chair. He has
been a United Way presenter, as well
as serving Kitsap Audubon as past
Those interested in making
donations can send them to the
Bainbridge Island Land Trust, PO Box
10144, Bainbridge Island WA 98110.
Note that the contribution is for the
Keep Gazzam Wild Fund.
Jim Ullrich Honored by Boy Scout
Council and Tahoma Audubon
and current president and a long-time
board member. Jim also volunteers
with various other nonprofit agencies,
and supports many financially and
with in-kind volunteer hours. Jim
is also a past recipient of Kitsap
Audubon’s highest honor, the
Kingfisher Award.
Environmental Lobby Day
brings hundreds of environmental
advocates to the Washington State
Capitol for meetings with legislators
and briefings on the Environmental
Coalition’s top legislative priorities.
This group from the 23rd
Legislative District (Sandy and Gene
Bullock from Kitsap Audubon on the
far right) are shown here with Rep.
Drew Hansen (upper left, to the right
of Kitsap Audubon member Lou
Richard). The group also met with
Sen. Christine Rolfes and
Rep. Sherry Appleton.
Judy Needs Volunteers!
You can help her save an ecological treasure
Kitsap Audubon’s own Judy Willott
has taken on the job of shepherding
the community outreach committee for
the Kitsap Forest & Bay Project – and
she needs your help!
Community Coalition
The KF&BP is a coalition of
community organizations that are
working to save nearly 7,000 acres
of shoreline and forest surrounding
Port Gamble Bay as open space
for public use and enjoyment.
Preserving this ecological treasure
includes protecting a critical
watershed and sensitive marine
habitat in one of the most important
estuaries in the Puget Sound/Hood
Canal region. Port Gamble Bay is
one of the region’s most productive
marine nurseries for forage fish
(herring, surface smelt, sand lance),
salmon fingerlings and a variety of
harvestable shell fish.
Judy Needs You!
The committee that Judy chairs has
taken on the job of promoting and
educating the Kitsap community
about the urgency and importance
of this effort. While the lead
organizations focus on finding
grants and major funding, the
outreach committee has the
daunting task of organizing
local events, staffing a booth at
local events and festivals, giving
PowerPoint presentations to
community groups. Their mission
is to publicize the goals and
achievements of KF&BP and build
community support for this “once
in a lifetime” opportunity.
Years from now, we can look
back and say “we accomplished
something wonderful by
preserving this treasure for future
generations.” Or we can look
back and say, “what a shame we
didn’t try harder when we had the
chance.” Right now, we still have
a choice. We can pitch in, or sit
back and hope somebody else steps
forward to fill the need.
If you volunteer, you’ll be
working with other wonderfully
dedicated people who care deeply
about our quality of life and the
health and welfare of our children
and their children for generations
to come.
Are you going to let Judy have
all the fun?
Photos by Don Willott:
Upper photo: Judy Willott.
Lower photo: Kitsap Audubon
bird watchers in upland forest of
the Port Gamble Bay watershed.
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The Kitsap Audubon Society is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Donations are tax deductible.
The mission of the Kitsap Audubon Society is to preserve the natural world
through education, environmental study and habitat protection, and to promote
awareness and enjoyment of local and regional natural areas.
Visit our website at www.kitsapaudubon.org