Monitoring Northern Spotted Owls
Meetings held at Bay Audubon Sanctuary in Tiburon the first Friday of each month. There is no meeting in July, August or September. Programs focus on birds and other natural history and are given by experts in their field. Programs are free and open to the public.
Friday, June 6, 8:00 PM
Monitoring
Northern Spotted Owls
with Heather
Jensen & Renee Cormier
(Northern) Spotted owls have been monitored in Marin County since 1998 -- their num-bers remaining stable until 2005 and their reproduction rate one of the highest within their range.
2007 was the first year they did not breed at all. Why? Logging is not a factor. Could it be urban development? Intense recreational pressure? Genetic isolation? West Nile Virus? Habitat change due to Sudden Oak Death? Or the recent expansion of the range of the barred owl into the spotted owl’s range?
The National Park Service’s field crew leader, Heather Jensen has monitored the owl since 2002. Renee Cormier has worked PRBO Conservation Science’s spotted owl projects and songbird banding since 2002.
Come learn and bring your thoughts, observations and insights to discuss this
ecologi-cal problem.
Directions: Hwy 101 to Tiburon exit - follow signs for Tiburon. Turn right at Greenwood Beach Road (Union 76 station on corner). Follow road about 1/4 mile and look for green sanctuary gate on the left. Free parking available.
376 Greenwood Beach Road, Tiburon
For more information: 415-435-6357 or 415-461-6133