We have come a long way in our ability to monitor the movements of birds. Audubon first put threads on the legs of birds in the early 1800s. Since then, scientists have used metal/plastic bands, mist nets, light-level geolocators, satellite transmitters and even weather radar to track the movement of birds. One of the fastest growing methods of monitoring is the Motus Wildlife Tracking System (Motus) https://motus.org, an international collaborative research network that uses coordinated automated radio telemetry to facilitate research and education on the ecology and conservation of migratory animals. Mecklenburg Audubon is in the process of joining this growing network by installing a Motus tower on the UNC Charlotte campus. To help us understand how the system works and its importance to avian research, Evangelyn (Evan) Buckland, co-founder & managing director of the Cape Fear Bird Observatory in Wilmington, NC, will join us via Zoom.