After Hours Speaker Series: Every Kōlea Counts with Susan Scott (Oʻahu)
PIOEC After Hours: Speaker Series w/ Susan Scott, Every Kōlea Counts
January 29th, 5:30 – 7:30 pm, *Talk begins at 6
Location: Pacific Islands Ocean Exploration Center (PIOEC) at Aloha Tower Marketplace (located in the center courtyard)
1 Aloha Tower Dr Suite #1101, Honolulu, HI 96813
Summary: Hawaiʻi is the only place in the world where Pacific Golden-Plovers, called kōlea in Hawaiʻi, live among humans in habitats vastly altered by humans. This unique adaptation makes these migratory shorebirds ideal subjects for Kōlea Count, a Hawaiʻi Audubon Society’s citizen science project.
Susan’s presentation includes the history of kōlea in Hawaiʻi (plovers on toast), the birdsʻ remarkable breeding lives in Alaska, and how the affection Hawaiʻi’s visitors and residents feel for these native birds has made Kōlea Count an ongoing success.
