Name: December Flagstaff Monthly Meeting | Wings Across Borders
Start: 2025-12-03T18:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-12-03T19:30:00-07:00
Location: East Flagstaff Community Library

**WINGS ACROSS BORDERS: TRACKING WILDLIFE. CONNECTING CULTURES.**

**Location:** Flagstaff East Community Library: 3000 N Fourth St, Flagstaff, AZ 86004
**Date:** Wednesday, December 3, 2025.
**Time:** Snack and social time from 5:30 to 6:00. Program begins at 6:00. Ends at 7:00 pm.

All members and non-members welcome.

Migratory birds wearing tiny transmitters have been picked up by our Motus receivers — and each “ping” tells part of an incredible story. By studying their paths, we can learn where a bird’s journey began, who tagged it, how far and fast it traveled, how many stops it made along the way, and what research questions it’s helping to answer.

Join Kay Hawklee who will present an overview of the global Motus Wildlife Tracking System — a collaborative research network spanning more than 40 countries. She’ll share how the Anderson Mesa Motus station came to be, thanks to dedicated Flagstaff volunteers in the early 2000s, and how today’s efforts are aligned with National Audubon’s 2023–2028 Strategic Plan, “Flight Plan.”

So, birds are pinging our stations… so what?
The answers are exciting, innovative, and groundbreaking — offering real-world opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to study migration, movement, and conservation across borders.

**Join the Flock!**
This is hosted by the Northern Arizona Audubon Society, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting birds and the habitats they rely on across Northern Arizona. Everyone is welcome! If you enjoy our events, please consider supporting our work by becoming a member, making a donation, or signing up for our newsletter.

Caroline 

Kay Hawklee

Birding Flagstaff, Sedona and the Verde Valley

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Kay Hawklee began birding in 2015 at the age of 59 when she moved to
Arizona. With one of the highest numbers of species, 550, of any
landlocked state in the U.S., Arizona’s remarkable biodiversity, diverse
habitats, and location as a major migratory pathway for species traveling
between North and Central America it’s a great place to be a
birder. Formally an equestrian and sport psychologist, Kay took to the
competitive aspect of birding. However, she also has a heart for
conservation and is currently working on how to help the next generation of conservationists and researchers through Northern Arizona Audubon’s
program entitled: Wings Across Borders: Tracking Wildlife. Connecting
Cultures. When she served as President of our chapter, Kay was
instrumental in installation of two Motus stations which are cutting edge
technology for tracking individual migrant birds.

December Flagstaff Monthly Meeting | Wings Across Borders

East Flagstaff Community Library

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