POULSBO — Where have all the bluebirds gone?

The decline in bluebird populations is the topic of a Kitsap Audubon Society presentation Thursday, 7-9 p.m., in the Poulsbo Library lower level. The presentation is free and open to the public.

Guest speaker Susan Ford, founder and president of the Puget Sound Bluebird Recovery Project, will talk about the history of bluebirds in the U.S. and Kitsap County. She will talk about the three bluebird species, the history of and reasons for the bluebirds’ decline, and the Recovery Project. She will talk about Desi and Lucy, a bluebird pair in Port Orchard, and what she has learned from observing them and monitoring their nest box.

Ford has worked as a licensed veterinary technician in California and Washington for seven years, and is a licensed wildlife rehabilitator in Washington. She has worked with many animal organizations and non-profits, such as Guide Dogs for the Blind, Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue, and West Sound Wildlife Shelter.  She is treasurer of the Puget Sound Bird Observatory in Seattle. She enjoys working and caring for wild birds and raptors.

Her husband, Scott Ford, is an avian veterinarian. They worked together at the Kalamazoo, Mich. oil spill caring for oiled wild birds and mammals. She helps Scott with many of his cases dealing with wild birds and raptors.

Info: www.kitsapaudubon.org or (360) 692-8180.