Motus is a hemisphere-wide coordinated system of automated radio telemetry receivers used to track large-distance movements of small wildlife like birds and bats. Learn about the Iowa DNR's motus station network and what it tells us about bird migration across the state. 

Photo: Anna Buckardt Thomas, Iowa DNR Avian Ecologist, with a motus receiver station installed at Lewis and Clark State Park in 2021. 

LHAS Board Meeting begins at 6:00 PM with Anna’s program beginning at 7:00 PM.

The Loess Hills Audubon Society exists to educate individuals and the public to enjoy and promote birding, to support ornithology and to be an advocate for wild areas and environmental issues. The Loess Hills Audubon Society is a chapter of the National Audubon Society.